topic Re: Change reference .ipt from .idw in Inventor Programming Forum

Change reference .ipt from .idw

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Mar 2005 22:56:32 GMT

Hello All,
I think this question has been asked before but I couldn't find it. I have Sample.ipt, SampleRev.ipt and Sample.idw. (Sample.ipt and SampleRev.ipt are the same configuration part with some different parameter value)
Sample .idw is a drawing of Sample.ipt. How can I use code to change Sample.idw to be a drawing of SampleRev.ipt.

Thank in advance for any help!
NewVBA

Re: Change reference .ipt from .idw

Anonymous — Thu, 31 Mar 2005 03:38:35 GMT

To my knowledge there is no way to change the referenced part in a IDW. -- Kent Keller http://www.KWiKMcad.com Autodesk Discussion Group Facilitator "NewVBA" wrote in message news:31837100.1112223422416.JavaMail.jive@jiveforum2.autodesk.com... > Hello All, > I think this question has been asked before but I couldn't find it. I > have Sample.ipt, SampleRev.ipt and Sample.idw. (Sample.ipt and > SampleRev.ipt are the same configuration part with some different > parameter value) > Sample .idw is a drawing of Sample.ipt. How can I use code to change > Sample.idw to be a drawing of SampleRev.ipt. > > Thank in advance for any help! > NewVBA

Re: Change reference .ipt from .idw

Anonymous — Thu, 31 Mar 2005 07:04:42 GMT

> To my knowledge there is no way to change the referenced part in a IDW. I do it all the time (with Apprentice) The code should look something like this: Dim oApprentice As New ApprenticeServerComponent Dim oAppDrawDoc As ApprenticeServerDrawingDocument Dim oRefFileDesc As ReferencedFileDescriptor Dim oFileSaveAs As FileSaveAs Dim sNewReference As String Set oAppDrawDoc = oApprentice.Open("C:\Sample.idw") For Each oRefFileDesc In oAppDrawDoc.ReferencedFileDescriptors sNewReference = "C:\SampleRev.ipt" On Error Resume Next Call oRefFileDesc.PutLogicalFileNameUsingFull(sNewReference) If Err Then MsgBox "Error number = " & Err.Number & vbCrLf & "Error description = " & Err.Description, vbCritical Err.Clear Exit For End If On Error GoTo 0 Next oRefFileDesc ' Set a reference to the FileSaveAs object. Set oFileSaveAs = oApprentice.FileSaveAs ' Save the IDW. Call oFileSaveAs.AddFileToSave(oAppDrawDoc, oAppDrawDoc.FullFileName) Call oFileSaveAs.ExecuteSave But I first copy the IPT and the IDW to another location (with a different name) before I start changing things in the new part. I don't think Inventor will allow you to change the reference after the part has been modified (but I havn't tested that in a while) Cheers, Teun "Kent Keller" wrote in message news:424b7156_3@newsprd01... > To my knowledge there is no way to change the referenced part in a IDW. > -- > Kent Keller > http://www.KWiKMcad.com > > Autodesk Discussion Group Facilitator > > "NewVBA" wrote in message > news:31837100.1112223422416.JavaMail.jive@jiveforum2.autodesk.com... > > Hello All, > > I think this question has been asked before but I couldn't find it. I > > have Sample.ipt, SampleRev.ipt and Sample.idw. (Sample.ipt and > > SampleRev.ipt are the same configuration part with some different > > parameter value) > > Sample .idw is a drawing of Sample.ipt. How can I use code to change > > Sample.idw to be a drawing of SampleRev.ipt. > > > > Thank in advance for any help! > > NewVBA > >

Re: Change reference .ipt from .idw

Anonymous — Thu, 31 Mar 2005 16:19:52 GMT

See how far my knowledge gets me ;~) -- Kent Keller Autodesk Discussion Forum Facilitator "Teun Ham (IV9 SP2)" wrote in message news:424ba10b$1_1@newsprd01... > > To my knowledge there is no way to change the referenced part in a IDW. > > I do it all the time (with Apprentice)

Re: Change reference .ipt from .idw

Anonymous — Thu, 31 Mar 2005 17:48:34 GMT

I appreciated all your help! It works great. This is the first time I work with Apprentice. Is there a way to use apprentice within IV VBAIDE?

NewVBA

Re: Change reference .ipt from .idw

Anonymous — Thu, 31 Mar 2005 19:56:10 GMT

Hello, Open IV VBA, bring up a code window and hit F2, this will open the object browser, RMB anywhere I believe and this should bring up a context menu with References being an option, select this, a dialogue will appear showing the currently referenced References at the top and all the other available references underneath, Autodesk Inventor's Apprentice is in there somewhere, select it. Teun, does this work with changing the referenced derived part component with in a part document do you know? IV won't allow you to delete a derived solid part, move the EOP marker to above all the other solid creating features and then derive another solid again in the document, surfaces only, just wondered if this could be a sneaky route. :-) Thanks Scott "NewVBA" wrote in message news:14126667.1112291344480.JavaMail.jive@jiveforum1.autodesk.com... >I appreciated all your help! It works great. This is the first time I work >with Apprentice. Is there a way to use apprentice within IV VBAIDE? > > NewVBA

Re: Change reference .ipt from .idw

Anonymous — Thu, 31 Mar 2005 20:18:41 GMT

Hello Scott,
I put a check mark on Autodesk Inventor's Apprentice Object Library on my IV VBAIDE. I tested the code and I still have runtime error. Any idea?

New VBA

Re: Change reference .ipt from .idw

Anonymous — Thu, 31 Mar 2005 20:32:51 GMT

You can't run Apprentice within Inventors VBAIDE. You need to run it in something like Word or Excel or VB6. I am not sure if it would work by referencing Inventor instead and changing the calls from oApprentice to Thisapplication?? -- Kent Keller Autodesk Discussion Forum Facilitator "NewVBA" wrote in message news:26546027.1112300351796.JavaMail.jive@jiveforum2.autodesk.com... > Hello Scott, > I put a check mark on Autodesk Inventor's Apprentice Object Library on my IV VBAIDE. I tested the code and I still have runtime error. Any idea? > > New VBA

Re: Change reference .ipt from .idw

fourholesn1 — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 18:46:29 GMT

I don't think it would work by referencing Inventor instead of Inventor Apprentice because, according to the help file, the method PutLogicalFileNameUsingFull is only valid within Apprentice.

Re: Change reference .ipt from .idw

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 02:23:01 GMT

I was getting confused with all these apprentice thing. (what is that?)

try this

Close idw, then change the ipt name (from 123.ipt to 123a.ipt) then open up idw again, it will prompt locate 123.ipt select 123REVA.ipt. This should work.

Jis

Re: Change reference .ipt from .idw

jdkriek — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 11:47:30 GMT

jis.augustin, you are responding to a question that is 7 years old.

Re: Change reference .ipt from .idw

Anonymous — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 00:15:00 GMT

do you have a better solution by any chance?

Re: Change reference .ipt from .idw

Anonymous — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 14:34:15 GMT

The command you are looking for I believe is:

dim oDoc as DrawingDocument

Set oDoc = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument 'provided your active document is an .idw

Call oDoc.Sheets(1).DrawingViews(1).ReferencedDocumentDescriptor.ReferencedFileDescriptor.ReplaceReference("C:\Path\Part.ipt") 'set the sheet number to the page and the drawing view number to the base view (typically 1)