topic Fully functional BrowserFolder(s) in browser structure of the Part-model in Inventor Programming Forum

Fully functional BrowserFolder(s) in browser structure of the Part-model

Maxim-CADman77 — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 20:32:44 GMT

Till recent I was sure there could be no Folders in the Model Browser structure of Part-model (because I don't know how to create it manually).
I was surprised to know the BrowserPane.AddBrowserFolder Method in fact is not limited to Assemblies.

Below is the iLogic code that creates the custom object (WorkPlane), Folder, and puts the object into the folder:

Dim oDoc As Document = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument Dim cmpDef = oDoc.ComponentDefinition Dim oPane As BrowserPane = oDoc.BrowserPanes.ActivePane Dim oTOs As TransientObjects = ThisApplication.TransientObjects Dim subNodes As ObjectCollection = oTOs.CreateObjectCollection Dim oWPl As WorkPlane = cmpDef.WorkPlanes.AddByPlaneAndOffset(cmpDef.WorkPlanes(1), 0) Dim node = oPane.GetBrowserNodeFromObject(oWPl) subNodes.Add(node) Dim oFolder As BrowserFolder = oPane.AddBrowserFolder(, subNodes)

Here is a result if after run within the new IPT:

The folder can be expanded and collapsed, It's child nodes can be deleted.

But there are some problems with doing other things that user expect to work:
- can't delete the folder itself (even empty).
- can't move nodes out and into the folder.

I'd like to know whether I'm missing something that can make the folder fully functional for Part?

Re: Fully functional BrowserFolder(s) in browser structure of the Part-model

Maxim-CADman77 — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 06:12:17 GMT

Adding folder seems also somehow breaks the part browser itself - nodes of new objects do appear from the top (not below the 'Origin' node):

PS:
Everything described was reproduced in 2024.2 and 2023.4.1

Re: Fully functional BrowserFolder(s) in browser structure of the Part-model

WCrihfield — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 16:17:27 GMT

Yep. Pretty frustrating. I have wanted this ability for many years, and voted for the idea too. It does seem to be on their radar, but for some reason they claim that it is pretty complicated to implement. I will post a link to the idea below, just to steer more votes towards it, but I'm not holding my breath. I commented on that idea earlier after yet another API code test, and got similar results as you and others over the years.

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-ideas/browser-folders-in-part-environment/idi-p/3780620