topic Re: iLogic title block that expands given a value change in Inventor Programming Forum

iLogic title block that expands given a value change

kschaffroth1 — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 13:59:24 GMT

Hello,

I find myself in a situation where I need to make a title block that grows if a value is incremented or vice versa. The exact thing I am trying to create here is pretty much a sheet where I list the tools needed to complete a job. Right now, I have to manually go into the title block, edit the title block, add or remove tools, and then save the changes. I want to be able to create an iLogic title block that will add/remove geometry and space it correctly if the parameter decreases or increases. For some reason, there seems to be no parameters button anywhere within the paper space in Inventor. Does anyone know how I can work around this?

Thank you

Re: iLogic title block that expands given a value change

Curtis_Waguespack — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 14:37:13 GMT

Hi @kschaffroth1

If I understand correctly, the examples at this ling might help:

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-forum/passing-ilogic-parameter-into-dimension-value-for-title-block/m-p/6045820#M581759

I hope this helps.
Best of luck to you in all of your Inventor pursuits,
Curtis
http://inventortrenches.blogspot.com

Re: iLogic title block that expands given a value change

A.Acheson — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 14:50:17 GMT

There are many ways to achieve this but I don’t think it can be in the same title block without different names but there is possibilities with text wrapping and text replacement . Can you share a small sample drawing even a mock up with the symbols /text you want to change or pictures of what needs to change? A sketch symbol would be more universal outside of the title block. This way you won’t need to deal with multiple different names etc maybe just name the symbol tools and change internal content.

The title block should really be static with very little changes. If you replace in the future you might not want the extra elements being in there.

Re: iLogic title block that expands given a value change

kschaffroth1 — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 15:17:12 GMT

Ok.

This is what I currently have:

If you were to go into the drawings for this, it's just a rectangle that I patterned to give me 5 of them. I want to ideally put a parameter in the number of boxes it places, and in very certain cases maybe add rows, but that's a different problem for a different day. I'm pretty much making an instruction manual here, and I know I'm going to have to make more in the future, so I figured I should make the next instruction manual 1000x easier. If it can't be a title block, is there an alternative sort of like a iFeature where I just drop it in?

Thanks

Re: iLogic title block that expands given a value change

Curtis_Waguespack — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 17:51:58 GMT

Hi @kschaffroth1

I think what I would do is make this into Sketched Symbols and then place them that way.

What version of Inventor do you have? I can likely provide a simple example file for you to reference.

I hope this helps.
Best of luck to you in all of your Inventor pursuits,
Curtis
http://inventortrenches.blogspot.com

Re: iLogic title block that expands given a value change

WCrihfield — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 17:59:48 GMT

Maybe instead of trying to change one design in multiple ways depending on parameter values, you could just create multiple designs (one for each need), then use code to switch between them based on parameter values. Just a thought.