Content center inserting same part for different parameters

kacper_sikorskiD42JA — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 07:27:47 GMT

Hello,

I've encountered a problem with Content Center, i wanted to add with Ilogic 4parts from content center It's a simple rope and the only difference is length

After i insert sling with Wire_Diameter X the length just stays as the previous was.

I found out you can remove Content Center cache files but if i do it in Ilogic the first part inserts fine but second time i get an error

After i close and open assembly it works again.

Here's the code i've tried to make

Sub Main()
RemoveCache("Sling With Thimble")
Dim Sling_wire_Ø24_MBL_4Pos = ThisAssembly.Geometry.Point(-695.404364, 1145.249467, 177.144171)
Dim Sling_wire_Ø24_MBL_4 = Components.AddCustomContentCenterPart("Sling wire Ø24 MBL 41T:1",
                                                                 "Gleipnir Standard Parts:Slings",
                                                                 "Sling With Thimble",
                                                                 {"D_", "70", "Wire_Diameter", "24"},
                                                                 {"L_", "5000 mm"},
                                                                 asCustom := False,
                                                                 position := Sling_wire_Ø24_MBL_4Pos)
RemoveCache("Sling With Thimble")
Dim Sling_wire_Ø24_MBL_4_0Pos = ThisAssembly.Geometry.Point(-1049.873622, 1350.027514, 278.837454)
Dim Sling_wire_Ø24_MBL_4_0 = Components.AddCustomContentCenterPart("Sling wire Ø24 MBL 41T:2",
                                                                   "Gleipnir Standard Parts:Slings",
                                                                   "Sling With Thimble",
                                                                   {"D_", "70", "Wire_Diameter", "24"},
                                                                   {"L_", "3000 mm"},
                                                                   asCustom := False,
                                                                   position := Sling_wire_Ø24_MBL_4_0Pos)



End Sub
														
Sub RemoveCache(folder As String)
' iLogic rule to delete a specific folder
	Dim folderPath As String = "D:\Documents\en-US\" & folder
	
	If System.IO.Directory.Exists(folderPath) Then
	    Try
	        Dim files As String() = System.IO.Directory.GetFiles(folderPath)
	        For Each filePath As String In files
	            System.IO.File.Delete(filePath)
	        Next
	        MessageBox.Show("All files deleted in folder: " & folderPath, "Success")
	    Catch ex As Exception
	        MessageBox.Show("Error deleting files: " & ex.Message, "Error")
	    End Try
	Else
	    MessageBox.Show("Folder does not exist: " & folderPath, "Info")
	End If
End Sub

Sub Main()
    ' Ensure we’re working with an assembly
    Dim doc As AssemblyDocument = TryCast(ThisApplication.ActiveDocument, AssemblyDocument)
    If doc Is Nothing Then
        MessageBox.Show("This rule only works on assembly documents.", "Error")
        Exit Sub
    End If

    ' Get full file path for reload
    Dim filePath As String = doc.FullFileName
    If String.IsNullOrEmpty(filePath) Then
        MessageBox.Show("Please save the assembly before running this rule.", "Error")
        Exit Sub
    End If

    ' Remove content center cache before first insert
    RemoveCache("Sling With Thimble")

    ' Insert first part
	Dim Sling_wire_Ø24_MBL_4Pos = ThisAssembly.Geometry.Point(-695.404364, 1145.249467, 177.144171)
	Dim Sling_wire_Ø24_MBL_4 = Components.AddCustomContentCenterPart("Sling wire Ø24 MBL 41T:1",
	                                                                 "Gleipnir Standard Parts:Slings",
	                                                                 "Sling With Thimble",
	                                                                 {"D_", "70", "Wire_Diameter", "24"},
	                                                                 {"L_", "5000 mm"},
	                                                                 asCustom := False,
	                                                                 position := Sling_wire_Ø24_MBL_4Pos)

    ' Remove cache again before second insert
    RemoveCache("Sling With Thimble")
	Dim Sling_wire_Ø24_MBL_4_0Pos = ThisAssembly.Geometry.Point(-1049.873622, 1350.027514, 278.837454)
	Dim Sling_wire_Ø24_MBL_4_0 = Components.AddCustomContentCenterPart("Sling wire Ø24 MBL 41T:2",
                                                                   "Gleipnir Standard Parts:Slings",
                                                                   "Sling With Thimble",
                                                                   {"D_", "70", "Wire_Diameter", "24"},
                                                                   {"L_", "3000 mm"},
                                                                   asCustom := False,
                                                                   position := Sling_wire_Ø24_MBL_4_0Pos)

    ' Save, close and reopen the assembly
    doc.Save()
    doc.Close(True)
    ThisApplication.Documents.Open(filePath, True)
End Sub

Sub RemoveCache(folder As String)
    Dim folderPath As String = "D:\Documents\en-US\" & folder

    If System.IO.Directory.Exists(folderPath) Then
        Try
            Dim files = System.IO.Directory.GetFiles(folderPath)
            For Each filePath As String In files
                System.IO.File.Delete(filePath)
            Next
        Catch ex As Exception
            MessageBox.Show("Error deleting cache files: " & ex.Message, "Cache Error")
        End Try
    End If
End Sub

Does someone know how to work around this issue? It would make things easier for me.

Thanks for all the answers in advance 😄

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