topic Re: Transparent background in Inventor Programming Forum

Transparent background

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 06:19:21 GMT

Hello,
I'm looking for a way to export images with a transparent background using iLogic. Is it possible?

Re: Transparent background

bradeneuropeArthur — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 08:20:38 GMT

Hi,

This will do:

Public Sub SaveAsJPG()
    ' Get the active view.
    Dim oView As View
    Set oView = ThisApplication.ActiveView
    
 'Create a new NameValueMap Object
    Dim oOptions As NameValueMap
    Set oOptions = ThisApplication.TransientObjects.CreateNameValueMap '.TransientObjects.CreateNameValueMap
    
    oOptions.Value("TransparentBackground") = True

    Call oView.SaveAsBitmapWithOptions("C:\Temp\TestB.bmp", 0, 0, oOptions)
End Sub

Re: Transparent background

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 08:46:20 GMT

Thank you for your reply but I'm working on Inventor 2015 and it doesn't seems to work.

I've got a run-time error '438'

Object doesn't support this property or method...

Re: Transparent background

bradeneuropeArthur — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 08:51:41 GMT

Hi,

Could you please make the same screenshot as me:

I am using 2018 inventor.

let us check the difference.

Re: Transparent background

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 09:11:00 GMT

Re: Transparent background

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 09:12:59 GMT

Re: Transparent background

bradeneuropeArthur — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 09:15:10 GMT

Hi,

~~The same screenshot please, if you select BMP files!!~~

Seems that this option is not available for 2015 of inventor!!!!

What would you like to do with the Picture?

Re: Transparent background

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 09:22:40 GMT

We give our client a view of what they've bought to permitt them to place it on a photo...

I also tried to do this with Inventor Studio.

It is possible but the problem is to set the Inventor Studio's camera's position.

I'd like to make it fit to the current view with iLogic or Vba... Is it possible ?

Re: Transparent background

bradeneuropeArthur — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 09:26:15 GMT

Hi,

Why must it be transparent than?

Re: Transparent background

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 09:33:25 GMT

Is there a way to export a picture of an Inventor assembly without background ?

Re: Transparent background

bradeneuropeArthur — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 09:35:20 GMT

Hi,

You could remove the background in "Word"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTGdFP8gRVs

Re: Transparent background

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 09:49:23 GMT

Sorry for my English but is there a sample to do this in Inventor using Word Application.

I already export parameter from Inventor to word with this method.

'Create the Word Application Object
wordApp = Interaction.CreateObject("Word.Application")

Re: Transparent background

bradeneuropeArthur — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 10:01:22 GMT

Hi,

        Dim myBitmap As New Bitmap("C:\TEMP\ForumTestsVba.bmp")

        myBitmap.MakeTransparent()

        myBitmap.Save("C:\TEMP\ForumTestsVba2.bmp")

Re: Transparent background

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 10:25:52 GMT

Thank for your quick replies but I've tried your code in the iLogic module and in Vba module but doesn't seem to work...

The 'Bitmap' Type is not defined....

Another way to do what I want, would be to launch the command in the picture attached.

Is it possible to use iLogic or Vba to define Camera on Current View in Inventor Studio?

Re: Transparent background

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 13:50:59 GMT

I'd like to thank you for all.

Finally, I've found another way to do.

Re: Transparent background

bradeneuropeArthur — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 14:00:11 GMT

Hi,

Now I am curious, how did you do it?

Re: Transparent background

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 16:33:01 GMT

I'm using the interop.InventorStudioLib.dll as shown in this link

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-customization/how-do-i-access-inventor-studio-elements/td-p/4814049

I only have to render manually with options a first time in Inventor Studio and then, when I launch the iLogic rule, as parameters are saved, I don't need to precise them again.

It's not really professionnal but it works 😉

Thanks again for your quick replies.