topic Re: VBA -> .Net Problem with Point2D in Inventor Programming Forum

VBA -> .Net Problem with Point2D

Martin-Winkler-Consulting — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 11:06:16 GMT

Hi,

i am actually writing VBA Code to VB.Net and have a problem with a Point2D object.

The macro shall align text, views and titles in an idw using the first selected object.

In VBA the macro works fine. In VB.NET i get a failure with the COM Object.

Any idea?

This is the example in VBA for the X Axis:

Sub AlignX()
Dim oDoc As DrawingDocument
Set oDoc = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument

Dim oSelect As SelectSet
Set oSelect = oDoc.SelectSet

Dim newPoint As Point2d
Set newPoint = oSelect.Item(1).Position

For Each obj In oSelect
  newPoint.Y = obj.Position.Y
  obj.Position = newPoint
Next
End Sub

VB.Net Code:

Sub AlignX()
            Dim oDoc As DrawingDocument = InventorApp.ActiveDocument
            Dim oSelect As SelectSet = oDoc.SelectSet
            Dim tg As TransientGeometry = InventorApp.TransientGeometry
            Dim newPointX As Point2d = Nothing
            Dim obj As Object

            newPointX = tg.CreatePoint2d(oSelect.Item(1).Position.X, oSelect.Item(1).Position.Y)

                For Each obj In oSelect
                    newPoint.Y = obj.Position.Y
                    obj.Position = newPointX
                Next
            End Sub

In the For Each loop at obj.Position = newPointX .Net creates the failure.

Best Regards Martin

Re: VBA -> .Net Problem with Point2D

YuhanZhang — Mon, 31 Jul 2017 10:54:48 GMT

Can you provide the document(if it is not confidential) and create a snapshot to tell which objects are selected, and we can look into where the problem is?

Re: VBA -> .Net Problem with Point2D

Martin-Winkler-Consulting — Mon, 31 Jul 2017 11:39:32 GMT

Hi,

for better understanding the tool i make a video in which you can see how the tool works with the VBA Code.

You can try it in every idw!

After several workarrounds i think the problem is with the selected obj. because obj is declared as Object.

This is neccessary because obj can become different object types. But all of this objects have an obj.Position which i can set in VBA without problems.

In .Net there is a Type conflict because .Net not recognized that obj.Position is a Point2D. It.s a System_Com object

I tried declaring obj AS DrawingView...then it works, but only for DrawingViews.

How can i solve this type problem?

Let me know if you need more information.

Best Regards Martin

Re: VBA -> .Net Problem with Point2D

YuhanZhang — Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:23:18 GMT

You can change the line

obj.Position = newPoint

CallByName(obj, "Position", vbLet, newPoint)

Hope this helps.

Re: VBA -> .Net Problem with Point2D

Martin-Winkler-Consulting — Tue, 01 Aug 2017 11:39:35 GMT

Hi, thanks...thats what i am looking for. Now it works fine.

Best Regards Martin