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Skip the VDS Dialog and show the default Inventor Dialog

MUM_dloew — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 07:50:55 GMT

Hello,

i search for a way to skip the VDS dialog and show the default Inventor dialog.

With $dsWindow.CancelWindowCommand.Execute($this) i can abort the dialog, but nothing elde happens.

have anyone an idea?

Re: Skip the VDS Dialog and show the default Inventor Dialog

Markus.Koechl — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 09:49:31 GMT

Hi Daniel, could you provide more details about the context and workflow? There are two default options to suppress VDS dialogs showing up: SkipVdsForProperty and the AddIn Disable/Enable configuration. Without understanding the intent, I can hardly suggest a solution path.

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MUM_dloew — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 10:17:40 GMT

hi Markus,

The Customer starts a new 3d Document. when he click save he will have the ability to use the Inventor default save dialog. Not all files must be saved with VDS dialog.

When i click on abort in the VDS dialog the process end.

I can't set it with the SkipPropertie in the InventorConfig. Then i must create 2 Templates. One for Save with VDS, one for Save without.

Re: Skip the VDS Dialog and show the default Inventor Dialog

Markus.Koechl — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 10:42:01 GMT

Hi Daniel, in this case, users can use the File -> Save Copy As command. For new files, it does not copy, and this command is intentionally excluded from VDS events. So, this is the "backdoor" that the user can take if they decide to skip. The only customization I see is bringing this command from the nested File -> Save As -> Save Copy As to the main ribbon for frequent use; you could do this quickly as an iLogic command.

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MUM_dloew — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 07:39:43 GMT

Hi,

the the VDS show after the save up, because he will set the requestet properties. I unload now first the DS , show me an Savedialog, and restart the addon. I dont know, how i get the Inventor standard save dialog. Her is my code:

Imports System.Windows.Forms Dim unloadDS As Inventor.ControlDefinition = ThisApplication.CommandManager.ControlDefinitions.Item("VaultUnloadDataStandard") unloadDS.Execute2(True) Try ' Aktives Dokument holen Dim doc As Inventor.Document = ThisDoc.Document ' Standardwerte vorbereiten Dim filter As String = "Alle Dateien (*.*)|*.*" Dim defaultExt As String = "ipt" ' Dokumenttyp auswerten Select Case doc.DocumentType Case Inventor.DocumentTypeEnum.kPartDocumentObject filter = "Teil (*.ipt)|*.ipt|Alle Dateien (*.*)|*.*" defaultExt = "ipt" Case Inventor.DocumentTypeEnum.kAssemblyDocumentObject filter = "Baugruppe (*.iam)|*.iam|Alle Dateien (*.*)|*.*" defaultExt = "iam" Case Inventor.DocumentTypeEnum.kDrawingDocumentObject filter = "Zeichnung (*.idw)|*.idw|Zeichnung (*.dwg)|*.dwg|Alle Dateien (*.*)|*.*" defaultExt = "idw" Case Else ' Für Sonderfälle (Präsentation, etc.) filter = "Alle Dateien (*.*)|*.*" defaultExt = "ipt" End Select ' SaveFileDialog erzeugen Dim dlg As New SaveFileDialog() dlg.Title = "Speichern unter" dlg.Filter = filter dlg.DefaultExt = defaultExt dlg.FileName = IO.Path.GetFileName(doc.FullFileName) dlg.AddExtension = True dlg.OverwritePrompt = True dlg.RestoreDirectory = True ' Dialog anzeigen If dlg.ShowDialog() = DialogResult.OK Then Dim targetPath As String = dlg.FileName Try ' SaveAs mit Wechsel auf neuen Namen doc.SaveAs(targetPath, True) ' MessageBox.Show("Datei gespeichert: " & targetPath, "Erfolg", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information) Catch ex As Exception MessageBox.Show("Speichern fehlgeschlagen: " & ex.Message, "Fehler", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error) End Try End If Catch ex As Exception MessageBox.Show("Fehler in der Regel: " & ex.Message, "Fehler", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error) End Try Dim loadDS As Inventor.ControlDefinition = ThisApplication.CommandManager.ControlDefinitions.Item("VaultLoadDataStandard") loadDS.Execute2(True)

Re: Skip the VDS Dialog and show the default Inventor Dialog

Markus.Koechl — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 08:32:54 GMT

Hi @MUM_dloew, I apologize, but I believe we are not on the same page. I didn't propose writing an iLogic function to provide a Save As dialog. I proposed to leverage the built-in command File -> Save As -> Save Copy As. First, does this command fulfill your customer's expectation of getting a standard dialog instead of the VDS? If yes, you might streamline the number of clicks by adding a button that performs the Save As Copy with a single click. I was wrong, we don't need an iLogic button (a rule calling the Save As Copy), we can add the Save As Copy as a user command directly:

I hope this clarifies.

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MUM_dloew — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 11:14:59 GMT

Thats right, but when i use the save copy as, vds prompts. i have added a video the show waht I mean.

Re: Skip the VDS Dialog and show the default Inventor Dialog

Markus.Koechl — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 14:48:23 GMT

OK, I see. It appears that Save Copy As is registered to provide the Save Location and Vault Numbering, but not to disable the VDS compliance check. Having this in mind, I suggest (and validated this time) adding the copy commands to the list of disabled commands for VDS: VDS provides a copy command, so there is no reason to keep one of the defaults subscribed to VDS.