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how to make an .iam assembly become .dgw from ilogic
I don't know if someone already tried to automate the .dgw drawings from ilogic.
I would like that since I open an .iam I can do it from some rule.
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Do you mean Inventor .Dwg extension type drawing? What specifically about the drawing do you want to automate? Simply to open the drawing allready complete saved on disk or to create a drawing from scratch placing views etc. There are many forum posts which have carried out some degree of automation. Do you have a sample you have tried or can provide as a bases to start the conversation?
Here is a start point from the API samples written in VBA. Remove the word Set and change the word "AddBaseViewWithRepresentations()"to "Main"
This will create a view with the given assembly filepath.
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Regards
Alan
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up to this point I have already sent the views to the drawing now I want to put the dimensions JelteDeJong
Here is the code I'm working with
Dim oDrawingDoc As DrawingDocument Dim oPartDoc As Document Dim oSheet As Sheet oView1 As DrawingView Dim oView2 As DrawingView Dim oView3 As DrawingView Dim oView4 As DrawingView Dim oView5 As DrawingView Dim oView6 As DrawingView Dim DrawingName As String = "TestPart001-Copia " Dim OutputFolder As String = "C:\temp\Archivos\" '] oPartDoc = ThisDoc.Document oDrawingDoc = ThisApplication.Documents.Add(kDrawingDocumentObject, "C:\Inventor\Proyectos\Door.dwg", True) oPoint1 = ThisApplication.TransientGeometry.CreatePoint2d(11, 16) ' oPoint3 = ThisApplication.TransientGeometry.CreatePoint2d(8, 16) oPoint4 = ThisApplication.TransientGeometry.CreatePoint2d(14, 16) oPoint5 = ThisApplication.TransientGeometry.CreatePoint2d(11, 21) oPoint6 = ThisApplication.TransientGeometry.CreatePoint2d(11, 8) oBaseView = oSheet.DrawingViews.AddBaseView(oPartDoc, oPoint1, 1/32, kFrontViewOrientation, kHiddenLineDrawingViewStyle, KTANGENTEDGESON) oView3 = oSheet.DrawingViews.AddBaseView(oPartDoc, oPoint3, 1 / 32, kLeftViewOrientation, kHiddenLineDrawingViewStyle, KTANGENTEDGESON) oView4 = oSheet.DrawingViews.AddBaseView(oPartDoc, oPoint4, 1 / 32, kRightViewOrientation, kHiddenLineDrawingViewStyle, KTANGENTEDGESON) oView5 = oSheet.DrawingViews.AddBaseView(oPartDoc, oPoint5, 1 / 32, kTopViewOrientation, kHiddenLineDrawingViewStyle, KTANGENTEDGESON) oView6 = oSheet.DrawingViews.AddBaseView(oPartDoc, oPoint6, 1 / 32, kBottomViewOrientation, kHiddenLineDrawingViewStyle, KTANGENTEDGESON) oDrawingDoc.SaveAsInventorDWG(OutputFolder & DrawingName & ".dwg", SaveCopyAs)'Guarda el dibujo generado oPartDoc.Activate oDrawingDoc.Update 'Actualiza el Dibujo oDrawingDoc.Activate 'Activa el Documento oDrawingDoc.Save 'Guarda el Documento del Dibujo 'oDrawingDoc.Close ThisDoc.Launch(OutputFolder)
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That is a good starting point and really there isn't a lot to add other than you might want to launch the rule from the assembly rather than feeding in the path of the assembly. So if you want to modify this section please let us know.
The dimensions and annotation is a complete another matter and this complexity will likely need a huge investment of time and knowledge to have a satisfactory outcome. Certainty not for a beginner in iLogic, I don't personally go this far in automation due to the complexity and I don't think many do but if you want to get yourself a pot a coffee and give it a go. Here is a post that shows how to add balloons and an article from JelteDeJong on how to automate some dimensions.
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Regards
Alan