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Modify a user parameter in a drawing from VB
I am trying to write an asynchronous loop to monitor what sheet a user is on in a drawing, as multiple people have access to the same drawing. Sheet 1 is the master copy, which keeps getting changed, Sheet 2 is a copy of sheet 1, which is permitted to have modifications to it. To do this, I have set up an iTrigger, which runs an iLogic script that prompts for a password through an inputbox, and if the password is not input then the document goes into read only mode.
Unless someone has a crafty suggestion, I believe I need to monitor the state of the active sheet in the drawing using an asynchronous loop in VB, and if the activesheet changes, update the iTrigger parameter to prompt for a password. The only solutions I've seen to this work in an assembly document or a part document, as they call a component definition, which unfortunately is not recognized by a drawing document. So, is this even possible?
This is what I'm working with so far...
Sub Main()
Dim oAsm As DrawingDocument = Invapp.ActiveDocument
MsgBox(oAsm.FullDocumentName)
SetParameterValue(oAsm, "test", 15)
End Sub
Public Sub SetParameterValue(Doc As Document, ParameterName As String, Val As Object)
Dim oPS As Parameters = Doc.ComponentDefinition.Parameters
Dim oP As Parameter
Try
oP = oPS.Item(ParameterName)
Catch
'Parameter Does Not Exist
Exit Sub
End Try
oP.Value = Val
End Sub
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Sub Main()
Dim oAsm As DrawingDocument = Invapp.ActiveDocument
MsgBox(oAsm.FullDocumentName)
SetParameterValue(oAsm, "test", 15)
End Sub
Public Sub SetParameterValue(Doc As drawingDocument, ParameterName As String, Val As Object)
Dim oPS As Parameters = Doc.Parameters
Dim oP As Parameter
Try
oP = oPS.Item(ParameterName)
Catch
'Parameter Does Not Exist
Exit Sub
End Try
oP.Value = Val
End Sub
Regards,
Arthur Knoors
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Autodesk Software:Inventor Professional 2025 | Vault Professional 2024 | Autocad Mechanical 2024
Programming Skills:Vba | Vb.net (Add ins Vault / Inventor, Applications) | I-logic
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