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I know I'm close, but can't seem to figure out what I'm missing.
I've got a custom ribbon tab (Inspection) that shows when a Drawing is active.
However, I have a few docked windows that need to be associated with the inspection tab. When it's active they show up, when it's not they disappear.
I used Philippe's example to create a hook on the "ZeroDoc" environment, but when the event handler is called, the custom tab is not yet visible. When the custom tab is visible the component manager has already been initialized. I tried setting the addhandler when I loaded the custom tab, but it would seem as though the "activated" handle is not available.
Here is the sample code which fails because the "RibbonTab" is not the same object as the "Ribbons.item" that is used to create the tab, but I'm not sure how else to go about it.
Private Sub AddToUserInterface()
' This is where you'll add code to add buttons to the ribbon.
' Get the part ribbon.
Dim partRibbon As Ribbon = g_inventorApplication.UserInterfaceManager.Ribbons.Item("Drawing")
Dim InspectionTab As Inventor.RibbonTab
' Get the "Inspection" tab.
InspectionTab = partRibbon.RibbonTabs.Add("Inspection", "TAB_Inspection", Guid.NewGuid().ToString)
For Each Tab As Autodesk.Windows.RibbonTab In Autodesk.Windows.ComponentManager.Ribbon.Tabs
If (Tab.Id = "id_Inspection") Then
AddHandler Tab.Activated, AddressOf Me.Tab_Activated
End If
Next
' Create a new panel.
Dim AddNew As Inventor.RibbonPanel = InspectionTab.RibbonPanels.Add("Add New", "Insp_Add_New", Guid.NewGuid().ToString)
' Add a button.
AddNew.CommandControls.AddButton(m_AddNew, True, True)
End Sub
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Hi,
basic to ADD ribbon as I know is, because I use VS this my example, and you can find this Code in Inventor Addin Template :
Imports Inventor
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Namespace MyCustomAddin
<ProgIdAttribute("MyCustomAddIn.StandardAddInServer"),
GuidAttribute("36568e3e-5cb8-468a-95f3-cdc8a6658a7e")>
Public Class StandardAddInServer
Implements ApplicationAddInServer
Private m_IA As Inventor.Application
Private m_UIEvents As UserInterfaceEvents
Private m_clientID As String
Public Sub Activate(ByVal AddInSiteObject As ApplicationAddInSite, ByVal FirstTime As Boolean) Implements ApplicationAddInServer.Activate
Try
m_IA = AddInSiteObject.Application
m_UIEvents = m_IA.UserInterfaceManager.UserInterfaceEvents
Dim addInCLSID As GuidAttribute
addInCLSID = CType(System.Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(GetType(StandardAddInServer), GetType(GuidAttribute)), GuidAttribute)
m_clientID = "{" & addInCLSID.Value & "}"
If FirstTime = True Then
AddOrUpdateUserInterface()
End If
Catch ex As Exception
MessageBox.Show(ex.ToString)
End Try
Private Sub AddOrUpdateUserInterface()
Dim oUIM As UserInterfaceManager = m_IA.UserInterfaceManager
Dim oIFS As InterfaceStyleEnum = oUIM.InterfaceStyle
If oIFS = InterfaceStyleEnum.kRibbonInterface Then
Dim oRibs As Ribbons = oUIM.Ribbons
Dim oAssyRib As Ribbon = oRibs.Item("Assembly")
Dim oAssyRibTabs As RibbonTabs = oAssyRib.RibbonTabs
Dim oAssyRibTab As RibbonTab = oAssyRibTabs.Add("MyRibbon", "id_MyCustomRibbon", m_clientID, "id_TabVault", True)
'Next Command Control
end sub
End Class
End Namespace
In Drawing
In Drawing
In Part
In Assembly
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Thanks for the reply, but my issue is not with adding a tab or ribbon button. This I have done.
What I'd like to do is raise an event when the custom tab is selected/deselected.
In the screencast, using Philippe's code, I can create the event with on the "Tools" tab, but only in the "ZeroDoc" state, I cannot create the same event with the "Tools" tab in any other environment.
I'd like to have the exact same capability with the custom tab I've loaded called "Inspection"
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The code necessary is included in Philippes example which I've linked to in the original post.
I've included what is necessary that I use to create the custom tab:
Imports Inventor
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Imports Microsoft.Win32
Imports Autodesk.Windows
Namespace Inspection
<ProgIdAttribute("Inspection.StandardAddInServer"),
GuidAttribute("5df622b8-f73c-4238-91d0-97e2b5739f0c")>
Public Class StandardAddInServer
Implements Inventor.ApplicationAddInServer
Dim dgvDimValues As Windows.Forms.DataGridView
Dim oUserIntrerfaceMgr As UserInterfaceManager
Dim oWindowValue_Table As DockableWindow
Dim oWindowCharacteristics As DockableWindow
Dim WithEvents m_AppEvents As ApplicationEvents
Private WithEvents m_uiEvents As UserInterfaceEvents
Private WithEvents m_AddNew As ButtonDefinition
Private WithEvents m_Show As ButtonDefinition
Private WithEvents m_Hide As ButtonDefinition
Private WithEvents oInteraction As InteractionEvents
Private WithEvents oSelect As SelectEvents
#Region "ApplicationAddInServer Members"
' This method is called by Inventor when it loads the AddIn. The AddInSiteObject provides access
' to the Inventor Application object. The FirstTime flag indicates if the AddIn is loaded for
' the first time. However, with the introduction of the ribbon this argument is always true.
Public Sub Activate(ByVal addInSiteObject As Inventor.ApplicationAddInSite, ByVal firstTime As Boolean) Implements Inventor.ApplicationAddInServer.Activate
' Initialize AddIn members.
g_inventorApplication = addInSiteObject.Application
' Connect to the user-interface events to handle a ribbon reset.
m_uiEvents = g_inventorApplication.UserInterfaceManager.UserInterfaceEvents
' TODO: Add button definitions.
' Sample to illustrate creating a button definition.
' Dim largeIcon As stdole.IPictureDisp = PictureDispConverter.ToIPictureDisp(My.Resources.inspdimlarge)
Dim smallIcon As stdole.IPictureDisp = PictureDispConverter.ToIPictureDisp(My.Resources.inspdimsmall)
Dim controlDefs As Inventor.ControlDefinitions = g_inventorApplication.CommandManager.ControlDefinitions
m_AddNew = controlDefs.AddButtonDefinition(
"Insp Dim",
"Inspection Dimension",
CommandTypesEnum.kShapeEditCmdType,
AddInClientID,
"Insp Dim",
"Insp Dim",
PictureDispConverter.ToIPictureDisp(My.Resources.inspdimsmall),
PictureDispConverter.ToIPictureDisp(My.Resources.inspdimlarge),
ButtonDisplayEnum.kDisplayTextInLearningMode)
m_Show = controlDefs.AddButtonDefinition(
"Show",
"Show Details",
CommandTypesEnum.kShapeEditCmdType,
AddInClientID,
"Show",
"Show",
PictureDispConverter.ToIPictureDisp(My.Resources.inspdimsmall),
PictureDispConverter.ToIPictureDisp(My.Resources.inspdimlarge),
ButtonDisplayEnum.kDisplayTextInLearningMode)
m_Hide = controlDefs.AddButtonDefinition(
"Hide",
"Hide Details",
CommandTypesEnum.kShapeEditCmdType,
AddInClientID,
"Hide",
"Hide",
PictureDispConverter.ToIPictureDisp(My.Resources.inspdimsmall),
PictureDispConverter.ToIPictureDisp(My.Resources.inspdimlarge),
ButtonDisplayEnum.kDisplayTextInLearningMode)
' Add to the user interface, if it's the first time.
If firstTime Then
AddToUserInterface()
End If
AddHandler Autodesk.Windows.ComponentManager.ItemInitialized, AddressOf Me.ComponentManager_ItemInitialized
End Sub
' This method is called by Inventor when the AddIn is unloaded. The AddIn will be
' unloaded either manually by the user or when the Inventor session is terminated.
Public Sub Deactivate() Implements Inventor.ApplicationAddInServer.Deactivate
' TODO: Add ApplicationAddInServer.Deactivate implementation
' Release objects.
m_uiEvents = Nothing
g_inventorApplication = Nothing
System.GC.Collect()
System.GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers()
End Sub
' This property is provided to allow the AddIn to expose an API of its own to other
' programs. Typically, this would be done by implementing the AddIn's API
' interface in a class and returning that class object through this property.
Public ReadOnly Property Automation() As Object Implements Inventor.ApplicationAddInServer.Automation
Get
Return Nothing
End Get
End Property
' Note:this method is now obsolete, you should use the
' ControlDefinition functionality for implementing commands.
Public Sub ExecuteCommand(ByVal commandID As Integer) Implements Inventor.ApplicationAddInServer.ExecuteCommand
End Sub
#End Region
#Region "User interface definition"
Private CharacteristicsForm As Settings
Private Value_TableForm As Value_Table
' Sub where the user-interface creation is done. This is called when
' the add-in loaded and also if the user interface is reset.
Private Sub AddToUserInterface()
' This is where you'll add code to add buttons to the ribbon.
'** Sample to illustrate creating a button on a new panel of the Tools tab of the Part ribbon.
' Get the part ribbon.
Dim partRibbon As Ribbon = g_inventorApplication.UserInterfaceManager.Ribbons.Item("Drawing")
Dim InspectionTab As Inventor.RibbonTab
' Get the "Inspection" tab.
InspectionTab = partRibbon.RibbonTabs.Add("Inspection", "TAB_Inspection", Guid.NewGuid().ToString)
For Each Tab As Autodesk.Windows.RibbonTab In Autodesk.Windows.ComponentManager.Ribbon.Tabs
If (Tab.Id = "id_Inspection") Then
AddHandler Tab.Activated, AddressOf Me.Tab_Activated
End If
Next
' Create a new panel.
Dim AddNew As Inventor.RibbonPanel = InspectionTab.RibbonPanels.Add("Add New", "Insp_Add_New", Guid.NewGuid().ToString)
' Add a button.
AddNew.CommandControls.AddButton(m_AddNew, True, True)
AddNew.CommandControls.AddButton(m_Show, False, True)
AddNew.CommandControls.AddButton(m_Hide, False, True)
End Sub
Private Sub m_uiEvents_OnResetRibbonInterface(Context As NameValueMap) Handles m_uiEvents.OnResetRibbonInterface
' The ribbon was reset, so add back the add-ins user-interface.
AddToUserInterface()
End Sub
Private Sub ComponentManager_ItemInitialized(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RibbonItemEventArgs)
'now one Ribbon item is initialized, but the Ribbon control
'may not be available yet, so check before
If (Not (Autodesk.Windows.ComponentManager.Ribbon) Is Nothing) Then
For Each Tab As Autodesk.Windows.RibbonTab In Autodesk.Windows.ComponentManager.Ribbon.Tabs
If (Tab.Id = "id_TabTools") Then 'id_Inspection") Then
AddHandler Tab.Activated, AddressOf Me.Tab_Activated
End If
Next
'and remove the event handler
RemoveHandler Autodesk.Windows.ComponentManager.ItemInitialized, AddressOf Me.ComponentManager_ItemInitialized
End If
End Sub
Private Sub Tab_Activated(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show(("Tab " _
+ (ComponentManager.Ribbon.ActiveTab.Id + " Activated!")))
End Sub
#End Region
End Class
End Namespace
Public Module Globals
' Inventor application object.
Public g_inventorApplication As Inventor.Application
#Region "Function to get the add-in client ID."
' This function uses reflection to get the GuidAttribute associated with the add-in.
Public Function AddInClientID() As String
Dim guid As String = ""
Try
Dim t As Type = GetType(Inspection.StandardAddInServer)
Dim customAttributes() As Object = t.GetCustomAttributes(GetType(GuidAttribute), False)
Dim guidAttribute As GuidAttribute = CType(customAttributes(0), GuidAttribute)
guid = "{" + guidAttribute.Value.ToString() + "}"
Catch
End Try
Return guid
End Function
#End Region
#Region "Image Converter"
' Class used to convert bitmaps and icons from their .Net native types into
' an IPictureDisp object which is what the Inventor API requires. A typical
' usage is shown below where MyIcon is a bitmap or icon that's available
' as a resource of the project.
'
' Dim smallIcon As stdole.IPictureDisp = PictureDispConverter.ToIPictureDisp(My.Resources.MyIcon)
Public NotInheritable Class PictureDispConverter
<DllImport("OleAut32.dll", EntryPoint:="OleCreatePictureIndirect", ExactSpelling:=True, PreserveSig:=False)>
Private Shared Function OleCreatePictureIndirect(
<MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.AsAny)> ByVal picdesc As Object,
ByRef iid As Guid,
<MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)> ByVal fOwn As Boolean) As stdole.IPictureDisp
End Function
Shared iPictureDispGuid As Guid = GetType(stdole.IPictureDisp).GUID
Private NotInheritable Class PICTDESC
Private Sub New()
End Sub
'Picture Types
Public Const PICTYPE_BITMAP As Short = 1
Public Const PICTYPE_ICON As Short = 3
<StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)>
Public Class Icon
Friend cbSizeOfStruct As Integer = Marshal.SizeOf(GetType(PICTDESC.Icon))
Friend picType As Integer = PICTDESC.PICTYPE_ICON
Friend hicon As IntPtr = IntPtr.Zero
Friend unused1 As Integer
Friend unused2 As Integer
Friend Sub New(ByVal icon As System.Drawing.Icon)
Me.hicon = icon.ToBitmap().GetHicon()
End Sub
End Class
<StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)>
Public Class Bitmap
Friend cbSizeOfStruct As Integer = Marshal.SizeOf(GetType(PICTDESC.Bitmap))
Friend picType As Integer = PICTDESC.PICTYPE_BITMAP
Friend hbitmap As IntPtr = IntPtr.Zero
Friend hpal As IntPtr = IntPtr.Zero
Friend unused As Integer
Friend Sub New(ByVal bitmap As System.Drawing.Bitmap)
Me.hbitmap = bitmap.GetHbitmap()
End Sub
End Class
End Class
Public Shared Function ToIPictureDisp(ByVal icon As System.Drawing.Icon) As stdole.IPictureDisp
Dim pictIcon As New PICTDESC.Icon(icon)
Return OleCreatePictureIndirect(pictIcon, iPictureDispGuid, True)
End Function
Public Shared Function ToIPictureDisp(ByVal bmp As System.Drawing.Bitmap) As stdole.IPictureDisp
Dim pictBmp As New PICTDESC.Bitmap(bmp)
Return OleCreatePictureIndirect(pictBmp, iPictureDispGuid, True)
End Function
End Class
#End Region
End Module
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Hi,
I don't understand what do you want.
You want create Custom Tab Inspection in ZeroDoc? or,
You just want show message? Tab_Inspection is activate message box?
if you want both are showing in ZeroDoc and Drawing, you must declare twice in AddUserInterface component.
#Region ZeroDoc
Dim ZeroRibbon As Ribbon = g_inventorApplication.UserInterfaceManager.Ribbons.Item("ZeroDoc")#End Region
#Region Drawing
Dim DwgRibbon As Ribbon = g_inventorApplication.UserInterfaceManager.Ribbons.Item("Drawing")#End Region
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As I stated in the original post, my goal is to have some docked windows appear and dock on the screen only when the "Inspection" tab is active. In all other cases the docked windows should hide. (Much like how the bottom docked window in the "presentation" scene only shows up when you have a presentation file as the active file).
In order to do this I need to create an event for when the "Inspection" tab is activated. I used the example to show that I know it's possible, but I can only create an active tab event in the "ZeroDoc" screen. I cannot create the event in the "Drawing" screen because after that point the ComponentManger has already initialized (which is where Phillipe used as a trigger to setup his addhandler event).
The "Inspection" tab needs to be in the drawing environment, and I need to be able to trigger an event when that tab is activated and deactivated.
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Hi!
I would like to create a custom RibbonTab. I used your code, but unfortunately it doesn't appear the tab. When I open Inventor it "MyRibbon" appears just for 1 sec then disappear. How can I solve it? Can you help me?
#Region "User interface definition"
' Sub where the user-interface creation is done. This is called when
' the add-in loaded and also if the user interface is reset.
Private Sub AddToUserInterface()
' This is where you'll add code to add buttons to the ribbon.
'** Sample to illustrate creating a button on a new panel of the Tools tab of the Part ribbon
Dim oUIM As UserInterfaceManager = m_IA.UserInterfaceManager
Dim oIFS As InterfaceStyleEnum = oUIM.InterfaceStyle
If oIFS = InterfaceStyleEnum.kRibbonInterface Then
Dim oRibs As Ribbons = oUIM.Ribbons
Dim oAssyRib As Ribbon = oRibs.Item("ZeroDoc")
Dim oAssyRibTabs As RibbonTabs = oAssyRib.RibbonTabs
Dim oAssyRibTab As RibbonTab = oAssyRibTabs.Add("MyRibbon", "id_MyCustomRibbon", m_clientID, "id_TabTools", True)
End IfI'm using Inventor 2020 and VS2017.
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Hate to resurrect an old thread, but I've literally been searching for years, and no solution has yet been posted to this question.
The solution lies in keeping the addhandler active until the correct tab has been initiated.
The sample provided removes the handler as soon as the first ribbon is activated (ZeroDoc) however, as this isn't the tab desired, we need to keep the handler open until that tab is created.
Below is an example where an event is raised whenever the "Tools" tab is activated in the "Drawing" and "Assembly" environments.
It may be necessary, depending on the application, to include a "deactivate" event as well.
For good measure in my add-in I also included an event to "OnActivateDocument" from the ApplicationEvents properties inherent inside the Inventor Application. That way if someone switches between documents, the event will still fire even if the "Tools" tab is already activated.
Hope this helps anyone who runs into this problem in the future.
Dim AddhandlerDrawing As Boolean = False
Dim addhandlerAssembly As Boolean = false
Public Sub Activate(ByVal addInSiteObject As Inventor.ApplicationAddInSite, ByVal firstTime As Boolean) Implements Inventor.ApplicationAddInServer.Activate
AddHandler Autodesk.Windows.ComponentManager.ItemInitialized, AddressOf Me.ComponentManager_ItemInitialized
End Sub Private Sub ComponentManager_ItemInitialized(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RibbonItemEventArgs)
'now one Ribbon item is initialized, but the Ribbon control
'may not be available yet, so check before
If (Not (Autodesk.Windows.ComponentManager.Ribbon) Is Nothing) Then
If ComponentManager.Ribbon.ToString = "Drawing" Then
For Each Tab As Autodesk.Windows.RibbonTab In Autodesk.Windows.ComponentManager.Ribbon.Tabs
If (Tab.Id = "id_TabTools") Then
AddHandler Tab.Activated, AddressOf Me.Tab_Activated
AddhandlerDrawing = true
End If
Next
'and remove the event handler
Else if componentmanager.ribbon.tostring = "Assembly" then
For Each Tab As Autodesk.Windows.RibbonTab In Autodesk.Windows.ComponentManager.Ribbon.Tabs
If (Tab.Id = "id_TabTools") Then
AddHandler Tab.Activated, AddressOf Me.Tab_Activated
addhandlerAssembly = true
End If
Next
End If
if addhandlerdrawing = True AndAlso
addhandlerAssembly = True Then RemoveHandler ComponentManager.ItemInitialized, AddressOf Me.ComponentManager_ItemInitialized
End If
End Sub
Private Sub Tab_Activated(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
msgbox("Tab activated")
End Sub