Informed Design: Is there a failure log, which can be accessed when a variant fails to generate?

[JMGunner]

Is there any options too access "Open Failure log"  

then you try too "Insert" model 

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in OutPut you have the options too see log 

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Best JM Gunnar

[PaulMunford]

Hi @JMGunner That is a great question - thank you! In this case, I don't know the answer. Let me find out for you.

Paul

[PaulMunford · Accepted solution]

Hi @JMGunner Thank you for your question. The short answer is 'No', we currently do not offer an option to access the log for failed variants. 

Perhaps you could give us more details on the problem you are facing, and perhaps we can help you find a solution?

Thanks very much.

[JMGunner]

I can send you 2 exampel too you @PaulMunford   

[PaulMunford]

@JMGunner Great 🙂 Please feel free to DM me links. Please include whatever context you can about the failures. This could be written, screen captures, or a video screen recording. Whatever works for you. Thank you!

[JMGunner]

Debug rule in Informed Design 

Check this fail logger for creating drawing

Automation Works all the process to end 

I add the Trace logger in "APS"

iLogicVb.Automation.LogControl.Level = LogLevel.TraceLogger.Trace("Start Dimension")

Logger.Trace("Start Dimension")

Logger.Trace("End Dimension")

if the ilogic rule "crash"

I can se this in the logger 

if I only find the first Logger.Trace("Start")

then i know which rule thats not working.

The process crash in the end

[05/06/2025 14:02:12] InventorCoreConsole.exe Error: 0 : Exception thrown from RunWithArguments

this is the hard error too find soultion.

Best Regards JM

[PaulMunford]

Thanks @JMGunner, am I correct - is this the debug log from an iLogic rule that is running on your local machine?

Or - is this an example of what you'd like to receive when a variant fails to generate?

Thank you.

[JMGunner]

@PaulMunford  

this is debug log from Informed Design  "balcony"  then i try too create one PDF 

1.

How I debug ilogic rule in Informed Design

I add this too iLogic code

iLogicVb.Automation.LogControl.Level = LogLevel.Trace

2.

In all ilogic-rule I add Trace in start and end of the rule 

Logger.Trace("Start" name of ilogic rule)

Logger.Trace("End" name of ilogic rule)

3.

If I get error in the rule  

It only Trace "Start"

4.

If i read the logger file I see thats all my iLogic works.

5.

I can not find where Error Inventor Error  in PDF generation

Last row

[05/06/2025 14:02:12] InventorCoreConsole.exe Error: 0 : Exception thrown from RunWithArguments

Best Regards JM Gunnar

[PaulMunford]

It looks like the iLogic script creates a PDF and a zip file and writes them to a local drive?

If so, this would not be supported by Informed Design. Informed Design packages your configurable Inventor model and uploads it to Autodesk Platform Services, where the 'headless' version of Inventor is used to apply configurations to the model. After configuration, the files are deleted. The next time a configuration is requested, the original configurable model is loaded again.

Is that helpful?

[JMGunner]

It looks like the iLogic script creates a PDF and a zip file and writes them to a local drive?

"local drive is Autodesk Platforms Server "

1.Informed Design send the zip-package too Autodesk Platforms Service 

2.It's zip the folder then run all ilogic rule  / save "PDF/DWG/Asssembly"

3.Zip the result 

4.Send back result too Output

It's not my iLogic rule 

Best Regards JM Gunnar 

[PaulMunford]

Thanks, @JMGunner. I apologise that this is taking me a little longer than usual to resolve. I have escalated it to the product team. I will get back to you on Monday with an update.

Have a great weekend.

[JMGunner]

I  zip  and send the demo test too you 

on monday

if you want

Best Regards JM  

[PaulMunford]

Thanks @JMGunner I have passed on your dataset to our product team. I'll report back on the results.

[PaulMunford]

@JMGunner  Just to let you know, I'm still chasing an answer for you.

[PaulMunford]

Hi @JMGunner We think that the iLogc rule that is trying to write out a PDF and ZIP may be causing the problem. Can you try suppressing this rule and publishing again?

Let us know if that works?

[JMGunner]

i try too send by its limits number messesge ...   🤔

[deepikag2]

Hi @JMGunner, sorry that you're running into issues and thanks for all the debugging you did! Our product team took a look into this issue. It looks custom dlls are being used as part of the dataset and they are loaded as part of iLogic script execution. The use of external dlls isn't supported by our Design Automation processing and is the likely cause of the error you are observing.

[JMGunner · Accepted solution]

I use this dll with APS Design Automation Inventor 

@deepikag2 

Is there any options too Catch more info from error in logg file ? 

[05/31/2025 22:26:11] InventorCoreConsole.exe Error: 0 : iLogic error
[05/31/2025 22:26:11] Details: System.FormatException: Rule Compile Errors in PlaceViews, in BalconyDLL.dwg

The use of external dlls isn't supported by our Design Automation processing 

for info in future 

Solution

iLogicVb is support by 

Create iLogicVb for Informed  Design Automation processing 

ilogicUtils.iLogicVb

Best JM Gunnar