Use Inventor Vault Add-in through Inventor API

[b.graaf]

Is it possible with the Inventor API to:

- check, if the user has logged into Vault (Inventor Vault add-in)

- if not, to open the Vault login screen

- if yes, to use the Inventor Vault add-in

Actually, I am trying to do the following thing:

- I would like to get a list with the files in teh Vault. I would like to get this list through the Inventor API.

Is this possible?

[smilinger]

In your project add references to:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Autodesk\Autodesk Vault 20XX SDK\bin\Autodesk.DataManagement.Client.Framework.Vault.dll

C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Inventor 20XX\Bin\Connectivity.InventorAddin.EdmAddin.dll

In your code:

using Connectivity.InventorAddin.EdmAddin;
using VDF = Autodesk.DataManagement.Client.Framework.Vault;

......

void DoSomething()
{
        EdmSecurity edmSecurity = EdmSecurity.Instance;
        VDF.Currency.Connections.Connection connection = edmSecurity.VaultConnection;

        if (edmSecurity.IsSignedIn())
        {
            MessageBox.Show("Vault signed in!");
        }

        ......
}

[smilinger]

Login with Inventor:

using Connectivity.InventorAddin.EdmAddin;
using VDF = Autodesk.DataManagement.Client.Framework.Vault;

......

void DoSomething()
{
    EdmSecurity edmSecurity = EdmSecurity.Instance;
    if (edmSecurity.IsSignedIn())
    {
        MessageBox.Show("Already signed in!");
    }
    else
    {
        _inventorApplication.CommandManager.ControlDefinitions["LoginCmdIntName"].Execute();
    }

    VDF.Currency.Connections.Connection connection = edmSecurity.VaultConnection;
    if (connection != null)
    {
        //......
    }
}

[b.graaf]

Tnx, I will give that a try!

[wayne.brill]

Hi,

In reply to this:

"I would like to get a list with the files in teh Vault. I would like to get this list through the Inventor API"

You could use the Vault API from an Inventor Add-In to get files in a vault but the Inventor API does not have any methods to access anything in a Vault . 

Also:

There is not any API for the Inventor Vault Add-In and the Vault API does not support checking in new assemblies.

Thanks,

Wayne

[C-Hoppen]

Hello,

the example does not work for me. edmSecurity.IsSignedIn() is always false and edmSecurity.VaultConnection returns null.

I have Inventor 2017 running and I'm connected to a Vault 2018 Prof. Server.

Any ideas why this doesn't work?

Thanks,

Christoph

[bradeneuropeArthur]

Die uou make the reference to the edmaddin correctly?

[bradeneuropeArthur]

Did you make the reference correctly?

[C-Hoppen]

bradeneurope,

please have a look at my attached vc# project.

What do mean with "referenced correctly"? Any references missing would throw an exception.

Regards,

Christoph

[bradeneuropeArthur]

Are you using the vault 2018 api reference?

[bradeneuropeArthur]

I am not able to take a look at the zip file right now.
Later I will take a look.

[C-Hoppen]

---

@bradeneuropeArthur wrote:
Are you using the vault 2018 api reference?

---

No, all references are 2017.

[bradeneuropeArthur]

Thst can be the problem I think. Use the 2018 refs. Or give this I try.

[C-Hoppen]

I changed all Refs to 2018. No difference. Still no connection.

Christoph

Snippet

using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
 
// C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Inventor 2017\Bin\...
// Autodesk.DataManagement.Addin.Framework.dll
// Autodesk.DataManagement.Addin.Vault.dll
// Connectivity.Common.dll
// Connectivity.InventorAddin.EdmAddin.dll
// C:\Program Files (x86)\Autodesk\Autodesk Vault 2017 SDK\bin\x64\Autodesk.DataManagement.Client.Framework.Vault.dll
// C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Inventor 2017\Bin\Public Assemblies\Autodesk.Inventor.Interop.dll
 
using Connectivity.InventorAddin.EdmAddin;
using VDF = Autodesk.DataManagement.Client.Framework.Vault;
 
namespace VaultLoginTest
{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }
 
        private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            try
            {
                Inventor.Application invApp = System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.GetActiveObject
                    ("Inventor.Application") 
                    as Inventor.Application;
 
                EdmSecurity edmSecurity = EdmSecurity.Instance;
                if (edmSecurity.IsSignedIn()) // ---------------------- is always false
                {
                    MessageBox.Show("Already signed in!");
                }
                else
                {
                    invApp.CommandManager.ControlDefinitions["LoginCmdIntName"].Execute();
                }
 
                VDF.Currency.Connections.Connection connection = edmSecurity.VaultConnection; // returns always null
                if (connection != null)
                {
                    //......
                }
 
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
            }
        }
    }
}

[bradeneuropeArthur]

You need first to sign in. Using the edm user. Vault. Password. Server etc.

[C-Hoppen]

I'm logged in to the vault server. I want to use the loggin from Inventors Vault AddIn. It should be done at least by calling

Snippet

...
else
{
   invApp.CommandManager.ControlDefinitions["LoginCmdIntName"].Execute();
}

 which works fine.

But calling edmSecurity.VaultConnection after that returns always null.

I also tried 

Snippet

VDF.Currency.Connections.Connection connection = Connectivity.Application.
    VaultBase.ConnectionManager.
           Instance.Connection;

as descriped here:

http://adndevblog.typepad.com/manufacturing/2013/09/autocad-2014-vault-add-in-connection.html

without success - connection is always null.

Regards,

Christoph

[bradeneuropeArthur]

I will send you an example what worked by me.
Ok?

[bradeneuropeArthur · Accepted solution]

Hi,

This is the method to reuse the loggin settings for the vault add-in.

Imports Connectivity.InventorAddin.EdmAddin
	 
	 Public Sub SetupUserInterface(ByVal addInSiteObject As Inventor.ApplicationAddInSite, ByVal firstTime As Boolean, ClientID As String)
			
			' rest of the code should be left in here for the setupUserInterface
			'to get connection you should use the edmAddin ServerName Vault Name and username with the password you have logged in with.			
            If firstTime And...................................................................		
			
	    Dim strVaulrServerName As String = Connectivity.InventorAddin.EdmAddin.EdmSecurity.Instance.GetEdmLoginPreferences.Server
            Dim strVaultName As String = Connectivity.InventorAddin.EdmAddin.EdmSecurity.Instance.GetEdmLoginPreferences.VaultName
            Dim strVaultUserName As String = Connectivity.InventorAddin.EdmAddin.EdmSecurity.Instance.GetEdmLoginPreferences.UserName
            Dim strVaultPassword As String = Connectivity.InventorAddin.EdmAddin.EdmSecurity.Instance.GetEdmLoginPreferences.Password
			
			 Dim results As VDF.Vault.Results.LogInResult

            results = VDF.Vault.Library.ConnectionManager.LogIn(strVaulrServerName, strVaultName, strVaultUserName, strVaultPassword, VDF.Vault.Currency.Connections.AuthenticationFlags.Standard, Nothing)


            Dim conn As VDF.Vault.Currency.Connections.Connection = Nothing

            If results.Success Then

                conn = results.Connection
                

            End If
	end sub		

Some time is required to setup the vault connections so it could be possible that the connection was nul because the connection was not ready.

Let me know if it works.

[C-Hoppen]

Thanks for your snippet! The magic word was "addInSiteObject"...

I tested all the code snippets in an "stand alone" application which runs out-of-process and that's why all properties were empty.

Now I tested the code in an Inventor AddIn and all snippets are working fine.

Thanks again for help.

Christoph 

[bradeneuropeArthur]

Could you please mark it as solved then!