Copy iLogic rule from one part to another

[karthur1]

I have a iLogic rule that I want to add to a few parts.  I know that I can copy the code from my rule and paste it into my part, but is there an easier way?  Don't want to use an external rule.  I want it to still be a "local" rule.  I would like to be able to RMB on the rule, choose "Copy Rule", go to my new part and choose "Paste New rule".  Then I get the same rule name and all the code.

I found a couple Ideas on this.  One here and one here.  I voted for both.

Kirk

[mcgyvr]

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@karthur1 wrote:

 I know that I can copy the code from my rule and paste it into my part, but is there an easier way? 

Kirk

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Thats pretty easy already isn't it.. 

But yes.. There is no copy rule/paste local rule without doing what you already said..

You can also make rule "snippets" but its still basically the same process..

[Mark.Lancaster]

@karthur1

I would recommend that you make global rules instead of file specific ones.

Also not sure if this still works but there's an iLogic Code Injector http://beinginventive.typepad.com/being-inventive/2012/08/major-upgrade-to-the-ilogic-code-injector-... Fill it with your favorite code and inject it into thickness part of your part file.. 

[karthur1]

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@mcgyvr wrote:

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Thats pretty easy already isn't it.. 

But yes.. There is no copy rule/paste local rule without doing what you already said..

You can also make rule "snippets" but its still basically the same process..

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It is pretty easy. But it is longer than it needs to be. Never understood why we can't just copy the entire rule and paste it into the file that we want.

[jtylerbc]

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@Mark.Lancaster wrote:

Also not sure if this still works but there's an iLogic Code Injector http://beinginventive.typepad.com/being-inventive/2012/08/major-upgrade-to-the-ilogic-code-injector-... Fill it with your favorite code and inject it into thickness part of your part file.. 

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Code injector still works as of Inventor 2018.  Haven't tried it on 2019 yet.

[Anonymous]

I agree with @karthur1  that copying over rules is very time consuming... especially for us Cad Admins that are working to update the design processes at a company who has never used iLogic... its fine for new, from scratch, projects since the codes that are best locally are in the templates, but to do a copy design and have the parts use the current standard parameters & properties it takes some time... 

as for using global rules...Yes, that is best most of the time...but unless you @Mark.Lancaster , or anyone else, knows of a better/more reliable way to drive custom parameters, eg: width, length, ft^2, etc, then I have found local rules works best...in what little time I have had to work with/trouble shoot the coding, using global rules always returns errors for parameters.

Note that we cant just use Custom iProperties because it requires a custom formatting to export/import into our purchasing software.

I will try this injector and see what its all about though... i see a couple laughing face emojis so im little worried lol...