How do I upload custom property format of parameter in FX to other files

[ErikvRy]

Hi all,

Thanks for reading.

I have changed the property format setting of the Nominal value in FX to a custom proppertu format. See prtscrn below. If you right click in the fx parameterfield you want to change, you get a pop up with the option to change to custom property format. And then the window you see on the left in that prtscrn.

To be more precise: I removed the trailing zero's as more precision than mm² is not a necessity, and with trailing zero's it does not fit into our title block.

Now I want to change that parameter format, in all other file's as well. How do I do that?

Please make the sollution look difficult, or I feel stupid.... (Not really) Thanks.

Erik.

[ErikvRy]

Hi all,

Thanks for reading.

I have changed the property format setting of the Nominal value in FX to a custom proppertu format. See prtscrn below. If you right click in the fx parameterfield you want to change, you get a pop up with the option to change to custom property format. And then the window you see on the left in that prtscrn.

To be more precise: I removed the trailing zero's as more precision than mm² is not a necessity, and with trailing zero's it does not fit into our title block.

Now I want to change that parameter format, in all other file's as well. How do I do that?

Please make the sollution look difficult, or I feel stupid.... (Not really) Thanks.

Erik.

[pcrawley · Accepted solution]

You're not stupid - it's a good question.  As far as I know, there isn't a button for that - unless the formatting is available from the API, in which case a couple of lines of iLogic would do the trick.  (I will have to look!)

(Edit: I looked. It is.)

You could set the formatting in your part template - then all future parts will behave correctly. 

Fixing parts from the past may be as difficult as you are hoping.

[pcrawley · Accepted solution]

You're not stupid - it's a good question.  As far as I know, there isn't a button for that - unless the formatting is available from the API, in which case a couple of lines of iLogic would do the trick.  (I will have to look!)

(Edit: I looked. It is.)

You could set the formatting in your part template - then all future parts will behave correctly. 

Fixing parts from the past may be as difficult as you are hoping.

[pcrawley · Accepted solution]

Try this.  Reading the code should show how you can tweak it, but I made it look specifically for your parameter called "Oppervlakte".  Feel free to edit 🙂

For Each oParameter In oPartDoc.ComponentDefinition.Parameters.UserParameters
	If oParameter.ExposedAsProperty Then
		If oParameter.Name = "Oppervlakte" And oParameter.Units = "mm" Then
			 oFormat = oParameter.CustomPropertyFormat
			 oParameter.ExposedAsProperty = True
			 oFormat.PropertyType = Inventor.CustomPropertyTypeEnum.kTextPropertyType
			 oFormat.Precision = Inventor.CustomPropertyPrecisionEnum.kZeroDecimalPlacePrecision
			 oFormat.Units = "mm"
			 oFormat.ShowUnitsString = False
			 oFormat.ShowLeadingZeros = True
			 oFormat.ShowTrailingZeros = False 
		 End If
	 End If
Next oParameter

[pcrawley · Accepted solution]

Try this.  Reading the code should show how you can tweak it, but I made it look specifically for your parameter called "Oppervlakte".  Feel free to edit 🙂

For Each oParameter In oPartDoc.ComponentDefinition.Parameters.UserParameters
	If oParameter.ExposedAsProperty Then
		If oParameter.Name = "Oppervlakte" And oParameter.Units = "mm" Then
			 oFormat = oParameter.CustomPropertyFormat
			 oParameter.ExposedAsProperty = True
			 oFormat.PropertyType = Inventor.CustomPropertyTypeEnum.kTextPropertyType
			 oFormat.Precision = Inventor.CustomPropertyPrecisionEnum.kZeroDecimalPlacePrecision
			 oFormat.Units = "mm"
			 oFormat.ShowUnitsString = False
			 oFormat.ShowLeadingZeros = True
			 oFormat.ShowTrailingZeros = False 
		 End If
	 End If
Next oParameter