Use iLogic to Format Model Parameters

[Anonymous]

Hey,

So I've been trying to use a lot of the information contained in this post to write code that changes the format of my Model Parameters. It seems to only work for User Parameters, however. What am I missing?

My code looks like this:

SyntaxEditor Code Snippet

Dim oPartDoc As PartDocument
oPartDoc = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument
Dim oUserParam As UserParameter


For Each oUserParam In oPartDoc.ComponentDefinition.Parameters.UserParameters
    oUserParamName = oUserParam.Name
    If oUserParamName = "Thick" Then
        oUserParam.oUserParamName.ExposedAsProperty = True
        oFormat.Format = "Fractional"
        oFormat.Precision = Inventor.CustomPropertyPrecisionEnum.kSixteenthsFractionalLengthPrecision
    
    End If

Next

I'm attempting to call up a Model Parameter, Set it to Export, and then change it's format to Fractional and its Precision to 1/16th. 

I tried changing all the "UserParameter" instances to "Model Parameter," but it didn't work.

[Curtis_Waguespack · Accepted solution]

Hi nealon.luke,

Have a look at this link:

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-customization/mark-parameters-for-export/m-p/5795709/highligh...

I hope this helps.
Best of luck to you in all of your Inventor pursuits,
Curtis
http://inventortrenches.blogspot.com

[Anonymous]

Curtis,

I'm seeing a lot of threads (including the one you posted, thanks) that discuss methods for marking a parameter for export, changing the precision, and performing many of the other functions available in the Custom Property Format window. However, I can't figure out how to change the Format from Decimal to Fraction. Can you tell me what piece of code I'm missing there?

Also, is there some sort of resource or library that details all of the individual functions and what they do (and what sub-functions are available under them)? I feel like many of my questions to this forum could be solved with a quick poke at a table of some sort.

Thanks,

  -Luke

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Curtis,

It would appear that when you change the precision to 1/16 or something like that, Inventor automatically changes your format so that it is "fractional."

Below is my code, functioning perfectly now. Thanks for the help (here and in other threads).

I decided to go with a simple try loop for each of my 5 different parameters that might come up that need to be changed (Thick, Width, Length, OD, ID), and I'll just copy/paste that code for each of the parameters. Works well enough, if not the cleanest.

'[
Try
oParam = Parameter.Param("Thick")
oParam.ExposedAsProperty = True
oParam.CustomPropertyFormat.Precision=Inventor.CustomPropertyPrecisionEnum.kSixteenthsFractionalLengthPrecision
Catch

End Try
']

[Curtis_Waguespack]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Curtis,

... I can't figure out how to change the Format from Decimal to Fraction.

Also, is there some sort of resource or library that details all of the individual functions and what they do (and what sub-functions are available under them)? I feel like many of my questions to this forum could be solved with a quick poke at a table of some sort.

Thanks,

  -Luke

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Hi nealon.luke,

See the reference enums below for the Decimal/ Fraction question.

And see this image ( it might be a bit out of date, but it is pretty close) for the API resource question.

I hope this helps.
Best of luck to you in all of your Inventor pursuits,
Curtis
http://inventortrenches.blogspot.com

Where to find the Inventor API help files:

CustomPropertyPrecisionEnum Enumerator

Description

Enum specifying the precision for custom property.

Methods

Name	Value	Description
kDegreesAnglePrecision	85522	Degrees Precision.
kEightDecimalPlacesPrecision	85513	Eight Decimal Places Precision.
kEighthsFractionalLengthPrecision	85517	Eighths Fractional Precision.
kFiveDecimalPlacesPrecision	85510	Five Decimal Places Precision.
kFourDecimalPlacesPrecision	85509	Four Decimal Places Precision.
kHalfFractionalLengthPrecision	85515	Half Fractional Precision.
kMinutesAnglePrecision	85523	Minutes Precision.
kOneDecimalPlacePrecision	85506	One Decimal Place Precision.
kOneTwentyEighthsFractionalLengthPrecision	85521	OneTwentyEighths Fractional Precision.
kQuarterFractionalLengthPrecision	85516	Quarter Fractional Precision.
kSecondsAnglePrecision	85524	Seconds Precision.
kSecondsFourDecimalPlaceAnglePrecision	85528	Seconds Four Decimal Place Precision.
kSecondsOneDecimalPlaceAnglePrecision	85525	Seconds One Decimal Place Precision.
kSecondsThreeDecimalPlaceAnglePrecision	85527	Seconds Three Decimal Place Precision.
kSecondsTwoDecimalPlaceAnglePrecision	85526	Seconds Two Decimal Place Precision.
kSevenDecimalPlacesPrecision	85512	Seven Decimal Places Precision.
kSixDecimalPlacesPrecision	85511	Six Decimal Places Precision.
kSixteenthsFractionalLengthPrecision	85518	Sixteenths Fractional Precision.
kSixtyFourthsFractionalLengthPrecision	85520	SixtyFourths Fractional Precision.
kThirtySecondsFractionalLengthPrecision	85519	ThirtySeconds Fractional Precision.
kThreeDecimalPlacesPrecision	85508	Three Decimal Places Precision.
kTwoDecimalPlacesPrecision	85507	Two Decimal Places Precision.
kZeroDecimalPlacePrecision	85505	Zero Decimal Place Precision.
kZeroFractionalLengthPrecision	85514	Zero Fractional Precision.

[Anonymous]

these old post really does help!!

this is what I was looking for...took me awhile to find it!

oParam.CustomPropertyFormat.Precision=Inventor.CustomPropertyPrecisionEnum.kSixteenthsFractionalLengthPrecision

I was assuming that Format.Format = "Fractional" would work but doesn't.