2022 Mass print from assembly using ilogic
Hi @matthewZYUPT. Just to clarify, in case you weren't aware, the solution in that post is written in iLogic, not VBA, so if you are trying to use it as a VBA macro, it would have to be translated a bit to make it work. In VBA you have to use the term 'Set' in front of the line when assigning a value to a variable (but not for String, Double, Integer, etc), but you don't have to do this in iLogic (which uses VB.NET). There are a lot of other little differences too.
Wesley Crihfield
(Not an Autodesk Employee)
Yes.
Step 1: In order to run an iLogic rule from a button in your ribbon, you first need to create a VBA macro that will run that rule.
Step 2: Then you can add a button for that macro into your ribbon using the Customize tool > Ribbon tab > select 'Macros' from the drop-down list under 'Choose commands from', then select where to put it by selecting something in the drop-down list under 'Choose tab to add custom panel to'. Then drag the macro from left side panel, over to the right panel.
Here is one example of a VBA macro created specifically to run an external rule.
Sub RunRule()
'get the iLogic Add-in, and its Automation object
'so we can use the 'RunRule' type methods defined within it
Dim oInv As Inventor.Application
Set oInv = ThisApplication
Dim oiLogic As Inventor.ApplicationAddIn
Dim oAuto As Object
For Each oiLogic In oInv.ApplicationAddIns
If VBA.Strings.InStr(oiLogic.DisplayName, "iLogic") > 0 Then
If Not oiLogic.Activated Then oiLogic.Activate
Set oAuto = oiLogic.Automation
Exit For
End If
Next
'specify target document for external rule to effect
Dim oDoc As Inventor.Document
Set oDoc = oInv.ActiveDocument
'specify the name of the rule
Dim oRuleName As String
oRuleName = "All Text & Boolean Params to iProps"
'call the method that will run the rule
Call oAuto.RunExternalRule(oDoc, oRuleName)
'To send data to the iLogic rule, first create a NameValueMap,
'create some name/value pairs within it,
'then supply that in place of the 'Arguments' input variable in the RunExternalRuleWithArguments() method
'Dim oArgs As Inventor.NameValueMap
'Call oArgs.Add("TargetDocument", oDoc)
'Call oAuto.RunExternalRuleWithArguments(oDoc, oRuleName, oArgs)
'the iLogic rule will need to be set-up to retrieve that NameValueMap using the RuleArguments interface.
'once the iLogic rule has retrieved it, it can get/set values or pairs within it
'once the iLogic rule finishes, it will return control to this VBA macro,
'then the macro can simply retrieve any resulting values from the NameValueMap it created earlier
End SubThere are also other ways of adding buttons to ribbons, but the process mentioned above is the quickest & simplest way. You can also create your own custom button icon/image if needed, but that starts to get more complicated.
Here are some other resources you might be interested in:
https://help.autodesk.com/view/INVLT/2015/ENU/?guid=GUID-0BEC2C2C-D1A7-45E3-81C5-FE9327AAFC10
Wesley Crihfield
(Not an Autodesk Employee)
