AddInsertConstraint

[Anonymous]

Hi, 

I want to create a insert constraint between:

- edge in ifeature in PartA (1.png)

- edge in PartB (2.png)

But I don't know how to recognize the right edge in the parts. 

Attached you can see how I realize the constraint with Inventor Command (3.png is the final result)

To get the edge from i features in partA I use the following code:

foreach (iFeature ifea in PartA.ComponentDefinition.Features.iFeatures)
{

if (ifea.Name == "GAS_A1")
{
Edge edgeA= ifea.Faces[2].Edges[1];   //I don't know if this is the right one
}
}

to get the edge from PartB:

PartDocument oDoc = (PartDocument) occ.Definition.Document;
PartFeatures lavs = oDoc.ComponentDefinition.Features;

foreach (PartFeature parte in lavs)
{
if (parte.Name == "Extrusion2")
{

Edge edgeB = parte.SurfaceBodies[1].Faces[1].Edges[1];  //Don't know if this is the right one
}
}

to assembly:

InsertConstraint oInsert;

oInsert = asm.ComponentDefinition.Constraints.AddInsertConstraint(edgeA, edgeB, true, 0);

In this way I have an exception because I can't identify the right edges. 

is this the right way? How can I choose via code the right edgeA and edgeB? is it possible?

Thanks, Bye,

Mario

[CCarreiras]

Hi!

Maybe with iMates?

[Anonymous]

yes, 

Imate could be a good idea but unfortunately the customer doesn't want to modify the PartB creating iMate because it's a component from Library.

ideas? 

Thank you,

Mario