Controlling Manage>Insert>Import with iLogic

[will_roe]

Hi,

Is there anyway to either automating the process Manage>Insert>Import when importing a .dwg in as far as it importing off a list of filepaths into a .ipt or replacing an already imported .dwg with another file?

I've already got the below.

'(ThisApplication.CommandManager.ControlDefinitions(”ControlDefinitionName”).Execute)'

CreateDwgUnderlayCmd

AppImportFileCmd

[JelteDeJong · Accepted solution]

The most basic iLogic rule would look like this.

Dim dwgFileName = "C:\Path\to\your.dwg"

Dim oDoc As PartDocument = ThisDoc.Document

Dim oCompDef As PartComponentDefinition = oDoc.ComponentDefinition
Dim oRefComponents As ReferenceComponents = oCompDef.ReferenceComponents

Dim oImportedDWGDef As ImportedDWGComponentDefinition = oRefComponents.ImportedComponents.CreateDefinition(dwgFileName)

Dim oImportedComponent As ImportedComponent = oRefComponents.ImportedComponents.Add(oImportedDWGDef)

This will place the dwg at the origin of your part. It will not be constrained to a face. Automatically constraining the dwg is difficult. but there is a workaround that might work for you.

Just run the rule and when it is finished you can redefine the location. That will constrain the dwg to a face.