Create shrinwrap with an second inventor instance

[SevInventor]

Hello Experts,

is possible to launch a second Inventor from an external rule?

I want to start a second inventor instance to create shrinkwraps of the active document (assembly)

I think the following code is works in other Applications but not in an external rule.

Dim _invApp1 As Inventor.Application
Dim _invApp2 As Inventor.Application

Dim invAppType As Type = GetTypeFromProgID("Inventor.Application")

_invApp1 = CreateInstance(invAppType)
_invApp2 = CreateInstance(invAppType)

_invApp1.Visible = True
_invApp2.Visible = True

How can i run it in ilogic?

[bradeneuropeArthur · Accepted solution]

Try this:

Dim a As Inventor.Application = CreateObject("inventor.application")
'Test if Inventor is running
msgbox (a.UserName)

Regards,

Arthur Knoors

[SevInventor]

Thank you very much Arthur...perfect.

Dim a As Inventor.Application = CreateObject("inventor.application")
'Test if Inventor is running
MsgBox(a.UserName)
a.Visible = True
MsgBox("Inventor 2 is visible now")
a.Visible = False
MsgBox("Inventor 2 is invisible now")

[Cadkunde.nl]

If your reason to start a 2nd instance for shrinkwrap is to have that one going on the background doing a big task while the engineer can still work on the first instance. That is not the case. It's single threaded.

If you want that, you need to create an external program, not running within an Inventor instance.

Anyone correct me if I'm wrong.