Display of iLogic form

[MrSmithtastic]

Having hunted for this and having no luck with it I wanted to ask here.

I previously worked for a company who had an iLogic form that was always visable in the iLogic browser beneath the model tree/drawing tree. By always visable I mean that you could see the input information there all the time.

I have created a form that I want to use for all parts that has Part Number, Stock Number, Description, Engineer and Material in it but I don't want to have to click a button to fill the info in I'd like to see it there all the time. This will ensure that the information isn't missed and will be easy to update anything missing.

Is there a way I can change the display of the form from a button to the actual form itself?

Thanks in advance.

[Jef_E]

For me I created a ribbon panel that does just that, but it's from an AddIn and not iLogic. A bit more complex to start, easy once you get it going.

[MrSmithtastic]

This sounds ideal, how do I get started with that then? Thanks

[Jef_E]

Seems best that you start here.

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You can always ask questions. And there are several posts in the forum that describe how-to-start. Mine is in there aswell. just search a little with the word AddIn

[MrSmithtastic]

Yikes I'm not sure if this is what I'm looking for or even if I'll be able to acheive what I'm wanting to do this way.

Did you say you had done this already? Is the code the sort of thing that you would be willing to share?

I have a feeling that what I'm wanting is possible another more simple way but I may be wrong, I was sure where I worked before they had it within the ilogic browser, like a form window just docked below the model tree and always visible.

[Anonymous]

You need to change the xml format that controls global forms (iLogicBrowserUiFormSpecification.xml)

And add the bits an pieces of our xml you created (for example form1.xml)

And you will see your form in the global forms tab

Works nice, I prefer it above a ribbon

[VdVeek]

Arnold do you have a copy of your iLogicBrowserUiFormSpecification.xml and the form you used in the browser form? I tried to past parts of a form in the browserui but it gives me an error. This is my test preview so far but both the Title textfield and the (c) material textfield are not working.

I didn't know you could edit this illogic browser window. It can be handy.

Rob

[Anonymous]

Hey VdVeek, did you ever figure out how to make this work? I am also interested in doing something similar.

[VdVeek]

DanielPenner, i tried modifying the xml file but i couldn't get it to work. I think the xml possibilities are too limited.