Document Settings

[dbrblg]

Does anyone know where I can change the 'Default Parameter Input Display' setting under the Units tab of the Document Settings?  I would like to know the route through the API to programatically change this setting.  

I have tried

PartDocument>ComponentDefinitions>Parameters &

PartDocument>UnitsOfMeasure

to no avail....!!

Thanks

[dean.morrison]

This one I had to ask autodesk through my support!!

                    
Dim oBOMQty As BOMQuantity
Set oBOMQty = oCompDef.BOMQuantity

oBOMQty.SetBaseQuantity kParameterBOMQuantity, oParam    'This one sets it to mm (need to define oParam!)

oBOMQty.SetBaseQuantity kEachBOMQuantity                            'This one sets it to each

Hope this is what you are after.

Dean.

[dbrblg]

Thanks very much for asking it is much appreciated, however the parameter I was after is shown more clearly in the attached picture, I hope 

Many thanks

[dean.morrison]

I meant i asked this of my support a while ago....

Anyways i must have been half asleep this morning, as i didnt read your post correctly!

I am not sure where you find that one via API.

To be honest i had not even noticed that setting at ALL!!

hopefully someone else can answer.

Sorry about that!

Dean

[Curtis_Waguespack]

Hi dbrblg, 

I know this is an old post, but I just ran across it and thought that I'd add this in case you're still interested and for anyone who might find this in the future.

Dim oDoc As Inventor.PartDocument
oDoc = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument

Dim oParams As Parameters
oParams = oDoc.ComponentDefinition.Parameters

Dim oModelParams As ModelParameters
 oModelParams = oParams.ModelParameters
  
If oParams.DisplayParameterAsExpression = True  then
oParams.DisplayParameterAsExpression = False

Else if DisplayParameterAsExpression = False Then
oParams.DisplayParameterAsExpression = True
end if

This link might also be of interest:

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor/iLogic-show-equation-instead-of-value/td-p/3294589

I hope this helps.
Best of luck to you in all of your Inventor pursuits,
Curtis
http://inventortrenches.blogspot.com

[dbrblg]

Hi Curtis, 

Thanks for the update.  The original project I was working on was canned but I am certain this will be useful in the future.

Thanks for remembering this