Document sub type in addin

[Anonymous]

trying to check whether a part is a sheet metal part in an inventor addin using this if statement

msbox(oDoc.SubType)

If oDoc.SubType = "{9C464203-9BAE-11D3-8BAD-0060B0CE6BB4}" Then

msgbox("Sheet metal part")

End If

I'm 100% certain oDoc is a sheet metal document, I've even tested the exact same code in VBA and I can see the SubType as sheet metal GUID to confirm this.

However, in my addin, the first message box in returns this string:

{41769AA9-4296-5CD8-C0D5-68AF8E5E79E2}

and if i try a different sheet metal part I will get another totally random number

HELP !!!

[bradeneuropeArthur]

If I am correct there is also a documentsubtype

[bradeneuropeArthur]

I mean there is a document subtype also for part documents. Make sure that your odoc is defined as part document.

Hope this helps.

[bradeneuropeArthur · Accepted solution]

Like below:

' Set a reference to the sheet metal document. 
' This assumes a part document is active. 
Dim oPartDoc As PartDocument 
Set oPartDoc = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument
 ' Make sure the document is a sheet metal document. 
If oPartDoc.SubType "{9C464203-9BAE-11D3-8BAD-0060B0CE6BB4}" Then 
MsgBox "A sheet metal document must be open." 
Exit Sub 
End If

[Anonymous]

Thank you this solved the problem.

Final code

If oDoc.DocumentType = DocumentTypeEnum.kPartDocumentObject Then

      Dim oPartDoc As PartDocument = g_inventorApplication.ActiveEditDocument

      If oPartDoc.SubType = "{9C464203-9BAE-11D3-8BAD-0060B0CE6BB4}" Then

            Msgbox("Is a sheet metal part")

      End If

End If