Drawing View Update for a Part File

[Scott.Hallmark]

I am trying to find code that will do what this button does.  Trying to update a part file view in a DWG, after I run a copy/replace code of a sheet.  I've looked all over and cannot find it here in the forum or anywhere else on the web.

[JamieVJohnson2]

try this:

        Dim drawDoc As Inventor.DrawingDocument = CreateDrawingDoc()
        drawDoc.Update()
        drawDoc.Update2(True)

[Scott.Hallmark]

I get this:

Type 'Inventor.DrawingDocument' is not defined.

[JamieVJohnson2]

Inventor.Drawing document is defined using the vb.net Autodesk.Inventor.Interop name from file Autodesk.Inventor.Interop.dll

For most ALL Inventor programming environment it should already be loaded (vb.net, vba, and iLogic) should all already understand this namespace.

[NachoShaw]

Hi

you still need to assign a document to the member

VBA

Dim oDoc as DrawingDocument

Set oDoc = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument

VB.Net

Private oDoc as Inventor.DrawingDocument = InvDoc 'where InvDoc has been created when the app starts

I did write a code to do this properly as we always found that it was better to open the underlying part / assembly and do an update. The code opened the part / assembly invisible, updated it properly, saved it and closed it then updated the drawing.

If i find it, i will post it as i made it for another Company a while back

[JamieVJohnson2]

Normally I would agree that assigning the member is important.  I expected him to already have that down. 

However, the second issue raised here is 'type not defined'.  That's more fundamentally lower level.  If he is using iLogic or vba, that type should already be defined (so I wouldn't know how to solve it).  If he is using a .Net project outside, then he needs to add reference to that dll.

Type 'Inventor.DrawingDocument' is not defined.