Hi all,
v Inventor Pro 2019,
I am trying to set an iLogic rule to create a custom property 'iMATERIAL' in assembly parts that reads the material from its first component.
In parallel I am setting a substitute condition on the parts list to show the 'iMATERIAL' property instead of the 'MATERIAL' when it exists.
In essence the logic is most assembly materials are defined from their first component material (not always true but good enough for me)
The code I have so far is the following (which I intend to trigger before save on .iam files) :
Sub Main()
If ThisApplication.ActiveDocumentType <> kAssemblyDocumentObject Then
Exit Sub
End If
Dim propertyName As String = "iMATERIAL"
customPropertySet = ThisDoc.Document.PropertySets.Item("Inventor User Defined Properties")
Try
prop = customPropertySet.Item(propertyName)
Catch
' Assume error means not found
customPropertySet.Add("", propertyName)
End Try
Dim oSource As Document = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument.ComponentDefinition.Occurrences(1).Definition.Document
If oSource.DocumentType <> kAssemblyDocumentObject Then
iProperties.Value("Custom", propertyName) = oSource.PropertySets.Item("Design Tracking Properties").Item("Material").Value
Else
iProperties.Value("Custom", propertyName) = oSource.PropertySets.Item("Inventor User Defined Properties").Item("iMATERIAL").Value
End If
ThisDoc.Document.Update
End Sub The code runs like a charm on regular parts and assemblies.
But I run into errors when iParts/iAssemblies are involved...
I know their properties are defined at the factory level but how to deal with those cases in the code is beyond me...
Any suggestions ?
Regards
