Format and export user parameter with Ilogic

[Anonymous]

I am creating some Ilogic code that creates and formats user parameters. I have the code from jcneal for creating the user parameters but now I need to format them.  I need to check the "export parameter" checkbox and format the number in it to a specified precision.  

Any snippets of code would be appreciated.

Thanks

[MjDeck]

Patrick,

 Here's a sample rule.  You can find more detail about the CustomFormatProperty interface in the API help.  This is available in Inventor 2011 under Help -> Additional Resources -> Programming Help.

Dim partDoc as PartDocument = ThisDoc.Document
Dim userParams As UserParameters = partDoc.ComponentDefinition.Parameters.UserParameters

Dim newParam As UserParameter = userParams.AddByExpression("New0", 4.75, "in")

newParam.ExposedAsProperty = True
Dim cFormat As CustomPropertyFormat = newParam.CustomPropertyFormat
cFormat.PropertyType = CustomPropertyTypeEnum.kTextPropertyType
cFormat.Precision = CustomPropertyPrecisionEnum.kThirtySecondsFractionalLengthPrecision
' cFormat.ShowTrailingZeros = False
cFormat.ShowUnitsString = True

[MjDeck · Accepted solution]

There may be a copy and paste formatting problem with the above code.  Please use the code in the attached text document instead.

[Tigerpirro]

I want to do the exact samt thing expet to a existing parameter, "Thickness".

But I cant seem to adapt the code correctly.

Any suggestions anyone?

[MechMachineMan]

Search through all of the different parameter types to see if they match thickness like you want to change.

[karthur1]

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@Tigerpirro wrote:

I want to do the exact samt thing expet to a existing parameter, "Thickness".

But I cant seem to adapt the code correctly.

Any suggestions anyone?

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I know this if from 2015, but others might find this useful.  If you want to format an existing "Thickness" parameter only, then try this code. The code changes this to "inch" format - 2 place decimal.

oThickness = Parameter.Param("Thickness")
oThickness.ExposedAsProperty = True
oFormat=oWidth.CustomPropertyFormat
oFormat.PropertyType=Inventor.CustomPropertyTypeEnum.kTextPropertyType
oFormat.Precision=Inventor.CustomPropertyPrecisionEnum.kTwoDecimalPlacesPrecision
oFormat.Units="inch"
oFormat.ShowUnitsString=False
'set to show/not show the unit string (use True to show)
oFormat.ShowUnitsString=False
'set to show/not show the trailing zeros (use True to show)
oFormat.ShowTrailingZeros = False
'set to show/not show the leading zeros (use True to show)
oFormat.ShowLeadingZeros = False

Kirk