Get the current state of a feature

[gert-leonvanlier]

Is there  a way in the API of Inventor to determine if a feature is suppressed or not? So not just setting the value, but "reading" the current state. This may be a solution for my models to speed up suppressing multiple features at once.

[WCrihfield · Accepted solution]

A PartFeature has two properties that can be checked.  The most obvious one is called "Suppressed", and is a Get/Set type of property who's value is a Boolean.  The other property you can check is its "HealthStatus".  It is a 'read only' type of property, who's value is a "HealthStatusEnum".  And one of its variations is "kSuppressedHealth".

If this does not apply to your situation, then what type(s) of features are you referring to, and in what environment (part or assembly)?

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[gert-leonvanlier]

These options could maybe solve my problem, but I have to test it.

I am working on parts where I need to suppress multiple features. Mostly extrudes, revolves, sweeps etc. At the moment my iLogic rules just sets the suppress state to true or false, no matter the current state. If I can check before the suppression takes place if the feature is suppressed or not I can skip setting the suppression state.

[bradeneuropeArthur · Accepted solution]

Dim a As Inventor.PartDocument = ThisDoc.Document



For Each f As Inventor.PartFeature In a.ComponentDefinition.Features
	Msgbox (f.Suppressed)
	Next

May this help you?

Regards,