Geting RangeBOX for local UCS.

[edwin.grzybowskiEK8T3]

Hi everyone,

I have a macro that gets RangeBOX in global coordination system. See macro below.

Dim dMinX As Double

                             dMinX = oSurfBody.RangeBOX.MinPoint.X

                             Dim dMaxX As Double

                             dMaxX = oSurfBody.RangeBOX.MaxPoint.X

                             Dim RangeX As Double

                             RangeX = dMaxX - dMinX

I would like to have the same but for local UCS created in part file. The question is how to redefine  dMinX to get dMinX_UCS1?

Thanks in advance,
Edwin

[chandra.shekar.g]

@edwin.grzybowskiEK8T3,

Hoping that below image would help to predict dMinx_UCS1. Here, dMinx_UCS is calculated as dMinx_UCS = dMinx - UCSx.

Please feel free to contact if there is any queries.

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Thanks and regards,

[edwin.grzybowskiEK8T3]

@chandra.shekar.g

Thank you for answer .  Your solution is fine in case where X and Y axis are parallel. Problem starts when they aren't.

I was thinking about it and get to conclusion that only way to solve that problem for all cases (any location in 3d space, any rotation of UCS axis in reference to WCS) is a transformation of UCS. Making UCS aliened with WCS ergo dMinX=DMin_UCS.

[chandra.shekar.g · Accepted solution]

@edwin.grzybowskiEK8T3,

Currently, Inventor API does not support to calculate range box with respect to UCS. Please log this wish list at idea station using below link.

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-ideas/idb-p/v1232/tab/most-recent

Thanks and regards,

[bradeneuropeArthur]

Hi @edwin.grzybowskiEK8T3,

Maybe you should vote this idea:

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-ideas/dimension-component-part-and-assembly/idi-p/7523011

Regards,