ilogic part array

[jam_bhatti]

I am working on Vessel Shell assembly with variable shell height and wall thickness using ilogic, and i am trying this using array tool. can any one help me how i define perameter in array using ilogic to allow me different height and wall thickness in array. 

Component key names are

Shell Diameter = ID

Shell Height = HT

Shell wall Thickness = THK

Array tool using column number of shell n=4 or 5 or 6 etc.

Does anyone know to do this with ilogic?

[Curtis_Waguespack]

Link to the orginal post:

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-general-discussion/ilogic-part-array/td-p/5577075

[Vladimir.Ananyev]

Attached assembly uses Cylinder.ipt to create the rectangular pattern  (Inventor 2015 format).

Open the user form and define Diameter, wall thickness, Section length, and Number of Sections, then press UpdatePattern button.
New values will be applied to the section model and the pattern.

'read input values, defined via form
NSections = Parameter("NumberOfSections") 
Th = Parameter("Thickness") 
SectionL = Parameter("SectionLength")
Dia = Parameter("Diameter")

'you may implement some checking here 
'before applying parameters to the model
'---


'parameters are correct
'update the section part
Parameter("Cylinder.ipt", "Length") = SectionL
Parameter("Cylinder.ipt", "Thickness") = Th
Parameter("Cylinder.ipt", "DiaOuter") = Dia

'update the rect. pattern
Parameter("Spacing") = SectionL + 5  'remove this “5mm” – it’s for the visibility purpose only
Parameter("NN") = NSections

'apply parameters in the active assembly
RuleParametersOutput()
'update this assembly
InventorVb.DocumentUpdate()

Hope this “Top – Down” logic is quite clear and you will be able to adjust this code to suit your specific needs.

Cheers,

[jam_bhatti]

Thanks Vladimir

The diameter remain same, only height and thickness of wall (Shell) value need to be change in pattern levels.

Please view my other post

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-general-discussion/ilogic-part-array/td-p/5577075

[Vladimir.Ananyev]

If you do not need to change diameter then simply remove iLogic code lines (two lines)
that read value and update the diameter in the cylinder part.