iLogic: Remove Patterns with a QTY of 0

[Anonymous]

Hello,

I am trying to create a template assembly for a project that will require the rapid generation on 100's of similar conveyors made of modular pieces. Each will have a typical 5' drive assembly and a 5' tail assembly.  For lengths of 20' and greater, a repeating pattern of 10' will be used.  I've got the assembly work generate the appropriate number of 10' lengths based on whatever I specify as my overall length except when I need a length that is under 20'.  This causes an issue with the pattern generating the 10' section as having a QTY of 0 and throws an error.

Is there an iLogic rule that could delete the assembly and 10' section when the QTY equals 0?

Thanks!

[bradeneuropeArthur]

Hi try to use this for vba and vb.net:

Public Sub Main()

Dim a As AssemblyDocument
Set a = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument

Dim b As AssemblyComponentDefinition
Set b = a.ComponentDefinition

Dim c As OccurrencePattern

For Each c In b.OccurrencePatterns
If c.OccurrencePatternElements.Count = 0 Then
c.Delete
End If
Next


End Sub

for I-logic:

Public Sub main()

Dim a As AssemblyDocument
a = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument

Dim b As AssemblyComponentDefinition
b = a.ComponentDefinition

c As OccurrencePattern

For Each c In b.OccurrencePatterns
If c.OccurrencePatternElements.Count = 0 Then
c.Delete
End If
Next

End Sub

[Anonymous]

Hi bradeneurope

Thanks for the reply.  I'm just getting started with this break away from the snippits.  I'm not quite sure where to input my pattern name and determining parameters.

When the parameter "MD_QTY" is  0

then the pattern that I would like to delete is called "TYP Middle Assembly Pattern"

That assembly contains the component "947-00-MD-18:1" and it would need to be deleted.

Where can I input that information in the string?

Also, Where can I read up on the basics of vba?

Thanks again!