ilogic to trigger and insert custom content center files to an assembly

[Anonymous]

Hi,

I would like to know, whether is there is any ilogic option by which the Custom content center is triggered automatically to insert component in an assembly.

Thanks in advance.

Carthik

[Anonymous]

Hi, 

Below image shows the process sequence, the way i want to handle in ilogic.

I need the 3rd step to be triggered directly after "selecting the tree by ilogic code", so that selection can be made by user.

Whether it is possible.

I have modified the code from Inventor Help file as below

Sub Main()
PlaceContentCenterPart()
End Sub

Sub PlaceContentCenterPart()

    ' Set a reference to the active assembly document.
    Dim oDoc As AssemblyDocument
    oDoc = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument

    ' Set a reference to the ContentCenter object.
    Dim oContentCenter As ContentCenter
    oContentCenter = ThisApplication.ContentCenter

    ' Get the content node (category) "Fasteners:Bolts:Hex Head"
    Dim oContentNode As ContentTreeViewNode
    oContentNode = oContentCenter.TreeViewTopNode.ChildNodes.Item("Fasteners").ChildNodes.Item("Bolts").ChildNodes.Item("Hex Head")

    ' Get the "ISO 4015" Family object.
    Dim oFamily As ContentFamily
    For Each oFamily In oContentNode.Families
        If oFamily.DisplayName = "ISO 4015" Then
            Exit For
        End If
    Next

    ' Create a member based on the first row of the family.
    Dim Error1 As MemberManagerErrorsEnum
    Dim strContentPartFileName As String
    Dim strErrorMessage As String
    strContentPartFileName = oFamily.CreateMember(1, Error1, strErrorMessage)

   ' Dim oMat As Matrix
   ' oMat = ThisApplication.TransientGeometry.CreateMatrix

    ' Insert an instance of the content center member in the assembly.
    'Call oDoc.ComponentDefinition.Occurrences.Add(strContentPartFileName, oMat)
    ' Set a reference to the transient geometry object.
    Dim oAsmCompDef As AssemblyComponentDefinition
oAsmCompDef = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument.ComponentDefinition
Dim oTG As TransientGeometry
oTG = ThisApplication.TransientGeometry
    
' Create a matrix.  
Dim oMatrix As Matrix
oMatrix = oTG.CreateMatrix

'Iterate through all of the occurrences
Dim oOccurrence As ComponentOccurrence

'place an instance of the component 
'in this case at 0,0,0
'positioned at the co-ordinates
oMatrix.SetTranslation(oTG.CreateVector(0, 0, 0)) 

oOccurrence = oAsmCompDef.Occurrences.Add(strContentPartFileName, oMatrix) 
oOccurrence.Grounded = False
End Sub

Note: Autodesk Inventor Version :2011

Regards,

Carthik

[Anonymous]

oops....no reply yet.....well....is it possible to trigger "Change Size Option for a particular component" by Ilogic. 

Kindly help, need this option badly to reduce my work in Design automation.

Regards,

Carthik Babu M.S

[xiaodong_liang]

Hi Carthikm,

I do not see any event for Change Size with iLogic, either does Inventor API. Although UserInputEvents.OnActivateCommand of  Inventor API can fire for Change Size, but it does not tell the Change Size command is executed

Probably AssemblyEvents.OnOccurrenceChange of Inventor API could help a bit. i.e. when the event fires, check if it is for the CC part you want to watch. 

[Anonymous]

Thanks for your valuable reply. Well, then i have to drop my plan in handling content center by ilogic.......since i dont want to complicate much by moving to API. I made a different strategy to do my task. Thanks for the reply

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Greeting to all,
Here is an example file to handle content center by Ilogic.
http://grabcad.com/library/ilogic-content-center-1
(Note: The file size is big, so i have not posted the file in this forum)

[Anonymous]

Just Attaching image for to show, "the way the content center file is inserted"

[Anonymous]

For example, kindly check the link below.

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor/Changing-C-C-component-Automation/td-p/2736623/page/...

[Davey_van_den_Berg]

good day sir,

have you might find a way to program this? (change size in ilogic to change more than only the lenght)

or doesn't inventor have this option jet?

thanks in advance, 

Davey