Is it possible to extract the VBA program from the inventor model sketch?

[gparamasivam]

Hi 

Is it possible to extract the VBA program from the inventor model sketch?

If possible kindly help.

[jjstr8]

I'm not sure what you mean.  Can you provide more details of what you're trying to do?

[bradeneuropeArthur]

Do you mean if the sketch is recorder and can be reproduced bij VBA code?

There is no macro recorder for Inventor!

[WCrihfield]

If I'm understanding you correctly, you want some single iLogic rule or VBA macro that you can run, that will record all aspects of an existing sketch, then be able to reproduce that sketch, at some later date/time, within another model file, is that correct?

If this process were possible to do entirely by code, the solution would have to include multiple things, not just one iLogic rule or VBA macro.  First of all, the code has to know what to look for and where it is (maybe only the 'first' PlanarSketch in the 'active' document).  Then it must include tons of code for finding and inspecting every instance of every object type that may be involved, then it must record all their property values and related data to some external storage in a file (or multiple files) on disk.  The code would have to know where these file are, what there names are, where to put this data in that file, and how to format it.  Then you would have to have a separate iLogic rule or VBA macro that you can run when you have the other model document open, that will look at these data files on disk, then be able to somehow interpret all the data, so that it can be used to recreate whatever was in the source model.  I can't be sure if it would even be possible to create a solution for this, but it would likely be a huge and complex task, and you would most likely have to know a ton about programming and how it all works to be able to make it all work without errors.

[gparamasivam]

Thank you @WCrihfield 

Your understanding is very correct. I need the alternate method of ifeature, it could be easy revised.

So i am searching another method. (VBA or iLogic)

[WCrihfield]

Just thinking here about other possible work flows.

Would it be an acceptable solution to have a 'master' or 'Template' model file that you could always reference for source content.  Then, maybe without having to store tons of data to external non-Inventor files, maybe a single rule/macro could attempt to copy stuff from that 'master'/'template' to your current model document.  Or maybe instead of having that master/template, you could just include something near the beginning of the code that allows you to select 'source' document, then either also select the 'target' document, or use your currently 'active' document as the 'target' document.  Then copy stuff from the source to the target directly.  This process might avoid 3 major parts of the earlier mentioned process (writing all types of data to files, having those files, then reading from those files).  Even then, this might still be a complicated process, but it really depends on your expectations/needs.

[jjstr8]

@gparamasivam  I'm not clear on why you can't use iFeature.  What would you need to revise or change that you couldn't do with iFeature?

[gparamasivam]

Yes.. You are correct....is there any other option available in reproduce the sketch and features?

[Anonymous]

One solution to be able to reproduce sketches is to create sketched symbols in a template document. In the template document you create sketched symbols and save them in that template document. This is then referenced and the sketched symbols can be inserted into the drawing. The way that I am thinking would be for .idw drawing files.

[gparamasivam]

I am asking about model sketch reproduce method  (.ipt)

[A.Acheson]

It isn’t possible to work backwards from a user part file to ilogic /VBA code creation, that I know of.

But  it is possible to work forward from ilogic /VBA code to create a part file.

Edit:

The API help has a few samples and the necessary documentation

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-ilogic-api-vba-forum/vba-make-simple-part-completely-from-vb...

Here is a post from this forum to create a part in an assembly.  
https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-ilogic-api-vba-forum/creation-of-part-using-ilogic/td-p/6334...