Is Python and scripting allowed in Inventor?

[chris]

I've recently watched several videos of python scripting inside of Fusion 360, just wondering if IV allows this along with iLogic, vb and API?

[Michael.Navara]

Python scripting in Inventor is not officially supported. But because Inventor API is based on COM, you can communicate with API from any environment which supports COM. Include Python. Because the communication between Python and Inventor is out-of-process I expect the API calls  will be much slower then in-process call (like add-ins). 

[JelteDeJong]

I created this proof of concept script. It worked but I found it not very useful.

# https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-ilogic-and-vb-net-forum/importing-an-assembly-document-into-python/m-p/11348656#M141139
# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/47443621/extracting-parameters-from-autodesk-inventor-with-python

import win32com.client
from win32com.client import gencache, Dispatch, constants, DispatchEx

ThisApplication = win32com.client.Dispatch('Inventor.Application')
ThisApplication.Visible = True
CastTo = gencache.EnsureModule('{D98A091D-3A0F-4C3E-B36E-61F62068D488}', 0, 1, 0)
ThisApplication = CastTo.Application(ThisApplication)

# oApp.SilentOperation = True
oDoc = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument
oDoc = CastTo.PartDocument(oDoc)
#in case of an assembly use the following line instead
#oDoc = mod.AssemblyDocument(oDoc)
prop = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument.PropertySets.Item("Design Tracking Properties")

# getting description and designer from iproperties
Descrip = prop('Description').Value
Designer = prop('Designer').Value
print("Description: ",Descrip)
print("Designer: ",Designer)

# getting mass and area
MassProps = oDoc.ComponentDefinition.MassProperties
#area of part
dArea = MassProps.Area
print("area: ",dArea)
#mass
mass = MassProps.Mass
print("mass: ",mass)

#getting  parameters
oParams = oDoc.ComponentDefinition.Parameters
lNum = oParams.Count
print("number of Parameters: ",lNum)
# make sure the parameter names exist in the Inventor model
param_d0 = oParams.Item("d0").Value
print("Parameter d0: ",param_d0)
param_d1 = oParams.Item("d1").Value
print("Parameter d1: ",param_d1)
param_d2 = oParams.Item("d2").Value
print("Parameter d2: ",param_d2)
param_d0_exp = oParams.Item("d0").Expression
print("Parameter d0_exp: ",param_d0_exp)
param_d1_exp = oParams.Item("d1").Expression
print("Parameter d1_exp: ",param_d1_exp)
param_d2_exp = oParams.Item("d2").Expression
print("Parameter d2_exp: ",param_d2_exp)