Is there a way to map "view reps" to "on/off (true/false) in iLogic?

[chris]

Is there a way to map "view reps" to "on/off (true/false) in iLogic? I need/want to add a series of view reps to my form and I can't see any snippet that allows this, and custom coding/VBA/VB is out of my intelligence range. Also, is there a way to map a form to show or not show from a "hotkey/shortcut" ect. (cntrl_alt_f) opens and closes a form?

My reason for this is I am running a presentation today and I am minimizing the browsers and tool bars to get more screen space on the TV.

[bradeneuropeArthur]

Please explain a bit more in detail what you need or try to achieve.

Thank you

[MechMachineMan]

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@chris wrote:

and custom coding/VBA/VB is out of my intelligence range.

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That is false. If you are intelligent enough to use 3D modelling software, you are intelligent enough to learn basic programming. It IS apparently beyond your effort level though.

To answer your questions:

Yes, you can launch a form. You probably need to use VBA to map a macro to a shortcut. That macro would then call an iLogic rule that simply shows the form.

See this link for instruction on how to do that: https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-customization/run-external-ilogic-rule-using-macro/m-p/78276...

You can also control what view rep is active using the API commands....

'View reps:
ThisDoc.Document.ComponentDefintion.RepresentationsManager.DesignViewRepresentations.Item("ViewRepName").activate

'Positional reps:
ThisDoc.Document.ComponentDefintion.RepresentationsManager.PositionalRepresentations.Item("PosRepName").activate

'LOD reps:
ThisDoc.Document.ComponentDefintion.RepresentationsManager.LevelOfDetailRepresentations.Item("PosRepName").activate

[chris]

well, that may be true, but I was 2 hours before the presentation... so "learning" something was the last thing on my mind. I misunderstood the forums, I thought it was to ask questions and get help, not just to get reminded that we should search the internet and "just learn it", lol

[MechMachineMan]

Well, there is a difference between

1. Searching the forums/asking for help when you are stuck AND

2. Trying to get a bunch of work done for free.

Usually #1 is the most beneficial because everyone is learning, everyone gets things accomplished quick, and the real problems/tricky issues can get addressed... instead of beating the same question 30 times over because people post without searching the forums first.

**blah blah something about this being my own opinion and people definitely have their right to their own opinion and may disagree.