It is posible to import BOM from VB.NET ?

[Anonymous]

Hello,

I'm using Inventor 2015 and I need to customize the BOM so I have to import an .xml file from code but I don't know how to do it from VB.NET.

I have seen some responses but it's from VBA:

Sub BOM_ColumnCustomizasion_Import ()
Dim oAsmDoc As AssemblyDocument
Set oAsmDoc = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument
Dim oAsmDef As AssemblyComponentDefinition
Set oAsmDef = oAsmDoc.ComponentDefinition
Dim oBOM As BOM
Set oBOM = oAsmDef.BOM
Dim filename As String 'assume the file exists
filename = "c:\temp\BOM_Columns.xml"
Call oBOM.ImportBOMCustomization(filename)
Beep
End Sub

And this is what I would be doing from Inventor GUI that I want to do from VB.NET:

[EScales]

I need to do this exact thing. Anybody have a solution for this yet?

[MechMachineMan]

Sub Main()

Dim oAsmDoc As AssemblyDocument
oAsmDoc = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument

Dim oAsmDef As AssemblyComponentDefinition
oAsmDef = oAsmDoc.ComponentDefinition

Dim oBOM As BOM
oBOM = oAsmDef.BOM

Dim filename As String 'assume the file exists
filename = "c:\temp\BOM_Columns.xml"

oBOM.ImportBOMCustomization(filename)

End Sub

[EScales]

I get the following error message: Public member 'ImportBOMCustomization' on type 'BOM' not found.

[MechMachineMan]

BOM.ImportBOMCustomization Method
Parent Object: BOM
Description
Import BOM column customization as XML file.
Syntax
BOM.ImportBOMCustomization( FileName As String )

is what programming help says. Unless you are using an inventor version before 2015, I no longer have any clue.

EDIT:

I just tested it in Inventor 2016, in an assembly document and it works flawlessly when I changed the filename to my desired location.

Depending on wha tools you are using to make the program, some of that may be out-dated and causing you issues as they only added in the functionality for this in 2015 and up.

[EScales]

I'm using Inventor 2014 now, but should be upgrading to 2016 soon.