Parameter value strange behaviour

[Daan_M]

Hi,

I have an Assembly document in which i use a userParameter in my iLogic code.

I reference it by using Parameter("Vermogen") so it doesn't automatically trigger the rule on a change of value.

If Parameter("Vermogen") = 0.55 kW 'Also tried "0,55" and "0,55 kW"
'do something
else
End if

My code worked before but for some reason it stopped working now, i try figuring out what's wrong by making a rule containing;  MsgBox(Parameter("Vermogen")) and it shows the following when selecting 0,55;

IIt shows some random number in the messagebox, what am i missing?

Thanks

[WCrihfield · Accepted solution]

Hi @Daan_M.  I am not familiar with the Units you appear to be using with that user parameter.  What do the units "kW" represent?  It kind of sounds like KiloWatt, which I believe is usually used to measure electrical power.  But Inventor only lists "W" for Watt, or "hp" for horsepower, in the Power units.  If this is the case, iLogic may simply not know how to interpret those units, and may be trying to automatically convert them to some other units.

[Daan_M]

You're a champ.

This problem arose after i updated my Inventor to from 2021 to 2023 yesterday.

1. I changed the unit from kW (kiloWatts) to W(Watts), unfortunatly no change

2. I changed the unit to ul (unitless), this solved the problem

After this I checked if it maybe had something to do with my document settings (US imperial vs EU metric), i thought maybe there was some automatic conversion of horsepower to kiloWatts or Watts, but the number still makes no sense.

Either way, it is solved 🙂