Problems with Excel and Inventor

[jeremy.farrugia.18]

I have an excel sheet linked with an Inventor drawing.

After I extrude the part that I am designing and I need to amend the dimensions on excel, the drawing does not update with the new dimensions, is this because I am extruding before updating?

Is this normal?

TIA

[TomaszDąbrowski]

Inventor should update dimensions after you save your excel file.

Alternatively you need to click "Update" icon.

[jeremy.farrugia.18]

Yes, I've been trying that but for some reason whatsoever its not updating the drawing, I would need to stay linking the excel file again.

[TechInventor20]

Is the extension of the excel file the same as you filled in in your ilogic or vba?

[A.Acheson]

Could you explain how the excel file is linked?

• Direct link with parameters and no ilogic, Embeded in the document or external
•  ilogic go excel
• Excel application

Can you provide the following?

•  ilogic/VBA code 
• Where is the excel file saved local,shared network,Google drive etc?
• How are you accessing the file to make the change through inventor(3rd party etc)  or through windows first?
• What inventor version.

[jeremy.farrugia.18]

Hi, thank you for your time.

The excel file is directly linked with the Inventor drawing that I am doing at the moment, then using the parameters function on Inventor I link the excel drawing directly to the drawing.

At the moment the excel file is saved locally on my computer.

I am using the Inventor Professional 2022 version.

I am accessing the files using Windows first.

For some reason it is not allowing me to upload a .xlsm file onto the forum.

Thank you for your help.

[A.Acheson]

I think you might have a duplicate post open. If you prefer to pursue one or the other you can link or solve either one. I am not sure if linked parameter supports .xlsm files try it out with .xlsx first. 

You could access the file through 3rd party and carry out a save.