Req vb.net code to select component from drawing model browser and store the occurance name

[vishnuteja14]

Hello 

I added a addin button in inventor drawing file i need help to write a vb.net code which helps me to select the component from drawing model browser tree and get the occurance name 

So I can use it for view creations of those components

[marcin_otręba]

Hi,

For start, what it should do ? could you explain it ?

you can start from onselect event to get your occurrence from node here is documentation:

Inventor 2022 Help | SelectEvents.OnSelect Event | Autodesk

or here:

declare UserInterfaceEvents:

Private WithEvents m_uiEvents As UserInterfaceEvents

set it in activate method:

m_uiEvents = g_inventorApplication.UserInterfaceManager.UserInterfaceEvents

and then it shloud me somethng like this:

Private Sub OnDocumentSelectedEvent(JustSelectedEntities As Inventor.ObjectsEnumerator, ByRef MoreSelectedEntities As Inventor.ObjectCollection, SelectionDevice As Inventor.SelectionDeviceEnum, ModelPosition As Inventor.Point, ViewPosition As Inventor.Point2d, View As Inventor.View) Handles oUserInputEvents.OnSelect
            If SelectionDevice = SelectionDeviceEnum.kBrowserSelection Then
                If JustSelectedEntities.Count = 1 Then
                    Dim onode As BrowserNode
                    Dim occ As ComponentOccurrence
                    Try
                        onode = JustSelectedEntities(1)
                        occ = onode.NativeObject
                    Catch ex As Exception
                        onode = Nothing
                    End Try
                End If
            End If
end sub

[vishnuteja14]

I am looking trying to select components from drawing browser tree using vb.net command manager.pock selectkenum but it doesn't select any component so I need code to select component

[marcin_otręba]

i posted one to do it.

Pick method will not work.

[vishnuteja14]

I am unable to select in first place I think the code which you posted is to store the entity after selection .

I am looking for code to select the component in first place

[marcin_otręba]

if you will do it corectly this code will get component occurrence from selected node.

than you can use it as you wish.