rule to set part discription

[Anonymous]

I would like to create a rule that fills in a parts iproperties description using text and paramarters 

ie the description would read: STAIR TREAD-T4, (WIDTH PARAMARTER) X (LENGTH PARAMARTER) GIVING A RESULT : STAIR TREAD-T4, 285 X 1000

[admaiora]

Hi Vancem,

you can see a quick guide i prepared for you here:

You can even improve it using even triggers.

http://help.autodesk.com/view/INVNTOR/2014/ENU/?guid=GUID-DA0F4988-AE08-4791-83E5-F9D41B82D4F6

http://help.autodesk.com/view/INVNTOR/2014/ENU/?guid=GUID-9369AEB8-F01A-4865-812D-14B21AA4AA22

I hope that it can helps you!

[Anonymous]

Thanks admaiora,

I can follow your instructions and get the paramaters to the custom iproperties. But how do i get those properties into my rule??

Your example shows the rule with these properties already in the rule.

iProperties.Value("Project", "Part Number")="STAIR TREAD T4,<LENGTH_TREAD> X <WIDTH_TREAD>"

[admaiora]

Hi Vancem,

you have to write it, or use the snippets already done. Obsiouly using your parameters.

You can find more about tnhat here:

http://help.autodesk.com/view/INVNTOR/2014/ENU/?guid=GUID-B98DF82D-E489-4C19-8351-11C0ED63C349

http://help.autodesk.com/view/INVNTOR/2014/ENU/?guid=GUID-E5FC2D0A-52B8-4B3A-AE4B-D53B16911E7A

http://help.autodesk.com/view/INVNTOR/2014/ENU/?guid=GUID-8CAEA21E-A604-4D0A-8F06-3FA5B693CE6B

http://help.autodesk.com/view/INVNTOR/2014/ENU/?guid=GUID-050DC8F2-6F4D-4CCC-8469-ACC481A38BC2

I hope that it can helps you.

[Anonymous]

Thanks Admaiora,

I understand that it should be simple. If i drag the parameters into the code they work, but when i include the additional text and put " " around the code snippet all i get is the text string not the values?? 

[admaiora · Accepted solution]

Yes, inserting the argument you write the expression in the description field of the iProperties.

[Anonymous]

Thanks I can get the formular to work in the description iproperty.

When I save the part as a template the formular dose not save??

[Anonymous]

Thanks Admaiora,

I have worked it out.

[admaiora]

You are welcome Vancem.