String format Export to DXF

[dominiek_vanwest]

Hi,

I'm not exactly sure how to build the string that defines the format of the DXF file.

Here below and example:

Dim sOut As String
    sOut = "FLAT PATTERN DXF?AcadVersion=2004&OuterProfileLayer=Outer&InvisibleLayers=IV_Tangent;IV_Bend;IV_Bend_Down;IV_Bend_Up;IV_Arc_Centers"

And here below what is in my *.ini file:

[FP EXPORT SELECT OPTIONS]
AUTOCAD VERSION=AutoCAD 2000
USE CUSTOMIZE=No
CUSTOMIZE FILE=c:\program files\autodesk\inventor 2013\Design Data\DWG-DXF\FlatPattern.xml
[FLATPATTERN LAYER OPTIONS]
Tangent Lines=IV_TANGENT:Visibility=OFF;LinePattern=28100;LineWeight=0,0500;Color=0,0,0;
Bend Lines (Front)=IV_BEND:Visibility=ON;LinePattern=28100;LineWeight=0,0500;Color=0,255,0;
Bend Lines (Back)=IV_BEND_DOWN:Visibility=ON;LinePattern=28100;LineWeight=0,0500;Color=0,0,0;
Tool Centers (Front)=IV_TOOL_CENTER:Visibility=OFF;LinePattern=28100;LineWeight=0,0500;Color=0,0,0;
Tool Centers (Back)=IV_TOOL_CENTER_DOWN:Visibility=OFF;LinePattern=28100;LineWeight=0,0500;Color=0,0,0;
Arc Centers=IV_ARC_CENTERS:Visibility=OFF;LinePattern=28100;LineWeight=0,0500;Color=0,0,0;
Outer Profile=IV_OUTER_PROFILE:Visibility=ON;LinePattern=28100;LineWeight=0,0500;Color=0,0,0;
Inner Profile=IV_INTERIOR_PROFILES:Visibility=ON;LinePattern=28100;LineWeight=0,0500;Color=0,0,0;
Feature Profile (Front)=IV_BEND:Visibility=ON;LinePattern=28100;LineWeight=0,0500;Color=0,255,0;
Feature Profile (Back)=IV_FEATURE_PROFILES_DOWN:Visibility=OFF;LinePattern=28100;LineWeight=0,0500;Color=0,0,0;
Alternate Rep (Front)=IV_ALTREP_FRONT:Visibility=OFF;LinePattern=28100;LineWeight=0,0500;Color=0,0,0;
Alternate Rep (Back)=IV_ALTREP_BACK:Visibility=OFF;LinePattern=28100;LineWeight=0,0500;Color=0,0,0;
Unconsumed Sketches=IV_UNCONSUMED_SKETCHES:Visibility=OFF;LinePattern=0;LineWeight=-1,0000;Color=-255,-255,-255;
Tangent Roll Lines=IV_ROLL_TANGENT:Visibility=OFF;LinePattern=28100;LineWeight=0,0500;Color=0,0,0;
Roll Lines=IV_ROLL:Visibility=OFF;LinePattern=28100;LineWeight=0,0500;Color=0,0,0;
[FLATPATTERN GEOMETRY OPTIONS]
REBASE GEOMETRY=No
GROUP GEOMETRY=Yes
REPLACE SPLINE=No
SPLINE SIMPLIFICATION METHOD=Linear
CHORD_TOLERANCE=0,010

How do I adjust the String (sOut), so all the info above is in there?

Thanks in advance,

Dominiek

[Owner2229]

This is what I'm using:

Dim oDoc As Document = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument
Dim oSMCD As SheetMetalComponentDefinition = oDoc.ComponentDefinition
Dim sOut As String
sOut = "FLAT PATTERN DXF?AcadVersion=2000" _
+ "&OuterProfileLayer=IV_INTERIOR_PROFILES" _
+ "&InvisibleLayers=IV_TANGENT;IV_FEATURE_PROFILES_DOWN" _
+ "&SimplifySplines=True" _
+ "&BendLayerColor=255;255;0" _
+ "&BendUpLayerColor=255;255;0" _
+ "&BendDownLayerColor=255;255;0" _
+ "&FeatureProfilesLayerColor=255;255;0" _
+ "&FeatureProfilesUpLayerColor=255;255;0" _
+ "&UnconsumedSketchesLayerColor=255;255;0"
+ "&BendLayerLineType=37634" _
+ "&BendUpLayerLineType=37634" _
+ "&BendDownLayerLineType=37634" _
+ "&FeatureProfilesLayerLineType=37634" _
+ "&FeatureProfilesUpLayerLineType=37634" _
+ "&UnconsumedSketchesLayerLineType=37634" _
+ "&FeatureProfilesDownLayerLineType=37634" _
+ "&FeatureProfilesDownLayerColor=255;255;0" _
sPath = "C:\File.DXF"
oSMCD.DataIO.WriteDataToFile( sOut, sPath)

[dominiek_vanwest]

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@Owner2229 wrote:

This is what I'm using:

Dim oDoc As Document = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument
Dim oSMCD As SheetMetalComponentDefinition = oDoc.ComponentDefinition
Dim sOut As String
sOut = "FLAT PATTERN DXF?AcadVersion=2000" _
+ "&OuterProfileLayer=IV_INTERIOR_PROFILES" _
+ "&InvisibleLayers=IV_TANGENT;IV_FEATURE_PROFILES_DOWN" _
+ "&SimplifySplines=True" _
+ "&BendLayerColor=255;255;0" _
+ "&BendUpLayerColor=255;255;0" _
+ "&BendDownLayerColor=255;255;0" _
+ "&FeatureProfilesLayerColor=255;255;0" _
+ "&FeatureProfilesUpLayerColor=255;255;0" _
+ "&UnconsumedSketchesLayerColor=255;255;0"
+ "&BendLayerLineType=37634" _
+ "&BendUpLayerLineType=37634" _
+ "&BendDownLayerLineType=37634" _
+ "&FeatureProfilesLayerLineType=37634" _
+ "&FeatureProfilesUpLayerLineType=37634" _
+ "&UnconsumedSketchesLayerLineType=37634" _
+ "&FeatureProfilesDownLayerLineType=37634" _
+ "&FeatureProfilesDownLayerColor=255;255;0" _
sPath = "C:\File.DXF"
oSMCD.DataIO.WriteDataToFile( sOut, sPath)

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That's not for me right? That's just another example?

I'd like to know how the String is build. How can I convert the text in my *.ini file to the sOut String?

[Owner2229]

I thought u want to write the parameters from the INI file to the code. You can't export Flatpattern with external INI. What I posted is an example of how to specify export options in "sOut" String.

[dominiek_vanwest · Accepted solution]

Yes, you posted an example of the export options, but that's not the whole thing. What is what is not clear.

In the meantime I have found it: https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-customization/export-dxf-options/td-p/5616756

In one of those posts of that link there is a pdf how to make the output string. I have also attached it here.

[C-Hoppen]

In Inventor 2016 a new option "trim center lines" was added. What is the argument name for this new option? I would like to export with "trim center lines = true".

Thanks in advanced


Christoph