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transaction manager help

Anonymous
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‎02-06-2019 11:31 AM
 

I am using code to check hole size and alignment of assembly. the only problem is when I click to undo I have to click it more times than I actually can. I have been trying to set up a transaction within the code so it groups the rule altogether this is my code is there any way to do this since  sub commands

 Sub main
	 End Sub 

 Sub face()
        Dim m_Inventor As Inventor.Application
        m_Inventor = System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.GetActiveObject("Inventor.Application")
		
        Dim oDoc As AssemblyDocument
        oDoc = m_Inventor.ActiveDocument

        Dim oCompdef As AssemblyComponentDefinition
        oCompdef = oDoc.ComponentDefinition

        Dim oBody1 As SurfaceBody
        Dim oBody2 As SurfaceBody

        oBody1 = m_Inventor.CommandManager.Pick(SelectionFilterEnum.kPartBodyFilter, "Select first body")
        oBody2 = m_Inventor.CommandManager.Pick(SelectionFilterEnum.kPartBodyFilter, "Select a body to compare")

        Dim oFace As Face
        Dim oAxis As WorkAxis

        For Each oFace In oBody1.Faces

            If oFace.SurfaceType = SurfaceTypeEnum.kCylinderSurface Then
                oAxis = oCompdef.WorkAxes.AddFixed(oFace.Geometry.BasePoint, oFace.Geometry.AxisVector)

                Dim comparedFace As Face
                comparedFace = CompareFaces(oAxis, oBody2, oCompdef)

                If comparedFace Is Nothing Then
                    oAxis.Name = oAxis.Name & "_misaligned"
                Else
                    Dim oHoleFeature1 As HoleFeature
                    oHoleFeature1 = oFace.CreatedByFeature

                    Dim dia1 As Double
                    dia1 = oHoleFeature1.HoleDiameter.Value
                    dia1 = dia1 * 10 'Converting cm to mm

                    Dim oHoleFeature2 As HoleFeature
                    oHoleFeature2 = comparedFace.CreatedByFeature

                    Dim dia2 As Double
                    dia2 = oHoleFeature2.HoleDiameter.Value
                    dia2 = dia2 * 10 'Converting cm to mm

                    If Math.Round(dia1, 4) = Math.Round(dia2, 4) Then
                        messagebox.show("Hole diameter of plate 1 = " & dia1 & " compared with Hole diameter of plate 2 = " & dia2 & " => OK - Default")
                    ElseIf Math.Round(dia1, 4) >= Math.Round(dia2, 4) And Math.Round(dia1, 4) <= Math.Round(dia2, 4) + 0.5 Then
                        messagebox.Show("Hole diameter of plate 1 = " & dia1 & " compared with Hole diameter of plate 2 = " & dia2 & " => OK - Special Type")
                    Else
                        messagebox.Show("Hole diameter of plate 1 = " & dia1 & " compared with Hole diameter of plate 2 = " & dia2 & " => Not OK")
                    End If

                End If

            End If

        Next

        Dim oPane As BrowserPane
        oPane = oDoc.BrowserPanes.ActivePane

        Dim alignedNodes As ObjectCollection
        alignedNodes = m_Inventor.TransientObjects.CreateObjectCollection

        Dim misAlignedNodes As ObjectCollection
        misAlignedNodes = m_Inventor.TransientObjects.CreateObjectCollection

        For i = 4 To oCompdef.WorkAxes.Count
            oAxis = oCompdef.WorkAxes.Item(i)
            Dim misaligned As Boolean
            misaligned = EndsWith(oAxis.Name, "misaligned")

            Dim oNode As BrowserNode

            If misaligned = True Then
                oNode = oPane.GetBrowserNodeFromObject(oAxis)
                misAlignedNodes.Add(oNode)
            Else
                oNode = oPane.GetBrowserNodeFromObject(oAxis)
                alignedNodes.Add(oNode)
            End If

        Next

        Dim alignedAxes As BrowserFolder
        alignedAxes = oPane.AddBrowserFolder("Aligned Axes", alignedNodes)

        Dim misAlignedAxes As BrowserFolder
        misAlignedAxes = oPane.AddBrowserFolder("MisAligned Axes", misAlignedNodes)

    End Sub

    Public Function CompareFaces(ByVal oAxis1 As WorkAxis, ByVal oBody As SurfaceBody, ByVal compDef As AssemblyComponentDefinition) As Face
        For Each oFace As Face In oBody.Faces
            If oFace.SurfaceType = SurfaceTypeEnum.kCylinderSurface Then
                Dim oAxis As WorkAxis

                oAxis = compDef.WorkAxes.AddFixed(oFace.Geometry.BasePoint, oFace.Geometry.AxisVector)

                If oAxis.Line.IsColinearTo(oAxis1.Line) Then
                    oAxis.Delete()
                    Return oFace
                    Exit Function
                Else
                    oAxis.Delete()
                End If
            End If
        Next
        Return Nothing
    End Function

    Public Function EndsWith(Str As String, ending As String) As Boolean
        Dim endingLen As Integer
        endingLen = Len(ending)
        EndsWith = (Microsoft.VisualBasic.Right(Trim(UCase(Str)), endingLen) = UCase(ending))
    End Function
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AlexFielder
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‎02-07-2019 02:11 AM

Hi again @Anonymous 

 

Here is the simplest example of a transaction I can provide:

 

Option Explicit On
Public Sub Main()
    If TypeOf ThisApplication.ActiveDocument Is PartDocument Then

        Dim pyramidheight As String = InputBox("How high?", "Pyramid height", "10")
        GeneratePyramid(pyramidheight)
    Else
        MessageBox.Show("Suggest you create a new part file and run this rule again!")
    End If
End Sub

Public Sub GeneratePyramid(ByVal pyramidHeight As String)

    Dim height As Integer = Convert.ToInt32(pyramidheight)
    Dim rowCount As Integer = 1
    Dim spacing As Double = 10 'units = cm
    Dim oPartDocument As PartDocument = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument
    Dim oCompDef As PartComponentDefinition = oPartDocument.ComponentDefinition
    Dim oTrans As TransientGeometry = ThisApplication.TransientGeometry

    Dim trans As Transaction = ThisApplication.TransactionManager.StartTransaction(oPartDocument, "Create pyramid of points")

    'i = row
    'j = column
    Dim XSpacing As Double = 0
    Dim YSpacing As Double = 0
    Dim ZSpacing As Double = 0
    For i As Integer = height To 0 Step -1
        'Dim tmpPoint As Point = ThisApplication.TransientGeometry.CreatePoint(0, 0, 0)


        For j As Integer = 1 To i
            Dim wp As WorkPoint = oCompDef.WorkPoints.AddFixed(oTrans.CreatePoint(XSpacing, YSpacing, ZSpacing))
			wp.Name = "WP" & i.ToString() & "." & j.ToString()
            'set up X Spacing
            XSpacing += spacing
        Next

        'For j As Integer = 1 To rowCount
        YSpacing += spacing
        XSpacing = (spacing * rowCount) / 2
        'Next
        rowCount += 1
    Next

    trans.End()
End Sub

Sub updatestatusbar(ByVal message As String)
    ThisApplication.statusbartext = message
End Sub

Sub updatestatusbar(ByVal percent As Double, ByVal message As String)
    ThisApplication.statusbartext = message + " (" & percent.ToString("P1") + ")"
End Sub

This process is explained in more detail on the following page:

 

http://help.autodesk.com/view/INVNTOR/2019/ENU/?guid=GUID-991ABB26-6113-4E27-83F8-1699F259772E

 

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‎02-07-2019 03:50 AM

Thank you again for all the help. The reason I posted I keep getting an error every time I try to place a transaction here is the error I keep receiving. I didn't know if i needed to place a transaction in each sub step of code

error 6.PNG

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‎02-07-2019 03:54 AM

Post the code you have and I'll take a look.

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‎02-07-2019 04:27 AM

ok here we go 

 
Sub Main()
        Dim m_Inventor As Inventor.Application
        m_Inventor = System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.GetActiveObject("Inventor.Application")
		
        Dim oDoc As AssemblyDocument
        oDoc = m_Inventor.ActiveDocument

        Dim oCompdef As AssemblyComponentDefinition
        oCompdef = oDoc.ComponentDefinition

        Dim oBody1 As SurfaceBody
        Dim oBody2 As SurfaceBody

        oBody1 = m_Inventor.CommandManager.Pick(SelectionFilterEnum.kPartBodyFilter, "Select first body")
        oBody2 = m_Inventor.CommandManager.Pick(SelectionFilterEnum.kPartBodyFilter, "Select a body to compare")

        Dim oFace As Face
        Dim oAxis As WorkAxis
		
		Dim trans As Transaction = ThisApplication.TransactionManager.StartTransaction(oPartDocument, "Hole Alignment")
		

        For Each oFace In oBody1.Faces
			

            If oFace.SurfaceType = SurfaceTypeEnum.kCylinderSurface Then
                oAxis = oCompdef.WorkAxes.AddFixed(oFace.Geometry.BasePoint, oFace.Geometry.AxisVector)

                Dim comparedFace As Face
                comparedFace = CompareFaces(oAxis, oBody2, oCompdef)

                If comparedFace Is Nothing Then
                    oAxis.Name = oAxis.Name & "_misaligned"
                Else
                    Dim oHoleFeature1 As HoleFeature
                    oHoleFeature1 = oFace.CreatedByFeature

                    Dim dia1 As Double
                    dia1 = oHoleFeature1.HoleDiameter.Value
                    dia1 = dia1 * 10 'Converting cm to mm

                    Dim oHoleFeature2 As HoleFeature
                    oHoleFeature2 = comparedFace.CreatedByFeature

                    Dim dia2 As Double
                    dia2 = oHoleFeature2.HoleDiameter.Value
                    dia2 = dia2 * 10 'Converting cm to mm

                    If Math.Round(dia1, 4) = Math.Round(dia2, 4) Then
                        messagebox.Show("Hole diameter of plate 1 = " & dia1 & " compared with Hole diameter of plate 2 = " & dia2 & " => OK - Default")
                    ElseIf Math.Round(dia1, 4) >= Math.Round(dia2, 4) And Math.Round(dia1, 4) <= Math.Round(dia2, 4) + 0.5 Then
                        messagebox.Show("Hole diameter of plate 1 = " & dia1 & " compared with Hole diameter of plate 2 = " & dia2 & " => OK - Special Type")
                    Else
                        messagebox.Show("Hole diameter of plate 1 = " & dia1 & " compared with Hole diameter of plate 2 = " & dia2 & " => Not OK")
                    End If

                End If

            End If

        Next

        Dim oPane As BrowserPane
        oPane = oDoc.BrowserPanes.ActivePane

        Dim alignedNodes As ObjectCollection
        alignedNodes = m_Inventor.TransientObjects.CreateObjectCollection

        Dim misAlignedNodes As ObjectCollection
        misAlignedNodes = m_Inventor.TransientObjects.CreateObjectCollection

        For i = 4 To oCompdef.WorkAxes.Count
            oAxis = oCompdef.WorkAxes.Item(i)
            Dim misaligned As Boolean
            misaligned = EndsWith(oAxis.Name, "misaligned")

            Dim oNode As BrowserNode

            If misaligned = True Then
                oNode = oPane.GetBrowserNodeFromObject(oAxis)
                misAlignedNodes.Add(oNode)
            Else
                oNode = oPane.GetBrowserNodeFromObject(oAxis)
                alignedNodes.Add(oNode)
            End If

        Next
		
		
		
        Dim alignedAxes As BrowserFolder
        alignedAxes = oPane.AddBrowserFolder("Aligned Axes", alignedNodes)

        Dim misAlignedAxes As BrowserFolder
        misAlignedAxes = oPane.AddBrowserFolder("MisAligned Axes", misAlignedNodes)
		trans.end
    End Sub

    Public Function CompareFaces(ByVal oAxis1 As WorkAxis, ByVal oBody As SurfaceBody, ByVal compDef As AssemblyComponentDefinition) As Face
        For Each oFace As Face In oBody.Faces
            If oFace.SurfaceType = SurfaceTypeEnum.kCylinderSurface Then
                Dim oAxis As WorkAxis

                oAxis = compDef.WorkAxes.AddFixed(oFace.Geometry.BasePoint, oFace.Geometry.AxisVector)

                If oAxis.Line.IsColinearTo(oAxis1.Line) Then
                    oAxis.Delete()
                    Return oFace
                    Exit Function
                Else
                    oAxis.Delete()
                End If
            End If
        Next
        Return Nothing
		
		End Function

    Public Function EndsWith(Str As String, ending As String) As Boolean
        Dim endingLen As Integer
        endingLen = Len(ending)
        EndsWith = (Microsoft.VisualBasic.Right(Trim(UCase(Str)), endingLen) = UCase(ending))
    End Function
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‎02-07-2019 04:34 AM

Does that work then? It looks like it will to my eyes.

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‎02-07-2019 04:51 AM

From everything i was reading, I thought I was doing it right. but I still was getting the same error.

 

(is there a simple way to go from vba to vba.net)

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AlexFielder
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‎02-07-2019 05:01 AM
Accepted solution

You've got one error which can be fixed like this:

Change this:

Dim trans As Transaction = ThisApplication.TransactionManager.StartTransaction(oPartDocument, "Hole Alignment")

To this:

Dim trans As Transaction = ThisApplication.TransactionManager.StartTransaction(oDoc, "Hole Alignment")

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‎02-07-2019 05:24 AM
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yes that works perfectly Smiley Happy

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