Automate general dimension between 2 planes of a sub-assembly

[Anonymous]

Hello guys,

I'm trying to make a code that automates a general dimension between the XY- planes of a subassembly in the idw enviroment

The main assembly has been named: assembly1 and the subassemblies as Test:1 and Test:2

After some googling i found this code, unfortunaly i’m unable to get it to work

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-customization/creating-a-dimension-between-two-workplanes-in...

See in the attachments for a visual explanation.

First : No Dimension

Second: The XY Planes of the sub-assemblies

Third: a generated general dimension between the two subassemblies.

the code so far:

Dim oDrawingDocument As DrawingDocument
oDrawingDocument = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument
oSheet = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument.ActiveSheet
oDrawingView = ActiveSheet.View("VIEW11").View

oAssemblyDocument = oDrawingView.ReferencedDocumentDescriptor.ReferencedDocument
oTG = ThisApplication.TransientGeometry

Dim oOcc As ComponentOccurrence = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument.ReferencedDocuments(1).ComponentDefinition.Occurrences.ItemByName("Test:1")
Dim oOcc1 As ComponentOccurrence = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument.ReferencedDocuments(1).ComponentDefinition.Occurrences.ItemByName("Test2:2")

Dim wp1 As WorkPlane = oOcc.Definition.WorkPlanes.Item("XY Plane")
Dim wp2 As WorkPlane = oOcc1.Definition.WorkPlanes.Item("XY Plane")

Dim centerLine1 As Centerline = Nothing
Dim centerline2 As Centerline = Nothing
centerLine1 = oSheet.Centerlines.AddByWorkFeature(wp1, oDrawingView)
centerline2 = oSheet.Centerlines.AddByWorkFeature(wp2, oDrawingView)

Dim wInt1 As GeometryIntent = oSheet.CreateGeometryIntent(centerLine1, PointIntentEnum.kStartPointIntent)
Dim wInt2 As GeometryIntent = oSheet.CreateGeometryIntent(centerline2, PointIntentEnum.kStartPointIntent)

Dim oDimPos As Point2d = oTG.CreatePoint2d(centerLine1.StartPoint.X - 2, centerline2.StartPoint.Y)

Dim oDim As GeneralDimension '= Nothing
oDim = oSheet.DrawingDimensions.GeneralDimensions.AddLinear(oDimPos, wInt1, wInt2, DimensionTypeEnum.kHorizontalDimensionType)

Help is really appreciated.

[WCrihfield · Accepted solution]

I know of another approach to getting those lines to dimension between within your drawing view.

The DrawingView object has a couple of methods that you can use called "GetIncludeStatus", "SetIncludeStatus", "GetVisibility", & "SetVisibility".

You can use the SetIncludeStatus, then the SetVisibility to show the line on your drawing view that represents the plane.  Then you can dimension between them.

[Anonymous]

Thank you very much. You pointed me in the right direction :).