BOM row static quantity programatically...?

[oransen]

I can set the quantity in a BOM to be static by hand, and insert the quantity I want to.

And once it is set to static I can change the quantity programatically:

            CComBSTR bstrNewTotalQuantity = L"666,666" ;
            ThisBomRow->put_TotalQuantity(bstrNewTotalQuantity);

However I can't find out how to set the BOM quantity item to static from within my program. Both my tests and the help say that put_TotalQuantityOverridden can only be used to set things to FALSE.

How can I do with the API what I do by hand, i.e. set TotalQuantityOverridden to TRUE?

Or have I missed something?

[bradeneuropeArthur]

Public Sub BOMSTATIC()

Dim a As Application
Set a = ThisApplication

Dim b As AssemblyDocument
Set b = a.ActiveDocument

Dim c As BOM
Set c = b.ComponentDefinition.BOM

MsgBox c.BOMViews.Item(1).BOMRows.Item(1).TotalQuantity

c.BOMViews.Item(1).BOMRows.Item(1).TotalQuantity = 2 "OR YOUR qty...."
End Sub

[oransen]

>> c.BOMViews.Item(1).BOMRows.Item(1).TotalQuantity = 2 "OR YOUR qty...."

This works if the TotalQuantity is already a static. But if it is calculated (at least as far as I can tell) it remains calculated.

My question was how to change from calculated to static programatically.

I think...

[bradeneuropeArthur]

c.BOMViews.Item(1).BOMRows.Item(1).TotalQuantityOverridden = False

Regards,

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[oransen]

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@bradeneuropeArthur wrote:

c.BOMViews.Item(1).BOMRows.Item(1).TotalQuantityOverridden = False

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But I want it to be True. The docs say you can set it to False, but not to True. And my experiments confirm that.

If the item is already True then I can change the TotalQuantity.

[oransen]

To be more specific:

            hRes = ThisBomRow->put_TotalQuantityOverridden(VARIANT_TRUE);
            if (FAILED(hRes)) {
                gLogger.Printf(ekLogMsg, L"    Could not set overridden", pDefinitionsEnum->Count);
            }

If TotalQuantityOverridden is already true I don't get the message "Could not set overridden".

It TotalQuantityOverridden is false then I get the message "Could not set overridden"

And this confirms what the API help says.

[bradeneuropeArthur]

Hi,

I can set it to true!

What version of Inventor are you using?

c.BOMViews.Item(1).BOMRows.Item(1).TotalQuantityOverridden = True

[oransen]

>> I can set it to true!

Inventor 2017

[bradeneuropeArthur]

I don't understand the question anymore then!

[oransen]

When you do this...

c.BOMViews.Item(1).BOMRows.Item(1).TotalQuantityOverridden = True

...could you check that it was originally false and that it really goes to True?

Which version of Inventor are you using?

[bradeneuropeArthur]

I will try that.

Inventor 2018

[bradeneuropeArthur · Accepted solution]

Sorry but you are right.

With this it is possible what you need I think.

I found out what you mean.

but you need to add the value first to initialize

Public Sub BOMSTATIC()

Dim a As Application
Set a = ThisApplication

Dim b As AssemblyDocument
Set b = a.ActiveDocument

Dim c As BOM
Set c = b.ComponentDefinition.BOM

Dim OriginalSet As Boolean
OriginalSet = c.BOMViews.Item(1).BOMRows.Item(1).TotalQuantityOverridden

MsgBox OriginalSet
c.BOMViews.Item(1).BOMRows.Item(1).TotalQuantity = c.BOMViews.Item(1).BOMRows.Item(1).TotalQuantity
c.BOMViews.Item(1).BOMRows.Item(1).TotalQuantityOverridden = True
Dim NewSetTrue As Boolean
NewSetTrue = c.BOMViews.Item(1).BOMRows.Item(1).TotalQuantityOverridden

MsgBox OriginalSet & " VS " & NewSetTrue

End Sub

[oransen]

Thanks @bradeneuropeArthur for testing all this. I'm not sure what the equivalent in C++ is though. I'll wait till the authorities reply, maybe there's a simple solution we have missed...

[bradeneuropeArthur]

I am curious too.

I think Autodesk does the same as the last code, by setting the value first to his initial value.

Don't you think?

Regards,

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[oransen · Accepted solution]

@bradeneuropeArthur  wascompletely right. Strangely enough you have to set the quantity before you set Overriden

            // Do this before you do put_TotalQuantityOverridden
            CComBSTR bstrNewTotalQuantity = L"77" ;
            ThisBomRow->put_TotalQuantity(bstrNewTotalQuantity);
            ThisBomRow->put_TotalQuantityOverridden(VARIANT_TRUE);

Now all I need to do is work out how to change from "Each" to...

Odd eh?