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check whether part is create by frame generator

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check whether part is create by frame generator

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Is it possible through the api to check whether a part has been created through frame generator? I'm trying to filter these parts out of a all referenced documents loop.

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Hi Craig,

 

We use stock number to skip frame generator parts, but you could use any iproperty.

 

Our frame generator parts contain a stock number.

 

 

We also use the description iproperty so it skips the frame control sketch.

 

SyntaxEditor Code Snippet

'---start iLogic ----

'check for skip it flag
SN = iProperties.Value("Project", "Stock Number")
Desc = iProperties.Value("Project", "Description")

If IsNumeric(SN) = True Then
    Return
    ElseIf Desc = "Frame Control Sketch" Then
    Return
    Else
    """DO something here"""
End If

'---end iLogic ----

 

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bradeneuropeArthur
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It has a clasification. You could skip these on clasification = content center member.

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Arthur Knoors

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wolfgang_nickl
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Hello Together,

you can check it with AttribueSets:

 

Sub wnTestFrame()
    Dim ASE As AttributeSetsEnumerator
    Dim Doc As Document
    Set Doc = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument
    Set ASE = Doc.AttributeManager.FindAttributeSets("com.autodesk.FG*", "*", "*")
    If ASE.Count > 0 Then MsgBox "Framegenerator Part/Assembly"
End Sub

Assemlies will be found even if only a subpart or subassemly has the AttributeSet.

 

If yout Need the Information for the single assembly you can check the AttributeSets of the componentdefinition.

 

Best Regards

Wolfgang

J_Dumont
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Hi Wolfgang,

Thanks for your input. The program works well.

I was wondering if you can expand on it.

The issue I have is that if I place a structural member using Place From Content Center directly, your code shows that it was placed by FG.

Is there a way to filter this out and truly only identify those components placed by FG?

 

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wolfgang_nickl
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Hello Dumont,

 

sorry, I don't know a property that will tell this.

In a quick view in the local window of vba, I saw that

the AttributSet of Frame elements has two items,

while the Part from ContentCenter has only one.

But I don't know it it behaves that way ever nor

I have code too check this.Screenshot 2023-02-02 162734.png

 

Best Regards

Wolfgang

 

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A.Acheson
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You can check this using document interests method. See this post.

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Alan