creating 3d pdf with API and C#.NET

[Anonymous]

Hello,

our company has just updated to Inventor 2017 to export some Assembly/Part to 3D PDF.

Now we are now trying to integrate the 3D PDF export in a own developed software with c#.net.

But we have encountered a minor problem and we need support from developpers.

In the help file of the api in Inventor 2017 there is a api sample for “Export to 3D PDF API Sample” in VBA (see below in green)

When trying the same in C#.NET we have the problem that following code will not compile.

The pdfConvertor3d.Publish will not work because of the definition of pdfConvertor3d as object.

What class/interface should we cast TranslatorAddIn.Automation!

Do you have a sample code in C#.NET for the export of 3d pdf like below?

TranslatorAddIn pdf3dAddIn = (TranslatorAddIn)iApp.ApplicationAddIns.ItemById["{3EE52B28-D6E0-4EA4-8AA6-C2A266DEBB88}"];

object pdfConvertor3d = pdf3dAddIn.Automation; //pdf3dAddIn.Automation returns an object or what class should we cast it?

//…

//Publish document

pdfConvertor3d.Publish(idoc, oOptions); //Publish is not valid!

Export to 3D PDF API Sample (VBA) of the API Help

Public Sub PublishTo3DPDF()

    ' Get the 3D PDF Add-In.

    Dim oPDFAddIn As ApplicationAddIn

    Dim oAddin As ApplicationAddIn

    For Each oAddin In ThisApplication.ApplicationAddIns

        If oAddin.ClassIdString = "{3EE52B28-D6E0-4EA4-8AA6-C2A266DEBB88}" Then

            Set oPDFAddIn = oAddin

            Exit For

        End If

    Next

    If oPDFAddIn Is Nothing Then

        MsgBox "Inventor 3D PDF Addin not loaded."

        Exit Sub

    End If

    Dim oPDFConvertor3D

    Set oPDFConvertor3D = oPDFAddIn.Automation

    'Set a reference to the active document (the document to be published).

    Dim oDocument As Document

    Set oDocument = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument

    ' Create a NameValueMap object as Options

    Dim oOptions As NameValueMap

    Set oOptions = ThisApplication.TransientObjects.CreateNameValueMap

    ' Options

    oOptions.Value("FileOutputLocation") = "c:\temp\test.pdf"

    oOptions.Value("ExportAnnotations") = 1

    oOptions.Value("ExportWokFeatures") = 1

    oOptions.Value("GenerateAndAttachSTEPFile") = True

    oOptions.Value("VisualizationQuality") = kHigh

    ' Set the properties to export

    Dim sProps(0) As String

    sProps(0) = "{F29F85E0-4FF9-1068-AB91-08002B27B3D9}:Title"  ' Title

    oOptions.Value("ExportAllProperties") = False

    oOptions.Value("ExportProperties") = sProps

    ' Set the design views to export

    Dim sDesignViews(1) As String

    sDesignViews(0) = "Master"

    sDesignViews(1) = "View1"

    oOptions.Value("ExportDesignViewRepresentations") = sDesignViews

    'Publish document.

    Call oPDFConvertor3D.Publish(oDocument, oOptions)

End Sub

Regards

Enzo Naso    

[c_hoppen]

Is there no solution? I also need to export 3d pdf using c# .net.

[adam.nagy]

Hi,

Just use dynamic:

dynamic pdfConvertor3d = pdf3dAddIn.Automation;

Cheers,

[c_hoppen]

No No No thats too easy! Impossible! 😉

Thanks

Christoph

[YuhanZhang]

Declare the variable using 'dynamic' does work. Attached a sample C# project for this, you can open a part/assembly and run the code to check the result. You may need to modify the sDesignViews array to specify proper values for it before running it.

[jmacapagal2CD9H]

Hello, just came here to ask about the same problem but I am using the same code from a custom Addin that I created. I got this error when publishing. It is working If I use it on a external application.