Find idw for ipt

[Anonymous]

Is there a way to find which idw files are created using an ipt?

I need to find the files that idw files that reference the current ipt.

Thank you

[Anonymous]

Is there a way to find which idw files are created using an ipt?

I need to find the files that idw files that reference the current ipt.

Thank you

[Anonymous]

I wrote that in a hurry, what I said does not sound very well.

How can I find for a known part all the additional files (.idw, .dwg) that are created based on that part.

[Anonymous]

I wrote that in a hurry, what I said does not sound very well.

How can I find for a known part all the additional files (.idw, .dwg) that are created based on that part.

[Anonymous]

Have you tried the 'Where Used' functionality in
Design Assistant?

Sanjay-

[Anonymous]

Have you tried the 'Where Used' functionality in
Design Assistant?

Sanjay-

[Anonymous]

I see that 'Where used' works very good when used from the Inventor application.

But I have problems when using it from code. The FindWhereUsed method can be used from a document and searches only within that document. Instead the 'Where used' functionality from Inventor searches through a path. And of course from inventor I get the dwg and idw files, from code I do not. How can I get to the same function?


Thank you

[Anonymous]

I see that 'Where used' works very good when used from the Inventor application.

But I have problems when using it from code. The FindWhereUsed method can be used from a document and searches only within that document. Instead the 'Where used' functionality from Inventor searches through a path. And of course from inventor I get the dwg and idw files, from code I do not. How can I get to the same function?


Thank you

[Anonymous]

There isn't a direct API that will give you this
information. The FindWhereUsed API method is not the equivalent of the 'Where
Used' command. The command is in fact based on the API, but does a brute force
search by opening all documents in the specified folder(s) and checking whether
there are any references to the document of interest. You'll have to do this as
well. i.e. open every document within a folder and use the
Document.ReferencedDocumentDescriptors property to perform this check. Open the
documents invisibly to speed up the process.

Sanjay-

[Anonymous]

There isn't a direct API that will give you this
information. The FindWhereUsed API method is not the equivalent of the 'Where
Used' command. The command is in fact based on the API, but does a brute force
search by opening all documents in the specified folder(s) and checking whether
there are any references to the document of interest. You'll have to do this as
well. i.e. open every document within a folder and use the
Document.ReferencedDocumentDescriptors property to perform this check. Open the
documents invisibly to speed up the process.

Sanjay-

[robmatthews]

I have bodged together some code to do this; a macro run from Excel that looks at the currently active file in inventor and searches (via apprentrice) thru all idw files within my working folder (all files live locally, in one folder) to find the reference file.



I have no doubt that I've done it very badly (both programmatically and syntactically, as well as any other criteria you might name), but it works. However, it returns ALL idws that reference the open part or assy, and not just the immediate idw.



It does not search thru inventor dwgs.



I dare say someone like Sanjay or Josh could clean it up to run very sweetly.



I also have included a little progress indicator.






This place is not letting me attach a 4kb zip file. Wish i could help...

[robmatthews]

I have bodged together some code to do this; a macro run from Excel that looks at the currently active file in inventor and searches (via apprentrice) thru all idw files within my working folder (all files live locally, in one folder) to find the reference file.



I have no doubt that I've done it very badly (both programmatically and syntactically, as well as any other criteria you might name), but it works. However, it returns ALL idws that reference the open part or assy, and not just the immediate idw.



It does not search thru inventor dwgs.



I dare say someone like Sanjay or Josh could clean it up to run very sweetly.



I also have included a little progress indicator.






This place is not letting me attach a 4kb zip file. Wish i could help...

[Anonymous]

Sanjay, since I have written the last message I have gotten to the same brute force solution - opening all idw and dwg files and searching through references. As I see this is the general way to do this even if it is not very optimal. The fact the the Inventor Application does the same when using "Where Used" makes me even more convinced that is no other pretty way.

RobMatthews that would be good for all fighting with this problem, if you can post your sample.

Have a nice day

[Anonymous]

Sanjay, since I have written the last message I have gotten to the same brute force solution - opening all idw and dwg files and searching through references. As I see this is the general way to do this even if it is not very optimal. The fact the the Inventor Application does the same when using "Where Used" makes me even more convinced that is no other pretty way.

RobMatthews that would be good for all fighting with this problem, if you can post your sample.

Have a nice day

[robmatthews]

Per my previous post, attempt #4 (or so) to attach a zip file.

[robmatthews]

Per my previous post, attempt #4 (or so) to attach a zip file.