GetActiveDocument

[Ruffy85]

Hello together,

i try to convert this ilogic to C#

 'catch and skip errors
On Error Resume Next
'define the active assembly
Dim oAssyDoc As AssemblyDocument
oAssyDoc = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument 

'get user input as True or False
wfBoolean = InputRadioBox("Turn all Sketches On/Off", "On", "Off", False, "iLogic")

' Process the rule, wrapping it in a transaction so the 
' entire process can be undone with a single undo operation. 
Dim trans As Transaction 
trans = ThisApplication.TransactionManager.StartTransaction( _ 
        oAssyDoc, "Sketches Off")

'Check all referenced docs
Dim oDoc As Inventor.Document
For Each oDoc In oAssyDoc.AllReferencedDocuments
    'set Sketch visibility
    For Each oSketch In oDoc.ComponentDefinition.Sketches
    oSketch.Visible = wfBoolean
    Next    
    
Next

'end transaction for single undo
trans.End 

'upate the files
InventorVb.DocumentUpdate()

The Problem is to get access to the activedocument compdefinitionobject.

in ilogic they know inventor.Document. But in C# its not possible to access trough Inventor.Document object.

public void HideSketches()
        {
            bool result = false;
            if (result == true)
            {
                Inventor.Transaction oTrans = myCad.InvApp.TransactionManager.StartTransaction(myCad.InvApp.ActiveDocument, "Sketches off");
                foreach (Inventor.Document oDoc in myCad.InvApp.ActiveDocument.AllReferencedDocuments)
                {
                    foreach (Inventor.Sketch oSketch in oDoc.ComponentDefinition.Sketches)
                    {
                        oSketch.Visible = result;
                    }
                }

                oTrans.End();
                oDoc.Update();
            }
        }

i used a bool for testing, later i will implement the dialog. The Problem here is, the linepart oDoc.componentDefinition is not possible.

i have the same problem in a lot of codesnippets. where the actual DocType is not clear while programming.

Please help.

THanks 

[Anonymous]

Can you please elaborate on this:

"But in C# its not possible to access trough Inventor.Document object."

What exactly can you not access through the Inventor.Document object in C#?

I would like to help but need a clearer understanding of the problem.  Thanks.

[MechMachineMan]

Okay?

So do a test on the Inventor.Document to see what it's proper type is, and cast the object to a properly typed variable.

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

I agree that portion of the SDK seems a bit peculiar since the various XXXDocument types are not actually derived from Document.  However, I have proceeded with code like this to deal with that in C# and it has worked for me...

   invDoc = invApp.ActiveDocument;
   if (invDoc != null && invDoc.DocumentType == DocumentTypeEnum.kPartDocumentObject)
   {
      fileTextBox.Text = invDoc.FullFileName;

      PartDocument partDoc = invDoc as PartDocument;

      if (partDoc != null)

      {

         PartComponentDefinition partComponentDefinition = partDoc.ComponentDefinition;

         ...

[Ruffy85]

yep ok that works thanks