iLogic Run External rule has no option to run in another component?

[pball]

I'm trying to run an external iLogic rule on a model from inside the drawing of that model. I found a few threads with references to iLogicVB.RunExternalRule that reference the part and external rule. This thread here shows what I want to do, but trying to call out a component in that command throws an error.

Using the new handy iLogic editor, the RunExternalRule command doesn't list the option for supplying a component to run the rule on. Did this get removed in recent versions? I'm currently using 2020.2.1.

[Curtis_Waguespack · Accepted solution]

Hi @pball 

I'm not sure if something changed or not, but this does work in Inventor 2020:

iLogicVb.Automation.RunExternalRule(oDoc, "MyRule")

You can use something like this to open the document so that the external rule will "see" it

oDoc = ThisDrawing.ModelDocument

Dim openedView As Inventor.View = Nothing
If oDoc IsNot ThisApplication.ActiveDocument Then
	openedView = oDoc.Views.Add()
	oDoc.Activate()
End If

'optional, hide openedView afer it opens
'openedView.Visible = False 

iLogicVb.Automation.RunExternalRule(oDoc, "MyRule")

If openedView IsNot Nothing Then
	openedView.Close()
End If 

'example external rule
"MyRule"

MessageBox.Show(ThisApplication.ActiveDocument.fullfilename, "iLogic")

I hope this helps.
Best of luck to you in all of your Inventor pursuits,
Curtis
http://inventortrenches.blogspot.com

[WCrihfield]

You would just have to activate whichever document you want the external rule to work on, before you run the external rule.  This can easily be done by code.

[pball]

@Curtis_Waguespack  Adding the Automation in there is exactly what I needed. Interesting the shorter version doesn't work.

@WCrihfield  I knew that was an option but for this script I want things to be seamless.