ilogic, vba, .net programmers.

[Anonymous]

If people would not mind sharing I would be curious to know how many people on here are full time Inventor API programmers. If your both a designer and programmer, how many hrs a day do you spend programming? Are you an ilogic, vba or vb.net programmer? I have programmed with all three, however as of late vb.net is my personal choice. I am a mechanical designer and programmer by necessity however, I am liking the programming more every day. I am always looking for ways to speed things up and customizing for my personal and business need. I see only a few full time API positions available from time to time. I am surprised there are not more companies looking for someone to customize Inventor.

I would love to hear what you do? 

Thanks

[Jef_E]

First of all may I correct you question?

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@Anonymous wrote:

Are you an ilogic, vba or vb.net programmer?

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iLogic is vb.net based and can be written the same. only difference is the predefined snippits that are basically just some functions as you can write them yourself in any code compiler software.

So the question should be: do you use the iLogic module, Inventor VBA or an external application to write .dll (Inventor AddIn) file in vb.net or C#?

But enough about that 🙂 I'm also in the same position as you, I'm a mechanical engineer that also automates to speed thing up, or at least I try to. My main choice of tool is the Inventor AddIn easier to write in Visual Studio and can be debugged unlike iLogic. But when there is something that must be embedded in the document itself I use iLogic. So it really depends on the task at hand.

My ratio engineer / programming is very depending on the amount of workload there is. If the workload is low, i'm free to program full time. Sadly this is not often the case (also a good thing else we would run out of business). But I have my hours / week that I take to keep up to speed and my knowledge fresh 🙂

[LukeDavenport]

Hi Wayne,

I'm aware of a 6 month+ contract in London currently hiring - heavily using iLogic and the Inventor API for configurable furniture designs. Drop me a private message if this is of interest.

Best regards,

Luke

[Anonymous]

Wayne,

Historically, the bulk of my work load was simply trying to keep up with design and production drawings for the shop. I've always know there was a better way to utilize the power of Inventor. For me it was the mythical "Done" button. Enter all of the information from the customer order form, hit enter and "Done". I knew that it was possible, but I lacked the time and know how to accomplish it. We manufacture custom commodity trailers and bodies, made from both steel and aluminum of various designs (models).

   I've just begun to get my feet wet programming with iLogic. In the past, I've heavily modified AutoCAD menu code to automate my work process, and I've also done SCADA programming, which was a blast.

   I rely heavily on the snippets and the help I get from this forum. I've noticed that there seem to be at least 2 different code protocols used. For me, the native snippets seem easier for me to understand and use. With the help of this forum, I've written very short bits of custom code that I've saved under my "Custom" section of the iLogic interface. Comes in very handy.

  As far as the time split, at this point, it's all programming when I doing my primary job here. But I also wear other hats that take up my time as well. So I have to say at this point, 8-9 hours a day of programming (varies) and 1-2 hours of my other responsibilities.

   I have to say it's a blast (at my age) to learn something new, and also seeing the possibilities of what can be done using iLogic.

Frank

[Anonymous]

Here is a sample of some automation I did a couple of years ago! Love this stuff!!

Make sure your volume is up as I talk through the process.

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