iLogic/Visual Basic for Applications/Visual Studio clarification

[BrandonBG]

I have a fairly good understanding of what can be done with iLogic code in Inventor, and I think you can do a lot more than is shown in the help files using the API. But, I'm not sure what my next step is.

(1.) Can I create macros using something other than the Visual Basic for Application (Alt-F11) inside Inventor? I find the interface somewhat clunky.

(2.) Can I use Visual Studio Express? Or is this just for add-ins?

(3.) Which releases of Visual Studio Express are supported in Inventor? I have 2015, 2012, and 2010. 2015 works a lot differently than I remember from 2012, but 2012 has some weird compatibility issues with Windows 7 that I haven't quite figured out.

Brandon

Inventor 2016

Windows 7

[Vladimir.Ananyev · Accepted solution]

The next step after iLogic would be learning the Inventor API to develop Inventor addins.

Look at the Inventor Training Materials on GitHub

https://github.com/ADN-DevTech/Inventor-Training-Material

At the same time VBA environment could greatly help you to investigate API objects, their methods and properties, and is very useful for prototyping. 

Visual Studio 2012 is recommended if you develop applications for the Inventor 2016.