iProperties in sketch

[PolemEngineering]

As far as I know, Autodesk still doesn't give the option to use iProperties in part-sketches. Only parameters can be selected.

There are a few parts I which want to provide with text. These parts are kind of template-parts with only text changes.

Is there a workaround for this. Maybe with the API (I'm working on my VBA skills).

Thanks in advance,
René

[sanganaksakha]

René,
Does this work for you?
ThisDocument.ComponentDefinition.Sketches(1).TextBoxes(1).Text _
= ThisDocument.PropertySets("Inventor User Defined Properties").Item("txt").Value
where txt is a Custom property of type text.

- Sanjay Kulkarni

[PolemEngineering]

Sanjay,

Yes, this works for me...

If I want more textboxes I increase the numbers. I only have to consider with the order of textboxes (I asume there is no way to check the order).
Thank you very much.

Greetz,
René

[sanganaksakha]

René,
You don't need to remember the number as long as you know some property of that object that is unique. (The text in the textbox in this case). So, something like this should work:

For Each tBox in tBoxes
if tBox.Text = "txt" then ' unique value
'change value
Exit For
Endif
Next

This is a very standard technique universally used.

Sanjay Kulkarni

[PolemEngineering]

Great,
thank you very much,
René Edited by: PolemEngineering on May 18, 2010 5:16 AM

[Anonymous]

Hi,

I would just like to thank you for the solution, it's precisely what I was asked this afternoon 🙂