Open iLogic Browser using iLogic

[DRoam]

I have a local rule in a part that's triggered by an Event Trigger. When this rule runs, I want it to open the iLogic Browser if it isn't already. Is this possible?

[bradeneuropeArthur]

What do you mean with I-logic Browser?

[DRoam]

I mean the iLogic "pane". It's called the iLogic Browser. I can turn it on manually in one of two ways:

1. From "Manage" tab --> "iLogic" panel --> "iLogic Browser" button, or,
2. From "View" tab --> "Windows" panel --> "User Interface" dropdown --> Check "iLogic Browser"

I'm wondering if instead there's some iLogic code that can display it automatically.

[philip1009]

I think it might be through:

ThisDoc.Document.BrowserPanes.Add(Name As String, InternalName As String) As BrowserPane

If this is correct, then we just need to find out what the names are for the iLogic Browser.  I don't want to assume you're workflows, but it might be easier to just tell people where the browser is.

[DRoam]

Good suggestion, @philip1009. I did some investigating by opening up the iLogic browser and running the following code, to see if it would reveal the name of the iLogic browser:

For Each oBrowserPane In ThisDoc.Document.BrowserPanes
	MessageBox.Show(oBrowserPane.Name)
Next

...It worked, but the only names it showed were "Favorites" and "Model", so apparently the iLogic browser isn't part of a document's "BrowserPanes" collection, even if it's open.

(Oh and yes, just telling people to open it would be simple enough, but we're automating several other things with this rule and we'd like to automate opening the iLogic browser as well, if possible).

Any more suggestions?

[philip1009 · Accepted solution]

Found it:

SyntaxEditor Code Snippet

For Each oDockableWindow As DockableWindow In ThisApplication.UserInterfaceManager.DockableWindows
	MessageBox.Show(oDockableWindow.Title)
Next

DockableWindows.Add( ClientId As String, InternalName As String, Title As String ) As DockableWindow

[DRoam · Accepted solution]

@philip1009 you're the man! That got me on the right track. It seems that the iLogic Browser "dockable window" already exists and so doesn't need to be added; it only needs to be made visible. Here is what I ended up with:

'iLogic Browser "dockable window" information:
oInternalName = "ilogic.treeeditor"
oClientID = "{3bdd8d79-2179-4b11-8a5a-257b1c0263ac}"
oTitle = "iLogic"

For Each oDockableWindow As Inventor.DockableWindow In ThisApplication.UserInterfaceManager.DockableWindows
	If oDockableWindow.InternalName = oInternalName Then
		If Not oDockableWindow.Visible = True Then
			oDockableWindow.Visible = True
		End If
	End If
Next

Instead of checking for the correct Internal Name, it could instead check the Client ID or title. I felt like the internal name would be the most stable--totally a guess and I could be wrong. If anyone has issues with that, try checking for the correct Client ID or title instead.