Hey
i need to get for length formats from some parameters in code regardless of the input length type. Lets say i am entering 100 in as a string value to the parameter expression, the 4 return values i need back are:
A. 8' 4"
B. 8.3333 ft
C. 254 cm
D. 2540 mm
i can get the correct values from B, C & D but not 8. I can get it back in inches or decimal foot but not fraction. Is there an alternative way to convert into a fractional using inventor parameters? I need the same 4 results returned irrespective of the input i.e. if i entered 2540 mm, i would still get the same 4 results back.
im doing this in code btw
Thanks
Nacho
Automation & Design Engineer
Inventor Programmer (C#, VB.Net / iLogic)
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Couldnt find an inventor method using vb.net, everything converts to decimal feet so i converted the input value to decimal feet then used this to convert to fractional feet
Private Function GetFractionFeet(ByVal DecimalLength As Double) As String
Dim n64 As Integer = Math.Abs(CInt(Math.Round(DecimalLength * 12 * 64, 0)))
Dim feet As Integer = n64 \ 64 \ 12
Dim inches As Integer = n64 \ 64 - feet * 12
Dim f64 As Integer = n64 Mod 64
Dim fraction As String = ""
If f64 > 0 Then
Dim denom As Integer = 64
Do While f64 Mod 2 = 0
f64 \= 2
denom \= 2
Loop
fraction = f64.ToString & "/" & denom.ToString & " "
End If
Dim sign As String = If(DecimalLength < 0, "-", "")
Return String.Format("{0}{1}' {2}{3}""", sign, feet, inches, fraction)
End Function
Nacho
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Inventor Programmer (C#, VB.Net / iLogic)
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