Set DrawingStyle of DrawingView

[Anonymous]

Hi all,

I am trying to use iLogic code to place 2 drawing views (a base view and a section view). However, even though I set the document standard style in the iLogic code, the views placed by the code refuse to be first angle projection. I was wondering if theres anyway I am supposed to define the drawing style in the function for the drawing views themselves.

Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Bumping for visibility!

Here's my (relevant) code:

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Dim oModel As PartDocument
Dim oDocs As Documents = ThisApplication.Documents
Dim oDrawingDoc As DrawingDocument = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument
Dim oFormat As SheetFormat
Dim oSheet As Sheet

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Dim oStyle As DrawingStandardStyle = oDrawingDoc.StylesManager.StandardStyles.Item("Core Drafting 2015")

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oStyle.FirstAngleProjection = True
oDrawingDoc.StylesManager.ActiveStandardStyle = oStyle

oView2 = oSheet.DrawingViews.AddSectionView(oView1, oSectionDrawSketch, oViewLoc3, DrawingViewStyleEnum.kHiddenLineDrawingViewStyle)

[BrandonBG]

This may be a quirk of how the active styles work in iLogic, but I found that I had to apply the style to the view/parts list/whatever after the the thing was placed in the drawing.

I'm not sure how you can apply a drawing style to a specific section view.

Have you tried setting the active drawing style in one rule, and then add the section view?

Brandon

[Anonymous]

I am not sure what you mean. I have tried setting the style at every point. Here is a link with more updated information on my issue.

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-customization/ilogic-first-angle-projection/m-p/5716472#M5734...

[BrandonBG]

Okay, I see. In your Style Manager, does "Core Drafting 2015" use first or third? What style does the drawing template use? First or third? If you are using both first and third in the same drawing, you may need to set up two unique styles and activate them per base view. Brandon

[Anonymous]

Hi Brandon,

In my styles manager, Core Drafting 2015 is set to first angle. I need everything to be in first angle projection, I dont want third angle anywhere. I set the active style to Core Drafting 2015 but the section view still shows as third angle. I dont have anything set to third angle so I dont know why it defaults the section view to third angle. If I do everything manually, it creates the section view in first angle.

[BrandonBG]

I'm going to assume that you've messed around with this line, but does it behave the same with the boolean set to FALSE? This seems like a bug to me also. oStyle.FirstAngleProjection = True Are the base view and projection placed in the same rule? I think the FirstAngleProjection is tied to the base view rather than the projection. Brandon

[Anonymous]

Hi Brandon, 

I just tried it and no, changing the FirstAngleProjection does not affect anything. I see no difference in my view between when it is false and true. And my section view and base view are created in the same rule. You say that the first angle projection property is assigned to the base view. However, what is really strange is that although my rule creates the section view in third angle, if I delete JUST the section view, then manually right click the same base view and create a section view, it creates a first angle. The similar issue is discussed in the post I linked above.