IS Content = true not good enough

[ThomasSwanson]

When creating category rule in Vault to assing to Content center parts most people use the IS Content variable for the rule.  This variable is created for every part that comes out of content center and it is always set to TRUE.  The fact that it is always created is a blessing and a curse.  If you create a category rule alone using this variable all of your custom content center parts, or anything made with frame generator will be filed away under the Content Center category.

My suggestion would be to have Content Center create a seperate variable that matches the Standard or Custom options that are aviable to the Inventor user when making the part.  That way the Vault category rules will file the parts correctly.

This border lines Inventor request, but affects vault usage so feel free to move it if necessary.

[smilinger]

As I know there was a IsCustomPart property for Inventor parts once in Vault 2008 or earlier, which became a nightmare due to the messy Inventor API, so soon after the Vault team got rid of the IsCustomPart property from vault.

Just search IsCustomPart in the forum, you will some information.

[Anonymous]

To avoid auto categorizing of Frame Generator files, here is my rule :

- Hidden is False
- Is CC File is True
- G_L is empty
- PL is empty

But the lack is about standards parts that ar placed as custom parts.

Smilinger : How to get IsCustomPart into Vault ? Do you need to customize each part in CC and put this property in Custom iProperty using VB ?

[ThomasSwanson]

To get the IsCustomPart into Vault you would have to define a custom ipropety in Inventor.  Once that is done you can map that to a user definded propety inside of vault.

This is kinda my whole argument, why do we have to do this when the user has already told the program it is a custom part witht the radio button when creating the part out of content center.

[smilinger]

idubail:

It's not possible, as I said the vault team has abandon this property. All we can do is use your rules. For standards parts that placed as custom parts, we can only use custom iproperties as

ThomasSwanson said.

[smilinger]

Sorry I almost forgot that I submitted an idea about this IsCustomPart property long ago, and until now did I find that it's already accepted,  whoever want to vote for this idea or have similar idea, please also see this one:

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/vault-ideastation/more-properties-for-inventor-content-center-file/idi...

Hope Autodesk will implement that soon.