Author: Adam Nagy

In the Sketch environment there is a Mirror command in the Pattern palette: Unfortunately, its functionality is not directly exposed in the API.  However, we can check what it does and try to replicate it. When I mirror sketch geometry, I can see that the Mirror command basically copies all the sketch points and lines,…

There are two main ways to import a non-Inventor document: use “Reference Model” or “Convert Model” In case of the “Convert Model“, for each component of the original document an Inventor model (assembly or part) will be created. It’s the same for “Reference Model“, but instead of storing those files separately on the hard drive…

You might run into this error when you … 1) Create a C++ standalone project in VS2017 (15.5 and later versions)2) Turn the C/C++ -> Language -> Conformance mode option to Yes: 3) Include InventorUtils.h The exact error will be: Severity Code Description File Error C2664 'LPOLESTR T2OLE(LPTSTR)': cannot convert argument 1 from 'const wchar_t…

Named Geometry is an iLogic feature that lets you tag geometry in the UI:(See section “Use Assign Name to Identify Geometry for Constraints” here) iLogic has an Automation interface that lets you automate iLogic specific features from your iLogic Rule or add-in/app.  Using that we can also manipulate Named Geometry entries – e.g. add a…

I was told that it could be useful to provide a list of all the property names used for iProperties – for reference, I assume. Actually, you can get this list with a simple VBA code 😀 Sub GetPropertySets() Dim doc As Document Set doc = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument Dim ps As PropertySet For Each ps In…