Insert Content Center Part

<?xml encoding=”UTF-8″>By Adam Nagy

You can insert Content Center parts programmatically. The following sample is looking through the whole Content Center content in order to find a specific part based on its display name.

Public Function GetFamily( _
name As String, node As ContentTreeViewNode) _
As ContentFamily
Dim cc As ContentCenter
Set cc = ThisApplication.ContentCenter
If node Is Nothing Then Set node = cc.TreeViewTopNode
Dim cf As ContentFamily
For Each cf In node.Families
If cf.DisplayName = name Then
Set GetFamily = cf
Exit Function
End If
Next
Dim child As ContentTreeViewNode
For Each child In node.ChildNodes
Set cf = GetFamily(name, child)
If Not cf Is Nothing Then
Set GetFamily = cf
Exit Function
End If
Next
End Function
Public Sub CcTest()
Dim asm As AssemblyDocument
Set asm = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument
Dim cf As ContentFamily
Set cf = GetFamily("CCPart", Nothing)
Dim member As String
Dim ee As MemberManagerErrorsEnum
member = cf.CreateMember(1, ee, "Problem")
Dim tg As TransientGeometry
Set tg = ThisApplication.TransientGeometry
Call asm.ComponentDefinition.Occurrences.Add( _
member, tg.CreateMatrix())
End Sub

The API Help File (C:UsersPublicDocumentsAutodeskInventor 2017Local Helpadmapi_21_0.chm) also contains a couple of samples concerning this topic:
– Place Content Center Parts API Sample
– Replace content center part API Sample