Inventor 2017 – Removed Classes and Functions

By Wayne Brill (Information provided by Brian Ekins)

Compared to Inventor 2016 there are actually six removed objects and 45 removed functions.  (The data in the slide one this post was generated long before the release). The complete list is below.  The reason for so many removed functions is that some features implemented the “Definition” way of encapsulating the input used to create and edit those features. The “removed” functions weren’t actually removed but have been hidden and can continue to be used, although they’re not officially supported and developers should begin using the new way of creating and editing those features.

6 Removed Objects:

   MaterialsEnumerator

   PresentationExplodedView

   PresentationExplodedViews

   Trail

   TrailSegment

   TrailsEnumerator

45 Removed Functions:

   CircularPatternFeature.Angle

   CircularPatternFeature.AxisEntity

  CircularPatternFeature.ComputeType

   CircularPatternFeature.Count

   CircularPatternFeature.FitWithinAngle

   CircularPatternFeature.MidPlanePattern

   CircularPatternFeature.NaturalAxisDirection

   CircularPatternFeature.NewBodyOperation

   CircularPatternFeature.ParentFeatures

   CircularPatternFeature.PatternOfBody

   CircularPatternFeatures.Add

   ClientGraphicsCollection.AddNonTransacting

   CosmeticWeld.Edges

   DesignViewRepresentation.ModelAnnotationScale

   MirrorFeature.ComputeType

   MirrorFeature.MirrorOfBody

   MirrorFeature.MirrorPlaneEntity

   MirrorFeature.NewBodyOperation

   MirrorFeature.ParentFeatures

   MirrorFeatures.Add

   PresentationDocument.ActiveExplodedView

   PresentationDocument.PresentationExplodedViews

   RectangularPatternFeature.ComputeType

   RectangularPatternFeature.NaturalXDirection

   RectangularPatternFeature.NaturalYDirection

   RectangularPatternFeature.NewBodyOperation

   RectangularPatternFeature.OrientationMethod

   RectangularPatternFeature.ParentFeatures

   RectangularPatternFeature.PatternOfBody

   RectangularPatternFeature.XCount

   RectangularPatternFeature.XDirectionEntity

   RectangularPatternFeature.XDirectionMidPlanePattern

   RectangularPatternFeature.XDirectionSpacingType

   RectangularPatternFeature.XDirectionStartPoint

   RectangularPatternFeature.XSpacing

   RectangularPatternFeature.YCount

   RectangularPatternFeature.YDirectionEntity

   RectangularPatternFeature.YDirectionMidPlanePattern

   RectangularPatternFeature.YDirectionSpacingType

   RectangularPatternFeature.YDirectionStartPoint

   RectangularPatternFeature.YSpacing

   RectangularPatternFeatures.Add

   RuledSurfaceDefinition.Edges

   RuledSurfaceDefinition.GetExtendDirectionOnEdge

   RuledSurfaceDefinition.SetExtendDirectionOnEdge