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Inventor And Programming

Inventor And Programming

Inventor And Programming

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I am wondering what can be achieved by using a program to drive Inventor models.

The product i deal with contains up to a maximum of 11 different parts, but not every product contains all 11, some we sell contain say six of the parts. Also the dimensions between any two products are different, and on some of the parts drilled holes are omitted.

Would it be possible to use C++ or VB to write a program to drive Inventor to produce Part drawings/models and Assembly drawings/models? We currently use a spreadsheet for the above apllication but it still requires quite a lot of manual tidying up to prouce accetable drawings

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks Simon

RE: Inventor And Programming

you can absolutely use a programming language to produce your models. Inventor supports both VB (vba as well as VB addin) and C++. Check under the help pulldown and select Programming Help to see an explanation of the object model and associated topics.

Doug

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