CAD Software Questions & Answers

Yes, it’s absolutely possible to set DWG export options via VBA using Inventor’s Translator AddIn interface.

To create dimension via API, you can use the SketchDimensions.AddDimension for 2D sketches, and DrawingDimensions.GeneralDimensions.AddLinear for drawing views.

Difference Between DLLs, Add-ins, and ActiveX Controls

• All add-ins and ActiveX controls are DLLs, but not all DLLs are add-ins or ActiveX.
• Add-ins are typically built as DLLs that implement specific interfaces (for example, ApplicationAddInServer in Inventor).
• ActiveX controls are a specialised type of COM DLL with a visual interface, often used in legacy VB6 or VBA forms.
• DLLs are the most general - they can be used for anything from math libraries to API wrappers.

You’re likely running into a scope issue. If your counter is declared inside a Sub, it’s considered a local variable - meaning it only exists within that subroutine and can’t be accessed elsewhere.

To check if a drawing view is in isometric orientation or not, you should use the drawing view’s Camera.ViewDirection and compare it against the four isometric directions.

To suppress warning messages given by Inventor API, you can use the Silent Operation property of the Inventor.Application object.

You can use the Component Occurrence.BOM Structure property, to access and set the BOMStructure of occurrences.

Yes, it is possible to open the Bill of Materials and export it with the name for example “part” to some directory by using the button.

Yes, it is possible to attach extra information to the DWF (ZIP) file before it's checked into Vault — but it depends on how you're generating the DWF and which Vault edition you're using.

To adjust the width of a column in a Standard Revision Table, you should:

• Open the drawing file that has a revision table
• Select Edit Revision Table from the revision table
• Find the column you added in the dialog box
• Adjust the value in the Column Width field to your desired width
• Click OK to apply the changes