Software Questions & Answers

Yes! You can insert workpoints using XYZ coordinates in an Inventor assembly with the API using ComponentDefinition.WorkPoints.AddFixed.

You're right-Sheet.Name is read-only in Inventor 5.3 SP2, and there’s no supported workaround to rename a sheet directly through the API in that version. Renaming sheets via code only became possible in Inventor 6.0, where Autodesk introduced a Rename method on the Sheet object.

No, ClientGraphics are not persistent-they are temporary and exist only in the memory of an active Inventor session.

You can save a DXF of a sheet metal flat pattern in Autodesk Inventor using the DataIO.WriteDataToFile method in VBA or VB.

Yes, UserInputEvents is part of Inventor’s Application.CommandManager object.

Here’s how to get a reference in VBA:

• Dim uiEvents As UserInputEvents
• Set uiEvents = ThisApplication.CommandManager.UserInputEvents

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• Simulate real ticket scenarios.
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Inventor's VBA does not support including one .ivb file inside another directly like importing modules in Python or C#. Instead, you have to manually import modules or code from one .ivb into another.

Yes, Autodesk provides an official Inventor API Help File (CHM format) that serves as the main reference manual, and it's typically installed with Inventor itself under the SDK or Help folder. For Inventor 5.3 specifically, your best bet is the Inventor API Developer’s Guide and the API Help (IV5.3 SDK), which you can find in the installation directory or on Autodesk’s archived developer resources.

Yes, in Autodesk Inventor, you can access the Material property of an open part via VBA like this:

• Dim oPartDoc As PartDocument
• Set oPartDoc = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument
• MsgBox 'Material: ' & oPartDoc.ComponentDefinition.Material.Name

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