Autodesk Inventor iLogic Code to List Names of Drawing Views

Autodesk Inventor "iLogic Rule file” to list the view names in a Autodesk Inventor drawing.

I was revising a drawing & wanted to add a new view to the drawing with a view name.

Instead of looking at all the sheets & list the names of existing views to chose the unique name for new view.

I write this illogic which will list all the existing view names in my drawing (It does sorting as well) & make it easier to name my new view.

Here is the procedure to use the illogic rule

1)      Download ViewNames.iLogicVb into a safe location.

2)      Goto Manage >> iLogic >> Edit iLogic Tree

3)      Right click on the “External Rules in Files” & select “Add External Rule”.

4)      Browse & select to the downloaded file in the “Open Rule File(s)” Dialog & it will appear in the iLogic Tree Editor’s “External” tab.

5)      To use the iLogic Right click on ViewNames & select “Run Rule”.

                                               

Following Dialog will list the names of existing views.

Steps 1 to 4 are required at 1st time only.

For further use follow step 5 only.

Please run this only in a drawing document. I have not written it to handle any error codes.

iLogic Code:

'Programmed by: - Sanjay Yallure

     Dim strViewNames(0 To 100) As String

    Dim i As Integer

    Dim j As Integer

    Dim bolRearrange As Boolean

    Dim strTempViewname As String

    Dim oDoc As DrawingDocument

     oDoc = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument

    Dim oSheets As Sheets

    Dim oSheet As Sheet

    oSheets = oDoc.Sheets

    Dim oViews As DrawingViews

    Dim oView As DrawingView

     i = 0

    For Each oSheet In oSheets

        oViews = oSheet.DrawingViews

        For Each oView In oViews

            'MsgBox oView.Name

            'Write #1, oView.Name

            strViewNames(i) = oView.Name

            i = i + 1

        Next

    Next

    Do

        bolRearrange = False

        For j = 0 To i - 1

            If strViewNames(j) < strViewNames(j + 1) Then

                strTempViewname = strViewNames(j)

                strViewNames(j) = strViewNames(j + 1)

                strViewNames(j + 1) = strTempViewname

                bolRearrange = True

            Else

            End If

        Next j

    Loop While bolRearrange = True

        Dim strViewNamesList As String

    For j = 0 To i+1

        strViewNamesList = strViewNamesList & strViewNames(j) & vbCrLf

    Next j

    MsgBox (strViewNamesList, vbInformation, "Viewnames")

04 Sept 2012:

Here is the Ilogic with error handling incorporated.

ViewNames1.iLogicVb