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1、,Autodesk Inventor 2011 Whats New in the API,Brian Ekins Inventor API Product Designer,Whats New in Inventor 2011?,57 new objects (with 537 new functions) 21 removed functions 635 new functions on existing objects 53 modified functions,Inventor 2010 137 new objects (with 1925 new functions) 121 Remo
2、ved functions 900 new functions on existing objects 44 modified functions.,Inventor 2009 86 new objects (with 854 new functions) 32 Removed functions 464 new functions on existing objects 21 modified functions.,Inventor 2011 API Wishlist Survey,1. Attributes on Document objects. 2. VBA Record and Pl
3、ayback 3. Creation of User Coordinate Systems 3. Support for dockable dialogs 3. Placement of Content Center parts 6. Support for Shrinkwrap functionality 7. Insert AutoCAD file into a sketch 7. Use of AutoCAD blocks in an Inventor drawing 9. Auto balloon in drawings 10. 2D Sketch edit enhancements
4、(trim, extend, split, scale, stretch) 10. Copy sketch contents into another sketch 10. B-Rep Create 13. Additional weldment support,Inventor 2011 API Wishlist Survey,1. Attributes on Document objects. 2. VBA Record and Playback 3. Creation of User Coordinate Systems 3. Support for dockable dialogs 3
5、. Placement of Content Center parts 6. Support for Shrinkwrap functionality 7. Insert AutoCAD file into a sketch 7. Use of AutoCAD blocks in an Inventor drawing 9. Auto balloon in drawings 10. 2D Sketch edit enhancements (trim, extend, split, scale, stretch) 10. Copy sketch contents into another ske
6、tch 10. B-Rep Create 13. Additional weldment support,Drawing Enhancements,Replace references with no ancestry requirements AutoCAD block support; import, place, query, edit Change layer of multiple objects in a single call Can update individual sheets Automatically arrange dimensions Support for cha
7、in set dimensions Edit which geometry a dimension is attached to Additional support for dimensions and dimension styles Can copy custom tables Drawing table style support; parts list, revision, custom, hole,Assembly Enhancements,Support for defining constraint limits Can promote and demote occurrenc
8、es Renumber and sort BOM views Restrict user actions on browser folder Full edit support for constraints iAssembly enhancements Identification of column data Get and set the “key” columns Get and set the filename,Part Enhancements (1 of 2),Create and edit user coordinate systems Creation, edit, and
9、query support for shrinkwrap iPart enhancements Identification of column data Get and set the “key” columns Get and set the filename, display, and material columns Get and set custom column data,Part Enhancements (2 of 2),Support for Export Objects functionality Support for Copy Objects functionalit
10、y Query for two direction extrude and revolve features Sculpt feature can create a new body Create, edit, and query Move Face features,Sheet Metal Enhancements,Creation and edit support for: Flange feature Contour flange feature Lofted flange feature Rip feature Enhanced options for flat pattern exp
11、ort. Specify that a folded model sketch is transferred to the flat pattern.,Sketch Enhancements,Can copy sketch contents from one sketch to another. Can create sketch polygons,Event Enhancements,OnCameraChange event OnPopulateFileMetadata is now fully supported by all commands that need filenames.,U
12、ser Interaction and User Interface Enhancements (1 of 2),Create dockable windows that can host dialogs and ActiveX or .Net controls. Browser pane can now host dialogs and .net controls,User Interaction and User Interface Enhancements (2 of 2),New CommandManager.Pick method for simplified entity sele
13、ction. Dim selectedFace As Face Set selectedFace = CommandMgr.Pick(kPartFacePlanarFilter, Select a planar face) Pre-select and select events outside of InteractionEvents Set the default front and home views for the view cube Ribbon enhancements: Progressive tooltips Keytip support Get and set Contro
14、lDefinition icons,Other Enhancements (part 1 of 4),Attributes are supported on Document object Completely new API functionality for projects Parameter enhancements Support for Boolean and String types Define a list of valid expressions for a parameter Control over display format Access to user param
15、eters in a drawing,Other Enhancements (part 2 of 4),Content Center Create and place content center parts Identify content center parts Various other enhancements Can define your own bitmap for point client graphics Find entities along a specified vector. Get the saved version information from a file
16、 without opening it Support for equivalent functionality to Object Visibility command,Other Enhancements (part 3 of 4),Query and create embeddings in a document Link to any external file New programming help features; which product, Inventor version, how to access, C# samples Support for all new document and application settings,Other Enhancements (part 4 of 4),Creation of B-Rep geometry based on geometry and topology definition Query for tolerances in a tolerant model. Support for realistic mat
