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The document discusses iLogic which is a rule-based automation tool in Autodesk Inventor that can be used to automate tasks and streamline workflows.

Some common uses of iLogic discussed include automating part placement, controlling parameters, running simulations and applying design changes.

The document mentions that iLogic can be used to automatically apply colors, insert parts, constrain components and handle design updates based on rules defined in iLogic.

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1 Introduction to Ilogic
Ilogic Topics

Playing By the iLogic Rules


Inventor Automation

Link
http://wikihelp.autodesk.com/Inventor/enu/2012/Help/0073-Autodesk73/0673-iLogic673/0674-Overview674
http://wikihelp.autodesk.com/Inventor/enu/2014/Help/1283-Inventor1283/3538-iLogic3538
http://www.scribd.com/doc/13668494/Autodesk-Inventor-iLogic-Basic-Tutorial
http://mcdcad.eu/__oneclick_uploads/2009/12/ma222-l.pdf
http://au.autodesk.com/
http://www.augi.com/library/playing-by-the-ilogic-rules
http://opendesignproject.org/inventor-tutorials/automation/
http://wikihelp.autodesk.com/Inventor/enu/2014/Help/1283-Inventor1283/3538-iLogic3538/3543-Function3543

Week 5 - Project 2 - iLogic Part 1

http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/course/24-688/handouts/Week%205%20-%20Inventor%20Design%20Automation/Cluster%20Projects/Week%205%20-%20Project%202%20-%20iLogic%20Pa

Week 5 Project 3 iLogic Part 2

http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/course/24-688/handouts/Week%205%20-%20Inventor%20Design%20Automation/Cluster%20Projects/Week%205%20-%20Project%203%20-%20iLogic%20Pa

Week 5 Project 4 iLogic Part 3

http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/course/24-688/handouts/Week%205%20-%20Inventor%20Design%20Automation/Cluster%20Projects/Week%205%20-%20Project%205%20-%20iLogic%20Pa

Week 5 Project 5 iLogic Part 4

iLogic Rules powerpoint

http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/course/24-688/handouts/Week%205%20-%20Inventor%20Design%20Automation/Cluster%20Projects/Week%205%20-%20Project%204%20-%20iLogic%20Pa
https://www.google.co.in/url?
sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&ved=0CDsQFjAB&url=http%3A
%2F%2Fau.autodesk.com%2F%3Fnd%3Dmaterial%26session_material_id
%3D53074&ei=DQqCUcX7HZK10QGpwYDIBA&usg=AFQjCNFICgYOdkJc7lEmxcFx0
KGI-CiB5A&bvm=bv.45921128,d.dmQ

Example Files - Railing

http://architecture.gtu.ge/MPL/Multimodal%20Explorer/Resources/Inventor%202011/Samples/iLogic%20Samples/

Example Files - Conveyor

http://www.general-files.com/download/gs4a12f181h32i0/AU09_MA204-3L-iLogic-Dataset.zip.html

Ilogic Training for Railing and Conveyor Example

http://aucache.autodesk.com/au2009/sessions/5037/AU09_SpeakerHandout_MA204-3L.pdf

Finding the Logic in iLogic

http://beinginventive.typepad.com/.services/blog/6a01156ed841f2970c01156ed84aff970c/search?filter.q=content+center
http://mcdcad.eu/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/ma222-l.pdf

Running iLogic Rules Automatically

http://inventortrenches.blogspot.in/2011/08/built-for-speed-running-ilogic-rules.html

Color multiple parts in an assembly

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor/Color-multiple-parts-in-an-assembly/td-p/3191850

Ilogic - Content Centre

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor/Changing-C-C-component-Automation/td-p/2736623
http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor/iLogic-Content-Center-Replace-Nuts/td-p/3489692

Content Center - Selecting Components from the


Proper Custom Library

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor/Content-Center-Selecting-Components-from-the-Proper-Custom/m-p/3519764#M440022

Recognize Custom Content Center Part

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor-Customization/Recognize-Custom-Content-Center-Part/m-p/3902976

Inventor iLogic and Content Center

http://cadprosystems.blogspot.in/2012/11/inventor-ilogic-and-content-center-they.html

Reading content center path with API


Place a Tube & Pipe fitting in an assembly as a
normal part

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor-Customization/Reading-content-center-path-with-API/m-p/3787639#M42512

Change Content Center part to a normal ipt


Insert Content Center Part - VB

http://beinginventive.typepad.com/being-inventive/2012/07/place-a-tube-pipe-fitting-in-an-assembly-as-a-normal-part.html
http://adndevblog.typepad.com/manufacturing/page/2/

Custom Content Center Part Number

http://cadprosystems.blogspot.in/2012/11/inventor-ilogic-and-content-center-they.html

Ilogic- Ipart

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor/iLogic-to-change-a-table-driven-iFeature/td-p/2720183

http://beinginventive.typepad.com/being-inventive/2012/07/place-a-tube-pipe-fitting-in-an-assembly-as-a-normal-part.html

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor/Change-part-by-iLogic-in-Assembly/td-p/3552764/page/2
http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor/iLogic-iPart-custom-column-value-setting/td-p/2842680

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor/iLogic-quot-iPart-FindRow-quot-with-out-changing-iPart/td-p/3108106
http://wikihelp.autodesk.com/Inventor/enu/2014/Help/1283-Inventor1283/3538-iLogic3538/3543-Function3543/3550-iPart_an3550
http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor-Customization/Help-me-find-a-method-for-replacing-iPart-in-the-assembly/m-p/3511474/highlight/true#M38984

Ilogic - Imate

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor-Customization/vba-imate-code-for-assy/m-p/2112512/highlight/true
http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor-Customization/place-a-list-of-components-with-iMates-into-an-assembly-using/td-p/3781733
http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor-Customization/vba-imate-code-for-assy/m-p/2112513/highlight/false#M22857
http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor-Customization/Adding-contraints-with-VBA/m-p/760385/highlight/true#M3939

suppressing composite imates

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor-Customization/suppressing-composite-imates/m-p/2209835/highlight/true#M24268

Hook up a chain using iMate's

http://adndevblog.typepad.com/manufacturing/2013/03/hook-up-a-chain-using-imates.html

ilogic part insertion & auto constrain

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor/ilogic-part-insertion/td-p/3666746

Imate Constraint rule

http://wikihelp.autodesk.com/Inventor/enu/2014/Help/1283-Inventor1283/3538-iLogic3538/3543-Function3543/3552-Assembly3552

imate suppress & unsuppress

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor/iMate-iPart-and-iAssembly/td-p/3117398

ilogic to handle mouse event for part selection

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor-Customization/ilogic-to-handle-mouse-event-for-part-selection/td-p/3902918

Excel File interaction and insert component

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor-Customization/Place-from-Vault-using-ilogic-or-VBA/td-p/3788939

ilogic code for Plane Constraint

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor-Customization/iLogic-modify-all-the-components-of-an-assembly/td-p/3554194

Adding contraints with VBA

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor-Customization/Adding-contraints-with-VBA/m-p/760385/highlight/true#M3939
http://ilogicusersgroup.shivtr.com/forum_threads/306836

Mouse Control

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor-Customization/Using-Mouse-Events-using-iLogic/td-p/3795951
http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor-Customization/Mouse-click-event-Inventor-2012-VBA-is-erratic-code-worked-fine/td-p/3299873
http://techpubs.sgi.com/library/dynaweb_docs/0630/SGI_Developer/books/Inv_Mentor/sgi_html/ch10.html

Ilogic- ifeature

http://wikihelp.autodesk.com/Inventor/enu/2014/Help/1283-Inventor1283/3538-iLogic3538/3543-Function3543/3551-iFeature3551

Ilogic to suppress the component

Component.IsActive("Part Name") = True or False


http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor/iLogic-workflow-for-suppressing-excluding-components/td-p/3184052/page/2

Suppress & Un-Suppress Feature

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor/Can-you-suppress-all-part-features-using-ilogic/td-p/3546164

Delete suppressed features in iPart

http://adndevblog.typepad.com/manufacturing/2013/05/delete-suppressed-features-in-ipart.html

iLogic: Delete All Sick Assembly Constraints

http://inventortrenches.blogspot.in/

Injecting iLogic code and iLogic event triggers


automatically

http://beinginventive.typepad.com/being-inventive/2012/02/injecting-ilogic-code-and-ilogic-event-triggers-automatically.html

iLogic Update and Zoom All after a size change.

http://inventortrenches.blogspot.in/2011/05/ilogic-update-and-zoom-all-after-size.html

7 To update iproperties automatically

8 Using iLogic to Find Dimension Overrides

Set Level of Detail Automatically

http://inventortrenches.blogspot.in/2011/06/using-ilogic-to-find-dimension.html

http://inventbetter.blogspot.in/2012/01/setting-level-of-detail-with-ilogic.html
http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor/level-of-detail-with-ilogic/td-p/3074270

10 External Ilogic

http://autodeskmfg.typepad.com/blog/2012/01/working-with-external-ilogic-rules.html

11 iLogic Replace Derived Reference

http://inventortrenches.blogspot.in/2012/12/ilogic-replace-derived-reference.html

12 File Rename with Ilogic

http://beinginventive.typepad.com/files/file-rename-with-inventor-ilogic-2.flv
http://beinginventive.typepad.com/being-inventive/2010/04/replacing-and-renaming-components-in-an-assembly-with-the-help-of-ilogic.html
http://inventortrenches.blogspot.in/2012/02/ilogic-to-rename-all-solid-bodies.html

iLogic: Get File Information for the Selected Component http://inventortrenches.blogspot.in/2012/07/ilogic-get-file-information-for.html


http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor/iLogic-Path-amp-File-name-of-model-from-within-an-IDW/td-p/3349939

13 Inventor iLogic Assembly Automation Tutorial

http://opendesignproject.org/2012/01/24/inventor-ilogic-automation/

13 Ilogic Form

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor/ILogic-user-form-on-inventor-2011/td-p/3414213
http://labs.blogs.com/its_alive_in_the_lab/2011/09/october-adn-plugin-of-the-month-inventor-linkparameters-now-available.html

HP Ilogic Help

http://opendesignproject.org/2009/11/13/autodesk-inventor-ilogic/

Assembly Parameter modification By Ilogic

To save File by Ilogic

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor/iLogic-Save-file-crashes/td-p/3607992

Excel & Ilogic


Create a New Excel File with iLogic

http://ebookbrowse.com/gdoc.php?id=429193270&url=17779ca3014b4c2297383bf5cb7148d8
http://inventortrenches.blogspot.in/2012/06/create-new-excel-file-with-ilogic.html

do

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor-Customization/How-to-create-a-excel-file-using-ilogic-Thanks/m-p/3518296#M39035

Using a Spreadsheet Table in a Drawing Sheet


http://inventortrenches.blogspot.in/2011/04/using-spreadsheet-table-in-drawing.html
Inserting Microsoft Excel Tables into Autodesk Inventor
Drawings
http://www.inventortales.com/2013/02/inserting-microsoft-excel-tables-into.html
http://autodesk.cadgeekspeak.com/2010/10/inventor-part-files-linking-to-excel/
http://www.cadalyst.com/manufacturing/inventor-excel-and-vault-an-unbeatable-combination-avatech-tricks-inventor-tutorial-11
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23zcxHP10AI

iLogic To Save PDF Files To a New Subfolder

http://inventortrenches.blogspot.in/2011/07/ilogic-to-save-pdf-files-to-new.html

iLogic and the Inventor Project File

http://inventortrenches.blogspot.in/2012/07/ilogic-and-inventor-project-file.html
http://inventbetter.blogspot.in/
http://www.inventortales.com/search/label/iLogic%20and%20Customization

Autodesk University

http://au.autodesk.com/?nd=classes&filter_keywords=ilogic&chunk=50&filter_material=&filter_personal=&filter_class=&filter_track=&filter_software=&filter_speaker=&filter_year_event=All&fi

Create a new User Parameter via VBA code

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor-Customization/Create-a-new-User-Parameter-via-VBA-code/td-p/2446326

Create user parameter values with iLogic

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor/Create-user-parameter-values-with-iLogic/td-p/3677786

Format and export user parameter with Ilogic

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor-Customization/Format-and-export-user-parameter-with-Ilogic/m-p/3129290#M35913

iLogic: using a rule to choose a rule

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor-Customization/iLogic-using-a-rule-to-choose-a-rule/td-p/2865986

Rule Suppression

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor-Customization/iLogic-Rule-Suppression/m-p/2843626

Use iLogic to Add and Use a Custom iProperty All in


One Rule

http://inventortrenches.blogspot.in/2011/05/use-ilogic-to-add-and-use-custom.html
http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor/Ilogic-Rule-to-change-custom-iproperty/td-p/3732630

Help with iLogic Syntax

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor-Customization/Help-with-iLogic-Syntax/td-p/3366835

Highlight and Update Features During Changes

http://inventortrenches.blogspot.in/2011/02/autodesk-ilogic-highlight-and-update.html

Drawings --> I-logic


Extracting Drawing Scale with iLogic

http://www.inventortales.com/2010/08/yielding-to-ilogic-extracting-drawing.html

Use iLogic to fill out your title-block name and date

http://inventortrenches.blogspot.in/2011/01/use-ilogic-to-fill-out-your-title-block.html

iLogic Coding to Create Automated Drawing

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor-Customization/iLogic-Coding-to-Create-Automated-Drawing/td-p/3331455
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2lxyG9vXVM

i-Logic sectional views


Creating .dwg file with iLogic
Use iLogic to Add and Use a Custom iProperty All in
One Rule
Using iLogic to Find Dimension Overrides

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor-Customization/iLogic-Coding-to-Create-Automated-Drawing/td-p/3331455/page/12
http://ilogicusersgroup.shivtr.com/forum_threads/547611

Controlling 'Break' Size using iLogic


Use iLogic to Change Sheet Orientation from
Landscape to Portrait

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor-Customization/Controlling-Break-Size-using-iLogic/td-p/3191684

http://inventortrenches.blogspot.in/2011/05/use-ilogic-to-add-and-use-custom.html
http://inventortrenches.blogspot.in/2011/06/using-ilogic-to-find-dimension.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxSpm1IfH8A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWHlt3KFXuo

http://inventortrenches.blogspot.in/2011/05/use-ilogic-to-change-sheet-orientation.html

ilogic - sheet Format Drawing


Drawing VB code
Balooning Renumbering
Suppress drawing view and drawing sheet with ilogic
rule

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor/ilogic-sheet-Format-Drawing/td-p/3031644
http://ilogicusersgroup.shivtr.com/forum_threads/547611
http://modthemachine.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/02/index.html

Using Inventor iLogic to Save multiple formats

http://autodeskmfg.typepad.com/blog/2012/01/using-inventor-ilogic-to-save-multipl-formats.html

Working with external iLogic rules

http://autodeskmfg.typepad.com/blog/tips-tricks/

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor/Suppress-drawing-view-and-drawing-sheet-with-ilogic-rule/td-p/2687642
http://beinginventive.typepad.com/being-inventive/ilogicvba/

http://autodeskmfg.typepad.com/blog/2012/01/working-with-external-ilogic-rules.html
Apply iLogic rule to several files

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor/Apply-iLogic-rule-to-several-files/td-p/2688688

Using a Yes No Message Box in Your iLogic Rule

http://inventortrenches.blogspot.in/2011/03/using-yes-no-message-box-in-your-ilogic.html

GenericTrackBarControl.dll

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor-Customization/GenericTrackBarControl-dll/td-p/2763108

Accessing Thumbnail Images

http://modthemachine.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/06/accessing-thumbnail-images.html
http://modthemachine.typepad.com/my_weblog/2012/05/thumbnail-viewer-component-on-a-64-bit-system.html

ilogic Rule To Change Units Of Measure

http://inventortrenches.blogspot.in/2012_05_01_archive.html

Ground all components

http://inventortrenches.blogspot.in/2012_05_01_archive.html

View Representations with iLogic - Part 1

http://www.cadlinecommunity.co.uk/Blogs/Blog.aspx?ScoId=9cea1669-c87d-424b-bfd8-8ded4c61e618

View Representations with iLogic - Part 2

http://www.cadlinecommunity.co.uk/Blogs/Blog.aspx?ScoId=b9d75f29-df13-4f18-a0ee-5ce0130be331

View Representations with iLogic - Part 3

http://www.cadlinecommunity.co.uk/Blogs/Blog.aspx?ScoId=0f9eb884-1b1c-453d-937b-b8427338bd39

Turn On/Off all Workfeatures with iLogic

http://inventortrenches.blogspot.in/2013/03/turn-onoff-all-workfeatures-with-ilogic.html

iLogic: Batch Output PDFs from an Assembly File

http://inventortrenches.blogspot.in/2012/11/ilogic-batch-output-pdfs-from-assembly.html

way to pass a variable from VBA to an iLogic Rule?

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor-Customization/Is-there-a-way-to-pass-a-variable-from-VBA-to-an-iLogic-Rule/td-p/3164992

ilogic parameter identification

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor-Customization/ilogic-parameter-identification/td-p/3744303

Inventor .NET: Find all the Control Definitions

http://spiderinnet2.typepad.com/blog/2012/07/inventor-net-find-all-the-control-definitions-1.html

Ilogic - Ribbon

http://modthemachine.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/03/buttons-for-vba-macros-in-the-ribbon-user-interface.html
http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor-Customization/Add-Custom-Button-to-Ribbon-to-Launch-iLogic-Code-Using-VB/td-p/3754939
http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor-Customization/Launch-rules-and-forms-from-Ribbon/td-p/3062556
http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor-Customization/Create-Toolbar-buttons-for-external-iLogic-Rules-without-VBA/td-p/2967596

Select Case in External ilogic rule

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor-Customization/Select-Case-in-External-ilogic-rule/td-p/3609270

Target Weight

http://blogs.rand.com/manufacturing/2011/12/if-this-thenleveraging-ilogic-using-a-while-loop-to-backsolve-a-calculation.html

delete suppressed components by iLogic Rule

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor/How-to-delete-suppressed-components-by-iLogic-Rule/td-p/3760612

iLogic - Delete occurence

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor/iLogic-Delete-occurence/td-p/3104770

SketchedSymbol at MousePointer via VBA

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor-Customization/SketchedSymbol-at-MousePointer-via-VBA/td-p/1716405

Replace components in weldment assembly

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor-Customization/Replace-components-in-weldment-assembly/m-p/3813518#M42966

Insert part with Imate

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor-Customization/How-can-i-add-items-to-a-iMate-machlist-with-VB/td-p/3242738

VBA Example

http://modthemachine.typepad.com/my_weblog/parts/

CommandManager.Pick Method

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor-Customization/Single-Entity-Selection/td-p/3159638

Interactive Events

http://forums.augi.com/showthread.php?147894-MA21-2-Using-the-Autodesk-Inventor%C2%AE-API-to-Interact-with-Users
http://aucache.autodesk.com/au2011/sessions/3320/class_handouts/v2_AU11_CP3320_Client_Graphics_API_Exposed.pdf

ilogic - FOR every entry from a list

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor/ilogic-FOR-every-entry-from-a-list/td-p/3731814

iLogic: Replace Revision Level Component

http://inventortrenches.blogspot.in/2011/08/ilogic-replace-revision-level-component.html

iLogic Add Thread Feature

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor-Customization/iLogic-Add-Thread-Feature/td-p/3743262

Determine File Type for iLogic Rule

http://inventortrenches.blogspot.in/2013/03/determine-file-type-for-ilogic-rule.html

Set iproperties in a derived part

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor-Customization/iLogic-Set-iproperties-in-a-derived-part/td-p/3763841

ilogic shortcut key

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor/ilogic-shortcut-key/m-p/2799684#M386077

Move Component by ilogic

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor-Customization/Translate-Assembly-Component-using-iLogic-Offset-from-Parent/m-p/3223124/highlight/true#M36758

Using iLogic to Trim a File Name to Populate


iProperties

http://inventortrenches.blogspot.in/2011/04/ilogic-to-trim-file-name-to-populate.html

Edit filename of iAssembly Table Member in ilogic

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor-Customization/Edit-filename-of-iAssembly-Table-Member-in-ilogic/td-p/3782149

iLogic to Select all of the Closed Profiles Found in a


Sketch

http://inventortrenches.blogspot.in/2012/03/ilogic-to-select-all-of-closed-profiles.html

Command Manager

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor-Customization/Command-Manager-and-iLogic-Automation-not-working/m-p/3531664#M39178

iLogic code for exploding a component pattern in


Inventor.

http://www.cadforum.cz/cadforum_en/ilogic-code-for-exploding-a-component-pattern-in-inventor-tip9263

Placing iLogic components in an assembly

http://www.chemical-forum.com/thread-291631-1-1.html

change G_L parameter from decimal to fraction

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor/How-to-change-G-L-parameter-from-decimal-to-fraction/td-p/3248464

Inventor: Eulerian angles of assembly component

http://adndevblog.typepad.com/manufacturing/2013/01/inventor-eulerian-angles-of-assembly-component.html

Functions, Prefixes, and Algebraic


Operators

http://forums.autodesk.com/autodesk/attachments/autodesk/78/383954/1/Algebra%20Autodesk%20Inventor.pdf

Controlling Part Colors

http://modthemachine.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/02/controlling-part-colors.html

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Topic

Link

1 101-autodesk-inventor-productivity-tips

http://cadsetterout.com/inventor-tutorials/101-autodesk-inventor-productivity-tips/

Frame Generator, Bill Of Materials and Part


2 Numbers

http://cadprosystems.blogspot.in/2010/01/frame-generator-and-quantities-in.html
http://inventortrenches.blogspot.in/2011/03/understanding-autodesk-inventor-frame.html

http://agence.nature-construction.com/proto/generateur-profiles-analyse-parametrique-inven
http://www.symetri.co.uk/blog/?m=201110
Useful link for inventor

http://www.symetri.co.uk/blog/?tag=ilogic
http://opendesignproject.org

Inventor .NET: Ribbon Application Menu

http://spiderinnet2.typepad.com/blog/2013/01/inventor-net-ribbon-application-menu-file-brow

Plugin

http://labs.autodesk.com/utilities/ADN_plugins/catalog/
http://labs.autodesk.com/inventor

Creating a coordinated BOM for Large


Assemblies

http://cadsetterout.com/inventor-tutorials/autodesk-inventor-creating-coordinated-bom-for-la

icopy

Content Center/Authored Parts

http://download.autodesk.com/us/inventorprofessional/pdf/skill_builder-tp_publish_iParts_R

http://download.autodesk.com/us/inventorprofessional/pdf/skill_builder-tp_publish_iParts_R

http://download.autodesk.com/us/inventorprofessional/pdf/skill_builder-tp_publish_iParts_R
Content Center

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=10899459&linkID=9242016
http://beinginventive.typepad.com/being-inventive/content-centeradms/

Movie by Robcohee

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9hbsw_create-custom-content-for-autodesk_tech#.UYoQ
http://beinginventive.typepad.com/being-inventive/content-centeradms/

Empty Part Number for Content Center Library


components

http://beinginventive.typepad.com/being-inventive/2012/12/empty-part-number-for-content-c

Custom Content Centre Creation - Part 1

http://www.inventortales.com/2012/01/creating-custom-content-for-autodesk.html

Custom Content Centre Creation - Part 2

http://www.inventortales.com/2012/01/creating-custom-content-for-autodesk_11.html

Custom Content Centre Creation - Part 3

http://www.inventortales.com/2012/01/creating-custom-content-for-autodesk_15.html

Custom Content Centre Creation - Part 4


Place a Tube & Pipe fitting in an assembly as
a normal part

http://www.inventortales.com/2012/01/creating-custom-content-for-autodesk_22.html

http://beinginventive.typepad.com/being-inventive/2012/07/place-a-tube-pipe-fitting-in-an-as

http://forums.autodesk.com/autodesk/attachments/autodesk/78/460663/3/Create%20Your%
Use Custom Structural Content to Create Frames http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?siteID=123112&id=14351277&linkID=9242016
Authoring and Publishing Frame Member CrossSections
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?siteID=123112&id=12193815&linkID=9242016

Imate Help

http://www.vexforum.com/showthread.php?t=67540
http://www.g-wlearning.com/CAD/9781605252650/student/ch17/PDF/SupMat02.pdf
http://www.widom-assoc.com/AU-MA32-4.pdf

ipart library

http://www.cbliss.com/inventor/Parts/index.htm

ipart

http://www.autodesk.in/adsk/servlet/item?siteID=123112&id=10921207&linkID=9242016

iParts - Beyond the Basics

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?siteID=123112&id=10921570&linkID=9242016

iParts - The Basics

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?siteID=123112&id=10921207&linkID=9242016

3d Cad Models - Autodesk

http://autodesk.partcommunity.com/portal/portal/autodesk/

How to copy Autodesk Inventor Parameters


between documents.

http://cadsetterout.com/inventor-tutorials/how-copy-autodesk-inventor-parameters-between-

Software to Export list of files with paths from


Productstream

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Vault/Export-list-of-files-with-paths-from-Productstr

Studio - Help

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?siteID=123112&id=11340426&linkID=9242016
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?siteID=123112&id=5526389&linkID=9242016

ifeature - help

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?siteID=123112&id=11767919&linkID=9242016
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?siteID=123112&id=11768082&linkID=9242016

Course Table of Contents


1. Introduction
iLogic Introduction
Rules Based Design
Capabilities of iLogic
Objectives of the Course
iLogic Interface
About the iLogic Panel
About the Ribbon
Customizing the Inventor Environment
Ribbon Settings and Display Options
Command Locator
Opening Inventor Files
2. Conditional Statements
Conditional Statements - Overview
Using the If-Then Statement
Using the If-Then-Else Statement
Using the If-Then-ElseIf Statement
Using Null or Empty Sets
Using Boolean Controls in Conditional
Statement
Handling More than Two Alternatives
Use of Conditional Statements
3. Functions in iLogic
Overview - Functions in iLogic
Functions in iLogic
Adding a Function to a Rule
Adding an Excel Parameter Function
4. Rules in iLogic
Overview - Rules in iLogic
Rules in iLogic
Creating a Rule
Editing a Rule
Renaming a Rule
Preventing a Rule Autorun
Preventing Dialog Box Display
Forcing a Rule-run When Parameter Values
Change
Preventing a Rule-run When Parameter
Values Change
Manual Rule-run
Deleting a Rule
Inserting Rule Syntax
Collapsing Code Regions
Feature Supression and Activation Using
Rules
Project - Testing for a Range of Values

Using Excel to Calculate the Number of Parts


Required
5. Snippets
Overview - Snippets
Snippets in iLogic
Types of System Snippets
Creating a Snippet
Editing a Snippet
Sharing and Storing Snippets
Using Snippets to Select Drawing Views
6. Event Triggers
Event Triggers
Types of Events that Trigger Rules
Triggering a rule based on an event
Changing the rule order in Event Triggers
Removing a Rule from an Event
Triggering a Rule based on an Event
7. iTriggers
Overview - iTriggers
Working of iTriggers
Using iTriggers to Run Rules
Use of iTriggers to Trigger a Rule
8. iLogic Components
iLogic Components
Use of iLogic Components
Placing iLogic Components
Creating iLogic Components
Adding iLogic Components to an Assembly

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1 Starting With Inventor Plugin

Website Link
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=17324828
http://ww3.cad.de/foren/ubb/uploads/Tricksucher/VBA-INVENTOR-vba-inventor.pdf
http://wikihelp.autodesk.com/Inventor/enu/2011/Help/User's_Guide/106iLogic/Visual_Basic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeMmBEP-T_s

Addin by C#

http://www.smallguru.com/2008/08/develop-autodesk-inventor-addin-using-csharp-part-1/

2 Ilogic Front End Help

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor/ILogic-user-form-on-inventor-2011/td-p/341421

3 Creating iLogic rules automatically

http://beinginventive.typepad.com/being-inventive/2011/10/creating-ilogic-rulesautomatically.html

4 Inventor VB and VBA Discussion

http://www.mcadforums.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=15

5 Ilogic & VB Sample project

http://architecture.gtu.ge/MPL/Multimodal%20Explorer/Resources/Inventor%202011/Samples/iLo

6 How to Write an Inventor Add-In

http://modthemachine.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/01/how-to-write-an-inventor-add-in.html

http://spiderinnet2.typepad.com/blog/2012/07/generate-inventor-2011-vbnet-addin-project-using7 iproperties and parameters

http://modthemachine.typepad.com/files/ipropertiesandparameters.pdf

http://www.kwikmcad.com/icode/macros/macros.aspx

9 Macro Button - Tool bar Flyout

http://forums.augi.com/showthread.php?95478-Inventor-macro-button

BOM??

User Parameter by VB

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor-Customization/Change-a-User-parameter-type

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor-Customization/VBA-parameter-linking/td-p/363

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor-Customization/Create-a-new-User-Parameter-v

http://wikihelp.autodesk.com/index.php?title=Product_Help/Autodesk_Inventor/Autodesk_Invento

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Topic

Website Link

Combo Box Tutorial

http://www.vb6.us/tutorials/visual-basic-combo-box-tutorial
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306258

Creating Buttons for VBA Macros

http://modthemachine.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/11/creating-buttons-for-vba-macros.html

http://wikihelp.autodesk.com/Inventor/enu/2011/Help/User's_Guide/106iLogic/Visual_Basic

Working with iProperties with Inventor API


Unleashing Hidden Powers of Inventor with
the API

http://download.autodesk.com/us/community/mfg/Part_1.pdf
http://download.autodesk.com/us/community/mfg/Part_2.pdf
http://download.autodesk.com/us/community/mfg/Part_3.pdf
http://download.autodesk.com/us/community/mfg/Part_4.pdf

Moving up to Autodesk Inventor Add-Ins

http://www.widom-assoc.com/AU-MA13-3.pdf

Visual Basic - Inventor

http://ww3.cad.de/foren/ubb/uploads/Tricksucher/VBA-INVENTOR-vba-inventor.pdf

Autodesk Tutorial All

http://www.caddigest.com/subjects/adsk_inventor/tutorials.htm

VBA Example

http://modthemachine.typepad.com/my_weblog/parts/

For Look Help

http://www.learn.net.au/vba/vba-loops
http://www.ozgrid.com/VBA/for-loop-step.htm

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Topic
1 Ilogic Collec
2010 Autodesk Inventor iLogic Conveyor
Custom Frame Members for Frame Generator
Automatic Updating Description

Website Link
http://www.youtube.com/user/itsaCADworld
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQOwzw38FLU
http://www.yourepeat.com/g/Ilogic/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgnHHQ0aRrY&feature=em-subs_digest-vrecs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkLGicHdK2g&feature=em-subs_digest

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Topic

Accessing Assembly Components

Link

http://modthemachine.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/03/accessing-assembly-components.html

http://adndevblog.typepad.com/manufacturing
http://modthemachine.typepad.com

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=17324828

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