ViewReference: A C# repository from bretleasure

Usage

The addin can either be used via the commmand buttons added to the Inventor UI or by using the API with your own code.

Installation

Download the ViewReferenceAddin-vX.X.X.zip file from the latest release
Unzip the contents into C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\ApplicationPlugins
First time starting Inventor the Addin may need to be unblocked.
- Go to Tools Tab > Options Panel > Add-ins
  - Find the addin in the Available Add-Ins list and select it. Then Uncheck the Block checkbox and check Load/Unloaded and Load Automatically

If using the Addin's API outside of iLogic:

The ViewReference.dll needs to be added as a reference to your project
- NuGet package available on NuGet.org and GitHub Packages

Addin UI

The View Reference panel is added to the Place Views tab when a drawing document is open.

Using the API

The GetViewReferenceAddin() extension method for Inventor.Aplication can be used to get the instance of ViewReferenceAutomation.

ViewReferenceAutomation includes the following methods that can be used:

Method Name	Description
CreateReferences(`ViewReferenceSettings`)	Adds references to all drawing views using the default settings
CreateReferences(`DrawingDocument`, `ViewReferenceSettings`)	Adds references to all drawing views using the provided settings
CreateReferences(`DrawingView`)	Adds references to the one view using the default settings
CreateReferences(`DrawingView`, `ViewReferenceSettings`)	Adds references to the one view using the provided settings
RemoveReferences(`DrawingDocument`)	Removes references from all drawing views
RemoveReferences(`DrawingView`)	Removes references from the one view

Extension Methods

Extension methods on the DrawingDocument and DrawingView types can also be used. Using these extension methods does not require getting an instance of ViewReferenceAutomation.

`DrawingDocument`

Method Name	Description
AddViewReferences()	Adds references to all views in the drawing document using default settings
AddViewReferences(`ViewReferenceSettings`)	Adds references to all views in the drawing document using provided settings
RemoveViewReferences()	Removes references from all views in the drawing document

`DrawingView`

Method Name	Description
AddViewReference()	Adds references to drawing view using default settings
AddViewReference(`ViewReferenceSettings`)	Adds references to drawing view using provided settings
RemoveViewReference()	Removes references from drawing view

C# Example

var dwgDoc = (DrawingDocument)inventorApp.Documents.Open(@"C:\Work\MyDrawing.idw");

//Using ViewReferenceAutomation method

var viewRefAddin = inventorApp.GetViewReferenceAddin();

viewRefAddin.CreateReferences(dwgDoc);

//or using Extension method

dwgDoc.AddViewReferences();

iLogic Example

AddReference "ViewReference"
Imports ViewReference

Dim dwgDoc As DrawingDocument
dwgDoc = ThisDoc.Document

'Using ViewReferenceAutomation method

Dim viewRefAddin As ViewReferenceAutomation
viewRefAddin = ThisApplication.GetViewReferenceAddin()

viewRefAddin.CreateReferences(dwgDoc)

'or using Extension method

dwgDoc.AddViewRerences()

Configuration

If using the addin in the Inventor UI, settings can be set by clicking the Configure button in the View Reference Ribbon Panel. If using the addin API, customizations are made by passing in ViewReferenceSettings into the CreateReferences methods.

Important

The API methods will not use the same settings that are set using the addin's configure window.

`ViewReferenceSettings`

Setting	Type	Description
CalloutStyle	string	Style string template for the view callouts
DetailViewLabelStyle	string	Style string template for detail view labels
SectionViewLabelStyle	string	Style string template for section view labels
ProjectedViewStyle	string	Style string template for projected view labels
AuxiliaryViewLabelStyle	string	Style string template for auxiliary view labels
AddReferencesToDetailViews	boolean	Whether references should be added to detail views
AddReferencesToSectionViews	boolean	Whether references should be added to section views
AddReferencesToProjectedViews	boolean	Whether references should be added to projected views
AddReferencestoAuxiliaryViews	boolean	Whether references should be added to auxiliary views

Styling

Attribute tags are used to create templates for how the callouts and labels will appear. The AttributeTags class contains all the possible tag strings.

Tag	Description
<VIEW>	View Name
<VIEW SHEET #>	Sheet number the view is located on
<VIEW SHEET NAME>	Sheet name the view is located on
<PARENT SHEET #>	Sheet number the parent view is located on (where the view callout is located)
<PARENT SHEET NAME>	Sheet name the parent view is located on (where the view callout is located)
<DELIM>	Delimeter (only available in view labels)
<SCALE>	View Scale (only available in view labels)

Examples

Appears As	Template String	Template String Using `AttributeTags` Properties
B (2)	"<VIEW> (<VIEW SHEET #>)"	$"{AttributeTags.ViewName} ({AttributeTags.ViewSheetNumber})"
B (Sh. 2)	"<VIEW> (Sh. <VIEW SHEET #>)"	$"{AttributeTags.ViewName} (Sh. {AttributeTags.ViewSheetNumber})"

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