Autodesk
®
Inventor
® iLogic: a great Autodesk tool to improve Inventor features
Dario Nicolini
Product Manager
© 2012 Autodesk

Class Summary
In this class you will explore how Autodesk ® Inventor ® iLogic manages all
Autodesk ® Inventor ® features, the approach to create a new iLogic project, problem analysis and its synthesis in order to improve your productivity.
You will also learn how to create and manage iLogic parameters, rules, interfaces and how to work with Autodesk ® Inventor ® iLogic Events.
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Learning Objectives
At the end of this class, you will be able to:
 Describe how iLogic works
 Create and manage iLogic parameters
 Add and manage iLogic rules
 Work with events and interfaces
 Describe our experience
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Autodesk
®
Inventor
® iLogic: a great Autodesk tool to improve Inventor features
Module 1: Describing how iLogic works
Dario Nicolini
Product Manager
© 2012 Autodesk

Learning Objectives
At the end of this section, you will be able to:
 Describe what iLogic is
 Explore all iLogic commands
 Describe what you can do with iLogic
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iLogic: what is it?
 Autodesk ® Inventor ® standard Add-in
 Available on every Autodesk ® Inventor ® package
 Integrate VB.NET language
 Available on parts, assemblies and drawings
 Rules based
 Every rule manages Autodesk ® Inventor ®
Parameters
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iLogic: commands
 Ribbon Tab Manage  Ribbon Panel iLogic
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“Add Rule” is the main command
“iLogic browser” shows all rules in the file
 “Event Triggers” manages all Autodesk
® Inventor ® Events
 “iTrigger” can automatically execute a rule
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iLogic: features
 Easy to use
 Autodesk ® Inventor ® Objects easy management
 Accessible for programmers and non programmers
 Integration with external .dll (VB.Net, C#...)
 Code Snippet
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Autodesk
®
Inventor
® iLogic: a great Autodesk tool to improve Inventor features
Module 2: Creating and managing iLogic parameters
Dario Nicolini
Product Manager
© 2012 Autodesk

Learning Objectives
At the end of this section, you will be able to:
 Explore key parameters and standard parameters
 Describe the parameter types
 Add new Multi-Value parameters
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iLogic Parameters
 Numeric, Boolean or Textual parameters
 Single-Value or Multi-Value parameters
 Key or not key Parameters
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iLogic Parameters
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Numeric Parameter  double, integer…
True/False parameter  boolean
 Text parameter  string numeric = 10 numeric2 = 5,5 string1 = “New string value” boolean1 = True boolean2 = False iProperties.Value("Project","Description") = string1 iProperties.Value("Custom ",“IsActive") = boolean1
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iLogic: Multi-Value parameter
Right click on parameter
Type text and click add
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iLogic: Multi-Value parameter
Click OK to confirm
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Autodesk
®
Inventor
® iLogic: a great Autodesk tool to improve Inventor features
Module 3: Adding and managing iLogic rules
Dario Nicolini
Product Manager
© 2012 Autodesk

Learning Objectives
At the end of this section, you will be able to:
 Differentiate internal rules and external rules
 Browse file rules
 Add new rules
 Work with code snippet
 Advanced code snippet
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iLogic: internal and external rules
Internal Rule: plus
 Embedded into files
 Specific for files features
Internal Rule: minus
 Private for active document
External Rule: plus
 Public for all files
 Useful for general features
External Rule: minus
 Not embedded into files
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iLogic: browse rules
 Rules browsing by clicking on “iLogic Browser”
 Internal and external rule are shown
 Rule management directly from the browser
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iLogic: Add rule
 “Add Rule” command or right click on rule browser
 Rules have a name
 Rules have a content
Rule content
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iLogic: code snippet
 Piece of code ready to be used
 Double click to insert it in rules
 Available on internal and external rules
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iLogic: advanced code snippet
 Run Other, Advanced Drawing API and Advanced API
 Developer skill necessary
 Complete control of all Inventor Objects
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Autodesk
®
Inventor
® iLogic: a great Autodesk tool to improve Inventor features
Module 4: Working with events and interfaces
Dario Nicolini
Product Manager
© 2012 Autodesk

Learning Objectives
At the end of this section, you will be able to:
 Describe how event works
 Explore iLogic events
 Link a rule to an event
 Describe how is an interface
 Create new interfaces
 Show an interface in a rule
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iLogic Events
 Fired when in Inventor something change
 Pre-Event and Post-Event
Pre-Event Event Post-Event
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iLogic Events
 “Event Triggers” command
 Application Events, Document Events
Application
Events
Document
Events
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iLogic: link rule to Event
 Access via “Event Triggers” command to iLogic Events
 Right click on event
 Link the rule to the selected event
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iLogic: Interfaces
 Visual descriptor of the data entry
 Private or Global interfaces
 Modal or Not Modal
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iLogic: Create a new interface
 Creation through “iLogic Browser”
 Drag&drop feature available
 Objects direct editing through the interface
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iLogic: interfaces and rules
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Autodesk
®
Inventor
® iLogic: a great Autodesk tool to improve Inventor features
Module 5: Describing our experience
Dario Nicolini
Product Manager
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Learning Objectives
At the end of this section, you will be able to:
 Find which types of components can become iLogic components
 Face problem analysis and its synthesis
 Transform old components into new iLogic components
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iLogic components: Which?
 Modular components
 Similar components
 Components that differ in their dimensions
Industry segments:
 Industrial machinery
 Plant
 Building
 Architecture
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iLogic: Problem analysis
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Parameters analysis (key, not key, multivalue…)
Features analysis (Work Features, iFeature …)
Model structure analysis (embedded .xls
, derive components…)
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iLogic: Problem synthesis
 Define all products families
 Define family parameters and features
 Identify the family model logics
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iLogic: Components to iLogic components family
•According to problem synthesis
Redesign
Define
•iLogic parameters
•iLogic rules
•iLogic links between parts and assemblies
•Parameters structure
•Rules structure
•Links structure
Create
Test
•Test the behavior
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iLogic: Redesign…
 Create general features in order to create a “template” file
 Design thinking to family and not to component
 Use a scheme name for component features
Products
Products
Template
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iLogic: Define…
 Define Parameters: key, not key, multivalue…
 Define rules: part rules and assembly rules
 Define rules links
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iLogic: Create…
 Parameters structure
 Rules structure
 Links structure
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References and resources
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Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org
Autodesk ® WikiHelp: http://wikihelp.autodesk.com/enu
Autodesk
®
Discussion Groups: http://forums.autodesk.com/#
 Prisma Tech: http://www.prisma-tech.it/
Prisma TECH Facebook profile
Prisma TECH YouTube Channel
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Class Summary
By now you should be able to work with iLogic, manage and create iLogic parameters and rules, use Autodesk Inventor Events and create user interfaces that help user to manage input data, analyze iLogic components thinking to their configurability, redesign components in order to create iLogic components.
Feel free to contact me for any Autodesk
®
Inventor
® iLogic questions.
Thanks for your time!
Dario Nicolini – Prisma Tech S.r.l.
d.nicolini@prisma-tech.it
www.prisma-tech.it
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Autodesk, AutoCAD* [*if/when mentioned in the pertinent material, followed by an alphabetical list of all other trademarks mentioned in the material] are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA and/or other countries. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders. Autodesk reserves the right to alter product and services offerings, and specifications and pricing at any time without notice, and is no t responsible for typographical or graphical errors that may appear in this document. © 2012 Autodesk, Inc. All rights reserved.
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