Add Rule dialog box

Define a new rule, or change an existing rule.

Access:

Ribbon: Manage tab iLogic panel Add Rule

Snippets	Lists reusable pieces of code. Double-click a snippet to insert it in the rule.
	System tab	Lists iLogic snippets provided with the installation. Displays only those snippets identified as favorites. Displays a dialog box used to identify favorite snippets.
	Custom tab	Lists snippets you create or copy from the System tab. Saves the snippets file Saves the snippets file to a different name. Replaces all snippets in the list with snippets from a file. Merges snippets in the list with snippets from a file. Displays file information for snippets in the list.
Model	Presents a model view of a part or drawing, or a component view of an assembly.
	Parameters	Lists the parameters based on the Parameter Type selected in the tree.
	Names	Cumulatively lists items from the tree as you select them. Clear List Click to remove the items from the list and start over.
File Tree	Presents a file view of an assembly, instead of the component view shown on the Parameters tab. Use this view to find objects quickly under part and assembly names.
Files	Lists the names of the part files in an assembly. Use this view to copy file names for use in a rule.
Options	Determines the behavior of the rule, along with certain characteristics of the rule appearance.
	Behavior of this Rule	Suppressed Prevents a rule from running automatically. Silent Operation Runs a rule without displaying the Inventor dialog boxes by automatically selecting the default responses. Fire dependent rules immediately For other rules that run because they refer to a parameter that this rule changes, run them as soon as the parameter value changes. Avoid waiting until this rule finishes. Don’t run automatically Prevents the rule from running in response to parameter changes. Straight VB code Identifies this rule as code that can be shared between rules.
	Rule Editor	Select Font Selects the font for the rule text.
	Capture Syntax	Use component names Convert parameters into Parameter syntax automatically, using the component name.
Search and Replace	Finds a string in the current rule, and optionally replaces the string with another string.
	Find what	Enter a string to search for.
	Replace with	Enter a string to replace the original string with.
	Match Case	Select to distinguish between lower case and upper case characters.
	Match whole word only	Select to find only the exact character string. Does not match if it is found within a longer word.
	Find	Find an occurrence of the string.
	Find Next	Find the next occurrence of the string.
	Find Previous	Return to the previous occurrence of the string.
	Replace	Substitute the found string with the specified replacement string.
	Replace All in This Rule	Substitute all occurrences of the found string in the current rule with the specified replacement string.
	Replace All in All Rules	Substitute all occurrences of the found string in all rules with the specified replacement string.
Wizards	Lets you choose from several task-based wizards.
	Create Rule for a Dialog	Creates a rule for a custom dialog box based on model parameters.
	Message Box	Creates a rule that generates a message box.
	Capture Current View	Creates a rule that captures the current screen view.
	Parameter Limits	Creates a rule that displays diagnostic messages when parameter values are outside of a specified range.
Editing Toolbar	Includes tools for working with iLogic rules..
	Print	Prints the text of the current rule.
	Page Setup	Determines the page setup to print rule text.
	Cut	Removes selected rule text and places a copy on the clipboard.
	Copy	Places a copy of the selected rule text on the clipboard.
	Paste	Pastes a copy of the rule text from the clipboard at the cursor location.
	Redo	Reapplies the effects of the last editing function.
	Undo	Removes the effects of the last editing function.
	Increase Indent	Adds space to the left of the current line.
	Decrease Indent	Removes space to the left of the current line.
	Comment out the selected lines	Changes the selected line of rule text to a comment.
	Uncomment the selected lines	Removes the comment tag from a commented line.
	If...Then...End If	Displays a drop-down list used to insert a selected conditional statement.
	Keywords	Displays a drop-down list used to insert a selected keyword.
	Operators	Displays a drop-down list used to insert a selected operator.
	Help	Displays the Help for this dialog box.
	OK	Adds the rule.
	Cancel	Cancels the operation.