ICadDoc Interface

Provides properties and functions for access to the Inventor document in which the rule is running.

In a rule, this interface is implemented by the predefined object named ThisDoc.

Namespace: Autodesk.iLogic.Interfaces
Assembly: Autodesk.iLogic.Interfaces (in Autodesk.iLogic.Interfaces.dll) Version: 23.0

Syntax

Public Interface ICadDoc

public interface ICadDoc

The ICadDoc type exposes the following members.

Properties

	Name	Description
	Document	Gets the document in which the rule is running.
	FileName	Gets the filename of the file in which the rule is running.
	Geometry	Gets an object that can be used to create points, vectors, and matrices that have values in the units of the document in which the rule is running.
	ModelDocument	In a part or assembly, this will get the document in which the rule is running. In a drawing, this will get the document that is shown in the first view of a model that is found. If no such view is found, a value of Nothing will be returned.
	NamedEntities	Gets the named entities (faces, edges, and vertices) and the work features in a document.
	Path	Gets the path of the folder that stores the document in which the rule is running.
	PathAndFileName	Gets the complete path with filename of the document in which the rule is running.
	WorkspacePath	Gets the path of the workspace folder of the active project. This will be empty if no workspace is defined.

Methods

	Name	Description
	ChangeExtension	Returns a new filename with the same name as the document in which the rule is running, but with a different extension.
	Launch	Launches or runs a file in the Windows operating system. If a data file is specified, it opens in its native application. If an executable file (.exe) is specified, it runs the program. If an Inventor file is specified, the file will be opened in the current Inventor session.
	Save	Saves the document in which the rule is running.