BIMComponentDescription Object


Description

BIMComponentDescription object.

Methods

Name Description
SetCustomThumbnail Method that lets you set the custom thumbnail by providing the filename of an image file. The file should be a bmp, jpg, or png format and should be 256x256 pixels.

Properties

Name Description
Application Returns the top-level parent application object. When used the context of Inventor, an Application object is returned. When used in the context of Apprentice, an ApprenticeServer object is returned.
ComponentPropertySets Read-only property that returns the collection object containing the property sets for a BIM component.
ComponentType Read-write property that gets and sets the component type.
FamilyType Read-write property that gets and sets the family type. This is applicable for IFC and RFA formats.
ModelProperties Read-write property that gets and sets the standard Inventor iProperties that are exported with this component.
OrientationType Read-write property that specifies which orientation type will be used when exporting the BIM component.
Thumbnail Read-write property that gets and sets the thumbnail for this component.
Type Returns an ObjectTypeEnum indicating this object's type.
UserCoordinateSystemOrientation Read-write property that defines which user coordinate system will be used when exporting the component. If the OrientationType is not kUserCoordinateSystemOrientationType this property returns Nothing.
ViewCubeOrientationOrigin Read-write property that gets and set the origin of the coordinate system when the orientation is defined using the ViewCube.

Accessed From

BIMComponent.ComponentDescription

Version

Introduced in version 2011