Assets.Add Method
Parent Object: AssetsDescription
Method that creates a new asset. The new created Asset object is returned. Currently only material and appearance assets can be created. When a material asset is created a physical asset is automatically created that is associated with it that you can edit.
Syntax
Assets.Add( AssetType As AssetTypeEnum, LocalType As String, [Reserved] As Variant, [DisplayName] As Variant ) As AssetParameters
| Name | Type | Description |
| AssetType | AssetTypeEnum | The type of asset to be created, either an appearance or material asset. |
| LocalType | String | If the AssetType argument is kAssetAppearanceType, then you can specify the type of appearance asset you want to create. If a material asset is being created, this argument is ignored. If an appearance argument is being created and this argument is not provided it will default to creating a Generic type of appearance asset. The valid types of assets that can be created are: “Ceramic”, “Concrete”, “Generic”, “Glazing”, “Masonry”, “Metal”, “Metallic Paint”, “Mirror”, “Plastic”, “Solid Glass”, “Stone”, “Wall Paint”, “Water” and “Wood”. |
| Reserved | Variant | Reserved for future use. This is an optional argument whose default value is null. |
| DisplayName | Variant | Displayed name of the asset as shown to the user in the browser. If no name is specified, Inventor creates a default name. This is an optional argument whose default value is null. |
Samples
| Name | Description |
| Change color of part, features or faces | This sample demonstrates how to use MiniToolBar to change appearance color of part or features or faces. |
| Create a simple appearance. | Creates a sample appearance in the active part or assembly document. |