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BIMComponent Object


Description

BIMComponent object.

Methods

Name Description
ExportBuildingComponent Method that exports the BIM component as an adsk, ifc or rfa file.

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.
ComponentDefinition Read-only property that returns the Inventor PartComponentDefinition or AssemblyComponentDefinition that this BIMComponent object is associated with.
ComponentDescription Read-only property that returns the BIMComponentDescription object associated this document.
ConnectorLinks Read-only property that returns the collection of connector links for this document. Through the returned object you can access all existing links between connectors and create new links between connectors.
Connectors Read-only property that returns the collection of connectors for this document. Through the returned object you can access all existing connectors and create new connectors.
Type Returns an ObjectTypeEnum indicating this object's type.

Accessed From

AssemblyComponentDefinition.BIMComponent, BIMComponentPropertySet.Parent, BIMConnector.Parent, BIMExchangeServer.GetBIMComponent, PartComponentDefinition.BIMComponent, SheetMetalComponentDefinition.BIMComponent, WeldmentComponentDefinition.BIMComponent

Version

Introduced in version 2011

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