BIMComponentDescription Object
Description
BIMComponentDescription object.
Methods
| 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
| 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
