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DerivedFuturePartComponent Object

Derived from: ReferenceComponent Object

Description

The DerivedFuturePartComponent object represents a specific derived future part instance. This is derived from ReferenceComponent object.

Methods

Name Description
BreakLinkToFile Method that breaks the connection of the derived component with the part or assembly from which it was created. When the link is broken the ReferencedFile property will return Nothing.
Delete Method that deletes the ReferenceComponent.
GetReferenceKey Method that generates and returns the reference key for this entity.
SetEndOfPart Method that repositions the end-of-part marker relative to the object this method is called from.

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.
AttributeSets Property that returns the AttributeSets collection object associated with this object.
Definition Read-write property that returns the derived future part definition that defines the current state of the derived part.  The state of the derived part can be changed by modifying the values of the returned descriptor and assigning it back to the derived future part using the DerivedFuturePartDefinition property. The part will be updated as a result of the assignment. Note: Definition property will return Nothing if the link to the base part is broken or if the link to the base part could not be resolved.
HealthStatus Property that returns an enum indicating the current state of the object.
IsEmbedded Property that returns whether the reference component refers to an embedded document or a linked document.
LinkedToFile Property that returns whether the derived component is still linked to the base part or assembly document. If True, the link still exists. If False, the link has been broken and the ReferencedFile property will return Nothing.
Name Property that returns the component's name.
Parent Property that returns the parent object.
ReferencedDocumentDescriptor Property that returns the DocumentDescriptor object.
SolidBodies Read-only property that returns the ReferenceFeature objects that represent the solids that were created as a result of this derived part.
SuppressLinkToFile Read-write property that suppresses or unsuppresses the link to the base part.
SurfaceBodies Read-only property that returns the ReferenceFeature objects that represent the work surfaces that were created as a result of this derived part.
Type Returns an ObjectTypeEnum indicating this object's type.

Accessed From

DerivedFuturePartComponentProxy.NativeObject, DerivedFuturePartComponents.Add, DerivedFuturePartComponents.Item

Derived Classes

DerivedFuturePartComponentProxy

Version

Introduced in version 2018

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