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DerivedPartComponent Object

Derived from: ReferenceComponent Object

Description

The DerivedPartComponent object represents a specific derived part instance.

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.
Replace Replaces current derived part component with another file.
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 Gets the DerivedPartDefinition that defines the current state of the derived part.
HealthStatus Property that returns an enum indicating the current state of the object.
iMateDefinitions Property that returns the iMateDefinition objects that were created as a result of this derived part.
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.
Parameters Property that returns the Parameter objects that were created as a result of this derived part. This property will return Nothing in the case where the link to the part has been broken.
Parent Property that returns the parent object.
ReferencedDocumentDescriptor Property that returns the DocumentDescriptor object.
SketchBlockDefinitions Property that returns the SketchBlockDefinition objects that were created as a result of this derived part.
SketchBlocks Property that returns the SketchBlock objects that were created as a result of this derived part.
Sketches Property that returns the PlanarSketch objects that were created as a result of this derived part.
Sketches3D Property that returns the Sketch3D objects that were created as a result of this derived part.
SolidBodies Property that returns the ReferenceFeature objects that represent the solids that were created as a result of this derived part.
SuppressLinkToFile Gets and Sets a Boolean flag indicating whether the link to the part file is suppressed.
SurfaceBodies Property that returns the SurfaceBody objects that represent work surfaces that were created as a result of this derived part.
Type Returns an ObjectTypeEnum indicating this object's type.
WorkFeatures Property that returns the WorkPlane, WorkAxis, and WorkPoint objects that were created as a result of this derived part.

Accessed From

DerivedPartComponentProxy.NativeObject, DerivedPartComponents.Add, DerivedPartComponents.Item

Derived Classes

DerivedPartComponentProxy

Version

Introduced in version 5.3

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