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PartOptions Object


Description

The PartOptions object provides access to properties that provide read and write access of the part related application options. This is somewhat equivalent to the Part tab of the Application Options dialog.

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.
AutoConsumeWorkAndSurfaceFeatures Enables/disables automatically consuming work and surface features when they are used as inputs for creating other features.
AutoHideInLineWorkFeatures Enables/disables the behavior of automatically hiding an in-line work feature.
DefaultDesignView Read-write property that gets and sets the default design view representation to use when opening part documents.
DefaultDesignViewIsAssociative Read-write Boolean property that gets and sets whether the default design view representation is associative.
DimensionConstraintsRelaxation Gets and Sets the preference for relaxing dimension constraints during 3D grip edit.
DisplayExtendedName Read-write property that gets and sets whether to display extended information after the feature name in the browser.
DisplayGripsOnSelection Enables/disables display of glyphs for 3D grips when faces are selected.
EditBaseSolidsUsingFusion Read-write property that gets and sets whether command to edit base solids in parts launches Inventor Fusion or the legacy Solid Edit environment. This property cannot be set to True if Inventor Fusion is not installed.
Enable3DGrips Enables/disables access to 3D grips.
EnableConstructionEnvironment Enable/Disable Construction Environment.
GeometricConstraintsBreakage Gets and Sets the preference for breaking geometric constraints during 3D grip edit.
LinkFaceColorFromSource Read-write Boolean property that specifies whether to link face color from source component or not.
LinkSketchFormattingFromSource Read-write Boolean property that specifies whether to link sketch formatting from source component or not.
OpaqueConstructionSurfaces Enables/disables whether construction surfaces are displayed opaque or translucent.
SketchCreationOnNewPart Gets and sets the preference for creating a sketch when a new part file is created.
Type Returns an ObjectTypeEnum indicating this object's type.

Accessed From

Application.PartOptions, InventorServer.PartOptions, InventorServerObject.PartOptions

Version

Introduced in version 11

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