Autodesk Inventor

You can absolutely do that, Nishan — here's a VBA/iLogic-style approach to batch-replace leader text in a drawing with a user-defined string like "test 123".

  Sub ReplaceLeaderText() Dim oDoc As DrawingDocument Set oDoc = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument Dim oLeaderNote As LeaderNote Dim newText As String newText = InputBox("Enter new leader text:", "Replace Leader Text", "test 123") Dim i As Integer For i = 1 To oDoc.SelectSet.Count If TypeOf oDoc.SelectSet.Item(i) Is LeaderNote Then Set oLeaderNote = oDoc.SelectSet.Item(i) oLeaderNote.Text = newText End If Next End Sub 

Step-by-Step VBA Snippet:

  Sub GetFlatPatternSize() Dim oDoc As PartDocument Set oDoc = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument If Not oDoc.ComponentDefinition.HasFlatPattern Then oDoc.ComponentDefinition.Unfold End If Dim oFlatPattern As FlatPattern Set oFlatPattern = oDoc.ComponentDefinition.FlatPattern Dim oExtents As Box Set oExtents = oFlatPattern.RangeBox Dim length As Double Dim width As Double length = Abs(oExtents.MaxPoint.X - oExtents.MinPoint.X) width = Abs(oExtents.MaxPoint.Y - oExtents.MinPoint.Y) ' Convert from cm to mm (Inventor internal units are cm) length = length * 10 width = width * 10 MsgBox "Flat Pattern Size: " & Format(length, "0.00") & " mm x " & Format(width, "0.00") & " mm" End Sub 

Yes, you can change the name of a Composite iMate using the Inventor API.

If you want to add a custom menu item purely using VBA (without manual customization), here’s a simple code snippet:

 Sub AddCustomMenuItem() Dim myMenu As CommandBar Dim myButton As CommandBarButton Set myMenu = Application.CommandBars("Tools") Set myButton = myMenu.Controls.Add(Type:=msoControlButton) With myButton .Caption = "Run My Macro" .OnAction = "MyMacro" ' Replace MyMacro with your actual macro name End With End Sub

Add Your Macro to a Toolbar Button

Open Inventor Launch Inventor and head to a part, assembly, or drawing file-any environment works.

• Access the Customize Dialog
  • Go to Tools > Customize.
  • Switch to the Commands tab.
• Locate the Macros Category
  • In the left pane (Categories), scroll down and select Macros.
  • You should see your macros listed in the right pane (Commands), such as Module1.MyMacro.
• Drag the Macro to a Toolbar
  • Click and drag your macro from the Commands list to any visible toolbar.
  • When you release it, a new button appears.
• (Optional) Customize the Button
  • Right-click the new button > Button Appearance.
  • Choose an icon, change its name, or even create a custom button image.