Is Inventor going away?

Autodesk has made the difficult decision to retire Autodesk Inventor LT and Autodesk Inventor LT Suite. After May 7th, 2021, you can no longer renew a maintenance plan or subscription for Inventor LT, Inventor LT Suite, or Inventor.

What is iLogic based on?

When programming, it’s tough to get the results you want without knowing all the tools you have in your toolkit. Since Inventor iLogic is built on Microsoft’s VB.NET language, we can use their extensive documentation to get a better understanding of what’s possible and how we can achieve it.

How do I launch iLogic in Inventor?

Before you create a rule, create any parameters that you want to include in the rule.

On the ribbon, click Manage tab iLogic panel Add Rule .
In the Rule Name dialog box, enter the name of the new rule, and click OK.
Use the Edit Rule dialog box to define the rule.
Click Save to save your edits and continue editing.

How do you use macros in Inventor?

From within Inventor you can run the Macro | Macros… command from the Tools menu (or Alt+F8) which brings up a dialog where you can choose a macro and run it. Finally, you can use the Inventor Customize command to create a button that will run a macro.

How do you use forms in Inventor?

Create a User Interface Form

From the iLogic drop-down menu (Manage iLogic), select Add Form.
Enter a name for the form.
Design layout of the form by dragging from the Toolbox.
Add controls by dragging from the Parameters, Rules, and iProperties tabs.
To use the form, click the button added to the iLogic Browser.

Will Fusion 360 replace Inventor?

The designated replacement for Inventor is Fusion 360… Fusion files are not compatible with Inventor, or Vault even, with users reduced to exporting non-associative STEP files from Fusion. Sales of Fusion to existing Inventor customers are poor; Autodesk admits 90% of Fusion users are new to the company.

What are iLogic rules?

A rule is a small Visual Basic (VB.NET) program that can monitor and control other Inventor parameters, features, or components. iLogic embeds rules as objects directly into part, assembly, and drawing documents. The rules determine and drive the design parameter and attribute values.

Can you make configurations in Inventor?

To Work with iFeatures You can edit iFeature files, placed iFeatures, and iFeature sketches.

What is an iPart inventor?

An iPart is a table driven master part that configures standard parts to different sizes and states. The table can be edited within Inventor or externally in a spreadsheet. Each row can control feature state (enabled or suppressed), and many other variables such as feature size, appearance, material, and part number.

What is ilogic and why should you use it?

Finally, iLogic gives us a window into the Inventor API that does not require the creation of a custom add-in or the use of VBA. iLogic rules can be very complex: for example, a rule that relies solely on the Inventor API to delete extra, unused appearances from an Inventor model: iLogic is a powerful tool, but it’s not omnipotent.

Can I modify the inventor user interface with ilogic?

While it’s possible to create basic forms with iLogic, you cannot modify the Inventor User Interface. For example, you cannot add ribbon tabs, panels, or buttons that execute commands. iLogic is technically an Inventor add-in, and add-ins can only modify the user interface as they’re loaded.

Are there any snippets or ilogic functions in inventor?

You’ll notice there are no snippets or iLogic functions for any of the following actions: It’s definitely possible to do all of those things via the Inventor API, and technically you could use the Inventor API via an iLogic rule to do those things, but they are complex tasks that are usually implemented by an Inventor add-in or a VBA macro.