ViewReference 5.0.1

View Reference Add-in for Autodesk Inventor

The View Reference add-in creates references between parent and dependent views in Autodesk Inventor drawings. Text is added to the view callout in the parent view and then view label of the dependent view. References can be added to Details Views, Section Views, Projected Views, and Auxiliary Views.

Usage

The addin can either be used via the commmand buttons added to the Inventor UI or by using the API with your own code.

Installation

1. Download the ViewReferenceAddin-vX.X.X.zip file from the latest release
2. Unzip the contents into C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\ApplicationPlugins
3. First time starting Inventor the Addin may need to be unblocked.
   • Go to Tools Tab > Options Panel > Add-ins
     • Find the addin in the Available Add-Ins list and select it. Then Uncheck the Block checkbox and check Load/Unloaded and Load Automatically

If using the Addin's API outside of iLogic:

4. The ViewReference.dll needs to be added as a reference to your project
   • NuGet package available on NuGet.org and GitHub Packages

Addin UI

The View Reference panel is added to the Place Views tab when a drawing document is open.

Using the API

The GetViewReferenceAddin() extension method for Inventor.Aplication can be used to get the instance of ViewReferenceAutomation.

ViewReferenceAutomation includes the following methods that can be used:

C#

var dwgDoc = (DrawingDocument)inventorApp.Documents.Open(@"C:\Work\MyDrawing.idw");

var viewRefAddin = inventorApp.GetViewReferenceAddin();

viewRefAddin.CreateReferences(dwgDoc);

iLogic

AddReference "ViewReference"
Imports ViewReference

Dim viewRefAddin As ViewReferenceAutomation
viewRefAddin = ThisApplication.GetViewReferenceAddin()

viewRefAddin.CreateReferences(ThisDoc.Document)

Configuration

If using the addin in the Inventor UI, settings can be set by clicking the Configure button in the View Reference Ribbon Panel. If using the addin API, customizations are made by passing in ViewReferenceSettings into the CreateReferences methods.

[!IMPORTANT] The API methods will not use the same settings that are set using the addin's configure window.

ViewReferenceSettings

Styling

Attribute tags are used to create templates for how the callouts and labels will appear. The AttributeTags class contains all the possible tag strings.

Examples