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Create an iLogic form to automate the configuration of a wheel assembly.


Tutorial resources

These downloadable resources will be used to complete this tutorial:


00:03

With iLogic, you can use forms to create and connect a custom user interface for parameters, properties,

00:10

and rules of an Inventor part, assembly, or drawing document.

00:14

In this tutorial, you create a form to automate the configuration of a wheel assembly.

00:20

To start, from the Quick Access Toolbar, click Projects.

00:26

In the Projects dialog, click Browse, navigate to where the project files are saved,

00:32

and select Wheel Assembly start data set.ipj, and then click Open.

00:38

In the Projects dialog, click Done.

00:42

From the Quick Access Toolbar, click Open.

00:47

Select WheelAssembly_Configured.iam, and then click Open.

00:53

On the ribbon, Manage tab, iLogic panel, expand the drop-down and select Add Form.

01:02

Name the new form Wheel Configuration and click OK.

01:11

In the Form Editor, begin the form by dragging the WheelSize Parameter under the Wheel Configuration Label.

01:19

Then drag both the NumberOfSpokes and Slot parameters into the configuration.

01:27

From the Toolbox, continue defining the form by dragging an Empty Space, a Splitter, and another Empty Space into the configuration.

01:39

Complete the form by dragging the TotalPrice Parameter to the bottom.

01:45

You can see the form update in real time as you build it.

01:51

Select WheelSize in the listing below Wheel Configuration.

01:56

In the Properties, Name section, add a space to the corresponding Label listing to update the diplay name in the form.

02:07

Repeat this process for the NumberOfSpokes entry, and the TotalPrice entry., then click OK to complete the form.

02:15

In the iLogic browser, open the new form by selecting it in the Forms tab.

02:21

You can now dynamically update the wheel assembly based on what you enter into the form.

02:27

Apply a Wheel Size of 22, set the Number Of Spokes to 5, and check the Slot box for True.

02:34

Click Done to update the assembly.

02:39

You can also edit an existing form.

02:43

In the iLogic Browser, on the Forms tab, right-click Wheel Configuration and select Edit.

02:50

Add the WheelFinish parameter under the Slot parameter.

02:55

Note that a green or blue arrow appears showing where the new parameter will appear in the form.

03:03

Add an Empty Space, and then add the BrakeMaterial and CaliperFinish parameters to the form.

03:14

Ensure that the label for each new parameter is updated to include a space, and then click OK to complete the edit.

03:29

Open the form again and change the Brake Material to Ceramic and the Caliper Finish to Smooth-Red.

03:37

Save your project file.

Video transcript

00:03

With iLogic, you can use forms to create and connect a custom user interface for parameters, properties,

00:10

and rules of an Inventor part, assembly, or drawing document.

00:14

In this tutorial, you create a form to automate the configuration of a wheel assembly.

00:20

To start, from the Quick Access Toolbar, click Projects.

00:26

In the Projects dialog, click Browse, navigate to where the project files are saved,

00:32

and select Wheel Assembly start data set.ipj, and then click Open.

00:38

In the Projects dialog, click Done.

00:42

From the Quick Access Toolbar, click Open.

00:47

Select WheelAssembly_Configured.iam, and then click Open.

00:53

On the ribbon, Manage tab, iLogic panel, expand the drop-down and select Add Form.

01:02

Name the new form Wheel Configuration and click OK.

01:11

In the Form Editor, begin the form by dragging the WheelSize Parameter under the Wheel Configuration Label.

01:19

Then drag both the NumberOfSpokes and Slot parameters into the configuration.

01:27

From the Toolbox, continue defining the form by dragging an Empty Space, a Splitter, and another Empty Space into the configuration.

01:39

Complete the form by dragging the TotalPrice Parameter to the bottom.

01:45

You can see the form update in real time as you build it.

01:51

Select WheelSize in the listing below Wheel Configuration.

01:56

In the Properties, Name section, add a space to the corresponding Label listing to update the diplay name in the form.

02:07

Repeat this process for the NumberOfSpokes entry, and the TotalPrice entry., then click OK to complete the form.

02:15

In the iLogic browser, open the new form by selecting it in the Forms tab.

02:21

You can now dynamically update the wheel assembly based on what you enter into the form.

02:27

Apply a Wheel Size of 22, set the Number Of Spokes to 5, and check the Slot box for True.

02:34

Click Done to update the assembly.

02:39

You can also edit an existing form.

02:43

In the iLogic Browser, on the Forms tab, right-click Wheel Configuration and select Edit.

02:50

Add the WheelFinish parameter under the Slot parameter.

02:55

Note that a green or blue arrow appears showing where the new parameter will appear in the form.

03:03

Add an Empty Space, and then add the BrakeMaterial and CaliperFinish parameters to the form.

03:14

Ensure that the label for each new parameter is updated to include a space, and then click OK to complete the edit.

03:29

Open the form again and change the Brake Material to Ceramic and the Caliper Finish to Smooth-Red.

03:37

Save your project file.

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