stevenvolckaert/autodesk-inventor-powertools

A collection of productivity tools for Autodesk Inventor® 2012.

autodesk-inventor-powertools's Issues

Build with dotnet CLI

Support building the project with the dotnet CLI.

This is to be resolved by referencing a new Microsoft.NETFramework.ReferenceAssemblies package that delivers .NET Framework 3.5, once it exists (dotnet/installer#2022). This approach already seems to work for .NET Framework 2.0.

Replace HumanReadableStringComparer with OrdinalSortComparer from StevenVolckaert.Core

Replace the implementation of HumanReadableStringComparer with OrdinalSortComparer from the StevenVolckaert.Core library.

This task can only be completed once Steven Volckaert's Enterprise Library is distributed using NuGet packages. See issue #3 for more information.

Add installer project, to be used for deployment

Installing the Inventor Power Tools add-in is currently done by manually copying two files (a DLL and a .addin file) to a specific target directory on the host's file system. The procedure is explained in a readme file, included in each release.

Add an installer project, e.g. a InstallShield Limited Edition project, or alternatively, distribute the application using ClickOnce.

InstallShield Limited Edition is free for users Visual Studio Professional and Enterprise editions. It replaces Windows Installer technology, which Visual Studio no longer supports.

Target hosts are Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10. For the record: The main target host is Windows 8.1.

External links

• ClickOnce Deployment Overview. MSDN.

Incorrect template path causes application crash

Hi Steven,

when i click on Sheet Metal

the template path "c:\Users\Public\Documents\Autodesk\Inventor 2016\Templates\Metric\ISO.idw"
is predefined.
But in german versions we need
"c:\Users\Public\Documents\Autodesk\Inventor 2016\Templates\Metrisch\ISO.idw"

When i click on generate drawings with your path, a MessageBox appears that the tempaltefile is not found, after clicking on ok -> Inventor crashes

Inventor 2016 Proj Build 223 SP2

Consolidate types from various namespaces into a single namespace

Most types are scattered across multiple namespaces. Consolidate these types into a single namespace that contains the functionality's name, for instance StevenVolckaert.InventorPowerTools.DrawingGeneration.

Add option to Sheet Metal Flat Pattern button

Add an option (boolean) to the Sheet Metal Flat Pattern drawing generator to add projected views.

Add project README

Add a project README, so people interested in this repository understand what the project is about.

Generalize SetCustomPropertyFormat methods in Assembly and Part

Classes

• StevenVolckaert.InventorPowerTools.Assembly and
• StevenVolckaert.InventorPowerTools.Part

contain identical implementation of the two SetCustomPropertyFormat method overloads.

Generalize the signature(s), and move the implementation to a single point of responsibility. The most likely candidate is probably the abstract class StevenVolckaert.InventorPowerTools.ModelBase.

Move contents of the StevenVolckaert.Libraries directory to a separate repository

The StevenVolckaert.Libraries directory contains code that's reusable across other applications.

Tasks

• Move the contents to a separate GitHub repository;
• Create and upload NuGet packages to the nuget.org package feed; and
• Consume them in the StevenVolckaert.InventorPowerTools project.

Adapt ButtonBase so that inheriting classes can define the path to icons

Currently, the StevenVolckaert.InventorPowerTools.Buttons.ButtonBase abstract base class selects icons by file name convention. The same icon is used for both the standard and large button icons; it's currently not possible to specify another icon to be used for e.g. the large button icon.

• Adapt ButtonBase so that inheriting classes can define the path to the standard and large icons;
• Implement a fallback-mechanism that uses the file name convention.