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Talking iLogic rule to check part material in Inventor (default material).

With a simple iLogic macro you can check material assignment for each part saved from Inventor.

Creat a a new iLogic rule with the following contents:

materialName = ThisDoc.Document.ComponentDefinition.Material.Name
If materialName = "Generic" Then
 objSPVoice = CreateObject("SAPI.SpVoice")
 objSPVoice.speak ("Your component has no material assigned")
End If

As a trigger for this rule, set e.g. "Before document save". A part with no material assigned will report itself automatically on save, by "telling it" (voice).

The default material for parts, or iLogic macros can be preset in the part template - see I > Save as > Save copy as template.

Inventor2013Inventor2012

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16.5.2012 2647x

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applies to: Inventor 2013 · Inventor 2012 ·

See also:
Tip 9263:	iLogic code for exploding a component pattern in Inventor.
Tip 9210:	Where are stored the Inventor iLogic global forms?
Tip 8986:	Material density as a custom iProperty in Inventor.
Tip 8956:	How to explode a component pattern in an Inventor assembly?
Tip 8910:	iLogic rule to measure loop length in a sketch.

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