BlackBox Posted June 28, 2013 Posted June 28, 2013 I just wanted to see if there were any Inventor Developers (.NET) out there? Following a one-year contract as a Developer consultant for an out of state Autodesk development firm (working from home, part-time, nights and weekends), I'm interviewing for a software developer position with a local, 3rd party development firm (for Inventor, ASME), and I was hoping to chat with others about their experience, as I'm generally an AutoCAD & Civil 3D developer, with a background in 3D/parametric modeling, simulations, and animation. I'd appreciate any insight, or guidance into the Object Model, or tricks of the trade so-to-speak. Cheers Quote
Bill Tillman Posted July 8, 2013 Posted July 8, 2013 I have only used Inventor a couple of times for real work. It's an entirely different animal than AutoCAD. But the principal of developing apps for it are the same as .NET with AutoCAD in that you basically take the commands needed for a task and build code to do the same thing. Not to oversimplify what you're about to undertake. What little reading I've done with .NET and Inventor has been limited by time needed to study. Good luck on your interview. I'd like to hear how it comes out for you. Quote
jdkriek Posted July 15, 2013 Posted July 15, 2013 I develop for Inventor on a daily basis. VBA: You can view the locals and object browser with Intellisense - very easy to code even without being familiar with the Object model. We are in the process of converting all of these to VB.NET add-ins. VB.NET (Add-Ins): Visual Studio provides the same object browser and Intellisense, although VS12 needs some hacks to debug correctly. iLogic (watered down VB.NET) converted all internal rules to external rules, will migrate some of this to VB.NET as time allows. Quote
BlackBox Posted July 15, 2013 Author Posted July 15, 2013 Thanks for the feedback, guys. Good luck on your interview. I'd like to hear how it comes out for you. Sorry for the delayed response, I missed this post somehow... Regretfully, I did not get the position. Not enough Inventor experience. I've been seeking a web development position as an alternative, due to an utter lack of AutoCAD/Map/Civil 3D related positions here. Quote
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