iLogic for Custom IProperties - how to retain trailing zeroes

[DS-precast]

Hello All

 

I have a simple iLogic Rule which converts the Mass (kg) iProperty into a Custom iProperty measured in tonnes, to 2 decimal places.

 

[color=#800080][b]iProperties[/b][/color][color=#000000].[/color][color=#800080][b]Value[/b][/color][color=#000000][b]([/b][/color][color=#008080]"[/color][color=#008080]Custom[/color][color=#008080]"[/color][color=#000000], [/color][color=#008080]"[/color][color=#008080]Weight (T)[/color][color=#008080]"[/color][color=#000000][b])[/b][/color][color=#000000][b]=[/b][/color][color=#800080][b]Round[/b][/color][color=#000000][b]([/b][/color][color=#800080][b]iProperties[/b][/color][color=#000000].[/color][color=#800080][b]Mass[/b][/color][color=#ff0000][b]/[/b][/color][color=#000000][b]1000[/b][/color][color=#000000],[/color][color=#000000][b]2[/b][/color][color=#000000][b])[/b][/color]

 

The problem I have is that the iProperty value seems to remove trailing zeroes, (ie. it will display '0.8' when I require it to display '0.80'.

 

Could anybody please indicate how to overcome this issue?

 

Many thanks

Edited January 27, 2014 by DS-precast

[Bishop]

I've got a similar iLogic / iProperty setup in my part and assembly templates, but I went at it a slightly different way. I bring iProperties.Mass in as a parameter, mark it for export, and then in the Custom Property Format window I specify how many decimal places I want, and there's checkboxes for leading & trailing zeroes.

 

Here's the code I use:

 

 
[color=#800080][b]InventorVb[/b][/color][color=#000000].[/color][color=#800080][b]DocumentUpdate[/b][/color][color=#000000][b]()[/b][/color]
[color=#800080][b]Parameter[/b][/color][color=#000000][b]([/b][/color][color=#008080]"[/color][color=#008080]partmass[/color][color=#008080]"[/color][color=#000000][b])[/b][/color][color=#000000][b]=[/b][/color][color=#800080][b]iProperties[/b][/color][color=#000000].[/color][color=#800080][b]Mass[/b][/color]
[color=#800080][b]InventorVb[/b][/color][color=#000000].[/color][color=#800080][b]DocumentUpdate[/b][/color][color=#000000][b]()[/b][/color]
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[DS-precast]

Thanks for the reply Bishop.

 

I will try your solution and compare with the way I have done it, to see the merits or otherwise of each approach.

 

Since posting, I found another solution to the problem which I will post here to help others with the same or similar issues.

 

I found that using the vba FORMAT command, along with the ROUND command seems to produce the results I'm looking for.

 

My code now reads :

[color=#800080][b]iProperties[/b][/color][color=#000000].[/color][color=#800080][b]Value[/b][/color][color=#000000][b]([/b][/color][color=#008080]"[/color][color=#008080]Custom[/color][color=#008080]"[/color][color=#000000], [/color][color=#008080]"[/color][color=#008080]Weight (T)[/color][color=#008080]"[/color][color=#000000][b])[/b][/color][color=#000000] [/color][color=#000000][b]=[/b][/color][color=#000000] [/color][color=#800080][b]Format[/b][/color][color=#000000][b]([/b][/color][color=#800080][b]Round[/b][/color][color=#000000][b]([/b][/color][color=#800080][b]iProperties[/b][/color][color=#000000].[/color][color=#800080][b]Mass[/b][/color][color=#ff0000][b]/[/b][/color][color=#000000][b]1000[/b][/color][color=#000000],[/color][color=#000000][b]2[/b][/color][color=#000000][b])[/b][/color][color=#000000], [/color][color=#008080]"[/color][color=#008080]0.#0[/color][color=#008080]"[/color][color=#000000][b])[/b][/color]

 

Thanks for the assistance.