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Modify"CreateTube&PipeRun"dialogcontent
ByAdamNagy(http://adndevblog.typepad.com/manufacturing/adamnagy.html)
Whenyouswitchto"Tube&Pipe"environment...

(http://adndevblog.typepad.com/.a/6a0167607c2431970b01bb08b9df47970dpopup)
...thenbeforethe"CreateTube&PipeRun"dialogpopsup,theOnPopulateFileMetadataeventoftheFileUIEventsobjectwillbecalled,whichwecanhandle.Tohandleevents
weneedaclass,soIcreatedonecalled"clsEvents"inVBA:

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'CodeofclsEventsClass
DimWithEventsoFEAsFileUIEvents

PrivateSubClass_Initialize()
SetoFE=ThisApplication.FileUIEvents
EndSub

PrivateSuboFE_OnPopulateFileMetadata(_
ByValFileMetadataObjectsAsObjectsEnumerator,_
ByValFormulaeAsString,_
ByValContextAsNameValueMap,_
HandlingCodeAsHandlingCodeEnum)

'UnfortunatelytheContextisnotfilledwithinfo
'incaseoftheTube&Pipedialog
'sowecanonlyfigureoutifthiseventwas
'firedbyitthroughcheckingthemetadata

'Ifnotthecorrectamountofdata,we'redone
IfFileMetadataObjects.Count<>2ThenExitSub

Dimfmd1AsFileMetadata
Setfmd1=FileMetadataObjects(1)

'Ifthesuggestedassemblyfilenamedoesnot
'contain"TubeandPipeRuns",we'redone
IfInStr(1,fmd1.FileName,"TubeandPipeRuns")<1ThenExitSub

Dimfmd2AsFileMetadata
Setfmd2=FileMetadataObjects(2)

fmd1.FullFileName="C:\temp\myruns\runs.iam"
fmd2.FullFileName="C:\temp\myruns\myrun1\run1.iam"

HandlingCode=kEventHandled
EndSub
Inordertostartlisteningtothiseventweneedtoinstantiateourclassandkeepaglobalreferencetoit.Thiscouldbedonee.g.insideaVBAmodule.Ifyoualsowantyourcommand
toautomaticallystarttheTube&Pipeenvironmentthenyoucandoitasshowninthebelowcode,basedonthisblogpost:
http://modthemachine.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/03/runningcommandsusingtheapi.html(http://modthemachine.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/03/runningcommands

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usingtheapi.html)
'Globalreferencetotheeventlistener
DimoEventsAsclsEvents

SubStartListeningToEvents()
SetoEvents=NewclsEvents

'Uncommentbelowcodeifyouwanttostartthe
'Tube&Pipeenvironment
'DimoCDsAsControlDefinitions
'SetoCDs=ThisApplication.CommandManager.ControlDefinitions

'DimoCDAsControlDefinition
'SetoCD=oCDs("HSL:Piping:CreatePipeRun")

'CalloCD.Execute
EndSub
Andthischangewillbereflectedinthedialog:

(http://adndevblog.typepad.com/.a/6a0167607c2431970b01b7c8151256970bpopup)
IfweclickOK,weendupwithamodellikethis:

(http://adndevblog.typepad.com/.a/6a0167607c2431970b01b8d19f36cf970cpopup)
YoucanalsohookupyourVBAmacrotoabuttonintheUIfollowingthisblogpost:
http://modthemachine.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/03/buttonsforvbamacrosintheribbonuserinterface.html
(http://modthemachine.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/03/buttonsforvbamacrosintheribbonuserinterface.html)
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Adrian(http://blog.adssol.com)said...

Adam,
You'vegottogiveusmoregrip.Howdoweusethis?ChangingthedefaultFilenamesandLocationforT&Pissomethingwe'vebeenaskingforalongtime.
Reply
02/15/2016at12:15AM(http://adndevblog.typepad.com/manufacturing/2016/02/modifycreatetubepiperundialogcontent.html#comment
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AdamNagy(http://profile.typepad.com/1236098880s16462)saidinreplytoAdrian(http://blog.adssol.com)...

HiAdrian,
Better?:)
Reply
02/16/2016at08:43AM(http://adndevblog.typepad.com/manufacturing/2016/02/modifycreatetubepiperundialogcontent.html#comment
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Adrian(http://blog.adssol.com)said...

Better?
Idon'tknowyet.Iwillhavetolearnhowtoprogramandthenwilltestthisout.Iwashoppingsomethingmorelike:
addthiscodetotheTubeandPipeRoutes.iamtemplateanditwillfireupautomaticallywhenyoustartT&P.
or
CreateanewbuttonandusethecodetoinitiatetheT&Penvironmentwithit.
IguessfornowIneedtowaitforawizardtocomealongandshowushowtodothat,oraskintheInventorcustomizationforum.
Thanks.
Reply
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AdamNagy(http://profile.typepad.com/1236098880s16462)saidinreplytoAdrian(http://blog.adssol.com)...

Ohh,Isee.
OK,Iaddedsomemoreinfowhichcouldbeuseful.

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