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Inventor® API: Exploring iProperties and Parameters
Brian Ekins – Autodesk

DE101-1 This session provides an overview of how the Inventor Application Programming Interface (API) works. It begins with a brief introduction of some basic API concepts and then puts them into practice using iProperties and Parameters. iProperties and Parameters are two of the most used areas of Inventor and are also commonly accessed through the programming interface. The use of the API will be demonstrated and example programs that use these concepts will be shown.

About the Speaker:
Brian is a designer for the Autodesk Inventor® programming interface. He began working in the CAD industry over 25 years ago in various positions, including CAD administrator, applications engineer, CAD API designer, and consultant. Brian was the original designer of the Inventor® API and has presented at conferences and taught classes throughout the world to thousands of users and programmers. [e-mail]

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Inventor® API: Exploring iProperties and Parameters

API Terminology and Basic Concepts
Before looking at iProperties and Parameters here’s a brief review of the various terms and concepts used by Inventor’s programming interface.

API
API stands for Application Programming Interface. Any application that supports driving it with a program has some type of API. Inventor supports a programming interface that uses Microsoft technology called COM Automation. This is the same technology that Word and Excel use for their API’s. If you’ve ever programmed them then many of the concepts you learned will transfer over when programming Inventor. If you haven’t programmed them, the things you learn when programming Inventor will give you a headstart if you do need to program them in the future.

SDK
SDK stands for Software Development Kit. Many applications provide a software development kit with the application to help