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The document describes a workaround for adding frequently used subfolders in Autodesk Inventor projects. It explains that the relevant API does not currently work. It then provides a VBA code example for directly editing the project (.ipj) file, which is an XML file, to add a <Path> node specifying the subfolder.

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The document describes a workaround for adding frequently used subfolders in Autodesk Inventor projects. It explains that the relevant API does not currently work. It then provides a VBA code example for directly editing the project (.ipj) file, which is an XML file, to add a <Path> node specifying the subfolder.

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Add to "Frequently Used Subfolders"


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By Adam Nagy (http://adndevblog.typepad.com/manufacturing
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As mentioned in this (http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventorcustomization/add-user-path-to-projet-file/m-p/6493668) forum
post, unfortunately, the relevant API does not work :(
Until it gets sorted, you could use the following workaround: edit
directly the Project file (*.ipj), which is in fact an xml file.
The <Path> needs to starts with "Workspace\" and then continue
with the path to the subfolder you want to add.
I'm showing how to do it in VBA, but .NET (also accessible from
iLogic) has similar support for xml editing. Just add a reference to
the "Microsoft XML, v6.0" library:

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Sub AddFrequentlyUsedSubfolder()
Dim oProjectManager As DesignProjectManager
Set oProjectManager = ThisApplication.Design
ProjectManager
Dim oProject As DesignProject
Set oProject = oProjectManager.ActiveDesignP
roject
' Use 'Microsoft XML, v6.0'
Dim xmlDoc As DOMDocument60
Set xmlDoc = New DOMDocument60
xmlDoc.async = False
Dim strProjectPath As String
strProjectPath = oProject.FullFileName
' Load the project file (*.ipj)
Call xmlDoc.Load(strProjectPath)
' Select the node
Dim xmlProjectPaths As IXMLDOMNode
Call xmlDoc.setProperty("SelectionLanguage",
"XPath")
Set xmlProjectPaths = xmlDoc.selectSingleNod
e("/InventorProject/ProjectPaths")
' Add the new subfolder
' We need to add something like this:
' <ProjectPath pathtype="FrequentlyUsedFolde
r">
'
<PathName>MyFolder</PathName>
'
<Path>Workspace\MySubfolder</Path>
' </ProjectPath>
Dim xmlProjectPath As IXMLDOMNode
Set xmlProjectPath = xmlDoc.createNode(1, "P
rojectPath", "")
Dim xmlPathType As IXMLDOMAttribute
Set xmlPathType = xmlDoc.createAttribute("pa
thtype")
xmlPathType.value = "FrequentlyUsedFolder"
Call xmlProjectPath.Attributes.setNamedItem(
xmlPathType)

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Dim xmlPathName As IXMLDOMNode


Set xmlPathName = xmlDoc.createNode(1, "Path
Name", "")
xmlPathName.Text = "MyFolder"
Call xmlProjectPath.appendChild(xmlPathName)
Dim xmlPath As IXMLDOMNode
Set xmlPath = xmlDoc.createNode(1, "Path", "
")
xmlPath.Text = "Workspace\" + "MySubfolder"
Call xmlProjectPath.appendChild(xmlPath)
Call xmlProjectPaths.appendChild(xmlProjectP
ath)
' Make another project active so that we can
save the changes
Call oProjectManager.DesignProjects(1).Activ
ate(False)
' Save the changes
Call xmlDoc.Save(strProjectPath)
' Make our project active again
Call oProject.Activate(False)
End Sub

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