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Before you implement your ideas in the add-on, carefully examine how the material assignment, texture and oversize control mechanisms work.
For a description of the properties and methods of Material API objects, see the documentation:
C:\Users\Public\Documents\Woodwork for Inventor\<Inventor Version>\v15\SDK\API\Woodwork for Inventor API Help.chm
You will also find a detailed description of how to connect the Woodwork for Inventor API libraries when developing applications in iLogic, VBA and C#.
This chapter describes how you can use the objects provided by the Woodwork for Inventor API to create your own applications that manipulate Woodwork for Inventor materials.
The API allows:
1.Scan the materials assigned to a part or its faces.
2.Assign materials taken from the Woodwork for Inventor material database.
3.Manage material textures.
4.Manage oversizes of workpieces.
The description includes the following sections: