Go to Solution. https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/inventor-products/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2016 You could use the copy tool in the assembly environment. If some settings could be changed only by admin, that would be great in Inventor! Disabled components remain included, however. I managed to solve this problem with iLogic: Taking iLogic solution into the account, I came to few reasons why this happens: I hope I explained it understandable. Ask the community or share your knowledge. To my opinion it should either work in Inventor and In an environment with Vault to. Then you should have addressed your concern to the OP, not to me. Software installation, registration & licensing part resides with the assembly file > Export > CAD format save. The Assembly node is renamed to Assembly1. Click the Associative option to link the simplified model to the design view. Share your knowledge, ask questions, and explore popular Inventor topics. Then I simply promoted the components I needed. This page has been translated for your convenience with an automatic translation service. The option is not available with the Master design view. Unfortunately, we cannot have both. 20. whole assembly will be saved as a single part. https://forums.autodesk.com/inventor-ideas/application-options-changeability-blocking. In Solidworks, there is an option to save an assembly as a part. It is because the feature recipes and the parameters are already captured (saved), the mass prop can be evaluated when the geometry becomes up-to-date. Step 19: Save As The hard part is over, the assembly has been made and you've just added a new skill to your tool belt! Sounds like you are after 2010 multi-body solids, but I still don't understand where the "can't change anything" comes in? If possible, I would like to see examples. Activate one of the components/part file in the assembly where the feature appears Create a sketch on the active part file. The reduced detail decreases memory consumption. Works also with just update() command. Autodesk does not warrant, either expressly or implied, the accuracy, reliability or completeness of the information translated by the machine translation service and will not be liable for damages or losses caused by the trust placed in the translation service. RMB on the derive node in the model browser and select "Suppress Link" to temporally break the part's dependency on the assembly file. This is not an official translation and may contain errors and inaccurate translations. I need to dig deep again to find the reason again since it was already addressed in 2011 with the release of Inventor 2012. In the Open dialog box, browse to the assembly file (.iam) to use as the base component. This is one of the thing between the theory and the practice. Make sure that you expand the lower half of the copy design dialoge and click 'search' again to search for any files that are referencing the design you are copying (e.g. Creates the smallest file on disk. Open the destination assembly, expand the Model States folder, right-click the Substitutes folder, expand New Substitute, click Select Part File, and browse to the part file on disk. If the base part contains multiple visible solid bodies, select the required bodies to create a multi-body part. Can't find what you're looking for? Recommendation: Position and mate at least one of the components before you begin, then select that component first. If the Update Physical Properties on Save options is turned on, the affected files should be prompted to save. Thanks in advance. Create the new empty assembly and save it. Click the Representations tab to select a Design View, Positional, and Level of Detail representation. An active selector has a blue highlight at the bottom of the control. I know that we as person/generation are asking every time more, but on the other hand the software resellers promise us also more every time! From the Assembly tab. #Autodesk Inventor Quick Tip: Simplify assembly to a single part Can't find what you're looking for? Use update2 document iLogic command. Report 1 Like Reply Message 3 of 7 cwhetten in reply to: JavaLodge In case any of this information is needed, I use: Solved by Curtis_Waguespack. Go to Solution. Going back to the original Derived Component idea, you can Suppress Link or even Break Link with the original. If unchecked, the appearance is set to default appearance of the target part. I don't know if that is defaul though, I did the " Save Copy As" then picked the .stl option, as for the other method, go to theAssemble --> dropdown arrow under shrinkwrap/shrinkwrap substitute --> Create simplified part --> single solid body--> click okay. Go to Solution. You may still have to fix a couple of constraints, as promoting and demoting can do some funky things with existing constraints (Inventor does its best to read your mind to know what you want it to do with the constraints, but sometimes it gets it wrong). Four built-in presets are provided, plus you can create your own. Inventor 2017.4.4 Update: INVGEN-6487: Fixed an issue where Rebuild all on a Frame generator assembly creates multiple Extends in part file INVGEN-13574: The browser node for Flush constraint now updates correctly when working with positional representations (except for Master) and setting values via API or iLogic. Place multiple parts into assembly. If desired, turn off the Show All Objects check box to display only exported elements in the list. You can create a derived part using a part, assembly (not in LT), sheet metal part, or weldment. Create a Simplified Part from an Assembly The Simplify command creates either a derived solid or a derived surface composite part from an assembly. It seems update on physical properties on save (Parts and Assemblies) setting does not work properly. I hope that the development team is aware! Creates a multi-body part that retains selected components as individual solid bodies. Ask the community or share your knowledge. Using the project command select the feature edges wanted in the part file. Will this have any affect on saving as a new subassembly? Selects element for inclusion in the derived part. Model State. Welcome to Autodesks Inventor Forums. Granted, the OP was, > It would be a lot more useful (for me, at least). The BOM Structure property defines the status of the component in the BOM. Upvote 1 Upvoted 2 Downvote 11 Downvoted 12 Arthur Kim Answered on 4 Apr, 2016 02:43 AM IF YOU MAKE ONE SOLID PART IN ASSEMBLY THEN USE MERGE IN COMPONENT OPERATION. You can even give multiple Kudos. The active design view displays. Now all that is left to do is save it, which you already know how to do but just in case. This options should at least save proper mass, if you save it once and release it, but it does not, if it is not saved correctly as you described and as in above pictures. This is not correct. A geometric constraint is applied (by default) between the selected face and the face created from the new sketch. save the assembly as SAT file using Save Copy As. You can make the new part associative to the parent part. It seems that we have two different issues here. If you want to create a single solid part with no pre-existing features or bodies, choose Finish Sketch when you start the new part to close the default sketch. Part now has mass updated, but assembly does not. (I already tried all 'Save As', 'Save Copy As', Export', etc options). A STEP file has no links to any of its origin files, and if you create a simplified part from an assembly and break the link, there is no longer any tie to the assembly and components. If a sketch is active when you create the part, click Return to close the sketch. This page has been translated for your convenience with an automatic translation service. Hello all. If this solved your issue please mark thisposting "Accept as Solution". Check you have setting properly set "Update physical properties on save (Parts and Assemblies)" Create the new empty assembly and save it. When an assembly is released, it means that all components need to be released (not subject to further change). One more thing is that the mass is also written even if the file is read-only, and that is not correct if you use a release process. Hey, yeah and MLT file have some more edit possibilities to edit but stil not perfect, any suggestions what kind of file best to be using if you dont beed any connectivity to assembly and at the same time very good to edit? While saving select option as surface. Selects component for inclusion in the derived part. You can save the assembly as a part, and then it's much easy to deal with in your assembly. You can also use it as a way to link parameters, sketches, or scale geometry from part or assembly files. So, what I think you are asking is to take various parts from certain sub-assemblies and marry them together to formulate yet a different sub-assembly? This page has been translated for your convenience with an automatic translation service. While it is true that a STL file has no connection to the model that produced it (as with STEP), a STL file is no longer usable geometry in Inventor or many other modeling systems. AutoCAD, union it all together and export as SAT file again. Excludes component from the derived part. See step 7 below. What You Will Do: Prepare production drawing documents based on sales or production requests Produce drawings of Plan Views, exploded Assemblies, Assemblies, and Components. This is done by associating the geometry included from another part, and designate the part as adaptive. For example: it would be common to "drill and pin at assembly" - two or more parts would be assembled (and possibly adjusted) and then pinned in place. Now it works just fine. At the component instance level, you can override the structure to be Reference. You should activate the part (double click, or rt click and edit) in the assembly before making the change if you want to see it on the part. For PDM workflow purpose, I suggest the files to be prompted to save, so that the Vault always has the latest and greatest version of the files. I'm starting with a STEP file (from a vendor). This is a known issue for a long time already in Inventor (at least since 2012 of Inventor). For example, an occurrence that is invisible is set to Exclude. When I use the Shrinkwrap feature, it turns everything into surfaces. I can loop through all the referenced documents and save them to the same directory as the .iam file, but when I save the actual .iam it still saves a copy of everything to the Documents/Inventor. Thanks!!!! Either you save or you don't. file you have exported from AutoCAD. Use the Pack and Go functionality for this within inventor! Welcome to Autodesks Inventor Forums. If desired, select the check box to mirror the derived part feature from the base part. Inventor iLogic, API & VBA Forum If you're starting with a STEP file then you should be able importit as a part file rather than an assembly. This option works, but only if you save it few times (at least 2), BUT if any sub-model is changed after top assembly is released, it will always need to update for the new mass, except if you "quick change" whole structure from changed part and above, which can be really time consuming and not effective. The mass issue occurs if we changed some sub-part in assembly (assembly being released), then it always wants to compute, which is logical since we would need to save (quick change) whole structure from that part above. Then place them in a new assembly (just a temporary one). 3D ContentCentral 2D 3D 2D 2,550,431 CAD 2D 3D 2D It does not update the mass of the top assembly in case there is a save dialog for multiple documents. Follow the dialog window to set various options depending on your downstream needs. Once completed remove the adaptivity from the parts and the sketches, breaking any links in the sketches. Solved by Curtis_Waguespack. A simple save as part would be great for what's needed! Component position contributes to defining the envelope size. I have lurked around for quite a bit on the forums, and have learned so much already just from observing. We have "Recomputable update" set to yes. This page has been translated for your convenience with an automatic translation service. This is not an official translation and may contain errors and inaccurate translations. Click Open to close the Open dialog box. Welcome to Autodesks Inventor Forums. It's just what you're after, I think. If you want to create a multi-body part file, create one or more features or bodies. The trouble I can see is that an assembly is released, while some of the parts (shared by multiple assemblies) are still being worked on. If a sketch is active when you create the part, click Return to close the sketch. Convert an Inventor Assembly to a single part I want to get a 3D print of a model I have but it is a model of an assembly and it has to be converted to a solid body. Go to the assembly and save it. I'm assuming you're doing this in VBA. The .Save2 will save without a confirmation prompt, unlike .Save. If you save twice, it works. What I need is to take some parts from subassembly A, some parts from subassembly B, and save those parts as a completely new assembly C. I don't want the assembly->subassembly relationship in the original file to be affected, I just want to create a new subassemly file without having to place and constrain all the individual parts again. If needed edit the sketch and add dimensions in each part. Can anybody explain why this happens or it is a bug? The part renaming follows this pattern: "Part[sequence number]:[instance number]" which yields "Part1:1", "Part2:1", and so on. What I have is one major assembly, consisting of a collection of parts as well as some subassemblies. Save assembly (and all parts involved) to specific location using API I'm possibly having a basic misunderstanding of how to correctly save an Inventor file with the API. Hi All,i have the same issue,but i don't understand way it need to be so complicated,is solidworks you do it in one "click"this is so useful when you need to convert assembly to simple part. Adaptive (controlled by relationships to other assembly components). I want to get a 3D print of a model I have but it is amodel of an assembly and it has to be converted to a solid body. Inventor has a very nice dialog box that allows users to see and manipulate BOM's from either the assembly environment or the drawing environment. Repeat the same process in steps 2 & 3 on the other parts. Glad you were able to find resolution to your issue. Welcome to Autodesks Inventor Forums. As we all know, geometry is all stored in individual ipt files and it is where the mass is computed based on the geometry. No problem about prompting to save, it is OK with us. only found the ipn files. Whenever a part geometry is changed, the mass will need to be recomputed. Solution: Check one of the following: Option 1 Open Assembly file. Change the part a bit so it gets dirtied (also assembly will get dirtied). Subtracts component from the derived part. After you select the components, click Accept Selection. I see a real big progress in the newest version of Inventor of course, regarding the application options. BOM Structure has five basic options: Normal, Phantom, Reference, Purchased, and Inseparable. The selected and all child browser nodes. As a side note, the derive functionality is also used for mirrored parts, substitute Level of Detail parts and simplified parts. You can save the assembly in any format (i.e. Extend Simplification Panel and choose Create simplified Part. 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