Share your knowledge, ask questions, and explore popular Inventor topics. Assembly features are features that show up in the assembly drawing and not in the part file. If desired, select the check box to mirror the derived part feature from the base part. In the Open dialog box, browse to the assembly file (.iam) to use as the base component. When accessed from the BIM Content environment, theOutput Type is locked to Substitute. 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! And, the assemblies will need to be recomputed. In the Derived Assembly dialog box, assembly components appear in a hierarchy. Creating an in-place part has the same result as inserting a previously created part file. Position. In Solidworks this is done by File, Save As, then change the extension to a part file. I also like the replies you give "In General" and try to understand what is different sometimes between the theory and the practice. Ask the community or share your knowledge. Go to Solution. 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. Share your knowledge, ask questions, and explore popular Inventor topics. If the Update Physical Properties on Save options is turned on, the affected files should be prompted to save. Once completed remove the adaptivity from the parts and the sketches, breaking any links in the sketches. A STEP file maintains the BREP geometry of the original. To attempt to remove the update (s) and reinstall them per this Autodesk article, get a full download of the update from your Autodesk Account. Use one of these methods to specify the size: Click the arrow at the end of the value field to select a recently used value. Thanks in advance. 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. Solved by jmdnq9. You can sketch on the face of an assembly component (or an assembly work plane) and include geometry from other assembly components in your feature sketches. 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. This in Inventor world is called "Demoting". Besides. "If you find my answer solved your question, please select the Accept Solution icon", John HackneyRetiredBeyond the Drafting Board. You can save the assembly as a part, and then it's much easy to deal with in your assembly. Represents the selected component in the derived part as a bounding box and creates a body from the bounding box shape. Glad you were able to find resolution to your issue. Can't find what you're looking for? While saving select option as surface. In Solidworks, there is an option to save an assembly as a part. If some settings could be changed only by admin, that would be great in Inventor! - Autodesk Community - Inventor Inventor Forum Welcome to Autodesk's Inventor Forums. Although there is no CAD model in our template, a step file should have been created. A derived assembly (not in LT) component originates from an assembly file and may contain parts, subassemblies, and derived parts. The option is not available with the Master design view. It found the individual ipt files and ipn files for all the relevant assemblies but didnt find the 2D drawing files for the individual parts. only found the ipn files. You now have a part file that is a dependent copy of an assembly file. Create the new part (use random shape) and save it. If you save twice, it works. 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. Disable "Update physical properties on save". @johnsonshiueCan you please again take a look at the behavior. Try it for yourself-- I just did. 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. For example, a setting of zero visibility means that components that are completely hidden in any view will be removed. The whole thing was rather painless, and a good enough workflow for my needs. When I use the Shrinkwrap feature, it turns everything into surfaces. This is not correct. Ask the community or share your knowledge. The same method can be used for creating your own presets. Use update2 document iLogic command. If you're starting with a STEP file then you should be able importit as a part file rather than an assembly. If unchecked, the appearance is set to default appearance of the target part. Changes in design views do not affect envelope size. If you want to edit with Inventor, then use a simplified assembly (=.ipt) file with the link to assembly broken. This is not an official translation and may contain errors and inaccurate translations. Is that an only Inventor Pro function? By: To access: Right-click the file name in the Autodesk Inventor browser or Windows Explorer, and select iProperties. What I can remember is that the Mass property shown is stored on two different places internally and there sometimes it goes wrong. Changes in a model state affect the envelope size. I have lurked around for quite a bit on the forums, and have learned so much already just from observing. When I go to save the new assembly I get told Older Version file, and saving will convert the files tot he current version. Can't find what you're looking for? Once you have your subassembly C, you can delete the two messed-up copies of subs A and B, and delete the temporary assembly you used to perform the promote and demote functions. A derived assembly may be a scaled, mirrored, or simplified version of the original. Privacy | Do not sell or share my personal information | Cookie preferences | Report noncompliance | Terms of use| 2023 Autodesk Inc. All rights reserved, Factory Design Suite 2018, Inventor 2018, & Product Design Suite 2018. This page has been translated for your convenience with an automatic translation service. You can do it in two clicks with Simplify. 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. To get the assembly feature in a part file do the following. Then I saved temporary versions of the subassemblies I had and then used component->replace to input the new subassemblies. A STL file approximates the original model using mesh geometry. Change the part a bit so it gets dirtied (also assembly will get dirtied). Check out the derived part tool. If you want to create a multi-body part file, create one or more features or bodies. Works also with just update() command. After you select the components, click Accept Selection. You can save the assembly in any format (i.e. If the base part contains multiple visible solid bodies, select the required bodies to create a multi-body part. If you ever need to convert an assembly file to a part file, use the Derive workflow. An assembly drawing will show the parts assembled and any subsequent modifications that would need to be made AFTER the parts are assembled. You can make the new part associative to the parent part. For each of the listed feature types specify which you want to remove and the way you want to remove them: Substitutes are model states based on a simplified model. Go to Tools -> App Options -> Save -> "Mass Prop Update", "Implicit Update", or "Recomputable Update" -> set it to Yes. This is a known issue for a long time already in Inventor (at least since 2012 of Inventor). See step 7 below. I fully agree that this is one of the bigger problems regarding"Dirty files" files that need a save. Is it possible to convert an assembly into a parts file? I'm assuming you're doing this in VBA. How to convert an Inventor Assembly to Part? On the Bodies tab, accept the default or use the Status buttons at the top to change the status of all selected components quickly. Selects component for inclusion in the derived part. In case any of this information is needed, I use: Solved by Curtis_Waguespack. Click the down arrow to select an origin work plane as the mirror plane. This page has been translated for your convenience with an automatic translation service. Part now has mass updated, but assembly does not. (I already tried all 'Save As', 'Save Copy As', Export', etc options). Before you create the part, in the Application Options dialog, Assembly tab, select the check box for Enable Associative Edge/Loop Geometry Projection During In-Place Modeling. I've only been using Inventor for a few months but have rapidly grown to like it. Furthermore since you have highlighted it: For (at least a Vault Environment) some application options should have been fixed and only to be changeable by an administrator. This page has been translated for your convenience with an automatic translation service. I've done a bit of research on it and I don't believe this particular question has been asked before. Check your SavePath folder. If the Y-axis is perpendicular to the Top plane, the model is rotated so the Inventor Z-axis is perpendicular to the View Cube Top plane. In principle every feature; Option and tool that is available in Inventor should work with no problem in a Vault Environmenttoo. https://forums.autodesk.com/inventor-ideas/application-options-changeability-blocking. I have a script which opens a STEP file, and I do some operations within it, and then I attempt to save it as a .iam file and referenced .ipt/.iam files. Items marked with this symbol are ignored in updates to the derived part. Can't find what you're looking for? What's New:2022 Use the Simplify command to reduce the content within an assembly by removing components, features, and output a simplified part file. Activate one of the components/part file in the assembly where the feature appears Create a sketch on the active part file. 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 will create an entirely new Assembly, and will create all the new components on disk while creating all the new file paths (hyperlinks) inside the Assembly file. 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. There are 3 views of the BOM: Model, Structured, and Parts only (you can refer to BOM 102 and BOM 103 for more) It always reflects the entire assembly and its current state. Solved by jmdnq9. More information about creating simplified part in: To Combine Components into Simplified Part Navigate to the SAT. Solved by jjstr8. Select Remove All Internal Voids to fill all internal void shells in the derived solid body part. It was also set the same in example above. 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 tiem consuming and not effective. Click the Other tab to select sketches, work geometry, and parameters. Intersects the selected component with the derived part. It might help to set the subassembly_A and subassembly_B files to read-only before starting this process, just to be safe. I'm not just dealing with two subassemblies. Create a new part, then use the 3D Model, Create, Derive command to create one solid body including all the components you want. Use the Simplify command to reduce the content within an assembly by removing components, features, and output a simplified part file. Ask the community or share your knowledge. : step, igs, parasolids, etc.) I'm open to suggestions for doing this another way, I just need a way to create an exploded view from components already in place but in separate assemblies. If the App options is not turned on, the mass of such part will show N/A. Create the new part (use random shape) and save it. Welcome to Autodesks Inventor Forums. It seems that we have two different issues here. Use command manageriLogic command to update mass (synchronous - important, otherwise it does not work!). To specify the body or bodies to include, expand the Solid Bodies folder and use the Status button to include or exclude bodies. Now all that is left to do is save it, which you already know how to do but just in case. I have been trying the Document.SaveAs function with the SaveCopyFlag as both True, and False but it doesn't seem to make a difference. Create a simplified part in an assembly using the Simplify command. 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