Use update2 document iLogic command. If you want to edit with Inventor, then use a simplified assembly (=.ipt) file with the link to assembly broken. Inventor iLogic , API and Customization Forum, Select the Derive tool in the Create section of the 3D Model ribbon, Navigate to your saved assembly file on disk. If this solved your issue please mark thisposting "Accept as Solution". Then I click the Save button while in the top level assembly and set subassembly_A and subassembly_B so that they will not save. If all you want is a dumb solid (not editable one after the translation), >a dumb solid (not editable one after the translation), You are such a great educator JD, it is unbelievable! New parts can be sketched on the faces of other components that have edges or features needed for the new part. Inventor iLogic, API & VBA Forum 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. Thanks in advance. This page has been translated for your convenience with an automatic translation service. https://forums.autodesk.com/inventor-ideas/application-options-changeability-blocking. Then I simply promoted the components I needed. Use the Pack and Go functionality for this within inventor! Autodesk Industry Marketing Manager UK D&MOpinions are my own and may not reflect those of my company.Linkedin|Twitter|Instagram|Facebook|Pinterest. They are prompted to save, you can even see in above pictures, but TOP assembly does not compute the mass first time, it does on second save (when save dialog is not shown). To my opinion it should either work in Inventor and In an environment with Vault to. When I go to save the new assembly I get told Older Version file, and saving will convert the files tot he current version. They have a browser representation, have properties such as quantity, BOM Structure, Part Number, and so on. Change the part a bit so it gets dirtied (also assembly will get dirtied). This is not an official translation and may contain errors and inaccurate translations. 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. Go to Solution. At the component instance level, you can override the structure to be Reference. Drawings!). Welcome to Autodesks Inventor Forums. You can save the assembly as a part, and then it's much easy to deal with in your assembly. Solved by jmdnq9. When you click Create and select a plane on which to sketch, the part environment is activated. So solution is to not use the Application Options for this but write an add-in that does the calculation only if the file is checked out and not Read-only. The result is that components in subassembly_C are all assembled in place and ready to go. Go to Solution. It is set up this way to allow you to have additional processes done after the assembly, and for them to show on the correct drawings. To translate this article, select a language. For a Vault environment this is called a Dirty Maker and is frustrating enough to update everytime. 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. When I've had a need to do something like this, I simply create a new subassembly_C in the top level assembly, and then save the top level assembly. (I already tried all 'Save As', 'Save Copy As', Export', etc options). This is done by associating the geometry included from another part, and designate the part as adaptive. If desired, turn off the Show All Objects check box to display only exported elements in the list. This in Inventor world is called "Demoting". I'm possibly having a basic misunderstanding of how to correctly save an Inventor file with the API. The .Save2 will save without a confirmation prompt, unlike .Save. If the base part contains a single body, creates a single body part. If the option is set to No, the files will not be prompted to saved. Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type. I know from the title it might look like I just want to create a subassembly from parts already in an assembly, but it's a little more complicated than that. For part instances the instance number is iterated which yields "Part1:1", "Part1:2", and so on. For example, a setting of zero visibility means that components that are completely hidden in any view will be removed. .Share your knowledge, ask questions, and explore popular Inventor iLogic, API & VBA topics related to programming, creating add-ins, macros, working with the API or creating iLogic tools. Usually, you set this option once as a workflow preference. I tried that tool but that's not what I wanted to do. You now have a part file that is a dependent copy of an assembly file. If the subtracted component intersects with the part, the result is a cavity. Is that an only Inventor Pro function? Click the down arrow to select an origin work plane as the mirror plane. Here's an example of opening a STEP file (which I know is an assembly) and saving the assembly and its parts to a single location. A STEP file maintains the BREP geometry of the original. This is not an official translation and may contain errors and inaccurate translations. A derived assembly may be a scaled, mirrored, or simplified version of the original. Accept the default scale factor of 1.0 or enter any positive number. To begin, create a part file. (Suppressed components are excluded; this cannot be changed. This page has been translated for your convenience with an automatic translation service. Then you should have addressed your concern to the OP, not to me. Model orientation: The export process looks at the Inventor ViewCube Top and the Inventor Y-axis. Welcome to Autodesks Inventor Forums. It does not update the mass of the top assembly in case there is a save dialog for multiple documents. I need to search again for it but I am sure the mass is first written internally to the assembly and the part before it is written to the Physical Property, and there it goes wrong. Privacy | Do not sell or share my personal information | Cookie preferences | Report noncompliance | Terms of use| 2023 Autodesk Inc. All rights reserved. What exactly do you mean by "a solid body where I can't change anything?" An assembly drawing will show the parts assembled and any subsequent modifications that would need to be made AFTER the parts are assembled. Creates a multi-body part that retains selected components as individual solid bodies. When I open it in Inventor,all the parts in the assembly are solids. Extruded features with From To or To extents to other assembly components are adaptive by default. All other situations are more or less not that critical. RMB on the derive node in the model browser and select "Suppress Link" to temporally break the part's dependency on the assembly file. Virtual components are considered and treated as real components for all practical purposes. If you prefer, you can make the constraint adaptive by setting an option on the Assembly tab of the Application Options dialog box. 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. While I have never done what you are specifically looking to do, I did just try it (grabbing different parts from random sub-assemblies) and I was able to RC and select demote with the dialog window coming up allowing me to choose a name and location. Right-click the Substitute you want to edit and click, In the browser, right-click the substitute model and click, In the browser, right-click the and select. In the assembly environment you can use the Bill of Materials command (see Figure 1) located in the Manage panel of the Assemble tab. ____________________________________________________________. Ask the community or share your knowledge. Ask the community or share your knowledge. I hope that the development team is aware! Solved by jmdnq9. The reduced detail decreases memory consumption. If required, select the check box to mirror the derived part feature from the base part. 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. Click Options to specify the representations to use in the derived component and then click OK to close the File Open Options dialog box. This problem has nothing do to with above discussion. Choose either, To select all occurrences of the selected item click the. To get the assembly feature in a part file do the following. 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. If possible, I would like to see examples. Is it possible to convert an assembly into a parts file? This sounds like a data management issue. Whenever a part geometry is changed, the mass will need to be recomputed. By: To access: Right-click the file name in the Autodesk Inventor browser or Windows Explorer, and select iProperties. You can create a part or assembly while working in an existing assembly. I hope this helps.Best of luck to you in all of your Inventor pursuits,Curtishttp://inventortrenches.blogspot.com, Forum links:Inventor iLogic , API and Customization Forum|Inventor Ideas Forum |General Inventor Forum. Also if the file is already released this mass is alwasys written tot the part or assembly without checking if the file is editable in Vault terms. Select features, bodies, surfaces, visible 2D and 3D sketches, work features, parameters, and iMates to include or exclude from the derived part. Create the new part (use random shape) and save it. You can select more then one posting as the solution. There isn't anything lost. Glad you were able to find resolution to your issue. Optionally, select a built-in preset to use. We have "Recomputable update" set to yes. Recommendation: Position and mate at least one of the components before you begin, then select that component first. Excludes element in the derived part. 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. However, this behavior may not be desirable for some users, who complain excessive prompting to save. Solution: Within the Autodesk Inventor Assembly To use the Shrinkwrap process which is described in this article on how to create a Shrinkwrap part: For example, an occurrence that is invisible is set to Exclude. Go to the assembly and save it. 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