AutoCAD Inventor :: 2013 - Assembly Constraints Cannot Edit
May 7, 2013Just started converting over to 2013 and I can no longer edit constraints. Is this part of the new way.
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AutoCAD Inventor :: Place Assembly Constraints With Parameters From Parts In Assembly?
Oct 30, 2012it is possible to make a constraint that utilized a parameter of a part within the assembly.
For example, if I wanted to use the thickness of a plate, which I defined in the part, could I call that parameter in a constraint?
AutoCAD Inventor :: C++ Samples Of C Assembly Constraints
May 24, 2013Are there any C++ samples of the use of C Assembly Constraints? The syntax is so much different with VB a few real examples would be really useful.
View 2 Replies View RelatedAutoCAD Inventor :: Deleting Constraints In Assembly
Feb 14, 2013Why is it when I select multiple contraints for a component that I can use the delete key on the keyboard to eliminate them but when I select only a single constraint, I have to right click and select delete on the context menu. The delete key will not work on a single constraint.
View 7 Replies View RelatedAutoCAD Inventor :: Part Movement Constraints In Assembly
Jan 20, 2012In an assembly we can set driven constraints to drive parts etc.. or we can set the contact solver to show contacts.
Is it possible to set something like a driven constraint but so it is flexible between the set parameters?
when creating designs i like to move stuff around with the mouse to see how it works and the potential problems that might arise etc.. however i would like to still move stuff around with the mouse but restrict the movements with constraints.
so if you have a hingy flappy thing, the constraints would be set so it can rotate round the hinge as required but also an angular constraint could be set do it would work between set angles, say 0 to 50 degrees and if it gets to the limit it stops?
Is this possible, I think it would be very useful?
AutoCAD Inventor :: Assembly Constraints Snowballing Errors
Nov 16, 2011I have a bunch of assemblies that are acting this way and I am not sure why.
I have built the parts and built the sub-assemblies with-out errors, once everything looks good I place the subassemblies into my top level assembly.
Everything still looks good with no errors.
I do a rebuild of the top level assembly and find 20 or so errors.
Most of the errors are bogus and editing the constraint with-out changing anything removes the errors, typicaly.
On a bunch of the sub-assemblies the error showed up in the top level assembly, so I edit the part only to find the constraint is relevant but with errors so I suppress it to remove the error. Save and go back to the top level assembly only to find there is another constraint error in the same assembly that I suppressed the constraint to remove the error. This goes back and forth between top level and sub-assembly till all constraints are suppressed or deleted for the sub-assembly. Then the same thing happens to another sub-assembly.
The only solution that I have found is to delete all constraints and rebuild each sub-assembly with the same constraints that were initially used.
How do I stop this snowball effect?
AutoCAD Inventor :: Assembly Constraints Driven By Ilogic?
Apr 4, 2013I want to use I logic to adjust an assembly constraint based on T/F value passed from a master sketch.
I have passed the paramater T/F and/or a user paramater as described in this thread using link (neet trick).. but when the code fires it only works on the true application and not the false.. if i open the rule and then close it the update button becomes available and when updated the false condition updates sucessfully. I have tried just re-running the rule to no avail. It seams that the only way I can get it to triger a false condition is to open the rule... close it and update.
If Parameter("iTrigger0101000") = 1 Thend37_Header1 = -.25 ind34_Header2 = -.25 inElseIf Parameter("iTrigger0101000") = 0 Thend37_Header1 = -.25 ind34_Header2 = 0.0 inEnd If
AutoCAD Inventor :: Mirroring Assembly And Retaining Constraints?
Jul 12, 2013I am atempting to mirror a large assembly, and noticed that not all of my contraints were retain, is there a way to make to mirror and retain all of the contraints?
View 2 Replies View RelatedAutoCAD Inventor :: Assembly Mirror Loses Constraints
Feb 9, 2005I place and fully constrain two components in an assembly them mirror them. To my surprise, the mirror parts are not constrained. I grab them and move them anywhere I want. I closed without saving, reopened and grounded the mirrored components.
View 5 Replies View RelatedAutoCAD Inventor :: ILogic Create Assembly Constraints
Dec 30, 2013Im after programmatically mating 2 components together in an assembly. My stages are as follows:
1)Create New Assembly
2)Add .ipt's
3) One-by-one, mate all the parts together (each part has a plane named "WPStart" and "WPEnd". In each part im after the WPStart being flush mated with the WPEnd of the 2nd part - see image attached. In addition I would like to mate al the XZ planes in each of the parts fluch together and likewize the YZ planes.
3) Mate the parts together
Dim FlushConst As FlushConstraint
FlushConst.AffectedOccurrenceOne = oAssyDoc.ComponentDefinition.Occurrence.Item(1).Workplanes.ItemByName("WPStart") <--------
FlushConst.AffectedOccurrenceTwo = oAssyDoc.ComponentDefinition.Occurrence.Item(2).Workplanes.ItemByName("WPEnd") <--------
AutoCAD Inventor :: Best Way To Copy Parts In Assembly To Retain Constraints?
Jun 6, 2012Looking for views on what the best method is to copy a selection of parts in IV 2013 which will result in the copied selection to retain it's constraints ? I have an assembly which I have used the mirror method on a batch of parts, also used the standard copy method and pattern components.
Autodesk Inventor Professional 2013 SP2 64-Bit Edition
Windows 7 HP Z400, Intel Xeon W3550 3.07GHz
12.0GB RAM, ATI FirePro V4800 (FireGL)
AutoCAD Inventor :: Previewing Assembly Constraints Before Hitting Apply?
Oct 29, 2011I just recently installed Inventor 2012 and I'm finding it extremely annoying assembling parts together. I recall in 2011 I could see the parts interact and how the constraints would effect assemblies as I change offsets, relstionships, etc. But now in 2012 I can't see any of that until I acutallly apply the constrain and if it's wrong I have to back and edit it over multiple times till I get what I want. Is there anyway to get a preview of what will happen before I click the apply buton?
View 2 Replies View RelatedAutoCAD Inventor :: Get Details Of A Constraint From A List Of Assembly Constraints / C++
May 28, 2013Given the list of AssemblyConstraints how do I list them textually? For example
// error checking removed for brevityCComPtr<AssemblyConstraints> pConstraintList;pAssDef->get_Constraints(&pConstraintList) ; _tprintf_s (_T("The assembly has %d constraints
"),pConstraintList->Count);const int ikNum = pConstraintList->Count ;for (int iConstraint = 0 ; iConstraint < ikNum ; i++) { CComPtr<AssemblyConstraint> pConstraint; hr = pConstraintList->...
what to put here? how to print out more data here...? }How do I get each constraint from the list?
AutoCAD Inventor :: Assembly Constraints Doesn't Move The Part After Applying Them
Mar 21, 2013I noticed when creating assemblies, applying a positional constraint, the parts don't move. In order to get the parts to "move" to their constrained position I have to try and drag them with the mouse then they snap into place. Also updating the assembly works as well.
What setting could I have changed so that once I press apply on a constraint it moves the part immediately?
Inventor Professional 2014-Update 2 - AutoCAD Electrical 2014
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AutoCAD Inventor :: 2013 Constraints -move Part Not Much More Than Diameter?
May 8, 2013Working in an assembly with sub-assemblies. I am trying to move a part not much more than the diameter or a hair, but this is causing lots of problems.
I am forced into editting an assy constraint. So I go thru the menu and except the edit.
Constraint box opens / and iventor says "ready" but it will not let me select and surfaces to define the mating.
My question is What is it the constraint is ready for?
AutoCAD Inventor :: Using Parameters In Constraints - Drive Multiple Constraints?
Aug 10, 2012I need to drive more than one constraint at a time. The assembly consist of a hydraulic ram that pulls a cable which is routed around a few pullys and then pulls another linear moving member. I don't really care about modeling the cable right now, I just want the cylinder piston and the final member to move in unison. I can only drive one constraint at a time, so I figured I could relate the two constraints together by setting them equal to a parameter (variable), but that isn't working. Is it me or is driving multiple constraints at a time something that would be very useful for a lot of applications?
View 3 Replies View RelatedAutoCAD Inventor :: Coincident Constraints Becoming Fixed Constraints
Aug 28, 2013I'm modeling cables running through a series of cable clamps. I'm working in an assembly with my structure as one part, clamps as seperate parts, and cables as separate parts. I modeled the clamps first and am using them to create my 3d spline to run the sweep. The clamps have moved several times and each time, the sweeps (cables) do not update to follow the new clamping path. I have tried multiple ways of solving this.
I've tried to redo the splines using "Include Geometry" and running the spline through the centers of the clamps. I've also deleted the constraints (which for some reason turn into fixed) and reapplied them as coincident constraints. However, once I setup these coincidences, they always change back to fixed.
In a last ditch method, I've created 2d sketches at EVERY clamping location (yes that's alot of sketches, time and effort) and projected the circular geometry to get a center point. This has seemed to work, but is so much work, there's no way we could use it regularly.
AutoCAD Inventor :: Edit Part In Assembly
Mar 26, 2012I have written a program where i will copy inventor assembly tree to custom form in tree format. Now my problem is whenever i click a part in tree i must edit the part. I am trying to access the Fx parameter/IAssembly to use it but not getting desired results .
View 8 Replies View RelatedAutoCAD Inventor :: Error Opening Assembly On 32bit 2013 That Was Created On 64Bit 2013
Oct 2, 2012I have an assembly that was created on 64 bit version of Inventor 2013, the total file size of everything is around 150MB. Even if I use 'Pack and Go' to move the file to another computer running the 32 bit version I get an error when I try to open it which says something like:
'unable to allocate 3GB memory for FBAttributeSegment'
The actually figure is over 3GB but of course on a 32 bit version of windows it is physically impossible to allocate that amount of memory (even with the /3GB in boot.ini hack)
I've performed various dynamic simulations as well as animations within the assembly so I'm thinking that perhaps its trying to allocate that huge amount of memory for a saved state of one of those.
What FBAtributeSegment might be and whether there is any special way to save an assembly to avoid this problem? The name FBAttributeSegment doesn't correspond to any part or assembly names.
I should also add that I have no problem opening it in a 32 bit version of Fusion which again suggests to me that it is something like simulation or animation that is causing this
AutoCAD Inventor :: Cannot Edit Parts In Assembly Anymore
May 28, 2013So I have been working on this assembly for quite a while and now Inventor 2013 doesn't let me edit my component on the fly from the assembly space like before. (the Edit button appears dim as shown below)
I am (unfortunately) running the soft on XP and it's running out of memory quite often. I was wondering if it was possible that Inventor blocks the user from using functions that could lead to a potential crash.
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1
Intel Core i7-4930MX CPU @ 3.00GHz
32.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @1600MHz
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M 4GB Ram
240GB SSD/500GB HDD
Autodesk Product Design Suite Premium 2014
AutoCAD Inventor :: Create / Edit Sketch In Assembly
Mar 20, 2012I created an assembly of parts and then converted my assembly to a weldment. I then realized that I need to create a sketch and make an edit to my assembly. The sketch command is greyed out however. I did some trouble shooting and realized that once I converted it, it no longer allows me to make edits. Is there anyway I can get around this? do I now have to re-create the entire assembly to make this edit at the assembly level? If so this would really suck since it is a rather large assembly. I see saving as a new IAM doesn't work as well.
View 5 Replies View RelatedAutoCAD Inventor :: Edit Some Parts In New Mirrored Assembly?
Dec 1, 2011Im using Inventor 2011. I mirrored an assembly contained 3 smaller assembly (each assembly had 6-7 parts).
I want to edit some parts in the new mirrored assembly, but I cant.
How can I edit the mirrored parts?
AutoCAD Inventor :: Unable To Edit Part In Assembly / 2014
Jun 7, 2013When I double click a part in an assembly it does not edit the part.
When I right click "edit" is greyed out.
How do I edit a part in an assembly.
AutoCAD Inventor :: Edit Multiple Parts In Assembly And Update
Feb 7, 2013Im working on a plastic enclosure, I needed to make a hole for a connector but this hole would cut into both the top and bottom of the enclosure. Normally when I edit parts in an assembly I just double click them, they become transparent and I can do all my edits. Since I need to make a hole that cuts into both parts, I just went to the 3D Model tab started a new sketch and extruded out the cut.
However doing it this way does not reflect the changes when the parts are opened on their own. Is there a way to have these changes trickle down to the part files?
AutoCAD Inventor :: Edit / Add Matchlist Items In Assembly With IMates
Feb 27, 2013I've got an existing assembly in which I need to change the matchlist for the imates. I have been able to change the imate names but not the match list.
The only reference I have found creates the iMate in a part. I need to edit an existing iMate in the assembly document for the matchlist.
I have some code below, but it is not complete.
Set MyPart = ThisApplication.Documents.Open(strJobLocalDirectory & strLFVAssyName)
Set oAssyComp = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument.ComponentDefinition
'Dim oDoc As Inventor.AssemblyDocument
Set oDoc = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument
Dim oInsertiMate As InsertiMateDefinition
[code]....
AutoCAD Inventor :: Getting User Selection Within Part Edit Mode In Assembly File
Feb 24, 2013I'm working on Autodesk VBA, and I'm trying to get user input on which vertex to use for a constrain. I want to make a macro that can go into part edit, allow user to select a vertex, and then automatically set up the constraint. Initially I wanted to do this in a single macro, using this short piece of code
while oSelectSet.Count <>1
DoEvents
Wend
While this worked when run directly from VBA, if I call it as a macro in Autodesk itself, the DoEvents doesn't seem o work because I wasn't able to make any selection at all. I googled and it seems like this is just how macros are.
So I split the code into a 2 subs and a function (as attached), and put them into separates rules that I call using a form in Autodesk. The first sub "Meta1Pin1_1" works, then I would select a vertex in edit mode. But when I go ahead and call the second sub "Meta1Pin1_2", I get the error message that I created which says no vertex is selected. But if I select a vertex and call the second sub again, it will work.
So I've been trying different things and I realize that every time when I first call the second sub, my selection is erased teh moment it goes into the sub. But, for some unknown reason, the selection will remain when I call it the second time. I can't figure out what exactly happened between the first and second call of the same sub, that allowed the selection to remain.
' prepares assembly for user input by grounding bones and going into part edit
Public Sub Meta1Pin1_1()
Dim oDoc As AssemblyDocument
[Code]....
AutoCAD Inventor :: Derive Assembly In 2013 SP1?
Sep 24, 2012We have found that after installing SP1 for Inventor 2013 is nearly impossible edit derived assembly. It takes very long time for open dialog of Derived assembly, without SP1 it takes approx. 2mins. for assembly of 20000 instances, with SP1 it takes more than 2 hours! This we are able to reproduce on each of our station. And more, there is still not corrected bug with save setting of hole patching range. This setting does not remember min and max value and after re open this dialog the range is set back to default value 10-9999mm.
I have tried ti disable antivir and all unnecessary services - no effect.
Inventor 2013SP1, Win7SP1 64bit, Eset Endpoint Antivirus 5.0.2126
AutoCAD Inventor :: 2013 Slow With Edits In Assembly
Jun 13, 2013inventor 2013- single user
working with an assembly of about 100 parts
file was working fine until about the last large componet i am working on.
when I edit a part and then hit return the ("excuting end edit componet " in lower left hand ) it seems to take some time to compute. This part i have a lot of sketches that are tide to other componets to create the postion of those. so i think this is the reason. i supressed this compent and the file got about 75% better so I am thinking that this is my issue.
for example when i need to make a cut out in one compent that is overlaying another I create a construction projection of the componet and then use this to off set or create a feature from that so that if I change the other one it changes the cut out. I am thinking the computer is having to figure out what is changing everytime.
AutoCAD Inventor :: How To Open 2014 Assembly File To 2013
Jul 20, 2013How do I open an 2014 assembly file to 2013
View 1 Replies View RelatedAutoCAD Inventor :: 2013 Crashes When Try To Drag Assembly Into Position
Mar 11, 2013About three days ago Inventor 2013 started crashing whenever I tried to drag a subassembly into position. I got a message telling me to install SP1. I did this; but the crashing continues to occur. I can use assembly constraints to move my subassembly around but this is cumbersome.
View 3 Replies View RelatedAutoCAD 2013 :: Dynamic Block And Constraints
Oct 26, 2012 is there a way to make a dynamic block that adapt when using with constrait...i want the block, wich will be a panel with different visibility, to adapt between 2 geometry using coincidence or colinar constraints
so when i change the parameter of the distance between the 2 geometry , the block length will ajust accordingly i'm not new to the dynamic block but to using parameters with it, never done that.