AutoCAD Inventor :: Associating A Workplane With A Block
Dec 3, 2012
I want to use a lofted solid as a component in an assembly. I am using a top-down approach with 2D blocks to get the kinematics right before creating the components.
My problem is that the sketches needed to create the loft are on workplanes, and those workplanes are fixe with respect to an absolute coordinte system.
Is there a way to assosiate workplanes with a block instead, so that they will move with the part?
Is it possible that the problem is trying to do this in a part file, and that if I place the finished solid in an assembly it will then be able to move? ( I am fairly new to Inventor.)
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Feb 23, 2012
I am trying to create a fixture, and there are many components that need to be bolted on. Rather than measuring each and every hole on many different pieces, I tried editing the components that parts will bolt to and did this:
I used Copy Object to copied mating surfaces of components that will bolt on, and made sure that the Associative box was checkedI started a new Sketch, and projected the object's surface into the sketchI created a Hole feature based on the sketch with projected edges from the copied objectWhen I moved the (Copy Object) part in the assembly, the cross part association failed, and the result is seen in the attached picture- the holes do not line up with the copied surface. When the error came up, a solution was to make the feature Associative.
In another test, not moving the part but simply changing the geometry the second part feature updated properly.
Inventor 2013 (SP2 Update 2), Windows 7 Professional (64-bit), SP1, Intel Xeon 3.07GHz CPU, 12GB RAM, NVIDIA Quadro 2000, Vault Basic 2013
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Aug 12, 2013
I want to put my iFeature on my workplane,but i can't.However, if I change my PlaneInput = oFace , it can work perfectly.My program is below:
Private WithEvents oInteraction As InteractionEvents
Private WithEvents oselect As SelectEvents
Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
Set oInteraction = ThisApplication.CommandManager.CreateInteractionEvents
Set oselect = oInteraction.SelectEvents
[code]...
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Jan 6, 2014
I created a sketch on a 'fixed workplane' and extruded it. I would like to know if it is possible to move the workplane? I understand I can change the workplane if it is a 'plane by offset from plane'.
If moving a fixed workplane is possible, does the extruded features move along together?
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Nov 22, 2011
Is it possible to change the colour of User Workplanes in IV 2011?
Autodesk Inventor 2013-64Bit Edition
Intel Xeon W3520 @ 2.67GHz
Win 7 Pro
6.7 System Rating
NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800
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Nov 14, 2012
I am working on a project were I need to select a face and create a workplane out of such face, see the figure attach. my language of choice is C#.
Here is what I think it should be done, my proble is that the oWork (the workplane I just created remains null) and the whole project crashes.
private Inventor.Application mApp = null;.....if (((mApp.ActiveDocument != null))){
if ((mApp.ActiveDocument.DocumentType == DocumentTypeEnum.kPartDocumentObject)){
PartComponentDefinition oPartCom = mApp.ActiveDocument as PartComponentDefinition;
PartDocument oDoc = mApp.ActiveDocument as PartDocument;if ((oDoc.SelectSet[1]) is Face){
System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("You just selected a surface", "Surface Evaluator");Face oFace = oDoc.SelectSet[1] as Face;
WorkPlane oWorkpl = oFace as WorkPlane;
PlanarSketch oSketch = oDoc.ComponentDefinition.Sketches.Add(oWorkpl, false);
//WHAT AM I DOING WRONG?
}}}
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Jul 31, 2012
I have some models which are based on skeleton modeling and where the actual parts are modeled at the position where they are in the assembly. When the skeleton part is changed the parts will update and their orientation related to the origin planes can change. This is where the problem lies, on the drawings of these parts the views are all skewed after an update.
Is it somehow possible to tell Inventor that all views on a a drawing should stay alligned to a workplane? Because it are all parts and no assemblies I cannot use posreps (and I don't want to use dummy assemblies). I also tried setting a specific edge to be horizontal with the rotate command in the drawing. This works for the base view, but all projected views will still be skewed after an update.
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Oct 15, 2004
I have assembly file in which I have created a work plane "Work Plane19" . Now I wanted to create a new work plane which will be paralle to workplane "WorkPlane19" & offset by 10.5 mm in same assembly document through VBA subroutine. I have tried with following code but getting error,
Public Sub NewWorkPlaneCreate()
Dim oAssly As AssemblyDocument
Set oAssly = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument
[Code].....
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May 18, 2006
How can I create a workplane with the API that is tangent to a surface and passes thru a workpoint. It is easy to create a work plane of type kPointAndTangentWorkPlaneDefObject by point and click in Inventor 11, but I can't figure out how to do it in the API.
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Jul 29, 2013
I have a ipt file in my assembly and try to makes some constraints. Everything ios working well, but there are some suppressed workplanes, and I don't want to use them for a automatically created constraint. Is there a way to find out the workplane suppress status?
Why are they suppressed? They are defined on a part feature (extrusion surface). And when I supress that feature, also the Workplane is suppressed.
But I only can get the visible status. Maybe there's a way to get it about the part feature, but therefore, I have to search for the part feature, and that's also a problem. I cannot get the part feature, who is used for the workplane definition (I think, it's a problem of my knowledge )
Please see attached a small view on the browser where you can see the suppressed Planes.
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Apr 5, 2013
I am trying to create a workplane by a point and a line. I can do this maually, but have not been able to reproduce this in code.
BTW: I realize I can create a fixed workplane by using the point, the edge, and an edge perpendicular to the edge, but I cannot have this as a fixed workplane.
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Nov 8, 2012
I am making a C# Add-in, I need to create a plane from a selected face, I am using the following code, but I am getting stuck.
if (((mApp.ActiveDocument != null)))
{
if ((mApp.ActiveDocument.DocumentType == DocumentTypeEnum.kPartDocumentObject))
{
PartComponentDefinition oPartCom = mApp.ActiveDocument as PartComponentDefinition;
PartDocument oDoc = mApp.ActiveDocument as PartDocument;
[code].......
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May 19, 2012
I have three workplanes. All three were created the same way (offsetting an existing workplane). I want to change the offset dimension. I can on one of the planes, but on the other two, I have to "Redefine Feature". There is no Edit dimension available in the menu.
One plane like this:
Two planes like this:
Why is it different?
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Nov 5, 2011
How do you create a new Workplane from a Defualt Plane and rotate it along a default Axis?I am new to API and trying to create workplanes and rotate them along a Axis.
Im trying to use "AddByPlaneAndOffset" is this the right method?
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Jun 18, 2013
If i made a workplane include in a drawing document with api, then it will display in the view as a center line.
I want add some note to the Center line,but i didn't know how to select it with api, Is there have the API function to do this work?
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Feb 17, 2010
In Inventor, it is possible to mark a workplane with "Export Object", by rightclicking on the node. This make the workplane accessible when using the part as derived.
What is the programmatic access to the property? Can not find it on the Workplane object?
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Oct 18, 2013
Is there anyway to completely hide a workplane that is contained within a clientfeature?
The attached part shows this when you hover over the client feature in the browser. I have the visibility of the plane turned off but it still shows up when the clientfeature is pre-selected.
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Aug 1, 2013
What is the best way to create a workplane at a given angle on the surface of the tube. Imagine the workplane long and thin running along the surface of the tube. The angle will be a parameter (from a sketch or user).
I'd like the workplane to always be on the surface of the tube, even when the diameter of the tube (from a dimension in a sketch) changes.I'm thinking that a (angled) line in the same sketch as the two circles (which define the tube diameter and thickness) would be a good starting point.
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Jul 15, 2011
In an assembly document, I try to add a MateConstraint between male and female side of an 45 degrees elbow. The male side is built on the XZ Plane and Y Axis And I try to create a workplane on the female face.
But a got an error with the last line of code. Here's my code (vb.net code) :
' Get application object
Dim app As Inventor.Application = GetObject(, "Inventor.Application")
Dim doc As Inventor.AssemblyDocument = app.ActiveDocument
[Code] .......
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Aug 31, 2011
I have to create a hole (extrude) in a wall part in my assembly document where a stack will be installed.
To determine where, I verify if a line segment pass through the wall (XY Plane).
But I get an error with the command: IntersectWithLine
Here's my
Public Function IntersectionPoint(ByVal app As Inventor.Application,
ByVal wp As Inventor.WorkPlane) As Inventor.Point
Dim oTransGeom As Inventor.TransientGeometry = app.TransientGeometry
Dim startPoint As Inventor.Point = oTransGeom.CreatePoint(Me.StartVertex.X,
[Code] ......
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Oct 4, 2013
I want to be able to have All Work Planes set as 'Invisible' but create a Message.box or Icon that allows me to change the Visibility of any individual workplane(s) physically selected in the browser.
A rule written by another member should do the trick if the following line could be altered so as not to read 'For Each' oWorkPlane but instead for 'Each Selected' oWorkplane.
'For Each oWorkPlane In docFile.ComponentDefinition.WorkPlanes'
'get user input
oInput = InputRadioBox("Select workplane visibility:", _
"Turn ON workplanes for all components", "Turn OFF workplanes for all components", "False", "iLogic")
'Define the open document (top level assembly)
Dim openDoc As Document
openDoc = ThisDoc.Document
[code]....
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Aug 27, 2013
I have created a new data shortcut project folder, i have the data shortcut set to the drive & the correct project, yet i cannot associate the drawing to the project. Even when I do attempt to set it to the correct project, it will not register. I have tried the "associate current dwg to project", as well as the "associate multiple dwgs to projec"t, yet it will not recognize it at the top of the screen.
Windows 7 Professional
64-Bit Intel Xeon 3.30GHz 8.00GB RAM
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2014
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Oct 22, 2012
When using the Associate Project to Current Drawing or Associate Project to Multiple Drawings command(s) where does this association data get stored? When using the Multiple Drawings option I do not see the save time/date being modified on the individual DWG's.
I also do not note any file being modified under the shortcut working folder which would contain associated drawing names. How does C3D "know" what project a file is associated with?
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Oct 14, 2013
There are many examples of creating rectangular patterns, but not many, if any, of interrogating existing patterns.I have attached the files and a screenshot of a rectangular part inside an assembly. The part contains a rectangular pattern of holes and workplanes.how do I get hold of each proxy of the workplane in the pattern?In other words I don't know what to put in the for loop at the end of this code fragment:
If _invApp.Documents.Count = 0 Then MsgBox("Need to open an the assembly document") ReturnEnd If If _invApp.ActiveDocument.DocumentType <> DocumentTypeEnum.kAssemblyDocumentObject Then MsgBox("Need to have an Assembly document active") ReturnEnd If Dim asmDoc As Assembly Document asmDoc = _invApp.ActiveDocument Dim asmDef As AssemblyComponentDefinition asmDef = asmDoc.ComponentDefinition im occurrences As ComponentOccurrencesoccurrences.
[code]....
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Mar 13, 2012
My dng files are missing. I have original CR2 files & sidecar dng data in LR 3.6. Can I reassociate these files?
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Nov 13, 2012
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I've raised a support case which advised me to associate EPS in teh Tools->options->global which I have done but it makes no difference.
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Feb 28, 2012
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After installing LR 3.3 over 3.2 I experienced a problem whereby the PC would not recognise which program to use for opening the lrcat catalog files. Using the Default Programs option in Control Panel didn't work as Windows wouldn't accept Lightroom as the default program and kept suggesting I open the catalog using Adobe Reader instead.
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Jan 11, 2013
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