Using Dynamic Blocks like Table Driven Parts in Inventor

[waynehelley]

Hi there,

I am looking into using Dynamic Blocks to give us differnt variations of very similar parts. A very simple example being...

I'm finding my block just doesn't behave how it should.  When I change between configurations, the Width changes but the Height doesn't.  I have attached the file.

[waynehelley]

I'm not quite sure how but I seem to have solved that problem.  My next problem is that I have an attribute which I need to display. It appears when editting my block...

But when I return to my model, it's gone.  Even when I have 'Display all attributes' activated.

[doni49 · Accepted solution]

---

@waynehelley wrote:

I'm not quite sure how but I seem to have solved that problem.  My next problem is that I have an attribute which I need to display. It appears when editting my block...

But when I return to my model, it's gone.  Even when I have 'Display all attributes' activated.

---

Type in "ATTSYNC" then pick your block.

EDIT:  The other possibility that I can think of is if you are using Visibility states, is the attribute in a different Vis State?  I don't have time at the moment to deal with downloading the file to test this myself.

[doni49]

After posting my last message, I was informed the person that I'm supposed to be meeting is going to be late.  So I tried opening your file (in Acad 2012).  I got a message that the file couldn't be opened because it was last saved in a newer version.

So what version is it?

[waynehelley]

Thanks r the reply. Its Mechanical 2013. Tomorrow i will save it to an older format for you.

[steven-g]

Hey someone from my neck of the woods, I'm from Pudsey, Try inserting another copy of the block it works fine here, or as doni49 suggests use the attsync command.