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    DInventor2009
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    Possible To Create An Exterior/Visible Surface Model From An .IAM?

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    01-27-2012 06:31 AM

    Is it possible to use an Autodesk Inventor .iam (assembly) to generate a file containing only the visible/exterior surfaces of that .iam?

    My employer has a requirement that, in certain situations, only data without internal features/details can be supplied to customers.

    In this case, we only want the customer to be able to view the assembly & not see the internal features of individual parts.

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    Re: Possible To Create An Exterior/Visible Surface Model From An .IAM?

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    01-27-2012 06:38 AM in reply to: DInventor2009

    What version of Inventor?
    Look into Shrinkwrap.

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    Re: Possible To Create An Exterior/Visible Surface Model From An .IAM?

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    01-27-2012 07:05 AM in reply to: DInventor2009

    Oh, forgot to mention - Inventor v2009.

     

    A colleague mentioned that starting in 2010 there was a shrinkwrap tool but that will not be an option for me in 2009.

    The best option I could think of was to generate an STL file.

     

    Any better options?

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    Re: Possible To Create An Exterior/Visible Surface Model From An .IAM?

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    01-27-2012 07:30 AM in reply to: DInventor2009

    Can customer deal with stl?

     

    You will have a bit of manual work ahead of you.
    Derive Component as Surface Body the assembly.
    Delete Face the internal faces.
    Boundary Patch all openings.

    Sculpt to "flood fill" interior void.

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