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iParts properties not updating in idw

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Message 1 of 11
costaaza_2
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iParts properties not updating in idw

I have created iParts with filled out iproperties in them. When I create the idw everything works as it should, however when I go back to my main iPart and change something in its iproperties my idw does not update.

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Message 2 of 11
mcgyvr
in reply to: costaaza_2

rebuild all/regenerate members again



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Message 3 of 11
costaaza_2
in reply to: costaaza_2

I cant find the regenerate file. I can do it by going back into the edit table but it still will not update the idw. It tells me my views need to update but the update button does not do anything. I have to go and open up each individual part file that the table created and update them for it to show up in my idw. This is also not computer related as I can recreate this issue on any Inventor 2012 machine.

Message 4 of 11
mcgyvr
in reply to: costaaza_2

Sorry, to regenerate you expand all your members, select them all and right click and click the "generate files" button

See attached image



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Message 5 of 11
costaaza_2
in reply to: costaaza_2

Yes, I have tried that but the update iproperties still do not show up in my idw. The idw doesn't even show that the view needs to be updated, nor does it update if I switch between my model states.

Message 6 of 11
IgorMir
in reply to: costaaza_2

In such a case (I presume that you have done everything right) - delete the child in question of that iPart in the folder where they are stored and run Generate File again.

Alternately - check out that the drawing views are associative with the model. There is a corresponding check  mark in the Edit View DB.

Regards,

Igor.

 


@caza wrote:

Yes, I have tried that but the update iproperties still do not show up in my idw. The idw doesn't even show that the view needs to be updated, nor does it update if I switch between my model states.


 

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Message 7 of 11
costaaza_2
in reply to: costaaza_2

Ok, so the associative option from my understanding is only for the view representation and not for updating the iproperties in an iPart. Also, deleting the files and then generating new ones worked in updating the idw however only once. If I go and change the iproperties again the idw does not update again. There is definitely something wrong as I can recreate this problem on all inventor computers. Has anyone else tried to recreate this issue? Is this a limitation of iParts?

Message 8 of 11
IgorMir
in reply to: costaaza_2

I am out of suggestions for now. Could you please take a snapshot (Print Screen) of the iPart Author Table where the iProperties are listed and posted it here?

Igor.

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Message 9 of 11
pierre.masson
in reply to: IgorMir

Hi

 

I think you are talking about a limitation of Iparts.

 

The drawing view are linked to the Ipart Child.

 

If you change an Iproperty in the Ipart Parent, whereas the Ipart Child has already been generated, you need to recreate the Ipart Child.

 

A Solution for that would be to :

  1.  implement the Iproperty you want to change in the Ipart Table and change the Iprop directly in the table
  2. Create a drawing view placing the "Active Family Child" of the Ipart. 
Pierre Masson Product Support Specialist PS MFG EMEA Autodesk, Inc.
Message 10 of 11
costaaza_2
in reply to: pierre.masson

Thank you so much, I am currently linking my model state to the active family member and am currently looking at which iproperties to put in my table. I just wanted to make sure I was doing it correctly and it was a limitation or a bug.

 

Thanks to all for the help.

Message 11 of 11

if you're using vault, make sure you have the factory member file also checked out, otherwise regenerating it will not work as it is write protected. You won't get a message from inventor for that so you can regenerate all you want.

 

Something that can force inventor to see you modified the model, and therefor require regeneration of the files, is simply to edit a feature. (For instance edit a hole feature by re-typing one of the values.) Then you'll be sure to need an update of the member files.

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