IV10 - Virtual Components

[Anonymous]

I just started playing with IV10 so maybe this is a dumb question, but I take it Virtual Components don't use a template file. If this is true is there anyway of having the Virtual Components contain the same iProps everytime one is placed?

Maybe i'm just not getting it...

[Anonymous]

Not at this time. You can copy / paste between assemblies. Consider
creating an assembly file that is a "library" for your virtual components.

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Andrew Faix
Product Designer - Inventor Drawing Manager
Autodesk
wrote in message news:4822146@discussion.autodesk.com...
>I just started playing with IV10 so maybe this is a dumb question, but I
>take it Virtual Components don't use a template file. If this is true is
>there anyway of having the Virtual Components contain the same iProps
>everytime one is placed?
>
> Maybe i'm just not getting it...

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the reply Andrew

When you say "Not at this time" does that mean we may see this or something like it in the future?

[Anonymous]

Yes, there are some enhancements we'd like to make in this area.

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Andrew Faix
Product Designer - Inventor Drawing Manager
Autodesk


wrote in message news:4822260@discussion.autodesk.com...
> Thanks for the reply Andrew
>
> When you say "Not at this time" does that mean we may see this or
> something like it in the future?

[Anonymous]

We don't have IV10 installed (waiting for the CD's to arrive), but is it
possible to copy iProperties to a Virtual Component with Design Assistant?

"Andrew Faix (Autodesk)" wrote in message
news:4822279@discussion.autodesk.com...
> Yes, there are some enhancements we'd like to make in this area.
>
> --
> Andrew Faix
> Product Designer - Inventor Drawing Manager
> Autodesk
>
>
> wrote in message news:4822260@discussion.autodesk.com...
> > Thanks for the reply Andrew
> >
> > When you say "Not at this time" does that mean we may see this or
> > something like it in the future?

[Anonymous]

Yes DA can do it.
Windows Explorer can do it as well. Select all files you want then rmb > iProperties. Make sure that none of these files are open in Inventor at the same time.

[Anonymous]

I don't believe this is true Harry. Virtual components are not stored as
separate files. I could be wrong here, but I don't believe DA works with
virtual components.

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Andrew Faix
Product Designer - Inventor Drawing Manager
Autodesk

wrote in message news:4822835@discussion.autodesk.com...
> Yes DA can do it.
> Windows Explorer can do it as well. Select all files you want then rmb >
> iProperties. Make sure that none of these files are open in Inventor at
> the same time.

[Anonymous]

You could also just maintain a bunch of commonly-used virtual components in
your assembly template, and just delete the one's you don't need.

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Andrew Faix
Product Designer - Inventor Drawing Manager
Autodesk


"Andrew Faix (Autodesk)" wrote in message
news:4822254@discussion.autodesk.com...
> Not at this time. You can copy / paste between assemblies. Consider
> creating an assembly file that is a "library" for your virtual components.
>
> --
> Andrew Faix
> Product Designer - Inventor Drawing Manager
> Autodesk
> wrote in message news:4822146@discussion.autodesk.com...
>>I just started playing with IV10 so maybe this is a dumb question, but I
>>take it Virtual Components don't use a template file. If this is true is
>>there anyway of having the Virtual Components contain the same iProps
>>everytime one is placed?
>>
>> Maybe i'm just not getting it...

[Anonymous]

Oh yes, sorry. Got the term "virtual component" wrong.

[Anonymous]

what's a virtual component?
Sounds like a block from AutoCAD.
Dave O
IV8

[Anonymous]

Virtual part is a non-graphical component that's defined at the assembly
level with no external file resource. To be used for things like grease,
paint, software, etc.

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Andrew Faix
Product Designer - Inventor Drawing Manager
Autodesk

wrote in message news:4826793@discussion.autodesk.com...
> what's a virtual component?
> Sounds like a block from AutoCAD.
> Dave O
> IV8