Hi,
IV 2011
I have an assembly I downloaded from the web of a monitor.
When placed in an .idw some of the parts do not show up.
THose same parts when placed in an .idw by themselves show up fine.
Parts not showing up are
PID32_SHIELD_SIMPLE
PID_32_CABLE_COVER_SIMPLE
PID_32_FRAME_SIMPLE
All parts are checked "visible"
What am I missing?
Thanks!
Paul
Most likely the components imported as surfaces.
To get them to show you can expand the browser in the drawing for the view and find the model and then choose Include Surfaces (or something like that).
FYI, you need to attach the .ipt files and the .iam when attaching an assembly for others to look at.
here are some models (in Inventor 2010 format) that may or may not help also:
Sorry I don't get your meaning of:
To get them to show you can expand the browser in the drawing for the view and find the model and then choose Include Surfaces (or something like that).
I am attaching the orig file I am working with
This is driving me crazy, I am now in my 6th hour of trying to get this to work and my deadline has come and gone!!!!
Thanks,
Paul
zipped file to large to attach...
If my guess is right and your imported parts came in as surface modles, you can include them in the drawing as shown:
@Anonymous wrote:
If my guess is right and your imported parts came in as surface modles, you can include them in the drawing...
thanks for the screen shot.
you need to do this from the drawing file, not the assembly as you show in your screen shot.
another option (that is probably the better one) is to look a the parts that are coming in as surfaces and fix them so that they are solid.
if you post just those ipt files someone may be able to convert them to solids for you, using the construction environment tools.
tip: drag the End of Part marker to the top of the part file browser to reduce the file size before attaching.
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In the Drawing, yeah well DUH, why didn't I think of that???
ipt of one of the files is attached.
I am so thankful to you for this..now I can spend my Sat doing the work I was supposed to do today!
Paul
You're welcome.
just FYI, I can't open the file right now (I'm running Inventor 2010) so hopefully someone else will have a crack at it.
The quality of this file is not particularly good -
- it is only a single side surface body (no part thickness)
- it is missing many faces in the surface that is there.
If you don't need to edit the part and don't need mass properties (like weight) there is really no overwhelming need for a solid. I normally like to convert imported geometry into a solid - but from what I can see of your picture this would be an off-the-shelf purchase and no real need for solid.
JD,
yes its an off the shelf I only need it for sizing, it is getting built into a unit.
I would like to know how to convert imports to a solid though. I did not have any luck following what I on this forum and in the help. I'm missing some key thing I fear.
Thanks for your help!
Paul
@Anonymous wrote:I would like to know how to convert imports to a solid though.
That particular file is garbage and would take several hours to get a solid. (Mosty thicken - might be faster to use as reference and remodel. No easy button solution for that file.
More information here http://au.autodesk.com/?nd=class&session_id=3056
So post your iam (including all part files) or post the original step file or just post the Ball Valve part file..
Is the missing portion the single surface body?
And if you press the + next to the "Surface Bodies (1)" then right click on the surface do you get the option to include surfaces..
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