adaptive iparts?

Anonymous · ‎07-31-2003

Is it possible to make an ipart adaptive? The reason I ask is because I'm able to get it to become adaptive but it views the part as haveing in inconsistent constraint. example: steel tube, its wall size and shape on the ends are the ipart but the length of the tube should be adaptive?

Anonymous · ‎07-31-2003

iParts cannot be adaptive, since a proxy part is created upon insertion.
(ie: equivalent to a dumb solid or derived part)

ohunome wrote:

> Is it possible to make an ipart adaptive? The reason I ask is because
> I'm able to get it to become adaptive but it views the part as haveing
> in inconsistent constraint. example: steel tube, its wall size and
> shape on the ends are the ipart but the length of the tube should be
> adaptive?

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Anonymous · ‎07-31-2003

well if an ipart is not able to be adaptive then why can it be turned on as adaptive in an assembly?

Anonymous · ‎07-31-2003

Probably just a bug but as Dennis said it cannot be "stretched" etc.. as
normal adaptive parts can.

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"ohunome" wrote in message
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> well if an ipart is not able to be adaptive then why can it be turned on
as adaptive in an assembly?

Anonymous · ‎07-31-2003

well if it has a customized column for variation then there is no reason for it not to be allowed to be adaptive think about? This would add a whole new world of functionality.

Anonymous · ‎07-31-2003

As Dennis stated the child part is a derived body. It has no features to
become adaptive.

Sure it would be nice but they would have to change the way iParts were
created and I don't see that happening.

If you need the adaptive ability look into embedded excel sheet to drive the
size of the parts and make them template files. Or you could add on a
custom front VBA end like my tube generator. That way they CAN be adaptive.

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"ohunome" wrote in message
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> well if it has a customized column for variation then there is no reason
for it not to be allowed to be adaptive think about? This would add a whole
new world of functionality.

Anonymous · ‎07-31-2003

Plus, parts can only be adaptive in one assembly, anyway.

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"Sean Dotson" wrote in message
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> As Dennis stated the child part is a derived body. It has no features to
> become adaptive.
>
> Sure it would be nice but they would have to change the way iParts were
> created and I don't see that happening.
>
> If you need the adaptive ability look into embedded excel sheet to drive the
> size of the parts and make them template files. Or you could add on a
> custom front VBA end like my tube generator. That way they CAN be adaptive.
>
> --
> Sean Dotson, PE
> http://www.sdotson.com
> Check the Inventor FAQ for most common questions
> www.sdotson.com/faq.html
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> "ohunome" wrote in message
> news:f17ce81.3@WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > well if it has a customized column for variation then there is no reason
> for it not to be allowed to be adaptive think about? This would add a whole
> new world of functionality.
>
>

Anonymous · ‎07-31-2003

Very true Dave. Of course consider custom iParts that don't usually exist
in the library. But it's a moot point anyway...

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"Dave Jacquemotte" wrote in message
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> Plus, parts can only be adaptive in one assembly, anyway.
>
> --
> Dave Jacquemotte
> Automation Designer
> www.autoconcorp.com
>
>
>
> "Sean Dotson" wrote in message
> news:656877DDAEA24ED6BC9AF0120548486A@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > As Dennis stated the child part is a derived body. It has no features
to
> > become adaptive.
> >
> > Sure it would be nice but they would have to change the way iParts were
> > created and I don't see that happening.
> >
> > If you need the adaptive ability look into embedded excel sheet to drive
the
> > size of the parts and make them template files. Or you could add on a
> > custom front VBA end like my tube generator. That way they CAN be
adaptive.
> >
> > --
> > Sean Dotson, PE
> > http://www.sdotson.com
> > Check the Inventor FAQ for most common questions
> > www.sdotson.com/faq.html
> > -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > "ohunome" wrote in message
> > news:f17ce81.3@WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > well if it has a customized column for variation then there is no
reason
> > for it not to be allowed to be adaptive think about? This would add a
whole
> > new world of functionality.
> >
> >
>
>

Anonymous · ‎07-31-2003

You can have an adaptive ipart it is possible. The reason my current ipart is allowed to be adaptive right now is because I have "custom parameter column" that represent the length of the part. where there is flexibility there is adaptivity.

Anonymous · ‎07-31-2003

Are you talking about the factory or the child? The child cannot be
adaptive. The factory could be I guess but it won't make the children
adaptive by default.

A custom length column does not mean adaptive...

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"ohunome" wrote in message
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> You can have an adaptive ipart it is possible. The reason my current ipart
is allowed to be adaptive right now is because I have "custom parameter
column" that represent the length of the part. where there is flexibility
there is adaptivity.

Anonymous · ‎07-31-2003

maybe I'm talking about the factory. I'm not so sure now?

Anonymous · ‎07-31-2003

ok it is the factory. why can't it be driven adaptivly?

Anonymous · ‎07-31-2003

Why would you put a factory into an assembly?

Go ahead and try. It won't work (I just tested it)

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"ohunome" wrote in message
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> ok it is the factory. why can't it be driven adaptivly?

Anonymous · ‎07-31-2003

For making adaptive tubes, create a simple tube part and place it in
your Templates directory. In the assembly pick Create new component and
then pick your Tube template file. This will create a new Part in the
assembly which can be made adaptive.
There are some examples on sdotson.com which uses the AutoNew function
for setting the tube sizes. You might want to check this out.
http://www.sdotson.com/vba.asp

ohunome wrote:

> Is it possible to make an ipart adaptive? The reason I ask is because
> I'm able to get it to become adaptive but it views the part as haveing
> in inconsistent constraint. example: steel tube, its wall size and
> shape on the ends are the ipart but the length of the tube should be
> adaptive?

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