I have been trying for a few hours now to solve the problem in the subject line. I Believe I have tried everything I could find on the forum to no avail. Im not using vault. All components belong to the same project file. I am lost. Can i send my file to someone to see if this can be resolved or does anybody have some input. I havent been using Inventor for too long, maybe 6 months, so I could just be missing something obvious.
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Not sure how you got to that state (can you attach the file here?).
You could try File>Save As>Save as Copy (new name) and try editing the copy file.
An assembly file (*.iam) is only a list of hyperlinks to the part files (*.ipt) and a record of assembly constraints (and a bit more).
You must include the part files.
Are these files that you yourself created, or did they come from someone else?
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Its about a 50/50 mix. Some components were imported as step files then saved as ipt's. The rest were created by me.
When you use the term "Checked out" that is a "Vault term. Once things are checked out, the files can be altered to have the link to the vault broken.
Maybe that is the condition you have here. Is vault involved?
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No vault. This is just a single user application. That was something I checked. I also tried saving and reopening as a new file but that was a no go as well.
This used to be an issue way back with "Isolated" and "Semi-Isolated" Project files. I don't know if Charles Bliss's code will still work to "steal" check-outs. You can try the "Check-In/Check/Out" utility and see if it still works. One might be able to do the same thing now with iCode.
http://cbliss.com/inventor/iCode/index.htm
@Anonymous wrote:
Can I email you the files?
Only need one part file that exhibits this behavior -
or use Autodesk 360 as a drop-box.
Sorry I should have said earlier, the problem doesnt seem to be with parts. Whenever I try to edit something from a sub assembly, say an actuator, in my entire machine assembly I get this fault. If I work with any parts I created, it doesnt seem to be a problem.
What about when you open just the sub-assembly iam file?
Have you tried a Save Copy As of the main assembly?
Try this:
1. Appliaction Options -- General. Check the box for "Enable creation of legacy project types."
2. Close every open file, (but not Inventor) This should land you back at the "Get Started" tab.
3. Make a "New SHARED Project" (second to last radio button in the given options). Call it whatever you want.
Activate this new project.
4. Open the files(s) in question.
5. The hard-to-find menu! See your model tree that lists all your features, and origin and all that? Look just above where it says "Model". Click that, it's a menu. Select "File Status" and you get a list of the files you have in session. The ones with the green check box are good, the ones with the red x's are your problem parts.
6. Right-click on the problem file and slect "Resolve"
7. You'll get a pop-up dialog. Select "Steal Checkout" and you will then be able to save changes.
8. Complain to Audotesk that they haven't fixed this super annoying behavior for people not using Vault. You'll lose the ability to edit your own files if you simply copy or move to another directory.
Hope that works for you.
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Are you using a shared project file. If not create a shared project file ensuring that the project file path is directed to where you have sotred your files and the type is shared
Next go into options and where your intials are shown on the first page tick the "enable creation of legacy project types" check box and apply and close. Now goto the projects tabe and select the project name that you created for your assembly.
Open the Assembly and got to the browser bar and expand the tab and select file status
Higlight and right clicj on the assembly name and click "check out tree". It will then as you to check out, type "y" for yes and save. Now you should be able to do what you want
Okay so I have been able to use some of this information but I have run into a road block.
When I select model at the top of tree it only gives me the first three choices.
I do not see file status.
Could this have been changed in my version of Inventor?
I'm using ver. 2014 and have been haivng this problem since I copied all of my files to my laptop to work on while I have been away from the office.
I created a project and it shows the check mark next to it in the project list, so I'm hoping that means that it is activated.
All of the files that I'm attempting to use were created by me using this same laptop but most of them were created while I was using the network at the office.
So now I am unable to alter my assemblies as I attempt build them.
Oh sure I can build and alter any new files I create but once I save them and give them a name it's lights out.
I've attached a screen capture of the warning message.
There must be something that I still don't have set correctly.
Please give me a few more things I should check.
Radar
P.S. I sure would like to know how you attach a JPG so it will appear in the message window.
You have a different problem than this original post.
By definition, all Folders in the Project File that are listed as Library Folders are Read-Only. You need to edit your Project File or create a new Project File that has the required folder designated as your Work Folder so that you can edit your files within this Folder.
Thanks Blair,
With a little more digging thanks to your insight I was able to make the adjustment I needed.
It appears to be working for me now.
Radar