DEMOTE PARTS TO CREATE SUB ASSEMBLY WILL NOT WORK INVENTOR 2014 PROFESSIONAL

[Anonymous]

I am building a large assembly that includes parts from the content center. When I go to demote some of the parts to create an assembly from them it will not allow me when I include certain parts form the content center. The parts it will not allow are Parker ball valves and an ANSI/ASME B16.15 Outside Head Bushing. It allows all other content center parts. I dont think I have to say how bad this sucks. I hope there is a fix that Autodesk can provide.

[-niels-]

Question: do you use tube&pipe?
Or rather, do those content center parts show the tube&pipe icon (tee instead of book)?

The tube&pipe CC parts won't demote, but you can copy/paste them to make them "normal" CC parts which should be able to demote.
You'll have to reconstrain them though, so not a quick fix.

[Anonymous]

I have not used the tube and pipe yet. I just insert them into the assembly form the contant center. It only does this with certain parts as I posted.

[pball]

I have ran into this same issue before, even created a thread about it. I don't think my thread ever got any replies.

Whenever i've ran into this issue I just copied and pasted the parts into the sub assembly and reconstrained them. Not really a good solution but some times it's easier to just do that than screw around looking for a proper fix.

[-niels-]

Ok, but it's still possible they get inserted as tube&pipe CC parts.
You can recognize those by the icon shaped like a Tee.

If you don't use the tube&pipe module, it might be better to turn off that addin so all CC parts get inserted normally.

[DeerSpotter]

Very easy, select the parts you want to then on your keyboard select TAB. That will give you the menu you are looking for.

Good Luck 🙂

[BT_DESIGNs]

I found that demote doesn't work when you use "Part Priority". Hold "Shift + righ click with mouse" and choose "Component Priority" then try again. Hope this helps.

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