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Hover over part properties

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Message 1 of 11
jrhymes
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Hover over part properties

Coming from MDT I'm having a hard time adjusting to some of the features that are missing in Inventor. One of which was a command that allowed me to hover over any part in MDT and it would show me the part name and if it was a structural steel item would show me the G_L or length. I cannot find this feature in Inventor and don't even know if this is available. This allowed me to open an assembly and quickly go through it and see what it's made of. Anyone know of something like this and where to turn it on or get it?

Thx
Jason

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Message 2 of 11
blair
in reply to: jrhymes

I haven't used MDT since the 90's, I just RMB on the item and choose the iProperties.


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jrhymes
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That is what i see as the only option right now. I guess if no one saw a faster, better way then it would be an expectable solution. What do you do when you need to identify 30-40 unique parts in a assembly? Right now I can mouse over them in MDT and they highlight and a popup tooltip comes up quickly telling me what it is. I can go through a 40 part assembly in about 10 seconds and know what it's built out of and all there length. It's kind of similar to this from manusoft for autocad http://www.manusoft.com/software/periscope/
Message 4 of 11
blair
in reply to: jrhymes

Or just use the BOM tool within the IAM, you can customize and select the fields you want for the columns (you even get a free thumb-nail picture courtesy of the programmers from Autodesk)


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jrhymes
in reply to: blair

Yes, that was another option I was looking at but the bom window doesn't stay open. It's faster then using iproperties tho and may be an option. The icons do me no good since all structural shapes of the same family will have the same icon regardless of the size or shape. If the browser would show the correct part info it wouldn't bother me as much but because the browser defaults to the file name of the part, it can't always be trusted so that is why I'm looking for a place to get quick part info without having to drill into them.

Jason
Message 6 of 11
blair
in reply to: jrhymes

You can always export to a Excel file with the fields/colums of your choosing as well.


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jrhymes
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? Not sure if I follow exporting to excel and how that would help.
Message 8 of 11
blair
in reply to: jrhymes

Eport the BOM to an Excel with the columns you require. You can have a hard copy to work with as well.


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swhite
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Should be able to open the BOM and see everything you need.

BOM.PNG

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Message 10 of 11
mcgyvr
in reply to: blair

I seem to remember someone wrote an addin/program to do this..

I'll look around and see if I can find it.

Something like "iproperties display" or something like that.. 

 

edit.. found.. but looks like its not actively updated for new versions,etc..

http://www.mcadforums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=12487

and this

http://www.mcadforums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=12424

 



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Message 11 of 11
JasonRhymes
in reply to: mcgyvr

Thanks all for the help. The iProperty Display that mcgyvr pointed to in the first link is real close and will be very useful. Only thing is it only allows 1 property to be displayed and it will not show part iproperties inside an assembly. You have to open each assembly to see what it's made up of. I'll keep this one loaded and keep an eye out for other tools like it.

Thx
Jason
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