How do I show different part (ipart) configurations in drawing views?

[riveter1000]

A Solidworks guy here struggling to get some work done in Inventor 2014.I have a simple part with 3 ipart configurations that I want to show in a drawing sheet.

The drawing view will only show the base configuration, no matter which configuration I select.

What must I do to get the different configurations to show in drawing views?

Here's a screenshot:

[johnsonshiue]

Hi! Based on the screen shot, the behavior does not seem right. Could you post the files here or send them to me directly (johnson.shiue@autodesk.com)?

Many thanks!

[mcgyvr]

"if" you switch to those in the iam file does the model change to what it should be?

Did you right click on each member (or select all then right click) in the model browser and select "generate files"

Then try a new drawing and see if it works.

[riveter1000]

It's an ipt file, and it does show the correct configuration when I activate them. I did click on Generate Files and it made a new folder with the files. But the new files only show the base configuration when I open them as does the drawing when I insert them into a view.

[riveter1000]

I got it working. I deleted my ipart table and created ipart again. Now the drawing views work correctly. I did not have to click Generate Parts. They seem to have been generated when I placed the drawing views.

Thanks guys.

[johnsonshiue · Accepted solution]

Hi! I think I know where the problem is. The part design view interferes with iPart member generation. In the iPart factory file, PDV:View1 is active. When generating a member, Inventor derives the iPart factory in the PDV state as is. But, the PDV is based on the first member. As a result, only three bodies are derived regardless which member is active. This is a bug. It should not behave this way.

To work around it, simply activate PDV:Master, do Rebuild All, and generate all members. Each member should have the correct number of cells. This is a great catch! I will forward it to development immediately.

Many thanks!