iLogic and multiplies of the same part

[TKey_Luttrell]

I am pretty sure i already know the answer to this, but i thought i better ask anyway.

Let us say for example that you have an assembly, and this assembly has two parts/assemblies

Part:1

Part:2

...made from the same ipt file.  Is it possible to have iLogic influence one, but not the other?  Or will it be necessary to make a copy of the part/assembly, name it something different and insert that one instead?

(using Inventor 2014)

[zzachow3]

In my experience, the best way to reference one part and not the other is to make a copy and rename one. However, if they are the same part placed twice, they should have a different name as in : "Part 1:1" and "Part 1:2". I don't see any reason that you couldn't individually reference these, as long as you're okay with them having the same iLogic code.

[TKey_Luttrell]

you can use the 

Part1:1 or Part1:2

... to do things like suppress, but if you try to change their parameters it changes both.  Or at least my test piece is doing that.  I am fairly new to iLogic though so i could just be doing something wrong.

[TONELLAL · Accepted solution]

Your assembly contain 2 occurrences of the same part. If modifications you need concern the Occurrence, you can modify an occurrence but not the other (like suppress the occurence, change its color in the assembly (but not in the part)). If the modifications concern the Part... (like dimensions) the 2 occurrences will mandatory change.

What you can do : edit the part, "Save copy as", then replace component in the assembly.

This is the basic operating method of Inventor, this is not specific to iLogic.

[TKey_Luttrell]

Alright thats pretty much what i expected, thanks!