Import IGS and edit features

[Anonymous]

Hello,

I have been given the task of importing and editing an IGS sheet metal part. I have had a go but cannot get a feature tree (and a search tells me I can't?)

Its a pretty basic sheet metal part just need to add few flanges, change hole/slot size. Its for a college project so I have to do it rather than just redraw the thing. I would also prefer to use inventor than solidworks (if I still have it on my laptop...).

Thanks for your time.

 Edit:

Using this video I can get it into a solid part:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASq4M1g3Nnk

[JDMather]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Hello,

. I have had a go but cannot get a feature tree (and a search tells me I can't?)

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You search told you wrong.
http://home.pct.edu/~jmather/AU2008/ML205-1P%20Mather.pdf

and you will need the Feature Recognition add-in from the apps store.

A sheet metal part should be pretty easy to get the feature tree.

But I really doubt that you actually need a feature tree.  A base solid (especially a sheet metal part) can easily be edited without a feature tree.

Attach your IGES file here for help.

[Anonymous]

 Feature Recognition add-in looks perfect, however it apears to not be avalible for inventor 2012?

http://apps.exchange.autodesk.com/INVNTOR/en/Detail/Index?id=appstore.exchange.autodesk.com%3aFeatur...

[JDMather]

It was available for free back then (2012 released in 2011).

But I don't understand why you would even need Feature Recognition to edit something as simple as a sheet metal part?

If this is school work - then I recommend you download the latest version of Inventor  for free http://www.autodesk.com/edcommunity

[Anonymous]

The part is an igs file and once open in inventor has no feature tree, simply "solid" or "base" the holes/slots etc are not recongized as such.

[JDMather]

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@Anonymous wrote:

The part is an igs file and once open in inventor has no feature tree, simply "solid" or "base" the holes/slots etc are not recongized as such.

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I know what an igs file is. Did you read the paper I linked earlier.

A solid body is perfectly editable.

For thousands and thousands of years (in equivalent computer years, (like dog years)) users edited dumb solids in an ancient program called "AutoCAD" before Inventor existed.  A feature tree is not needed to edit a part.

There are numerous solid editing tools in Inventor (including the simple Move Face).

Perhaps this is your assignment - to figure out how to edit a featureless historyless base (dumb) solid.

[Anonymous]

I'll have a better read of the paper when home, or Ill download student latest version and use the Feature Recognition.

The actual assingment was suggested to be done in solidworks, but I opted for inventor as I use it at work and figured it would be easier because of the basic knowledge I have of it already. I'll have a play with soildworks as well.