Ipart factory

[Anonymous]

I had an established released door dwgthat I cioied back to use to create additional versions with ipart factory.

I have found it disturbing that I called up the part drawing from the original part and saw that the factory had changed the part in the drawing to the new wider part. It seems that as long as Ipart factory part is open which ever part is active will replace the part in the drawing when it is called up (no matter what the part naming convention says). I don't unerstand this function. Need help.

[mcgyvr]

edit base view on the idw, go to the model tab and change ipart member to the member you want in the drawing (not active factory member)

[Anonymous]

Mine isnt allowing me to change the part,they are all the same part?

[mcgyvr]

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@Anonymous wrote:
Mine isnt allowing me to change the part,they are all the same part?

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Can you post a screenshot of what you see on that tab when you edit the base view?

Have you generated all the members? (right click on all the members in your ipart factory and hit generate)

[Anonymous]

where do I go to generate the model....that's probably why it isn't working


-Jonathon Wood A-101

[mcgyvr]

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@Anonymous wrote:
where do I go to generate the model....that's probably why it isn't working


-Jonathon Wood A-101

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See attached image

[Anonymous]

I was hoping, but I just hit generate files and selected another file and nothing changed. I don't think that's right, is it?

[mcgyvr]

try creating a new drawing now that you have generated the members and see if it works..

Inventor has a nasty bug with drawings not showing updates properly with iparts.

[Anonymous]

Still giving me the same part 😕

-Jonathon Wood A-101

[mcgyvr]

post the ipart

I don't need the members..just the factory ipt

[Anonymous]

you want me to post the part itself?


-Jonathon Wood A-101

[mcgyvr]

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@Anonymous wrote:
you want me to post the part itself?


-Jonathon Wood A-101

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yep.. and tell me what version of Inventor you are using

[Anonymous]

Sorry, I had to check with my boss haha he doesn't like the idea of it just floating in cyberspace haha

[mcgyvr]

works just fine for me..

See attached

and you are aware you have many missing dimensions right? this part is NOT fully constrained at all. Not that it really matters but its NEVER a good idea to create parts that aren't fully constrained

[mcgyvr]

oh wait..now I see what your real problem was..

The part is not changing its "Length" parameter when switching members.. It "seemed" like you were having a problem where all members were showing the same member name in the member selection box..

Give me a second to see why

ok.. Its just because you dimensioned that "length" parameter to a construction line and then nothing is referenced off that construction line so the length isn't changing. So it really is missing dimensions that is causing the problem..

[Anonymous]

I don't need it in a dwg, but I am aware I can select a different size, but the part is the visually the came part to part. this is where I have the issue, try it in this assembly, but I might have it wrong. The goal here is I need the hinge (and part name and number) to change upon a certain range on doors that I have controlled via an excel file. so if I plug in dimensions like an 80"x32" door, I need the 30" strap to be placed on the door in the correct location. but if I say read the munber wrong and it was a 36" wide door, I need the straps to reflect that.... Does this make sense? Is it even possible?

[mcgyvr]

I just edited my post so see right above for the cause

well here it is

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mcgyvr

ok.. Its just because you dimensioned that "length" parameter to a construction line and then nothing is referenced off that construction line so the length isn't changing. So it really is missing dimensions that is causing the problem..

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Now go back into your first sketch and 100% constrain everything and it works just fine. It changes length when you pick each different member. 

[Anonymous]

Does the coding on the hinge look right?

[mcgyvr]

frankly thats just a mess of poor sketching/dimensioning (no offense).

start over IMO.. 

[Anonymous]

none taken..... I have been self taught for about the past 5 years. I had about 3 months training in high school in 10th grade... we necer got into the content center, I couldnt dream of touching programming or a part switching its self for another part if the loads in the part increased. I just learned I could control dimensions from Excel.... the long and the short is I need training in just about everything haha. so I take everything with a grain of salt. Thank you so much for your help!