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Large Assembly trimming down?

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bhowe
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Large Assembly trimming down?

I have a large assembly. I would like to send it, (or part of it), to a vendor. The vendor only needs to see the work envelope he has available to him for installing his components. I don't want to send him the entire file with all the detail. I tried a "Derived Part" but the computer crashes/hangs when attempting. Is it possible to do a "shrink wrap" of individual files, and use them to create another assembly? That seems like more work. Any suggestions?

Thank You

Bill

Inventor 2011 Pro 64 bit
Windows XP Pro 64 bit
Dell Precision PWS390
Intel Core 2 CPU 6700 @2.66GHz
7.93 GHz Ram
ATI FireGL V7200
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a18cey
in reply to: bhowe

Hey there

 

You could try creating a LOD with the components you require and creating a DWF file for that LOD.

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japike
in reply to: bhowe

I use the derived part method and seldom have an issue, and I have a severly underpowered 32 bit computer with only 2 gig of ram.  What are the steps you are using when you try to make the derived part?

Peace,
Jeff
Inventor 2022
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mcgyvr
in reply to: japike

F1..."shrinkwrap assemblies"

 



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bhowe
in reply to: bhowe

I have been using the "shrinkwrap" feature. It seems to work well, although the finish IPT looks more like a surface model? The file size was cut in half.

 

Thank You

Bill

Inventor 2011 Pro 64 bit
Windows XP Pro 64 bit
Dell Precision PWS390
Intel Core 2 CPU 6700 @2.66GHz
7.93 GHz Ram
ATI FireGL V7200
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mcgyvr
in reply to: bhowe

The shrinkwrap tool has many options. (having surfaces or not is one of those I believe)



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