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Library problem

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Anonymous
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Library problem

OK, the library concept for our company's standard parts seemed like a great
idea at first. Now I insert a library part in an assembly for a project and
go to turn on the visibility of a work plane so I can constrain the library
part and....

"Cannot modify the library file"

What?! I can change the color of the part but I can't turn on the
visibility of a work plane? I'm not trying to change the part.

Is there a workaround to this? There should be an option so you can force a
change to a library part.

Tom
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Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

A few suggestions.

1. Turn the workplanes on the in the library part (while in a project that
allows you to edit the library parts). Then control the visibility of the
workplanes globally by view/work geometry.
2. Look into iMates
3. Reference the workplane by clicking on it in the browser (it doesn't have
to be visible)

Also the reason you are able to change colors is that you are changing them
in the content of the assembly only. Insert the part into another assembly
and it will be the original color. You are not actually changing the part.
--
Sean Dotson, PE
http://www.sdotson.com
Check the Inventor FAQ for most common questions
www.sdotson.com/faq.html
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"Tom Lee" wrote in message
news:789B834A4C6D2CFF1AFE69847D580823@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> OK, the library concept for our company's standard parts seemed like a
great
> idea at first. Now I insert a library part in an assembly for a project
and
> go to turn on the visibility of a work plane so I can constrain the
library
> part and....
>
> "Cannot modify the library file"
>
> What?! I can change the color of the part but I can't turn on the
> visibility of a work plane? I'm not trying to change the part.
>
> Is there a workaround to this? There should be an option so you can force
a
> change to a library part.
>
> Tom
>
>
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Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

Thanks, Sean. Referencing the hidden workplane by clicking on it in the
browser was the solution I liked best for this situation. I was able to mate
the part and didn't clutter up the assembly with a workplane. Couldn't do
that in MDT.

Tom

"Sean Dotson" wrote in message
news:2860BA1D46FE04E404D5491E482E8CA4@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> A few suggestions.
>
> 1. Turn the workplanes on the in the library part (while in a project
that
> allows you to edit the library parts). Then control the visibility of the
> workplanes globally by view/work geometry.
> 2. Look into iMates
> 3. Reference the workplane by clicking on it in the browser (it doesn't
have
> to be visible)
>
> Also the reason you are able to change colors is that you are changing
them
> in the content of the assembly only. Insert the part into another
assembly
> and it will be the original color. You are not actually changing the
part.
> --
> Sean Dotson, PE
> http://www.sdotson.com
> Check the Inventor FAQ for most common questions
> www.sdotson.com/faq.html
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> "Tom Lee" wrote in message
> news:789B834A4C6D2CFF1AFE69847D580823@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > OK, the library concept for our company's standard parts seemed like a
> great
> > idea at first. Now I insert a library part in an assembly for a project
> and
> > go to turn on the visibility of a work plane so I can constrain the
> library
> > part and....
> >
> > "Cannot modify the library file"
> >
> > What?! I can change the color of the part but I can't turn on the
> > visibility of a work plane? I'm not trying to change the part.
> >
> > Is there a workaround to this? There should be an option so you can
force
> a
> > change to a library part.
> >
> > Tom
> >
> >
>
>

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