I have an assembly in which a pattern of holes is created using the 3D tools at the assembly leve.
Hole is created and patterned in an .iam file.
I then place this assembly into a parent assembly and intend to insert fasteners into each of these holes using the component pattern>Feature pattern select tool, however the tool will not recognize the pattern i created at the subassembly level.
Is this a limitation of the software? Is the feature pattern select tool only able to acknowledge patterns generated at the part (.ipt) level?
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Here you go.
1 is a representative part
2 is a representative washer
a1 is the first assembly in which holes are added and patterend into part 1
a2 is an assembly where part 2 (washer) is added and feature pattern select is desired.
this occurs in cases where the manufacturing order of operations dictates that in some cases holes are added after some other aspects of it have been assembled. very common with welded parts for example where you want to locate a pattern accurately after a weldment has been completed.
Indeed, this is currently a limitation. The associative feature pattern is only allowed on part level, not on assembly level. Please add this suggestion to Inventor Ideasstation.
Many thanks!
Thank you for clearifying Johnson!
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