Moving parts in assemblies.

[Anonymous]

I was building my first assembly and added several mate constraints to some parts.n I then tried to move the parts and only the part that was selected moved! After some review of the manual (and some "stumbling around") I realized that I had to click the "update" button. Then both parts were back together. I then decided to move the parts again, and they moved together!!!!! I starting to think I'm on drugs.

Can someone help me out with some logic here? It seems to me that; if I constrain parts to each other, I want them together during any subsequent operations. Why should I have to update the assembly? Then once the assembly has been updated, the parts now act like I thought they would originally. Does this mean that I will not have to hit the "update" button again? Is there a setting that can be changed to make "update" automatic?

Thanks...

[Anonymous]

Updates are automatic (by default) unless you specify otherwise.

Were you moving the parts by dragging or by using the move component
command?

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"phousel" wrote in message
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> I was building my first assembly and added several mate constraints to
some parts.n I then tried to move the parts and only the part that was
selected moved! After some review of the manual (and some "stumbling
around") I realized that I had to click the "update" button. Then both parts
were back together. I then decided to move the parts again, and they moved
together!!!!! I starting to think I'm on drugs.
> Can someone help me out with some logic here? It seems to me that; if I
constrain parts to each other, I want them together during any subsequent
operations. Why should I have to update the assembly? Then once the assembly
has been updated, the parts now act like I thought they would originally.
Does this mean that I will not have to hit the "update" button again? Is
there a setting that can be changed to make "update" automatic?
>
> Thanks...
>

[Anonymous]

I was using the move and/or rotate icon.

I was just trying it again and "demo-ing" to a coworker and we both, are scratching our heads!

[Anonymous]

I can move the parts by dragging, but how can I rotate them?

[Anonymous]

The move and rote tools do not honor constraints. Dragging parts however
does honor constraints. If you want rotational motion you need to
constraint it in such as way that the constraints allow a rotation motion
(mate to an axis for example).

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"phousel" wrote in message
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> I can move the parts by dragging, but how can I rotate them?

[Anonymous]

I'm trying to "simply" move the parts near final position to allow for easy constraint application. There is so very strange results (I can't seem to rotate the parts into the correct orientation - they keep returning to "upside down").

If I can drag components, how do I rotate them (without using the rotate command)?

As I have said before, I am a "converted" Solidworks user and am struggling with some of the methodology. Most of these fuctions were handled with the MMB/Wheel.


Thanks for your help!

Thanks for your help!

[Anonymous]

phousel, I think from past posts you have indicated that you first used that other solid working program. The move and rotate component tools in Inventor work differently. You do not need to select these tools to test degrees of freedom like that other program. Simply click on the part you want to rotate or move and hold the mouse button down and try to rotate. The part will rotate or move depending on remaining DOFs. The move and rotate component tools in Inventor are to override constraints for easier placement of parts and/or remaining constraints. When you get done you can RMB on certain constraints and drive the motion. Much cleaner than that other software.

[Anonymous]

Pay the money and take a training course. will solve your problems.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the feedback. I really wasn't testing the DOF as much as trying to get the components close to final position. I think I figured out what was going on though.

[Anonymous]

One last request. I can click on a component and drag it around freely. Component was inserted into assembly with no mates. How do I rotate it (without using the rotate command)?

[Anonymous]

You can't, really. If there are no mates yet, go ahead and use the rotate icon.

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[Anonymous]

Thanks - This puts me back to where I was, but with some more understanding.