Perhaps I'm confusing Substiute LOD's and some feature of the Punch representation?????
I need to show column locations in a Plan (overhead) view. The columns are so small that they don't show up very well. Is there an "automagic" (I'd prefer not to have to manually place some kind of sketched symbol on each columns linework) way to do a PART REP (so-called) in a drawing?
I'm using 2012 Premium.
Thanks In Advance (TIA),
John
Solved! Go to Solution.
Solved by jletcher. Go to Solution.
Surely (huh, don't call you Shirley?)!
Perhaps I've though of a few reasons why this might not be possible...???
Such "substitution" in Plan view might work okay, but what about a Profile???
Anywho, the attached image show the Sketched Symbol placed on the column linework to increase it's visibility.
Thanks again,
John
Well I have not found a way but this is what we do for a work around when I was doing buildings. I have a sketch that is in my master beam and in the IDW I show the sketch not the best way but a way that has worked for us.
James,
Thanks again. I've marked this as a "solution", but now am having difficulty getting the sketch to show in my drawings...
it's "visible" in the part...
What am I missing? Any suggestions?
thanks,
John
@jdavis417 wrote:... but now am having difficulty getting the sketch to show in my drawings...
it's "visible" in the part...
This question has come up 3 times today.
http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor/retrieve-a-bend-from-sweep/td-p/3646098
very rare for it to come up at all. What's going on today?
The CADWhisperer YouTube Channel
Just right click on the part in the browser show sketch. or you can change your select options to parts and pick them from the view (faster) in view left click part then right click get sketches.
That's what I thought... that's what I tried... it works SOMETIMES.
I'm in 2012. Any idea why it's not consistent?
Also, in JDMather's example he shows an "Enable" option when right-clicking on the (non-visible) sketch. In the drawing environment, a sketch in a part does not EVER appear in the history browser for me. What gives?
Thanks to all,
John
Yes, I' m up to date.
Note:
Only one "stand-alone" column displayed the sketch correctly.
MOST of the columns in a Pattern displayed correctly.
NONE of the columns in a nested Pattern (a Pattern in a Pattern) displayed correctly.
I don't get it... but thanks for your continued efforts!
Thanks,
John
Yes you are correct. Tested and I have the same issue.
Well we could ask Autodesk to look into it but the thing is they would not fix it. The fix will be in 2020 maybe.
This is why I am getting upset with them. I just can't believe how they are destroying Inventor.
When I worked for them they was on top of everything. I guess they feel they have us trapped now.....
But looking at new software now test the feature recognition they have if it works I may be going to another forum and it will not have Autojunk I mean AutoDesk at the top...
And to be honest it really upsets me.........................