topic Re: Sketch Symbols & Symbol Library [Discussion] in Inventor Forum

Sketch Symbols & Symbol Library [Discussion]

andrewdroth — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 17:44:01 GMT

I made a video about using sketch symbols in drawings and adding them to a repository for sharing with your team.

Re: Sketch Symbols & Symbol Library [Discussion]

johnsonshiue — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 22:04:20 GMT

Hi Andrew,

Many thanks for recording the video and sharing it! Please reply and I will mark it as a solution.

Thanks again!

Re: Sketch Symbols & Symbol Library [Discussion]

andrewdroth — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 22:59:17 GMT

Thanks Johnson.

I have a question about the 'Mark as Solution' aspect.

It seems like forums shouldn't necessarily mean questions, but here it's almost treated like a requirement.

Why is that?

Re: Sketch Symbols & Symbol Library [Discussion]

johnsonshiue — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 00:01:41 GMT

Hi Andrew,

Yes, you are right. The forum discussion should not always be questions and answers. The thing is that the metrics tracking the performance considers number of solutions. So, we try to "close" open threads as much as we can. Or, they may look as if there are many unanswered threads.

Many thanks!

Re: Sketch Symbols & Symbol Library [Discussion]

roloNCC — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 18:41:16 GMT

Is there a way to make these symbols stretch? I know you can do a proportional scale, but how cout stretching one end only. Im trying to simulate an AutoCad dynamic block, in which i can use the same sketch over and over but at different lengths.

Re: Sketch Symbols & Symbol Library [Discussion]

andrewdroth — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 19:02:39 GMT

@roloNCC Not that I'm aware of.

I would love to see that ability as well.

Re: Sketch Symbols & Symbol Library [Discussion]

jtylerbc — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 23:05:43 GMT

@roloNCC wrote:

Is there a way to make these symbols stretch? I know you can do a proportional scale, but how cout stretching one end only. Im trying to simulate an AutoCad dynamic block, in which i can use the same sketch over and over but at different lengths.

No, that isn't possible, unfortunately. Inventor has no equivalent to AutoCAD's Dynamic Block.

If the symbol gets used over and over in different drawings, but only once per drawing, then you can just edit the symbol definition in each drawing. It won't affect any other drawings that use that symbol, because the definitions are independent. It's not as convenient as a true dynamic block, but it could work in that context.

However, if the symbol needs to be different lengths within the same drawing, then there is not really a good way of dealing with that in Inventor.