Inventor 2018 - Having Issue Placing a Component Inside of Assembly

Anonymous — Fri, 04 Jan 2019 18:47:43 GMT

Hello,

I am using Inventor 2018. It's only been installed for a couple of months. Before that, I had been using Inventor 2014. I am trying to place component into my assembly, but when I do, the component is outlined in yellow dashed lines. However, it will not physically place it into the assembly. Then, I notice that it shows inside of the browser on the left. I could place as many as I want and it never shows inside of the assembly. The visibility is turned on, the part is enabled and not suppressed. So, I decide to open the component (it opens fine) and an assembly that this component is originally used in (also opens with this component visible). I try copying from that assembly and placing it into my assembly. I'm having the same issue. I create a new assembly. I'm allowed to place the component into the new assembly. I insert my assembly into the new assembly and manipulate the component inside of the browser to show being under my assembly. It shows up, but when I right click over my assembly to open it, it's not there.

See attachments. I've attached a view of the browser showing the component, the switch, and the overall assembly.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Dexter Cochran

Re: Inventor 2018 - Having Issue Placing a Component Inside of Assembly

JDMather — Fri, 04 Jan 2019 19:01:08 GMT

It is a surface body.

Do you have visibility of surface bodies (Construction Surfaces) enabled?

Re: Inventor 2018 - Having Issue Placing a Component Inside of Assembly

Anonymous — Fri, 04 Jan 2019 19:11:51 GMT

That was it! Thank you!

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