Frame Generator parts orientation not updating with variables.

jaypieper — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 17:03:30 GMT

I am using invenor 2022.3 and I am building an iCopy feature. My iCopy feature has a gasket parts that are being driven with frame generator. It work perfectly but I noticed that when I use a variable to change the "Offsets" in the frame generated menu, it does not update as per the variable. It uses the previous offsets and will not update. The parts either floats in space or it gets stuck inside the iCopy depending on the offset.

When I go to edit the part in the Frame generator, the preview shows it correctly. Then when I click on ok it reverts back to where it was before the change.

The only thing that I can do to make it update is to add "+1" to the variable "Gasket_Offset" then delete the "+1" and then the frame generated part updates to the new location. Has anyone came across this before? Is there another work around for this besides adding the +1 to the variable to update to the new offset? It appears that the frame generator offsets are not dynamically updated.

correct after update.

Re: Frame Generator parts orientation not updating with variables.

johnsonshiue — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 00:38:40 GMT

Hi! I do recall this is a limitation in FG. The frame member offset values aren't not parametrically driven.

Many thanks!

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