topic Re: Assembly part not visible in Inventor Forum

Assembly part not visible

Anonymous — Mon, 02 Oct 2017 05:18:38 GMT

There seems to be problem with my inventor 2015 professional.

i have received a stp. file from a customer.( only happens for assembly files)

the files open up without any error, everything is loaded on the browser but no part is visible.

visibility turned on, checked opening with other pc's it works fine with same settings.

i have to open stp. files in other pc and save them again to asm.iam format to open in my PC inventor.

any suggestion whats wrong and how to resolve the problem

Re: Assembly part not visible

mdavis22569 — Mon, 02 Oct 2017 10:53:47 GMT

Can you share the file?

Could it be zoomed out ...

Click on the files and Find in Window and see if it brings it up

Re: Assembly part not visible

kelly.young — Mon, 02 Oct 2017 17:45:18 GMT

Hello @Anonymous I see that you are visiting as a new member to the Inventor Forum.
Welcome to the Autodesk Community!

Sometimes when this happens I have to click up on the browser tree, and find the Solid Bodies area, then turn on the visibility there.

It might come in as a surface that needs to be changed to a different representation.

Can you attach your parts or a screenshot with the browser tree R+Click on the top-most feature and expand all to show what is going on?

Please select the Accept as Solution button if a post solves your issue or answers your question.

Re: Assembly part not visible

Anonymous — Mon, 02 Oct 2017 21:52:52 GMT

Hi Mdavis

Please find the attached file.

it works on other's PC or inventor but has trouble opening in my PC.

please find the attached screen shot

i do not have a find in window option and the part is not zoomed out.

Re: Assembly part not visible

Anonymous — Mon, 02 Oct 2017 21:53:50 GMT

attached file

Re: Assembly part not visible

Anonymous — Mon, 02 Oct 2017 22:01:12 GMT

Hi Kelly

file i have is a stp. file

i believe i have limitation to what i can do.

i cannot find solidbodies option

please suggest if i have missed anything.

i r-clicked on every part and assembly option, cannot find the option.

Re: Assembly part not visible

JDMather — Mon, 02 Oct 2017 22:23:31 GMT

Can you post screen capture image of the Options you are using on Open?

Re: Assembly part not visible

JDMather — Mon, 02 Oct 2017 22:31:29 GMT

Can you right click on one of the parts in the browser and select Open rather than Edit?

Can you then post screen shot of the expanded browser similar to this image (use the Windows Snipping Tool).

Re: Assembly part not visible

kelly.young — Mon, 02 Oct 2017 22:57:55 GMT

@Anonymous Thank you for sharing the parts.

If you see the attached screenshot the parts came in fine and with them is a Solid Body, yours looks like it does not have this information.

On your Open does it give you options like @JDMather stated? It doesn't seem like it is importing the solids for your settings.

If you open the base component and look at the Solid is it suppressed? Let us know if this gets you closer.

Please select the Accept as Solution button if a post solves your issue or answers your question.

Re: Assembly part not visible

Anonymous — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 04:16:25 GMT

Thank you @JDMather and @kelly.young

Solution worked

your help is much appreciated

good work

Re: Assembly part not visible

belash007 — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 21:17:48 GMT

Hello all,

I Don't understand what to do ...i am also facing the same that parts & assembly is not visible in main .iam while it is in browser. Please advise if any setting there ?

Re: Assembly part not visible

johnsonshiue — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 21:55:09 GMT

Hi! Please activate Assembly Design View Rep: Master. Are those parts visible?

Many thanks!