topic Re: Unknown symbol/function in Inventor Forum

Unknown symbol/function

MoparsB4me — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 15:29:36 GMT

We are trying to figure out why there is a different "symbol" for the "Screw_No12x2_HWH_SeldDrilling:60" on the top of the tree than the normal symbol for the screws in the bottom of the tree and what is means??

iProperties are the same between the two.

When "screw" is placed in the drawing, it shows as a "normal" .ipt. This is in an older drawing that we are checking/ revising and was created by someone that no longer work with us.

Re: Unknown symbol/function

Frederick_Law — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 15:41:58 GMT

That means model is surface. Not solid.

Re: Unknown symbol/function

MoparsB4me — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 16:21:40 GMT

But "why/how" did it get as such??

We have tried to "replace" them (Component-Replace All), but they still show up as shown??

Re: Unknown symbol/function

MoparsB4me — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 16:25:04 GMT

How do we convert in back??

Re: Unknown symbol/function

JDMather — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 17:06:44 GMT

@MoparsB4me

Attach example files of each and end all doubt.

Re: Unknown symbol/function

MoparsB4me — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 18:02:51 GMT

This is the file...

Re: Unknown symbol/function

MoparsB4me — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 18:38:30 GMT

There is only one file. iProperties on both the "surface" part and the '.ipt" show the same path.

Re: Unknown symbol/function

JDMather — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 20:39:09 GMT

@MoparsB4me wrote:

There is only one file. iProperties on both the "surface" part and the '.ipt" show the same path.

Can you Attach an assembly file *.iam that references the file as both a surface and as a solid. (That is all that is needed - the iam and the ipt, nothing proprietary is needed.) Somehow you are deriving/referencing as a composite surface body.

Re: Unknown symbol/function

JDMather — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 20:41:40 GMT

@MoparsB4me wrote:

When "screw" is placed in the drawing, it shows as a "normal" .ipt. This is in an older drawing that we are checking/ revising and was created by someone that no longer work with us.

@MoparsB4me

You refer to a "drawing" but you show either a part or an assembly (it is not clear to me from you image which it is - I assume an assembly).

Re: Unknown symbol/function

MoparsB4me — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 15:18:04 GMT

you'll have to dig down into assy to find them...I deleted and replaced ones that were not in a pattern