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Stretching a repaired geometry

Anonymous — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 13:28:46 GMT

I would love to stretch this frame to the size i need but this is a repaired geometry so it consists out of parts but they are not fit together as in an assembly...

Is it possible to make it an asseembly?

Or in general: what would be the most effecient way to stretch this frame to my needs?

Re: Stretching a repaired geometry

Mark.Lancaster — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 13:37:20 GMT

I would've used frame generator to create this frame then you can change the size and all the information updates.

Re: Stretching a repaired geometry

-niels- — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 13:57:08 GMT

The part you supplied does not consist of parts, just a single composite feature.
This differs from the screenshot...

If it is a multisolid with seperate solids then you could "create components" to make an assembly out of it.

As for stretching, if it's solids instead of a single composite, you could split it where you want to stretch then use the direct edit tools to move and lengthen and finally combine them again...

Re: Stretching a repaired geometry

JDMather — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 14:22:48 GMT

Have you installed all Service Packs and Updates for 2013?

How much do you want to stretch it?

I am trying to remember back to 2013.

Depending on your design intent - you will need to get combined into one solid body or push out the individual solid bodies.

Then right click on the Base node in the browser and select Base Edit or Solid Edit or something like that.

You can then specify a mid-plane about which to stretch the body.

The icon will look a little different than this one in 2016.

few people know about this tool.

Re: Stretching a repaired geometry

Anonymous — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 14:27:47 GMT

It's a file from grabcad

Re: Stretching a repaired geometry

Anonymous — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 14:35:31 GMT

I got this ''part'' out of a bigger iges file (see attached file) and I imported it as a multi solid feature.

igs file is from grabcad so i did not create it!

The frame came out as a single part...

Re: Stretching a repaired geometry

kennycoulter — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 20:33:35 GMT

I am working with 2015. I am trying to find this, but I can not find this icon.

http://help.autodesk.com/view/INVNTOR/2015/ENU/?guid=GUID-DDFEB3A9-1C6F-4ED1-96BB-FA34050433B5

I got this from typing in the search bar, but I am not finding any similar options when I right click. I have an additional menu in my ribbon that is labeled FreeForm, but has "Edit Form" grayed out. The only thing available is the primitive shapes.

Do I possibly lack a better version of Inventor?

Re: Stretching a repaired geometry

JDMather — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 00:18:41 GMT

Attach your file here or show screen captures from your screen as you follow my instructions.

Re: Stretching a repaired geometry

WHolzwarth — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 09:58:04 GMT

In 2015 the icon is missing, but the command can be found after right-clicking in Browser on a dumb solid.

Walter

Re: Stretching a repaired geometry

kennycoulter — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 16:40:34 GMT

I had to take a picture with my phone of the right click menu. The image is too large to share at this time.

Re: Stretching a repaired geometry

JDMather — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 16:53:33 GMT

This image is not following the instructions I gave or that Walter gave.

You do not need to take screen captures with a phone or camera.

Go to the windows logo in lower right corner of screen and type Snipping.

This will take you to the Windows Snipping Tool that can be used to grab screen captures.

or Win 10

Re: Stretching a repaired geometry

kennycoulter — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 17:06:10 GMT

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Re: Stretching a repaired geometry

WHolzwarth — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 17:14:40 GMT

Kenny, this command is only active, when a dumb solid is loaded. It doesn't appear in an IPT with parametric features.

Re: Stretching a repaired geometry

kennycoulter — Wed, 03 Feb 2016 17:15:58 GMT

Okay. I guess that is my answer. We almost never start with basic shapes. Thank you for the answers, and sorry for taking your time with confusion.