topic Re: replacing a part in an assembly in Inventor Forum

replacing a part in an assembly

Chris_57 — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 12:48:19 GMT

for some reason I cannot replace a component in an assembly with a diffrent component.After selecting the component to replace, and clicking on Component ->replce, the "Place Component" workflow opens up and I can choose the component that is to be inserted. When I click open, the "Place Component" window closes but the component is not replaced. Is this a glitch in the Inventor 2023 version or am I missing something basic here ?

I tested the replace component in a a clean assembly, with no constraints, just having placed a randome number of the same components of which I tried to replace one.

Re: replacing a part in an assembly

dave.cutting — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 12:51:45 GMT

Hi,

One thing to sonsider. Have you got a positional representation active?

Inventor will only replace components in the 'master' positional representaion.

Re: replacing a part in an assembly

mluterman — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 15:11:18 GMT

Sounds like you're doing it right; some screenshots might help us realize where this is breaking down.

Re: replacing a part in an assembly

johnsonshiue — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 00:01:03 GMT

Hi! Please make sure 2023.3 update is installed.

Many thanks!

Re: replacing a part in an assembly

johnsonshiue — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 00:01:44 GMT

Hi! Please make sure 2023.3 update is installed.

Many thanks!

Re: replacing a part in an assembly

Chris_57 — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 12:12:09 GMT

Thanks for the response 🙂

I only have the primary Representation activated. Its locked however. But is shouldn't stop me from replacing the part.

I'm trying to replace Stud_220:4 with a Stud_268 in this "test" assembly but it will not accept the replacement:

After selecting the Stud_220:4, choosing its replacement (Stud_268) and pressing open, the window closes without replacing the part and no warnings or comments.

Its embarrising, and I'm probably missing something very basic, but for the life of me, I cant figure it out???

Re: replacing a part in an assembly

Frederick_Law — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 12:53:05 GMT

You haven't constraint the parts yet.

So add Stud_268 and delete Stud_220.

Re: replacing a part in an assembly

Chris_57 — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 20:06:27 GMT

Correct, I haven’t constrained the parts in this „test“ assembly. In the

original assembly however ( a larger Barn) they are all constrained and it would be exceptionally tedious to delete, place new studs and constrain all of them individually.

But with or without constrains, the replace function doesn‘t replace the parts and I cant figure out why? Its either my ignorance of some basic issue that I‘m missing or its a bug. I‘m hoping its just my ignorance and not a bug in this version 2023.2 which works fine otherwise.

Re: replacing a part in an assembly

Frederick_Law — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 20:17:04 GMT

Attach your test assembly and all the parts in ZIP file.

You start replace from here?

Right Click on the part:

Re: replacing a part in an assembly

Chris_57 — Sat, 29 Apr 2023 13:47:32 GMT

Yes, that's where I start....

Strangly enough, when I place a stud and multiply the stud with a pattern, the replace works on individual elements of the component pattern...

Re: replacing a part in an assembly

swalton — Sun, 30 Apr 2023 00:29:58 GMT

I see the Replace component command working as expected with Inventor 2024.

My workflow:

select component in graphics window or in the browser
RMB to get the menu
Select Replace Component
Pick the new component from the Open window
Click OK
Inventor replaces the old part file with the new one

Selecting the component in the graphics window and using CRTL-H (default keyboard shortcut) works too.

Have you changed any settings on this window?

Re: replacing a part in an assembly

Chris_57 — Mon, 01 May 2023 08:40:53 GMT

Thanks for your responce. I checked , and all my prompts are switched to "Always".

Re: replacing a part in an assembly

Chris_57 — Mon, 01 May 2023 08:44:03 GMT

I chacked and all my prompts are set to "Always". There is no error message when the window closes. I wonder if this is a known issue with the 2023.2 of Inventor?

Re: replacing a part in an assembly

Frederick_Law — Mon, 01 May 2023 13:51:04 GMT

2023 is upto 2023.3

You are working in Model State. Do you want/need Model State?

You don't need those "Move Body" for Stude_268.

You can rotate/constraint it in assembly.

Re: replacing a part in an assembly

johnsonshiue — Tue, 02 May 2023 01:13:29 GMT

Hi! This could be a bug in 2023.2 update. I cannot seem to reproduce it on 2023.3 or 2024. Please install 2023.3.

Many thanks!

Re: replacing a part in an assembly

Chris_57 — Tue, 02 May 2023 11:12:28 GMT

Thanks so much for your response Johnson. I'm a little hesitant to update whilst I'm in the middle of a project. But I will try and report back here.

Thanks!

Re: replacing a part in an assembly

Chris_57 — Tue, 30 May 2023 11:47:49 GMT

...meanwhile I finished my project and upgraded to 2024. The problem no longer exists in that version so it must have been a glitch in the version I used before. Thanks all for the support 🙂