topic Re: Updated Inventor, now cannot work with Assembly in Inventor Forum

Updated Inventor, now cannot work with Assembly

cc01720 — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 15:29:29 GMT

Hello,

I have been working on an assembly between two devices using a USB and recently updated both devices to the latest version of Inventor, thinking that if both versions were updated to the same version, that there would be no issues with working between them.

Unfortunately I now cannot select individual parts of the assembly on one device, but it is fine on the other. The attached image shows on the left shows the Model tab where I can select each part individually and manipulate them as I wish, and the right shows the Model tab of the other device where I cannot. If I hover over the assembly itself on the latter, or select individual parts, the entire assembly goes blue as if entirely selected.

Is there a way to prevent this from happening?

Thank you!

Re: Updated Inventor, now cannot work with Assembly

ampster40 — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 15:45:10 GMT

first guess with the limited info is maybe the assy on the right has not been saved yet? ie, note the missing assembly file extension next to the name of the assy while ".iam" is next to the assy on the left.

We could use more details such as what version of Inventor you are using as well as the files if you are able to share them.

Re: Updated Inventor, now cannot work with Assembly

sundars — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 16:08:15 GMT

@cc01720

It looks like you have two different versions of Inventor. The left browser shows the files in a later version, while the one on the right shows the same assembly imported node. Some files may have been saved in a later version resulting in this kind of problem.

Use the Open File Dialog in inventor and click on one of those files and you can check the version (it should be displayed as a string below the file name).

Thanks

-shiva

Re: Updated Inventor, now cannot work with Assembly

CCarreiras — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 16:12:33 GMT

Hi!

The image on the right is an import operation, (not an open operation) and this happened because you are trying to open a model created/saved in an upper version of Inventor.

If the software is in the same version on both pc's, check the updates.
Since now the updates bring also new features, both versions must be at the same update also.

Must recent version/update: 2023.2.1

Re: Updated Inventor, now cannot work with Assembly

johnsonshiue — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 00:03:41 GMT

Hi! This was a defect in 2023 RTM build. Please install 2023.2 update followed by 2023.2.1 update.

Many thanks!

Re: Updated Inventor, now cannot work with Assembly

cc01720 — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 09:57:43 GMT

Thank you all for your advice

@sundars both dialogs display "Last Saved: Autodesk Inventor 2023 (27.0.15800.0000)".
@ampster40 I moved the files across from USB and then copied to the local drive. When I use Save As on the assembly (just named it Assembly1 in error2.png), the .iam extension comes up like on the other device where the assembly works as normal. Still has the problem, though.

@johnsonshiue @CCarreiras I had both devices updated to the latest version in the first place. There were a few updates to do each (the same ones), but I believe I didn't update them in the same order. Would this be an issue? I assumed if all updates were made, that it wouldn't mind the order in which I completed them.

Looking at the problem-causing device now, I have just seen that there might be a problem in Autodesk Desktop App: after restarting the device and reopening the Desktop App I get a option to update Inventor to "Inventor Professional 2022.4 Update". When I press "Update", it downloads and then tells me that the update is already installed, and then the option disappears. This cycle repeats for each restart.

Re: Updated Inventor, now cannot work with Assembly

CCarreiras — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 10:53:50 GMT

Hi!

Check here in both pc if the build is the same:

app issue you described is a bug, it will updates eventually.

Re: Updated Inventor, now cannot work with Assembly

cc01720 — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 10:59:22 GMT

Interesting they are different, but everything is updated in the Desktop App. Would a reinstall fix this?

Re: Updated Inventor, now cannot work with Assembly

sundars — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 11:57:11 GMT

Hi @cc01720

On the machine which has 2022 simply install 2023. Then both machines should have the same latest Inventor version. Typically, a version of Inventor never stomps or installs over another version.

You can navigate to C:\Program Files\Autodesk\ and look at all the versions installed there OR you can look at Control Panel + Programs and see whats been installed.

Glad the problem is understood!

-shiva

Re: Updated Inventor, now cannot work with Assembly

cc01720 — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 12:23:51 GMT

Issue resolved thank you all.

Turns out I installed the latest version 2023.x.x when I thought I did, but I didn't change the Windows default application to it (it remained defaulted to the 2022.x.x version), so after simply changing the default to 2023.x.x, it worked.

I uninstalled 2022.x.x for good measure.

Re: Updated Inventor, now cannot work with Assembly

sundars — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 12:28:58 GMT

Nice! Glad its resolved. Thanks for the update.

Re: Updated Inventor, now cannot work with Assembly

CCarreiras — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 16:03:21 GMT

Well, you've got the answer on the images you posted... one is 22 and the other 23....