topic Re: Item Bubbles in Inventor Programming Forum

Item Bubbles

evettem — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 09:06:31 GMT

Is there anyway I can reuse the "Main Assembly" as reference when using Item Bubbles, While detailing Sub-Assembly?

In my Main Assembly the Sub-Assembly has the correct Item no. (Example 5.1)

and when detailing the same Sub Assembly on a new sheet the Item Numbers should correlate (Example 5.1.1) and not starting from 1 again.

Any advice will be appreciated deeply.

dgreatice — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 09:18:14 GMT

Hi,

maybe like this Topic?

evettem — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 09:33:59 GMT

Thank you, I've used this method before and worked perfect.

only problem now is my drawing views of the sub-assemblies has already been drawn.

Just have to re-do some work then.

Thanx again!

dgreatice — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 09:36:02 GMT

Hi,

wait a second. you must redetailing again? I have more trick for this. wait for my screenshoot.

dgreatice — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 10:04:01 GMT

my trick it usefull to avoid redetailing, but still need modification in some style (PartList and Balloon)

1. Open your Main Assy, Open BOM. In BOM add Custom iProperties Columns, then add new property call that name "DummyItemNo"

2. In BOM Structured View All Level, expand all node. Copy all Item (selected like dragging in excel), then paste to DummItemNo Column

3. Save all at Main assy.

4. open you drawing, now you must edit the PartList Style and Balloon style.

a. For partlist, open Style Editor in Manage Menu, search you partlist style, make copy for default partlist

b. Replace existing Property "Item" with new Property "DummyItemNo

c. Do the same step for Balloon Stlye.

After all set, change existing partlist style with new partlist style (Select partlist first) in Menu Annotate>Format

do same step to balloon in existing detail drawing.

evettem — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 11:06:34 GMT

Thank you so much!