Distributed Design

Distributed Design

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Distributed Design

Anonymous
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Hi team,

 

I'm stoked about the new Distributed Designs Update. I am wondering about the depth of control to update a part that has been referenced in subassemblies. By this I mean, will parts have the option to be updated if they are in a subassembly at least two levels in (Original Part->Insert Original Part into Assembly -> Insert SubAssembly with Original Part into new Assembly)?

 

Thanks!

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schneik-adsk
Community Manager
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We are working on that for a future update. Most likely sometime around September.
Kevin Schneider
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JFKANSAS
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Another thing that is needed in distributed design is 2 way flow of extrusions. For example I had a bracket and another piece linked to a main file. I needed to cut a hole from one piece to the other since the bracket didn't have any holes yet. In the distrubuted design when I projected a cut from a sketch the linked bracket design wasn't affected. I had to cut/paste the part into the main design and assemble, project the hole into the part, then cut/paste back into the linked file. Kind of a PITA.... Not sure if I will be using Distributed Designs going forward... 

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haughec
Autodesk
Autodesk

A clarifying question: Is your goal to to have the the hole only at the assembly level, or do you want the hole to propogate down into the referenced part?

 

Thanks,

Charles

Charles Haughey
Fusion 360 User Experience Architect
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JFKANSAS
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Yes, propogate down, or at least have the option to "include referenced parts". It would be a huge time saver. What if a design is fully assembled using referenced parts, then you decide for strength you need an extra bolt to attach the part. In a normal non distributed design you would sketch a hole, extrude the cut through both parts and you are done.

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haughec
Autodesk
Autodesk

Thanks for the feedback.  We don't support propagating features down to referenced components.  Please feel free to log an Idea Station request.

 

There is a work-around to create an associative, editable copy of a referenced component (what Inventor calls a "Derived Part").  You can copy/paste a body of an inserted component, and the resulting body can be modified by features at the assembly level.  This work-around will likely be formalized into a proper command in a future release.

 

Charles

Charles Haughey
Fusion 360 User Experience Architect
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