Behavior after converting a standard part into an iPart

Behavior after converting a standard part into an iPart

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Behavior after converting a standard part into an iPart

fsdolphin
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Hi, 

 

I have been experimenting with iPart/iAssemblies to have a better idea on how they work. Last night experimenting I did the following…

 

 

  1. Created a new standard part (partTest), Saved it
  2. Used this new part in an assembly (assemblyTest) and in a drawing (drawingTest), Saved both files
  3. Closed all files
  4. Opened partTest and converted it into an iPart
  5. Opened assemblyTest: When I opened it, I noticed that I couldn’t change to components,  I kind of expected that behavior since I read somewhere that you cannot use iFactories parents directly in assemblies so, I went and replaced this part with itself, but when I did this I lost all of the constrains related to this part.  Is this a normal behavior?
  6. Then I went and opened drawingTest: Here I noticed that all of the views were set to use the Active Factory Member, which means it would show the active member from your iFactory. Is this a normal behavior?  

 

What I described in step 5 and 6, are these normal behaviors when converting a standard part to an iPart and the part has already been used in other assemblies or drawings?

 

Are there any other things that I will need to check after converting a standard part into an iPart?

 

Thanks a lot

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