derive function malfunctioning

[jessepranger]

Greetings,

I got an STL file. I open the STL and save it as an IPT. I create a new ipt file and want to derive the saved ipt to mirror it. In the configution it works well and I can see the preview:

but I cant turn on any of the solid bodies:

so when I click on OK, it dissapears:

Any suggestions on what I can try to fix it?

[kacper.suchomski]

Hi

When you use the derived part, you see a dialog box allowing you to select the range of elements to be derived.

There are solids, surfaces, sketches, and parameters; there is no mesh.

STL file and geometry after import is mesh.

[johnsonshiue · Accepted solution]

Hi! I suspect the object you are seeing is a mesh not a Brep body. Inventor does not support deriving a mesh. Inventor has very limited mesh handling workflow. I suggest you look into Fusion Mesh Design environment, which offers extensive mesh handling workflow. You may be able to convert the mesh to a smooth Brep body.

Many thanks!

[jessepranger]

Ye thanks man, but like I said :" I cant turn on any of the solid bodies"

[jessepranger]

Like I said:" I cant turn on any of the solid bodies"

[jessepranger]

Thanks! I used a 3d printer slicer and exported it. Kinda sad how such an expensive piece of software is struggling with something any free slicing software can do easily

[kacper.suchomski]

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@jessepranger wrote:

Ye thanks man, but like I said :" I cant turn on any of the solid bodies"

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You can include bodies. You can't include meshes.

The object you imported is a mesh.