Export/share geometry to another part

[rbages675U7]

Hello,

I'm tryint to fit on the Inventor on my new job. I come from use PTC creo from many years.

I can't find the way to export geometry from a part to another part in Inventor. I mean.. Imagine you are designing a 2 machined parts that come from the same forged body. I would like to generate the forge body in a new part and do a specific drawing for forge. Then, I want to get the geometry from the forged part into a new part and make the machining operations without the risk to modify the primary forge body...

Is that possible in Inventor?

[alexanderboogaard · Accepted solution]

Hi,

You could use the "Derive" function for this:
https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/inventor/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2021/ENU/Inve...

and

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIqrXXOudMQ

Kind regards,

Alexander Boogaard

[DavidTunnard]

Depending on whether you are using Inventor 2022 or not, It sounds like a job for the new model states feature. I have had the same headache in previous versions of Inventor and this feature has really helped with them.

[johnsonshiue · Accepted solution]

Hi! Yes, this can be done using Derive (all releases). Or, Model States (2022 and after). If you have multiple solid bodies, you want to push each solid body as a part in an assembly, go to Manage -> Make Components or Make Part. Essentially, it automate the process of deriving the solid body.

Many thanks!

[rbages675U7]

Many thanks people, "derived" is what I was looking for. 

Model states is like "Simplified representations" in Creo. Good it becomes to Inventor.