Frame Generator Frame Member Save As

[Anonymous]

Is it at all possible and easily performed to save the Frame Members that are generated from the Frame Generator as a weldment.iam?

So essentially what I am looking to accomplish is this:

FRAME MEMBER: ANSI 4 00000001:1 and ANSI 4 00000005:1 would become 27740-001.iam

[Curtis_Waguespack]

Hi Justin74VSP,

I think what you want to do is just demote those members.

I hope this helps.
Best of luck to you in all of your Inventor pursuits,
Curtis
http://inventortrenches.blogspot.com

[Anonymous]

Thank you for your response!

How would I then convert it to a standard part but leaving the cut features?

[stuart_smith82]

Hi,

Edit! Just realised you only wanted a selection to be 27740-001.iam. As Curtis has stated you could use demote. If you wanted to create one parts you can still use the workflow from the link below.

I assume you only want to see the one item and no sub components in a structured assembly showing multiple levels? If you are creating a parts only parts list it will already be 27740-001.iam.

If you are using a structured parts list and want one item you would have to derive the assembly into a part:  https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/inventor-lt/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2016/ENU/I...

Thanks

Stuart Smith

Group Data Management Consultant Graitec UK

[email protected] | www.graitec.co.uk

Blog: https://www.graitec.co.uk/blog/blogger/smith

Graitec Manufacturing Blog: https://www.graitec.co.uk/blog/categories/mechanical

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[Mark.Lancaster]

@Anonymous

Frame generator components are standard Inventor part files.   Not sure what you're asking here..  Can you clarify?

[Anonymous]

Sure, I would be glad to. The way the process is set up to release prints to production once quoted requires each individual piece part to be a separate and unique part number. I cant just do a sketch in a weldment file and then go crazy inserting frame members then trimming them accordingly. Its a round a bout way to do things, I know, but its the nature of the beast.

[Curtis_Waguespack]

Hi Justin74VSP,

See these links, I think between the 2 of them you should be able to get closer to what you're after:

http://inventortrenches.blogspot.com/2011/03/detailing-frame-generator-weldment.html

http://inventortrenches.blogspot.com/2011/03/understanding-autodesk-inventor-frame.html

If you still have questions or I've misunderstood just post back.

I hope this helps.
Best of luck to you in all of your Inventor pursuits,
Curtis
http://inventortrenches.blogspot.com

[Curtis_Waguespack]

Also here is a link to a related Inventor improvement idea (go add a kudo to show your support if you think this would be helpful): 

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-ideas/add-model-state-functionality-to-frame-generator-frames...