.ide file dimension loss

[Anonymous]

I create a .ide file which when first saved from the model has extrusion depth which can be automatically added to the drawing - this is great!

BUT if you edit said .ide file (do something or don't actually do anything) and save it the depth info is lost...     not so good.

 Any work arounds please

Tim

[Cadmanto]

Is this depth dimension a variable?  Meaning is it associative to another feature?

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[Anonymous]

No the depth is not a variable or even variable. It's just a fixed extrusion depth of a adjustable bore. Which I then wish to produce a 2D drawing.

[Anonymous]

I have found by trail and error as a search of all the help has turned up nothing. That by having a sheared sketch which has multi adjustable bore diameters on it I can get the dims from the .ide file as long as this sketch is first one. But if I wish to set up a table driven ifeature you have to edit the .ide file! This is when the depth info disappears.

[Cadmanto]

Is the depth value specified in the ide table?

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[Anonymous]

No the depths are to remain fixed

[Cadmanto]

Regardless whether they are fixed or not, I would put them in the table anyway and see if this resolves the issue.

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[Anonymous]

They still disappear. It seams as you edit the ide file the only dims that are retained are those that are only on the 1st sketch all the others are gone.

[johnsonshiue]

Hi Tim,

Could you share the ipt file (the iFeature source part file) and the ide file here? Or you can send them to me directly (johnson.shiue@autodesk.com). I would like to understand the behavior better.

Many thanks!

[Anonymous]

Problem is identified as a bug - no quick fix. (Autodesk is looking into it)

[johnsonshiue · Accepted solution]

Hi! The defect was reported as INVGEN-26601.

Many thanks!