Inventor Nesting - Part imported wrong side up

[They_Call_Me_Jake]

A colleague and I are trying to solve an issue happening with Inventor Nesting. We start with a multi body part and make our assembly from that. Our parts have mills and pilots in them they have to be cut with specific faces facing up so after adding all the details to the parts we make an assembly and place all the parts in the assembly with the face we want up facing Front. We then Create a Nest using that assembly. When looking at the 2D view of the source files in the Nesting Add-In everything looks fine but if you switch over to the 3D Detailed view you can clearly see that the part was brought in with the wrong side facing front so after we do the nesting study we do a 3D Extrude on the nested sheet and when it uses the original part for the 3D model it is flipped back side to front. We have tried just about everything we can think of to force it to pull the part in with the correct orientation but nothing seems to be working. We have even tried the Nest Authoring using an unconsumed sketch as the last item in the design tree but it still pulls the part in upside down. Does anyone know a work around or a way to force which face is chosen to be up when the part is derived from an assembly made from a multi-body part?

[They_Call_Me_Jake]

@AmyLiu  would we be able to beta test the fix? We are working on and Add-In for nesting but at a stand still until this gets fixed. Also is there an ETA on when the fix would be able to be released?

[AmyLiu]

Hi @They_Call_Me_Jake  we are considering this after fixing the issue to see if could include for a hotfix. will update you once has some information determined. 

[sgraffeo]

I have this exact issue as well - would like to know where Autodesk is with resolving this problem?

In my case we make cabinets - Starting at a multibody part, The left and right side of the cabinet have the same xyz direction, but the milling is on the opposite sides of the component.  

[AmyLiu]

Hi @They_Call_Me_Jake 

we delivered a new build for Nesting 2022(build 6.0.32) ,which was lived today, you could have a try. the issue you met should be fixed in this build. let us know if it works well for you. 

hope it helps.

thanks,

Amy

[AmyLiu]

@They_Call_Me_Jake 

we delivered a new build for Nesting 2022(build 6.0.32) ,which was lived today, you could have a try. the issue you met should be fixed in this build. let us know if it works well for you. 

hope it helps.

thanks,

Amy

[info]

I have same problem.

I have the latest version on my machine but i still can't flip parts over.

[AmyLiu]

is the build number 6.0.32?

[info]

yes

[acamachoUHFAN]

Hi all,

I also have this problem and I loose many hours because of it.
I am working on Inventor Nesting 2022.0.2 Hotfix 6.0.41.

My parts are flat wooden panels (not metal sheet). Attached is the reference part from which they are derived, and a few example parts.
Is there a way to define which side should be up before nesting?

[AmyLiu]

Did you try this "Nest Authoring" command to define the side for nesting with "Extrusion direction" option on or off, see the snapshot:

[daniem]

Just posting un update for people still having issues with this (like me).

I found a solution for this at mgfx.co.za.

1. Basically you make a new sketch on the plane you want to use as your profile.
2. Project the face geometry on the sketch and finish sketch.
3. Right click on the new sketch and select "Use for nesting"
4. Save and update in the nest file...

[christian.postma]

This fixed it for me, albeit completely counter intuitive...

Hope it helps!

https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/how-to-define-the-...