ipart drawings...

[Anonymous]

Example:

Is there a way to detail an ipart with PN 1000-000, and then have the drawing point to the same ipart with PN 1000-001? These are the practically the same part only with some features suppressed in version 1000-001. I don’t want to have to place an instance of each ipart child to do this. If I have to place the ipart child and then reference the member, that defeats some of the purpose of iparts. I also do not want to have to recreate the drawings; I only want to edit the views of the drawing that differ from one child to another.

[Anonymous]

create a dummy assembly to hold your iPart. Place the view of this assembly into your drawing. Dimension and annotate. When you change the iPart row in the assembly, all your dims will update. For 'variations' that have different feature sets, you will have to create a dummy assembly for each and place these in the drawing as well.

[jparks_79]

I have a very similiar situation. The solution given will correct part of my problem.

My company makes round parts.

Part Style-A is;

Round

Produced in thousands of variations of size. Features that change are OD and Thickness. *Customer defined.*

Each Variation of size creates a new part number and drawing

Each part also has a number of features that don't change do to change of OD and thickness.

I want to create a master/parent ipart and drawing. I want an easy way to create new drawings with every new instance of the ipart without having to recreate a drawing I've already made.

Anyone have any suggestions?

[Anonymous]

Possibly create a drawing with the "Hide Text" for the dimensions. Place a
Letter for the corresponding dimension. Insert a Table with the correct
Letters/Headings for each of the table variables

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I have a very similiar situation. The solution given will correct part of my
problem.

My company makes round parts.

Part Style-A is;

Round

Produced in thousands of variations of size. Features that change are OD
and Thickness. *Customer defined.*

Each Variation of size creates a new part number and drawing

Each part also has a number of features that don't change do to change of
OD and thickness.

I want to create a master/parent ipart and drawing. I want an easy way to
create new drawings with every new instance of the ipart without having to
recreate a drawing I've already made.

Anyone have any suggestions?

[Inv_kaos]

If I understand what your asking correctly, why don't you just create a series of parametric parts driven off a spreadsheet. All of them can be fully detailed and copied into a new project each time. This way you wouldn't have to worry about iPart children or dummy assemblies. You could have as many parts as you need all driven off the same spreadsheet.
Or, it may pay to look into Autodesk Intent...

[harco]

Try Design Assistant to copy the drawing.
or you could use the hide trick.

[Anonymous]

possibly create drawings with "hide Text" for the dimensions
IT IS CLEAR UP TO HERE

place corresponding letter for dimension.
IT IS CLEAR

Insert table with correct Letters/Headings for each of the table variables.
I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THIS PART.HOW CAN WE CREATE A TABLE IN THE DRAWING WITH EACH VARIABLE.
CAN YOU PLEASE ELABORATE YOUR POINT.IF POSSIBLE WITH EXAMPLE.