Move a Derived Part

[More8927]

Hello all, 

I am a Solidworks user stuck in a company that has decieded my division will go 3D with Inventor.  Most of my experience transfers over fine.  However I am stuck trying to figure out how to properly place a derived part.  I can place the part, but I can't get it exactly where I need it.  In Solidworks, you can constrain derived parts to get them where you need them.  Is there anyway to do this in Inventor?

I need to do a boolean.

[Mark.Lancaster]

@More8927

Are you talking about in an assembly or in a part file itself?  If in a part you can use the move/rotate body command.  Also when posting always indicate what version of Inventor you're using so we can offer the best workflow for you.

[More8927]

I am using Inventor 2015 Pro. I am refering to in the part file. I have attempted to use the move/rotate command, but the location and angle I need it at goes on in decimals forever. I would rather constrain it and have it exact.

[mcgyvr]

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@More8927 wrote:
I am using Inventor 2015 Pro. I am refering to in the part file. I have attempted to use the move/rotate command, but the location and angle I need it at goes on in decimals forever. I would rather constrain it and have it exact.

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Why do you need to move it in the part file?

Can you please post the ipt file along with a description of why you need to move the features at all?

Typically you can edit the sketches to change where the geometry is located with respect to the origin point/planes or you can redefine the sketch to pick a new plane,etc.. but I don't understand why you would need to rotate anything on an angle with decimals forever so its hard to recommend the right process

[More8927]

I need to move it to do a boolean and remove its (the inserted part) geometry from the main part file. A combine where it removes material instead of adding material.  I need to place four of them.  I can't post the file I am working on, but I'll see if I can rig an example.  

Because I need to place 4 of them rigging the orgin would be undesirable long term with more configurations it would make a mess.  I'll design an example file though.  Just a few minutes. 

[More8927]

I attched some example files.  I need to place the cut file along the surface, centered on the edge with a 12" offset along the pitch. I also need the bottom of the cut file to be flush with the slope so it cuts properly.  Cut file is an example.  My actual file is more complicated. 

[mcgyvr]

I'll let someone else take a shot at this..

I'm to busy to pay enough attention to figure out what you are really trying to do..

[Curtis_Waguespack · Accepted solution]

Hi More8927,

You might just create an assembly, costrain the cut part where needed, and then derive the assembly into a single part file and use the Subtract option to cut those parts away from the block.

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/inventor-lt/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2016/ENU/I...

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

[More8927]

Perfect, Thanks