How can I "paint" a part in inventor? I think it would be neat.
This is an insulating paint we put between steel and a subassembly. I'd like to make the paint part of the subassembly because we call it off on the BOM
Sounds like you want a "virtual component". A part that is not physically modeled, but added to an assembly for BOM purposes. Assemble Tab\ Create.... then check the box for a virtual component. Examples would be paint, grease, glue etc.
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If you want an actual paint part, could you start a new part. Then add the part you want to paint as a derived component using the "Body as Work Surface" option. Then use the "Thicken/Offset" tool to add paint thickness?
...using japike's Derived Component method will give you the volume of paint you need for your BOM.
Depending on the part geometry - sometimes you can simplyfy this with Shell rather than Thicken/Offset each individual face for the paint thickness.
Along the same lines we use a very thick paint on our components (.25mm thick) and this obviously has an effect on hole positions would a good solution be to assemble everything (with a thickness of paint and then drill the holes, and afterwards remove the paint thickness so the correct dimensions could be added to unpainted components?
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You have to be careful how you do this - holes made at the assembly level don't automatically transfer to the part level unless you use the Bolted Connection Generator.
I think there is an add-in to push them down here http://labs.autodesk.com , but I have never used it.
This is work with simple parts only. When I do with complex models with lot of bends and geometry, this is not work well.
Any alternative solution????????
@Anonymous wrote:
This is work with simple parts only. When I do with complex models with lot of bends and geometry, this is not work well.
Any alternative solution????????
Please explain exactly what you need this "paint" to do.
Do you need "paint" to show in the BOM? (virtual component)
Do you really need to model the paint?
Is this "paint" applied during assembly or done at the part level?
Whats wrong with just applying an appearance to your parts?
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