Removing Ability to use Adaptivity

[ross_goldbergQU7DJ]

Hey all,

I'm just wondering if there is a setting that removes the ability to make parts adaptive globally within Inventor. We work in such a way with a library of parts that get borrowed between projects, that adaptive parts can cause issues.

Thanks for any help,

[Gabriel_Watson]

No setting out of the box for this, but it is probably a good entry for the idea station:
https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-ideas/idb-p/v1232

You'd probably have to use iLogic nowadays to parse through assemblies (before releasing them) to remove all adaptability:

Dim doc As Document = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument
If doc.DocumentType <> kAssemblyDocumentObject Then
MessageBox.Show("This rule can only be run in an assembly file!",
"Try again")
Return
End If

Dim iCounter As Integer = 0

' Loop through all referenced docs in assembly
For Each oDoc As Document In doc.AllReferencedDocuments
Try
If oDoc.ModelingSettings.AdaptivelyUsedInAssembly = True Then
oDoc.ModelingSettings.AdaptivelyUsedInAssembly = False
iCounter += 1
End If
Catch
End Try
Next

MessageBox.Show("Adaptivity was switched off for " & iCounter & "
file(s)!", "You're welcome")

' End of iLogic code

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-programming-ilogic/turn-off-adaptively-used/m-p/6691069
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https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-programming-ilogic/ilogic-adaptivity-toggle/m-p/9922371
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[CCarreiras]

Hi!

You can deselect the option below to avoid Inventor set the parts "adaptative", unless you really need it.
Save this setting in the template file.

[mpatchus]

Are you utilizing Vault?

If so, the commonly shared parts could be authored as Library parts. Then only the Library Editors would have the ability to make them adaptive. No one else would have the ability to modify or alter the library parts (much like content center items).

You could possibly do it without Vault but it would require modifying the READ/WRITE permissions to the shared network folder for the parts.

[johnsonshiue]

Hi! There isn't a way to block Adaptive from being used totally. But there are options to reduce the usage. Go to Tools -> App Options -> Assembly -> In-place features -> uncheck all boxes.

Many thanks!