Replace derived part
Let me try to understand the workflow so far. You created a new part, derived a different part into it, and then began to modify the derived part? Or were you modifying the parent part which was derived? Is the link to the parent part still active?
You could simply delete the derive, and start over deriving a different part or assembly.
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Chris Benner
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If what I think you are talking about, is represented in the attached link.
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Hi Mike,
Unfortunately no, there is no way to replace derive source part. The reason is that more than likely all the downstream features you created on top of the derived body will fail. You might as well just create a new part.
Some users do try to resolve the source part to a different ipt file (move the original source ipt somewhere Inventor cannot find and select a new source on Resolve). This will only work if the old source ipt and new source ipt share the same internal document ID. Two files share the ID if they were copied or saved as. If the two source parts were created from scratch, their document IDs will be different and Resolve will not let you pick the new file.
Many thanks!
Johnson Shiue (johnson.shiue@autodesk.com)
Software Test Engineer
It might work if the same geometry (or the shape of it) is used. But you can not replace a derived part with another one, of a different shape. I have just created a simple example for myself. One derived part is a rectangular and another (which I want to use as a replacement) is a triangular one. No go at all while trying to replace one for the other using DA.
Frankly - I didn't expect it to work anyway. And in Peter's example it is not quite clear - how did he create the substitute part onto begin with. Did he copy the first one and than just have changed parameters in it?
I can replace derived iPart's child in the file with another factory child but that's a different ball game all together.
Attached are three files in IV2020 format if someone wants to play with them the way Peter was showing in his video.
Cheers,
Igor.
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Mike,
Vault has the copy design function and with that you can create new files and keep the links that brings.
With derived parts I am not sure, because I have never swapped out a derived part before. But, if it is an exact, then I would think it could be used to get what you are looking for.
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