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Constrain & Duplcate

Constrain & Duplcate

I do quite allot of work that requires irregular hole patterns, these require bolts or rivets, the repetition of parts it not high enough to justify setting up iMates.

I would like the ability to have a part or collection of a few parts (bolt assembly) that I can attach to another part with an insert mate and it will attach a copy of the part or parts to the hole. 

This seems like a fairly simple thing but I think would save allot of time. I could then use these parts as the start of the various patterns.

E.g. Insert a rivet into a hole, the rivet is attached to a part and a new rivet is generated ready to be inserted with the same constraint and the same constraint feature selected.

 

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MattH_Work
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There are a few add-ins that do this process ( Kwiksert being the 'Daddy' ) 

I think it's about time Autodesk supported this as a first-class citizen

 

Add an additional checkbox to the Constraint / Joint dialog "Multiple"

 

If checked, 

1. Select the first 'edge' of a component to be constrained / jointed ( capture the file in question & edge selected )

2. Select the second 'edge' to add the contains / joint

3. Paste a new occurrence of the file captured in step 1 & attach the same edge to the cursor as constraint selection 1

4. Select any other edge to apply the constraint / joint

5. Repeat until cancelled

 

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I'm not sure what you're asking for. 🤔

Can you post some sample problems on the Inventor Forum?

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