If a virtual component is inserted into an Inventor.IAM using the “Create” command, you can only create one instance with the same name.
If the virtual component is inserted into the assembly via the Vault integration, you can create multiple instances of a virtual component of the same item in an assembly.
You can also create multiple instances of a virtual component using “copy” and “paste”.
Why does Inventor lock up when inserting another instance of the same virtual component when you can create it in other ways?
Users miss the ability to assign instance properties to an instance of the virtual component.
What do you need this for?
A sealing tape is installed in an assembly. The sealing tape is used in different places and each piece of sealing tape has its own length. At the end, the designer wants to know how much sealing tape was installed in total and can add up the individual items. In addition, you can specify exactly which piece (with which length) should be installed on the drawing.
We are aware that this task can be solved if you create an empty file, link it to the item Sealing Tape in the Vault and then work with instance properties in the empty file. However, this means I lose the advantage of a virtual component where I can create components for the BOM without using a file.
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