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[farrous13]

Hello there,

 

I posted a thread before. I assume that some of you might not have understood me.

I am working on designing a machine. Many of the parts have aleardy been designed and assembled.

However, when I finished my assembly, I wanted to move that part here and try this one there and eventually some of these parts had to be modified. When I modify these parts from the assembly file, there is an automatic function that automatically changes that specific part in the ipt file. But my intentions is NOT to Modify or Change the part permanently, instead its for testing purposes that might lead to a permanent change.

SO everytime I change something, everything changes in ipt and Inventor keeps asking me to save before any chnages take effect.

Is there a way to modify parts, move them around, change there shape and still maintain the original design?

Thank you!

[Hopinc]

I would suggest you used "derived part" - have a look at the tutorial for this. Work through it (about 20 mins.) and that should help.

 

Regards.

 

Dave

[Dana W]

I'd say save as "NewDrawing" and change anything you like. The original drawing will still be there.

[farrous13]

I understand you point. The assembly drawing will be different in this case, but the parts used are the same. So any modification done will still impact the drawing or part in ipt format.

[farrous13]

Hello Dave,

 

Thanks for the tip. This is working fine for me.

 

The 20 min was worth it!

 

Thanks!

[Hopinc]

You are welcome. Good luck.

 

Dave

[Pablo Ferral]

Right click on the part, Choose 'Replace' - In the file open window that opens create a copy of your part with a differnt file name. Pick your new part. You will need to make sure you can track the different versions...

[Hopinc]

Hi Pablo,

 

Your method has a drawback - you are replacing the part altogether. With my method of using derived parts you can have more than one version in the assembly at once and just turn on and off whichever you want to view currently.

 

Derived parts have other advantages in that they retain a uni-directional link with the original part, so if you update the parent part the drived part will be updated to match. However, if you change the derived part the modifications are not forced upon the parent. You can also determine which features of the parent are allowed to be edited, for instance by taking a sketch through. It just gives a little more flexibility

 

When all is said and done you are creating copies of the parent part whichever method is used. Both are valid solutions, it depends on which suits your purposes best.

 

Regards all.

 

Dave

[Pablo Ferral]

I agree, both valid solutions. I would say that the derived Part technique would need a little more planning though, so it would be good if you had a pretty good idea of the iterations to the part that you want to try out. Swapping parts might be more forgiving if you don't have a clear structure.