Make part file change with changes in assembly file?

[Hartlus]

Hi,

 

I hope I can explain this well enough.

 

Example:

 

3 different pieces of sheet metal are stacked in an assembly. The part drawings are just plain pieces of sheet metal, no holes or anything.

 

In the assembly, I want to place a hole on the top sheet and extend it through all 3 sheets.

 

Now, I want to go to one of the part files, and I want the hole to be in the piece of sheet metal.

 

If that isn't possible, I would at least like to see a reference in the part file so that I can manually place the hole where it should be.

 

Any help is much appreciated.

[ConMan]

Well if I'm following you correctly I think you'd want to do the following:

 

-In assembly, either double click on the part you want to edit or right click the part in the tree and select "edit".

-You can then edit the part in the context of the assembly, good for referencing other components to place geometry.

-When done editing, right click and select "Finish Edit".

-Do this for any other remaining parts in the assembly.

 

This of course changes the root part. If these sheet metal pieces are used in other assemblies that shouldn't have the hole then you would need to do this differently.

[JD Mather]

Either Adaptive sketches and features

or

use the Bolted Connection Generator (if appropriate).

[Hartlus]

Sorry for taking so long. I'm not sure what to reply with. I tried a lot of things and was eventually able to get the job done.

 

I was already mucking about with associative parts, but l could never get the changes to show up in the part files. I can understand that you don't want to accidentally alter the master part file, but I would have been happy with generating new files.

 

I didn't try the bolted connection generator. I'm a noob; I just didn't get there.

 

I tried editing in the assembly, but i dont remember how it all went. I think It was pretty manual.

 

Another thing I was hoping to be able to do; Ive assembled a cube with 6 plates from the same part file. The cube is supposed to have a through-all hole centered in each plate. Of course, if the hole isn't centered, each face of the cube would have two off-centered holes in them. It would then be nice to edit the part file, and be able to see the two holes move in relation to each other until they lined up. Somethig like that might have to occur in a sandbox or something.

 

Thank you for your help. I'm sure I'll be asking for more.

[JD Mather]

In the real world -

holes can be drilled after the parts are assembled (match machining), in which case the holes do not exist in the parts until assembled.

or

The holes can be drilled before assembly.

Inventor works just like the real world.

So if you want the holes at the part level - then edit the part within the context of the assembly and add the holes (not holes drilled at assembly level).

The holes across parts will be adaptive and also appear in the individual parts.