minibabe Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Ok, not sure if anyone else has come up with this problem but I have a situation where an .ipt is created and has an .idw and I then need to create a "metalizing" drawing which is a different part number but essentially is the same part. Now what I have been doing is just using the original .ipt and then just over riding the dimensions (because they change after metalizing). But I am now running into problems where the assembly files with the .ipt files in them are not correct. This is because the original .ipt file is smaller then the actual finished product. So my question would be is there any way to essentially show "metalizing" in inventor. So that I can put the "metalized" .ipt file in my assembly instead of using the .ipt file that the machine shop uses. I hope that this made sense if not I will either expand on it as best as I can or maybe show screen shots. Thank you, Amanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ritch7 Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 hmmmmmmm post some screen shots seems complicated! there should be a way with the .ipt files Post what you got (ass'y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD Mather Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 So my question would be is there any way to essentially show "metalizing" in inventor. Start a new ipt. Exit Sketch mode. Click Derived Component. Hit F1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minibabe Posted April 1, 2009 Author Share Posted April 1, 2009 Ok, it will not let me derive the componet because it "causes a cyclic dependency". Is there something possibliy that I am doing wrong? Thank you, Amanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD Mather Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Is there something possibliy that I am doing wrong? Zip and attach the file(s) here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minibabe Posted April 1, 2009 Author Share Posted April 1, 2009 I have attached the drawing for the machine shop, the drawing for the "metalizing" and the ipt file which is used on both idw files. The "metalizing" drawing I used the over ride dimension so that it was correct. thank you for your help. New Folder (2).zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minibabe Posted April 1, 2009 Author Share Posted April 1, 2009 I could not do them all in the same post i had to seperate them. New Folder (3).zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minibabe Posted April 1, 2009 Author Share Posted April 1, 2009 Here is the last one New Folder.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD Mather Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 While I take a look at you file you should take a look at this document. I noticed your first sketch is not constrained http://home.pct.edu/~jmather/AU2007/MA105-1L%20Mather.pdf Also, I noticed that you are on 2009 SP 0, there is a SP1 available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minibabe Posted April 1, 2009 Author Share Posted April 1, 2009 I will be able to take a look at the document later on today. I am at work right now and I do not have the time right this second. I do appericate you sending me this though. this is actually not my computer...one of my hard drives failed and I am waiting for it back, I am on my co-workers computer. My computer was updated though and this drawing was drawn on that computer but was opended on this computer. (not sure if that makes a difference or not) Again, thank you for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD Mather Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Many many things wrong. I had everything spelled out and then somehow lost all of my typing - so you will just have to figure it out from the files. Parts.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD Mather Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 ...and here are the drawings. Move all to the same folder so that they can find each other. 32100011_JD.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD Mather Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 and the second file. Now I know why I lost everything the first time around - the 250k file limit. Too much work here to answer simple questions. 32200005_JD.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minibabe Posted April 2, 2009 Author Share Posted April 2, 2009 I understand what you have done and thank you for taking time out to show me this. I really appericate it. thank you, Amanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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