Inventor composite to solid

I know there are numerous discussions of this so I apologize but I can't seem to find a helpful solution. I'm not very experienced at working with surfaces.

I guess I am not the only person in the world who received 3D models which are not created in Autodesk products. Many times in these cases the model is far from optimal. It consists of huge number of 3D faces or surfaces. This causes huge problems, the 3D model itself will became huge. Even maneuvering in the model will be painfully slow. Not to mention the 2D view generation for orthographic drawings.

Inventor composite to solid

I have a composite part, it must of been an assembly before it was imported into Inventor. It's a control unit for a wireless device basically a box with an antenna. I only want the antenna; it has a rather complicated shape that I need to duplicate. I don't need the "guts" just the exterior. I remember how to do this in SolidWorks but can figure it out in Inventor. I basically want to "hack off" everything but the antenna which I will then reattach normal to the front of the box changing its orientation. I've added 2 screen shots of the box. Also, I have tried deriving it and using the shrinkwrap feature, but no luck. Appreciate any help. Kind of stuck on this one. The best option would be to obtain the native format assembly, but that looks unlikely in this situation. If you can, Inventor will open other format assemblies, and then you will have the option to delete unneeded components. I have had great success opening Solidworks assemblies with Inventor. You will need to change the file type in the open dialog.

Please use that thread for further discussion. Advanced PolyJet.

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You can copy or move geometry within a part file to composites, base surfaces, a repair body or a group in the construction environment. What's New: , When editing a part file within the assembly, you can copy geometry from one part to another, associatively, as a surface or composite feature. These features update automatically when updates are made to the original source data. To maintain an adaptive relationship with the source part, ensure the Associative check box is selected.

Inventor composite to solid

I have a composite part, it must of been an assembly before it was imported into Inventor. It's a control unit for a wireless device basically a box with an antenna. I only want the antenna; it has a rather complicated shape that I need to duplicate. I don't need the "guts" just the exterior. I remember how to do this in SolidWorks but can figure it out in Inventor. I basically want to "hack off" everything but the antenna which I will then reattach normal to the front of the box changing its orientation. I've added 2 screen shots of the box. Also, I have tried deriving it and using the shrinkwrap feature, but no luck. Appreciate any help. Kind of stuck on this one.

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It consists of huge number of 3D faces or surfaces. The process can be tedious. If you can, Inventor will open other format assemblies, and then you will have the option to delete unneeded components. I remember how to do this in SolidWorks but can figure it out in Inventor. Andrew Roth rothmech. Message 10 of Maybe my method is not the easiest or the most straight forward version, but for the models I usually receive it works like a charm. Johnson Shiue johnson. I'd like to suppress the mounting plate and remove the outer connectors of the 4 connector array. This causes huge problems, the 3D model itself will became huge. Best regards. I do notice that some file formats work better than other formats, depending on the type of part, from McMaster, but I suspect that has much to do with the vendors that supply the files to them. Not to mention the 2D view generation for orthographic drawings.

I need some help converting a Composite Part to Solid Part. I have tried using the Thickness Feature but the part still shows up as a composite when i create a shrink wrap or substitute file.

Hi B, you have went about it the right way with the Derive, I do not know why it is not working for your self? What I found as the best workflow is the following: open the. Andrew Roth rothmech. Print Overview. When I imported it into autocad it came in as solids. Streamline Pro Overview. Fusion is directly integrated with Inventor , but it appears you are still using Engineering Managers. Go to Solution. Digital Anatomy.