Bounding Box/LOD
Bounding Box/LOD
(OP)
Deriving a part from an assembly makes reference to creating a bounding box. I am able to do this but since it is a separate part, it has to be inserted into an assembly at some point. It cannot be inserted into the assembly it is derived from. I was hoping that at a higher level assembly I could specify whether I wanted to see all the detail or the bounding box.
In an example; Assembly X is used to create derived Part A. Assembly Y has Assembly X placed. How do I set it up so that when I am in Assembly Y I can choose between full detail (Assembly X) or bounding box (Part A)?
In an example; Assembly X is used to create derived Part A. Assembly Y has Assembly X placed. How do I set it up so that when I am in Assembly Y I can choose between full detail (Assembly X) or bounding box (Part A)?





RE: Bounding Box/LOD
Under the LOD, Inventor can turn visibility off on components that wouldn't be seen (e.g. internal parts.) But if that isn't necessarily what you want to represent, then I would go with the first suggestion.
RE: Bounding Box/LOD
In AU (autodesk University) 2006 write-up on "The Ins and Outs of Representations in Autodesk Inventor) on page 9 there is a reference and example of the bounding box. I guess this tool isn't meant to 'unload' higher level assemblies by displaying minute detail as a bounding box.
I am told of a feature in Pro-E called 'shrinkwrap' that I thought this might be the same. What I am looking for is an ability to create (within an assembly) a mode where certain parts are displayed only by a box sized to the components maximum X, Y & Z dimensions. The Bounding box fature ends up being a separate file.