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Part/Assembly configurations

Part/Assembly configurations

Part/Assembly configurations

(OP)
With Inventor, is there any way to create multiple part and assemblies, each having a different drawing linked to the indiviual configuration?
I have previously used SW and made great use of their configurations ability.
I am in the process of designing various lengths scraper blades.
In SW, at the assembly level, I would create a configuration for each different length.
At the part level, I would also create configurations for each different length.
While in the assembly, I would change part configurations for the different length scrapers.
I know my description if very weak, so I am hoping there are others out there that have used
both programs and understand what I am asking.
Thank you so much for your help.

RE: Part/Assembly configurations

You will want to look into iFeatures, iParts, iAssemlbies and iLogic.
Start with iParts.
What book are you using to learn Inventor?

RE: Part/Assembly configurations

(OP)
The company has the Autodesk manuals for Inventor 2010 (I use 2013).
I refer to these when I run across something I could do in SW to see
how to do the same thing with Inventor.
The different configurations is one thing I haven't been able to find
anything on.
Does Inventor call this be a different name?
Thank you for your reply.

RE: Part/Assembly configurations

an ipart is a single part "factory" with multiple configurations
an iassembly is an assembly "factory" with multiple configurations.

RE: Part/Assembly configurations

(OP)
Thank you for your help.
I will dig into the help section on this and
see what I can learn.
Thanks again for your help.

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