Resetting Origin in Part File
Resetting Origin in Part File
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This is a continuation of a topic that puttered out over a year ago so I thought I'd start a fresh one. I have created an AutoCAD drawing, opened it in Inventor 8 and created an extruded part from it. Everything cool.... THEN when I inserted it in an assembly it's waaaaay out in space. Going back to the part I discovered it's a long way away from the origin.
Now the question is, is there any way to MOVE a part (in the IPT file) close to the origin or reset the origin to be ON the part after it's created??? I don't want to have to recreate the part just to put it on the origin...
Any help...?
Thanks!
Scott
Now the question is, is there any way to MOVE a part (in the IPT file) close to the origin or reset the origin to be ON the part after it's created??? I don't want to have to recreate the part just to put it on the origin...
Any help...?
Thanks!
Scott
RE: Resetting Origin in Part File
RE: Resetting Origin in Part File
I tried to create geometry relative to the origin and then dimension from that to the original part sketch but it always moved the new geometry rather then the drawing. Can you constrain something to the origin in a sketch???
Thanks! :O)
RE: Resetting Origin in Part File
RE: Resetting Origin in Part File
Sean Dotson, PE
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RE: Resetting Origin in Part File
Any way to Copy/Paste items from an AutoCAD drawing into a sketch in Inventor without having to save it as a wblock or dwg and then open it with Inventor? I could that easy with SolidWorks and the Window's clipboard.
Thanks,
Scott
RE: Resetting Origin in Part File
Sean Dotson, PE
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www.sdotson.com
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RE: Resetting Origin in Part File
Thanks for the advice (this website rules!)
RE: Resetting Origin in Part File
Its true that not all, if any, 2D cad drawings have the origin in the right place to convert to and INV ipt drawing.
Its WAY to time consuming Wblocking and "prepping" for insertion.
1. Insert the drawing file.
2. Edit sketch.
3. Draw a line from where you would want the origin to be on the sketch to the current origin.
4. Now move the sketch from the first point to the end of the line at the current drawing origin.
5. Delete the (construction) line.
You dont have to start the line at the sketch point of where you want the origin to be.