Place iCopy results in a target assembly. Constrain the copies and determine which components to copy or reuse.
- Category
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Experienced Users
- Time Required
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15-30 minutes
- Tutorial File Used
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Frame-start.iam, Target.iam, Skeleton-frame.ipt, Plate1.ipt
Note: Click and read the required Tutorial Files Installation Instructions athttp://www.autodesk.com/inventor-tutorial-data-sets-2014 . Then download the tutorial data sets and the required Tutorial Files Installation Instructions, and install the datasets as instructed.
Learn how to
- Place iCopy results
- Constrain iCopy content
- Constrain an iCopy pattern
- Copy/Reuse iCopy
Prerequisites
- Know how to navigate model space with the various view tools, and perform common modeling functions, such as sketching and selecting geometry.
- Have a basic understanding of adaptivity and how it affects parts and assemblies.
- Understand the basics of skeleton modeling.
- Read the iCopy concept to understand the terms that are associated with iCopy commands.
The iCopy command automates the process of copying and positioning similar components in the main assembly. TheiCopy command creates one or multiple copies of an iCopy template and adds each copy to the target assembly. Each iCopy result can vary slightly from other iCopy results in the pattern depending on the adaptivity that was defined in the iCopy template. Creating an iCopy template is discussed in the Create iCopy Template tutorial.
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