To Create, Edit, or Copy Positional Representations

An assembly file has a master Positional representation that represents the default state of the assembly. When creating a Positional representation, the master is copied.

Create a positional representation of an assembly

Use positional representations to show an assembly in different positions. For example, fully open or fully closed.

1. In the browser, click to expand the Representations folder.
2. Right-click Position, and select New. The new Positional representation is activated and nested below the master, using the default name Position1.
3. Select Positional representation in the browser and enter a new name.
4. Establish overrides to relationships and components.
5. Save.

Create a positional representation of a mold base

The following positional representations are created when inserting a mold base:

• Product open
• Ejection
• Close
• Free Drag

Use the positional representations to evaluate the mold base in various positions.

Note: The Representations folder is not available in the Mold Design browser view. Set the browser filter to either the Model or Representations browser to view the Representations folder. Expand the Position node to view the mold base positional representations.

1. Open a top-level assembly that includes a current mold base.
2. In the Model browser, select the Representations folder to expand.
3. Right click the Position entry to create a positional representation, or right-click an existing one (not the master positional representation), and select Activate.

   The assembly reconfigures. Further edits to the model are suspended until the mold base Master representation is activated.

4. Examine the effect of the changes on the mold base and determine the adjustments required to accommodate the different positions:
   • Check for interference.
   • Check for clearance violations.
5. Optionally, activate the Free Drag representation and enter the dynamic simulation environment for further mold analysis. All kinematic constraints are suppressed in the Free Drag representation.
6. Activate the Master positional representation and return to the top-level assembly to perform further edits and updates to the mold.

Note: Use Inventor Studio to animate a sequence of positional representations. Use positional representations as an Overlay view in a drawing to show the mold in different positions.

Edit or copy a Positional representation

Save time by copying a Positional representation and adjust as needed: In the browser, select the Representations folder to expand. Right-click the Positional representation and select Copy. The copied representation is placed in the browser at the same level as the master representation.

1. To edit, right-click the Positional representation in the browser and select Activate.
2. Select a component or relationship for which an override needs to be edited or created, right-click, and select Override.
3. Save.

Tip: If you create a complex Positional representation, manipulate values using the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet instead of context menu options. See Manage assembly Positional representations in a spreadsheet.

To override relationships, pattern offsets, component placement, or representations, see Override values in Positional representations.

Note: Save Multiple Positional representations to an assembly file. To change to a different Positional representation, in the browser, right-click the positional view and select Activate. The active Positional representation has a check mark beside its name in the browser.