General Enhancements in Assembly

Assembly Constraints

When placing a mate constraint between 2 axes, Inventor now predicts the best match based on the selection with minimal rotation. Inventor assigns the optimal selection before displaying the preview.

For example, if you select axis 1 with a direction and then select axis 2, the relative position with minimum rotation is maintained. Also, the type of direction (opposed or aligned) is specified. This behavior allows you to add a manual control to prevent the components from orienting incorrectly.

For more information on placing constraints between 2 axis, see To Place Mate or Flush Constraints in Assemblies.

Note: The values specified in the assembly Place Constraint dialog box no longer persist within the same session.

Express Mode

Important: Skeletal modeling workflows are available in Express Mode.

The following commands are now available in Express mode:

Drive Constraint
Create and edit 2D sketches
Work feature selection and visibility controls
Visibility for Shared and unconsumed sketches
Selection Priority: Select Sketch Features

For more information, see About Express Mode and Skeletal Modeling in Express Mode

Assembly Sketch

The Ellipse command is moved to the Circle group in the Create panel to provide consistent access in both Part and Assembly environments.

Productivity Tools

In the Create Derived Substitutes dialog box, you can remove a row by right-clicking the row, not just the left most cell.

Tube & Pipe

The Application Options File tab File Naming Defaults dialog box now includes a Tube & Pipe tab where you can specify how Tube & Pipe creates files and folders. For example, you can use these settings to keep the folder structure flat and completely eliminate the AIP sub-directory. In addition, you can now configure the naming scheme using the options in the new Add Attribute drop-list.