Autodesk 466B1-05A761-1304 Getting Started - Page 13

Autodesk Inventor maintains links between components and drawings, so you can create a drawing at any time during the creation of a component. By default, the drawing updates automatically when you edit the component. However, it is a good idea to wait until a component design is nearly complete before you create a drawing. Edit the drawing details (to add or delete dimensions or views, or to change the locations of notes and balloons) to reflect the revisions. For more information Location Help topic Search: "Autodesk Inventor file types" "Set file names" Autodesk Vault Implementation Manual in PDF format. Guide Associative Behavior of Parts Other than the origin work planes, work axes, the center point, and grounded work points, all work features are associated to the features or geometry used to create them. If you modify or delete the locating geometry, the work feature changes accordingly. Conversely, changes to the work feature affect any feature or geometry that is dependent on a work feature for its definition. A parent-child relationship is a term frequently used to describe the relationship between features. A child feature cannot exist without the parent feature. If you delete a parent feature, you can choose to retain the originating sketch of a child feature. If you create geometry on an origin plane or a work plane created from an origin plane you can often avoid creating parent-child relationships. A derived part can maintain associative links to the source component so it can be updated. You can also choose to break the link between the derived part and the source part or assembly to disable updates. For more information about derived parts and work features, see Parts on page 9 and Features on page 18. Associative Behavior of Assemblies An assembly maintains active links to the source components. Each time you open an assembly, Inventor detects the latest version of the components Associative Behavior of Parts | 7