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   Hey guys we imported an autocad 2011 3d model with multiple 3D solids into inventor to create an assembly. Since we dont have the layer/color map conversion set up, everything looks the same color/material.

Is there a method or way to 'batch' select each part file and change material/color all at once, while still in said asy file?

Or are we stuck changing each one, individually?

Thanks!!

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tulip3D Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23.Jul.2009 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD2011, Inventor2011 Status: Offline Points: 427	Topic: Mass properties change in .iam? Posted: 11.Feb.2011 at 15:18
	Hey guys we imported an autocad 2011 3d model with multiple 3D solids into inventor to create an assembly. Since we dont have the layer/color map conversion set up, everything looks the same color/material. Is there a method or way to 'batch' select each part file and change material/color all at once, while still in said asy file? Or are we stuck changing each one, individually? Thanks!!

tulip3D Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23.Jul.2009 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD2011, Inventor2011 Status: Offline Points: 427	Posted: 11.Feb.2011 at 17:03
	AnYbOdY??? c'mon guys! if this cant be done, lemme know!

John Connor Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 01.Feb.2011 Location: United States Using: AutoCAD 2018 Status: Offline Points: 7175	Posted: 11.Feb.2011 at 22:14
	Not 100% sure this is what you're looking for but it did seem similar. Look at the responses by Rocky Zhang (Inventor API - AutoDesk). http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Inventor-Customization/change-material-in-assy/m-p/2694548
	"Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>>

KristopherR Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 18.Feb.2011 Location: United States Using: Inventor2011 Status: Offline Points: 1	Posted: 18.Feb.2011 at 17:09
	I assume that you are changing the items to a material that is in your styles library. If so then you should just be able to use the Bill of Materials feature in the Assembly. [Select BillofMaterials If Material is not a column add it through Runtime Column Customization Right click column headers and select Runtime Column Customization Scroll down to Material and click+drag the header into place] You should then be able to do a mass change by either copy+paste or dragging the correct one. Then again, this could be what you mean by each one individually.

r_baker11@sky.c Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 06.Jul.2010 Location: United Kingdom Using: AutoCad 2008 Inventor 2011 Status: Offline Points: 1	Posted: 09.Mar.2011 at 09:49
	I am not entirely sure (I am away from my Inventor computer at the moment) but can you not select the files in the directory outside of inventor & change the iProperties. I seem to remember doing this some time ago on a similar problem. The point being that by using the shift (or is it the control) key you can randomly select any files as a batch

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