Errors when saving using Inventor 2012

[Hopinc]

Hi Guys,

 

It's been a while since I have been on the forum due to pressures of work, but an issue with Inventor 2012 has drive me to making this post.

 

Every now and then I get this error message when I try to save a model. Has anyone else experienced this and is there a cure?

 

At least for me, Inventor 2012 is nowhere near as stable as 2011 - that is once the render crashing bug was sorted.

 

Regards all,

 

Dave

[JD Mather]

Did you install with UAC and anti-virus turned off?

Have you installed Service Pack 1?

Are you using Projects (and does your (*.ipj) point to that path?

[Hopinc]

Hi JD,

 

Yes to all of the above.

 

I discovered right after I placed my post that the "saving" error was tied to a simple feature within the model. If I changed the feature, or deleted it, I could save the file without problems. No errors whatsoever were showing prior to saving.

 

Very peculiar behaviour!

 

Now I have found the cause I will know how to resolve the issue in future. This is not a solution, but it is a workround. As far as I am concerned the error message was generated by a very simple feature which should not have caused any problems.

 

Regards,

 

Dave

[JD Mather]

Roll the EOP above that feature.

Save the file and attach it here.

[Hopinc]

Hi JD,

 

Sorry can't do that for two reasons. The first is that it's work for a client, and I cannot let anyone see it without their permission (not likely at this stage). Secondly because I have changed the feature and progressed much further into the design cycle. In fact it's pretty much finished now, just waiting final approval.

 

When I posted I had just run into this same problem for a second time on two totally different projects. I just wondered if anyone on the forum had come across the error, and maybe a fix for it. I lost about an hours work on the first occasion it struck.

 

It was on the second occasion that I discovered the cause (an extruded, drafted feature which showed no errors). Now I know what to look for I should be able to bypass any such occurence in the future.

 

Hopefully this post might be of use to anyone finding themselves in a similar situation.

 

Thanks for trying to help.

 

Regards all.

 

Dave

[Bishop]

Did you extrude and then use face draft, or did you extrude with taper built in to the extrusion? Face draft will frequently give me fits and errors, so I usually try and find a different way to achieve the desired result.

[Hopinc]

No, I extruded with draft.

 

Much like yourself, I don't get on too well with the face draft tool.

 

Thanks for your suggestion.

 

Dave