Multi-level assemblies with motion

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Originally Posted by MechEng83

Is there a way to actually move parts in a sub assembly from a top level assembly, or is this action not possible in inventor? I'm accustomed to creating moveable assemblies in ProE, then joining several of those to view the complex motions created by joining multiple pieces.

You need to right click on the part you want to gain DOF motion for and select "Flexible".

Fair warning, Inventor doesn't handle motion all that well, especially multi-level assemblies. Several constraints inside the assembly tend to break for no apparent reason. Clicking on the design doctor and just acknowledging the error seems to correct it.