custom cavity insertion
custom cavity insertion
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Ive created a custom cavity for a Hydraulic cartridge valve. How do I convert it and what to ? to enable me to drag and drop it into new models to save me having to redraw it every time.
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RE: custom cavity insertion
To do this, knit together the surfaces of the cavity you want to retain into a single surface body. You can then save that body as its own part and import it into other parts for use. You can use the Cut With Surface feature to create the cavity in other parts using your imported surface body. (I believe you can also save your cavity surface as a library feature if you like.)
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RE: custom cavity insertion
Using cntrl key select the features in the tree that create your cavity. Then click on file "save as". Pick a name and place for it, then pick library feature as the file type. You will then be able to drag and drop it as a library feature. I like to create a seperate part, create the cavity in that and then save both that file as a master and the library feature.
mncad
RE: custom cavity insertion
Have you looked in to the new Smart Components that 2006 offers? If you model a part as beeing the other part cavity you can use it. Just drag'n'drop and select the components that will be affected by the "cavity" part. Try it.
Daniel
RE: custom cavity insertion
Any sugestions?
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RE: custom cavity insertion
The library feature option will work if you create the cavity first. You can't have multi bodies. Once you create the library feature try inserting to see if it comes in the way you want. The first few I did it took me a while to get all the dimensions referenced to what I wanted.
mncad