Assembly in a Drawing
Assembly in a Drawing
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I have an exploded assembly in a drawing that I am having a little bit of a problem with. I am trying to attach parts ballons to the parts and I can do this with all of the parts except one.
First off, I want to say that I inherited this assembly so I don't know much about how it was created. Having said this, can anyone think of a reason that I cannot select only one component from an exploded assembly?
Thanks,
John
First off, I want to say that I inherited this assembly so I don't know much about how it was created. Having said this, can anyone think of a reason that I cannot select only one component from an exploded assembly?
Thanks,
John






RE: Assembly in a Drawing
This part has a Cut List(8) if that mean anything to you.
It appears to be a sheet metal part that also has weld beads on it.
Doesn't seem like a very good way to make the part but I'm stuck with it so I need some help.
Thanks again.
John
RE: Assembly in a Drawing
RE: Assembly in a Drawing
SP0.0
RE: Assembly in a Drawing
RE: Assembly in a Drawing
Has anyone else seen this behavior?
John
RE: Assembly in a Drawing
RE: Assembly in a Drawing
I've done this myself in the past but I've done this by deleting bodies which doesn't seem to create any problems. I'm thinking that all my problems stem from the Cut list. I don't have any experience with this but I'm able to highlight features on the part when I have the part open by hovering over the parts in the cut list.
John
RE: Assembly in a Drawing
I'm not sure why this happens on certain assemblies and not others but at least this is one way to get around the problem.
Best Regards,
Jon
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RE: Assembly in a Drawing
Best Regards,
Jon
Challenges are what makes life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.
Solidworks 2006 SP0.0
RE: Assembly in a Drawing
Helpful SW websites FAQ559-520
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RE: Assembly in a Drawing
The problem you describe is a very common one. It has been around since at least SW2004. It makes no difference if the part has a cutlist. Some of the things you can try (besides auto balloon). Is to open the assembly and set it to the configuration you are trying to balloon. Switch back to the drawing and try to balloon the part. If that does not work then go back to the assembly and set it to its exploded state. Repeat trying to balloon. If that still does not work then open the part and set it to the configuration being used in the assembly. If you still cannot balloon the part then try jksolid's suggestion or as you have already discovered, auto ballooning may be your last hope.
SA
RE: Assembly in a Drawing
I figured out last night what the cut list was so I no longer considered it my problem. I'm glad to know that it is a problem that other people have seen.
Thanks again.
John