Assembly hole problem
Assembly hole problem
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For some reason, when I try to create an assembly hole feature, I cannot select faces, only edges. (I searched the forums and saw a couple people had mentioned this problem, but I saw no positive solution).
Has anyone had an issue like this with assembly hole command? How can I get this working?
Thanks.
Has anyone had an issue like this with assembly hole command? How can I get this working?
Thanks.





RE: Assembly hole problem
Regards,
Derek
RE: Assembly hole problem
Sorry, I don't understand your question. Can you restate it?
Thanks.
RE: Assembly hole problem
Regards,
Derek
RE: Assembly hole problem
That works! Man, I should have thought of that (I have Catia set up so that I can only link to published elements, so this should have been 1st on my mind)...
Problem though - This only seems to work on flat surfaces; it won't allow me to place a hole on a published cylindrical face. (Perhaps this is because you can't create planes in assembly "product" mode?)
I guess a workaround to this new problem could be to create a datum plane perpendicular to the cylindrical face in the part with cylindrical face, then publish the plane out, then do the assembly hole relative to this plane... I will try this out.
RE: Assembly hole problem
Is that true? I'm popping assembly holes left and right, and I've never published (or publicated) anything. It works just fine for me on a selected face.
Is Abe's situation different than mine?
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RE: Assembly hole problem
Solid7 - Tools-Options-Infrastructure-Part Infra - Restrict external selection with link to published items.
This also applies for Assembly Symmetry
Abe - if you turn off this option you should be able to pick the cylinder face.
Regards,
Derek
RE: Assembly hole problem
Regards,
Derek
RE: Assembly hole problem
Help?
RE: Assembly hole problem
When you create an assembly hole, the operation creates an entity in the first "affected part" called "Positioning Sketch - xxxx" (ie: "Positioning Sketch - Assembly Hole.1").
This Positioning Sketch is automatically added as an External Reference to all the other "affected parts" in the Assembly Hole operation.
So, to reposition an assembly hole, go to the Positioning Sketch in that 1st part.
Sheesh, the CATIA help files could have been a LITTLE more thorough in describing this functionality...
RE: Assembly hole problem
I got it to work just fine. You have to have more than one part in the assembly tree, but it DOES work...
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RE: Assembly hole problem
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RE: Assembly hole problem
Derek
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