Remove Body from CATPart in a drawing view?
Remove Body from CATPart in a drawing view?
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I have a CATPart with 2 bodies. I want to create a drawing view with only one of the bodies active (Shown). How is this done.
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RE: Remove Body from CATPart in a drawing view?
If you already have a view, while in drafting select the view and go to edit modify links and switch to the 3d part, then select the body you want, then switch back to drafting and choose "add all." then update.
RE: Remove Body from CATPart in a drawing view?
RE: Remove Body from CATPart in a drawing view?
RE: Remove Body from CATPart in a drawing view?
That's a very poor way to work. It's unacceptable in most any respectable design department. Aside from that, it's not practical, as deactivating a part simply for a drawing, means that you also don't get to use it anywhere else. Unless, of course, you choose not to update your drawing, which is an equally poor solution.
The best way to overcome this problem, appears to be to use assembly structure, instead of multi-body parts, so that you have the Overload Properties available. I do realize that this is not an option for everyone, but it solves the problem instantly. Even if you choose to use fixed constraints on all your parts, (while positioning in assembly coordinates) it would be better than this multi-part body mess...
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RE: Remove Body from CATPart in a drawing view?
Forever Young
RE: Remove Body from CATPart in a drawing view?
I haven't used layering in V5. Is this an option (with filters) for Multi-PartBodies? Anyone?
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RE: Remove Body from CATPart in a drawing view?
I would like to use filters/layers in V5 but you really have to define the methodology first. And we have some many files without layers now...
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RE: Remove Body from CATPart in a drawing view?
RE: Remove Body from CATPart in a drawing view?
And multi-use partnumber is our solution.
indocti discant et ament meminisse periti
RE: Remove Body from CATPart in a drawing view?
Forever Young
RE: Remove Body from CATPart in a drawing view?
RE: Remove Body from CATPart in a drawing view?
For springs and other flexible parts, we make different CATParts, but store them in PM with different suffix (PN1234-3D1, PN1234-3D2, PN1234-3D3, etc)
We try to avoid multi-body parts, but one of our exceptions is molded parts with inserts. I just designed a plastic fan that has a metal hub. Another exception is over-overmolded plastic/rubber housings.