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Cutting an assembly

Cutting an assembly

Cutting an assembly

(OP)
Hi,

I'm preparing a complex assembly for fea.  I would like to cut the assembly along its symmetry planes.  Can I do this directly in the assembly, or do I have to modify each affected part individually?

Pingen

RE: Cutting an assembly

Assembly cut.

-Hora

RE: Cutting an assembly

As Hora said, an assembly cut will do the job. My advice...would be to create new datum planes that the assembly cut can be referenced to and that should make the cut a standalone item (should prevent assembly failures when you delete it)

Kevin Hammond

Mechanical Design Engineer
Derbyshire, UK
 

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