disjoint bodies when modifying imported models
disjoint bodies when modifying imported models
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I have imported a model of a gearmotor (from Inventor), which is made up of a number of imported solids. I wanted to add some tapped holes in a bolt circle to the gearbox (they were missing when i got the original file). The first hole works fine, but i get a Disjoint Bodies error when i try to make a circular array of the hole feature. I tried switching "Geometry pattern" on/off- no effect. What is a disjoint body and how can i fix this part?






RE: disjoint bodies when modifying imported models
Not 100% sure, but I am thinking one of the holes is too close to an edge. And therefore creating geometry that is impossible to machine. Change the array (number of holes, angle etc.) and see what happens.
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Jason
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RE: disjoint bodies when modifying imported models
(This doesn't explain why one hole would work, unless you have a partial solid body, and the rest of it as surfaces--which could be.)
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I would right click on each body in the solid bodies folder in the featue tree and select insert into new part. Save these single bodies as their own parts and break their references to the initial multibody part. Then rebuild the assembly with mates and all of this gearmoter and edit the parts such as your gearbox in context of the assembly if need be. It would also be easier to run diagnostics on each body.
Configs are also very helpful when you want to live soley in the multibody part world
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RE: disjoint bodies when modifying imported models
FAQ559-1177: How Do I Make Files Available For Download? ... No Emails Required: How Do I Make Files Available For Download?
When I go to that link I get:
"The purpose of this FAQ is to get around the "problem" created by the Eng-Tips policy..."
Which is basically instructions to go to another url - not eng-tips.
So the logical solution would be to use an open forum like MCADforums or the company forum http://forum.solidworks.com/ where the files can be posted along with the problem statement and all files are in the same location so that anyone wanting to go through a large number of posts for learning purposes doesn't have to jump through hoops. Is there something fundamentally wrong with this obvious logic?
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Yes ... it is encouraging the discussion to move away from Eng-Tips. Not everyone has access to, or wants to subscribe to your forum.
I agree that it would be more convenient to be able to upload files directly to Eng-Tips, but untill that happens, the FAQ I gave lists sites which can be used to host a file for others to download. It does not encourage people to jump ship.
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1. I got the "disjoint bodies" error when i created the bolt circle.
2. I suppressed circular array feature, yet all 4 holes remained, and the error went away.
3. I deleted the circular array feature, yet all 4 holes remained, still no error.
I was able to duplicate these steps this morning starting with the Inventor part file.
The model, when imported, is made entirely of solid bodies.
As far as I am concerned, there is no longer any problem, but I will upload the model with the bolt circle if anyone wants to play with it.
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>not encourage people to jump ship.
I don't understand, why the blind loyalty even at the expense of convenience? I guess there is no incentive for Eng-Tips forum to improve with logic like that.
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