Remove the link between drawing and 3D assembly?
Remove the link between drawing and 3D assembly?
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Hi, some more help needed.
I am creating a drawing with multiple views of the same 3D assembly, with each view having a slightly different position of components. However every time I change the position of one of the components in the assembly, each drawing view also updates. How can I switch off that link between the assembly and the drawing so that after I've placed a drawing view it will remain the same whatever I do to the assembly component positions?
Thanks in advance.
I am creating a drawing with multiple views of the same 3D assembly, with each view having a slightly different position of components. However every time I change the position of one of the components in the assembly, each drawing view also updates. How can I switch off that link between the assembly and the drawing so that after I've placed a drawing view it will remain the same whatever I do to the assembly component positions?
Thanks in advance.






RE: Remove the link between drawing and 3D assembly?
Then for each drawing view, select the configuration that you would like to see. Once defined any changes you make to the other configurations wont change the configuration selected for that view.
All of the drawings will show the different positions that you want, and they will still be linked to the assy so any changes you make will be updated in the drawing.
Hope this helps,
Lou
-Lou
RE: Remove the link between drawing and 3D assembly?
RE: Remove the link between drawing and 3D assembly?
RE: Remove the link between drawing and 3D assembly?
What you have:
Config 1 - References Mate 1
Config 2 - References Mate 1
So, any change to Mate 1 will show in both configs
What you need is to create separate mates for each config:
Config 1 - Mate 1 is Un-Suppressed, Mate 2 is suppressed
Config 2 - Mate 1 is Suppressed, Mate 2 is Un-Surpressed.
This way config 1 will go go to the position of mate 1, and config 2 will go to the position of mate 2 and you can change each mate independently of each other.
-Lou
RE: Remove the link between drawing and 3D assembly?
Rather inconvenient because I am finding it a little difficult to create the positions I need using mates!
Thanks again for your help :)
RE: Remove the link between drawing and 3D assembly?
I do not think that configurations can be used to separate / control positions along degrees of freedom. (i.e. It will not work to simply drag a component to a position in one configuration and then drag it to a different position in another configuration.)
Also look into design tables. It is usually easier to keep everything straight in the table.
Eric
RE: Remove the link between drawing and 3D assembly?
Rotate the model to the view you like, go to INSERT/DRAWING VIEW/MODEL. The view will be a snapshot of the model view.
Just a thought. ;)
Chris
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RE: Remove the link between drawing and 3D assembly?
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RE: Remove the link between drawing and 3D assembly?
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RE: Remove the link between drawing and 3D assembly?
Not necessarily. You could use the This Configuration or Specify Configuration(s) options in the Modify dialogue box. You don't have to have separate mates.
RE: Remove the link between drawing and 3D assembly?
You are correct.
It will likely give you a cleaner model if you 'Specify Configuration(s)' for each of the different scenarios instead of creating a new mate for every configuration.
Also, it will be easier to locate a single mate that drives multiple configs rather than sorting thru a much longer list of mates to find the one you need.
Thanks,
Lou
RE: Remove the link between drawing and 3D assembly?
If I'm reading sixmillionway's question correctly (this time), he wants to move the same part(s) differently with each drawing view (configuration), without having to rely on mates. If that's the case, then MadMango's idea is the best way to accomplish it, IMO. He'll be able to move the part(s) as he wishes.
Jeff Mirisola, CSWP
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SW '07 SP2.0, Dell M90, Intel 2 Duo Core, 2GB RAM, nVidia 2500M
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RE: Remove the link between drawing and 3D assembly?
RE: Remove the link between drawing and 3D assembly?
RE: Remove the link between drawing and 3D assembly?
I then create the range-of-motion drawings as 1 drawing file w/ multiple sheets. Each sheet referencing the appropriate drawing. Not an ideal solution, but it works, and it works the first time. With the config/proper method it's a crap shoot everytime I make even the slightest change as to which config will get messed up.