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Extracted Surface Mayhem

Extracted Surface Mayhem

Extracted Surface Mayhem

(OP)
Thank you in advance for any insight anyone can give me on this problem.  I am trying to extract some surfaces from a model for use in design.  My problem is that I am grabbing surfaces from two different models using two different coordinate systems, and when I paste them into my model they are not in the correct position.  The two models use coordinate systems that rotated and translated in relation to each other.  Is there a way to extract from one model and paste into another, but specifiing a different coordinate system for the paste command?  I would give pictures to show what I am talking about, but I am unable to do that for this project.

RE: Extracted Surface Mayhem

(OP)
Or is there a way to move a surface that has already been pasted into a model?  I have a couple axis and surfaces modeled that I could use to align one of my surfaces, but  cannot find any options for translating extracted surfaces.  P.S.  all surfaces were pasted without links

RE: Extracted Surface Mayhem

Use the "axis-to-axis" transformation function in generative shape design workbench.  It will let you translate/rotate objects from one axis to another.  

--Jay

RE: Extracted Surface Mayhem

As Albigger suggest, axis to axis transformation will help you now. But in the future create a context, new assembly and insert all part in their correct relative position, and then use extract in the assembly, this will give you an extraction with the positions in context.

RE: Extracted Surface Mayhem

jrhagen - Have you tried Paste Special - As result?

RE: Extracted Surface Mayhem

(OP)
Here is an update.  The paste special after placement in an assembly wouldn't work.  That is the usual way I insert components with this program.  All components are designed around a common axis system so you can just insert the component at the product level with no positioning required.  Usually if that fails, I would use actual surface contraints, however the mounting configuration has not yet been designed for this component, just pipe and duct locations.  In this case, I could not place the component in its correct location due to lack of information.  I DID get this problem fixed tho by using the axis transformation tool.  In the model I had received all the links were broken between bodies and the axis.  After I added new constraints, I was able to import the correct axis from a different model and use the axis transformation tool.  I finally have the model where I want it.  I can insert it as a component with no positioning and it inserts in the correct place.

RE: Extracted Surface Mayhem

(OP)
Thank you to everyone who helped me on this one.  

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