SAVE AS & KEEP ORIGINAL?
SAVE AS & KEEP ORIGINAL?
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Hello
Is there a way to do a "Save As" type command on a sub-component but keep the original part in place & maintain mating conditions from the original part?
NX5
Thanks,
James
Is there a way to do a "Save As" type command on a sub-component but keep the original part in place & maintain mating conditions from the original part?
NX5
Thanks,
James





RE: SAVE AS & KEEP ORIGINAL?
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RE: SAVE AS & KEEP ORIGINAL?
It created a new part from my template file & added the source part to it as a sub assembly component. It didn't keep any mating or expressions.
Thanks Hudson, good try.
Any more ideas out there?
James
RE: SAVE AS & KEEP ORIGINAL?
Anyway, give this a try on a simple assembly to see how it works, paying close attention to both what is being asked in the Que & Status lines as well as the various messages and listing windows which will pop-up as you complete this workflow.
John R. Baker, P.E.
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RE: SAVE AS & KEEP ORIGINAL?
Thanks for you posting.
What you just described is exactly what I get with the Save As function but it leaves the assembly without the original source component. It would be VERY helpful if I could keep both & both have the original mates & expressions.
Any other ideas? What about cloning?
Thanks,
James
RE: SAVE AS & KEEP ORIGINAL?
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Design Solutions
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
http://www.siemens.com/plm
http://www.plmworld.org/museum/
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: SAVE AS & KEEP ORIGINAL?
In my design assembly I'm adding many new components which are similar to components I already have in the design. Similar Sketches, sizes, expressions, fasteners & colors. There's App. 6 different groups of components with similarities. It would save a lot of time if one of these components could be copied in place with a new file name then only a few modification would have to be performed to have the new detail completed.
Does that make sense?
James
RE: SAVE AS & KEEP ORIGINAL?
Assemblies -> Components -> Remember Assembly Constaints...
...and select the Component and the constraints you wish to have remembered, and then save the master part (you can dump the assembly).
Now when you add this component to the actual assembly, it will ask you ONLY for the objects needed to constrain it the way you wish it to be constrained. Now go back to the master part and since you say it's very similar to the other parts you're going to add to the Assembly rather than starting over, just do a Save As on this file, make the changes and save it again. Now when you add the second (renamed) part it will also remember the Constraints so at least you will only have to really do the work once and then you can recover/reuse most of it again and again (this is how we do it with Family Table parts, we mate the Master Template Part once, remember the constraints and then each 'child' (Family Member) will remember the same Constraints, thus making it easier and quicker to add any subsequent family members into an assembly.
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Design Solutions
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
http://www.siemens.com/plm
http://www.plmworld.org/museum/
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: SAVE AS & KEEP ORIGINAL?
This sounds very interesting. I'll definitely give this a try. I'll have to do it a few times for it to sink in.
I know almost nothing about Family Table parts. Do you think they're something I should be considering for this or are they for a different application? Also do they require a lot more work than this up front?
James
RE: SAVE AS & KEEP ORIGINAL?
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Design Solutions
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
http://www.siemens.com/plm
http://www.plmworld.org/museum/
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.