One drawing to make multiple parts?
One drawing to make multiple parts?
(OP)
Howdy all,
I'm creating 3D models of some aircraft panels. These panels are all gently curved in only one direction. They consist of an outer skin, three doublers on one side and three doublers on the other side that mate up with a small gap, some core, an inner skin and a few other little parts.
I would like to (and have) create a drawing with all the part edges in one sketch, and then just extrude the regions needed for each part. I've done this, but by creating the sketch and then copying it into each part number as needed. Now if I need to make a change I need to make it to each sketch individually.
Is there a way to use one sketch that controls all the parts? That way if I want to move a tooling hole to adjust the fit I make it once and it propagates to every skin piece.
Thanks,
-Kirby
Using SolidWorks 2010.
I'm creating 3D models of some aircraft panels. These panels are all gently curved in only one direction. They consist of an outer skin, three doublers on one side and three doublers on the other side that mate up with a small gap, some core, an inner skin and a few other little parts.
I would like to (and have) create a drawing with all the part edges in one sketch, and then just extrude the regions needed for each part. I've done this, but by creating the sketch and then copying it into each part number as needed. Now if I need to make a change I need to make it to each sketch individually.
Is there a way to use one sketch that controls all the parts? That way if I want to move a tooling hole to adjust the fit I make it once and it propagates to every skin piece.
Thanks,
-Kirby
Using SolidWorks 2010.
Kirby Wilkerson
Remember, first define the problem, then solve it.






RE: One drawing to make multiple parts?
RE: One drawing to make multiple parts?
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RE: One drawing to make multiple parts?
1.Another way can be to draw the sketch in an Blank Assembly file & then insert new parts (with same reference planes)& use the sketch to convert entities into your part sketches.
2.Another way is to just create one part file with diffrent parts as bodies & then save those bodies as parts(by right clicking on the body in feature manager.
As you mentioned they are overlapping part.......I guess they do not move in relation to each other.........in that case method 1 is best suited.
Hope that helps....
RE: One drawing to make multiple parts?
-Kirby
Kirby Wilkerson
Remember, first define the problem, then solve it.
RE: One drawing to make multiple parts?
I cannot open your file as I donot wanna do that at my Work.
When you insert the part containing sketch into your new part, in the first dialouge box which actually comes up in feature tree, you have to select unabsorbed sketch & absorbed sketch(in case of extrude)Select both to be on safe side.
But I think you should try the sketch in a assembly & then create parts in the same assembly, that will save you time in assembling them later. & it will update faster than the insert part method.
Hope that helps.
RE: One drawing to make multiple parts?
How did I miss that option. I looked down that list and no light bulb went on. Mea Culpa. (<-- That's latin for me slapping my forhead.)
-Kirby
Kirby Wilkerson
Remember, first define the problem, then solve it.
RE: One drawing to make multiple parts?
Is there a best practice to avoid this? for example pick mates that are not going to change dimensions? The tooling holes need to match a bond tool, so I get a first article set of sheet metal parts and put them on the bond tool and measure how far off I was and then update the parts (once hopefully.)
Thanks for everyones help. I feel I really learned something.
-Kirby
Kirby Wilkerson
Remember, first define the problem, then solve it.