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Use and mis-use of assembly arrangements

Use and mis-use of assembly arrangements

Use and mis-use of assembly arrangements

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I have a 100 part assembly that I am creating assembly drawings for. It is large enough that I need separate sheets to show assembly details. I thought I would use a different arrangement for each sheet so that components that I don't want to show are suppressed. I thought that suppressing these componets might be better than hiding them in various views. Maybe it would help my regeneration or update time. However I am running into problems.

My part lists change depending on the arrangement that is active. Also some dimensions in some views lose their associativity when the current model arrangement is different than the arrangement the view was made from.

Do I need to lock my parts list on each sheet where it is shown? Can I "lock my views" so that I don't have to change arrangements everytime I need to print a different drawing sheet?

Still I don't have room for a parts list on every sheet. What I have done in the past is devote a sheet just to the parts list and only BOM ballons are shown in selected views on selected sheets. With part list varying from sheet to sheet a single part list on its own sheet won't match the ballons on ever sheet.

If someone could point me in the right direction I would appreciate it. It may be helpful to mention that we use a single file for both the model and drawing. We do use master model on the CAM side but we are a small operation and detail our own prints and are using NX in native mode-NO Teamcenter.

Thanks

I am using 6.0.2.8 on Dell with windows XP OS

RE: Use and mis-use of assembly arrangements

You might get better results using Hide Components in a view for your rawing views.
The other option would be Visible-in-View layers for the views.

I am saying this with no real experience with arrangements, but from what I have read, they are for a different function than what you are doing.
 

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RE: Use and mis-use of assembly arrangements

I would place each part on a separate layer or each assembly on a different layer. Then use the "Layer visible in view" tool.

For the parts list, I would have an all inclusive listing numbered from 1 to 100. So if it isnt a problem, some assemblies would just skip numbers.

Kirk Alderfer
Designer
Meggitt Polymers & Composites
Rockmart, Georgia

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