Two views of the same assembly in one drawing?
Two views of the same assembly in one drawing?
(OP)
I have designed a machine which is enclosed within sheet-metal cases. I would ideally like to show a view of this with all cases (they're split into several pieces) shown installed and one with the cases removed to show internal components. I can then place a BOM inbetween or to one side and add balloons to both views to highlight parts as appropriate. I've tried a few things but can't achieve what I want.
1. Simply adding another view of the assembly into the drawing (on a second sheet). Obviously this doesn't work because all changes roll down...
2. Making a second assembly from my main assembly, removing all sheet-metal, saving and inserting that beside my main assembly in the drawing. This seems to mess up BOM/balloon numbers: some are correct, others aren't.
A very similar job was done by another company for this client, and I have access to the drawings. In these, all the sheet-metal has been left off the model completely, which makes me think it was an insurmountable problem when they were generated. It just seems like a somple thing, so I feel like there should be a way.
I'm looking for general practice advice here as well because this is the first major project I've detailed in SW so if you have any personal preferences feel free to offer them!
Many thanks
Tom.
1. Simply adding another view of the assembly into the drawing (on a second sheet). Obviously this doesn't work because all changes roll down...
2. Making a second assembly from my main assembly, removing all sheet-metal, saving and inserting that beside my main assembly in the drawing. This seems to mess up BOM/balloon numbers: some are correct, others aren't.
A very similar job was done by another company for this client, and I have access to the drawings. In these, all the sheet-metal has been left off the model completely, which makes me think it was an insurmountable problem when they were generated. It just seems like a somple thing, so I feel like there should be a way.
I'm looking for general practice advice here as well because this is the first major project I've detailed in SW so if you have any personal preferences feel free to offer them!
Many thanks
Tom.






RE: Two views of the same assembly in one drawing?
You can have the same assembly file with one configuration showing all of the parts, and another one with some parts hidden/suppressed.
Then have your different drawing views reference the different configurations.
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RE: Two views of the same assembly in one drawing?
Jeff Mirisola, CSWP
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RE: Two views of the same assembly in one drawing?
Your displayed BOM will be easier to control/sort/etc between the multiple views if all the views are of the same configuration. It's possible with multiple configurations, but easier with a single one.
RE: Two views of the same assembly in one drawing?
To expand: the machine is basically a 6'x 10' box with a conveyor running through the centre (and protruding around 2' out of each end) and its sides split into eleven panels. The conveyor can be seen in both the 'panels-on' and the 'panels-off' views, and when ballooned, it displays a different number in each view. Some items are correct , however - the main support frame of the machine, for exaample, is correct to the BOM.
Bit confused. Apologies for the leyman questions. I'll investigate display states in the mean-time.
Many thanks,
Tom.
RE: Two views of the same assembly in one drawing?
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Many thanks!