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Subassembly from two components

Subassembly from two components

Subassembly from two components

(OP)
Is it possible to make a subassembly from two (or more) components added to the assembly separately?

Thanks

NX7.0.1.7 mp2
win xp32+sp3


 

RE: Subassembly from two components

I think your question is to add just one component of the sub assy to the main assy? You can work with ref sets, and place in the sub assy one component loaded and the other empty in the ref set (name it as you like). Then use this in the main assy.

Best regards,

Michaël.

NX4+TC9 / NX6+TC8Unified / NX7.5 native

 

RE: Subassembly from two components

(OP)
No, my idea like this:
I add component NR1 to the assembly, then component NR2 to the same assembly. Now I want to create a subassembly of these two components NR1 and NR2, added to the main assembly.

RE: Subassembly from two components

Ok, you can't just open these two components in a sub assy.  You can however delete the rest of the components (if there are a lot this is maybey not the smartest) and do a save as of the remaining components

Best regards,

Michaël.

NX4+TC9 / NX6+TC8Unified / NX7.5 native

 

RE: Subassembly from two components

(OP)
Yes, deleting rest components is a solution, but deleting components can harm main assembly.

 

RE: Subassembly from two components

Hi, I might be misunderstanding the question, but you can create a subassembly in the top level assembly and then in the Assembly Navigator you can click and drag parts from the top level into the subassembly (see attached screenshot). NX will complain about losing constraints, but that's understandable.

I'm using NX7, so you'll have to see if this method works for NX4.

Cheers,

Jon

Jon Hackett
Taylor Hobson Ltd. (www.taylor-hobson.com)

RE: Subassembly from two components

(OP)
Thanks JHTH, I understood that you mean. Yes, it works as I want.

By the way, I am working with NX7, not NX4 :)

 

RE: Subassembly from two components

Original structure:
Top Assembly
   NR1
   NR2

New Structure
Top Assembly
   SubAssembly1
      NR1
      NR2

Yes, just create the new subassembly and drag the components to it. You may lose mating conditions along the way.
 

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RE: Subassembly from two components

yes, as mentioned, you can drag and drop those components into a subassembly from the main assembly.
What you need to do first is make a file with no componenets in it, and bring it into your main assembly. Then select the components (that you want in the subassembly) from the assembly tree and drag them to the subassembly file icon.

RE: Subassembly from two components

(OP)
there is another method by the way.
assemblies->components->create new->blank and select components from top-assembly as you wish (it is possible to leave original components in the assembly). thats it.

I think it is the fastest way.
 

RE: Subassembly from two components

Oh yea, that is a good way.

RE: Subassembly from two components

Hmmm... I must have read NX4 in another post somewhere.

Anyway, I just tried the method in eex23's last post and that seems good too.

Laters!

Jon

Jon Hackett
Taylor Hobson Ltd. (www.taylor-hobson.com)

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