Solidowrk Sub Assemblies
Solidowrk Sub Assemblies
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Guys, I hope you can help, this is driving me crazy!
I have multiple assemblies for different parts, rod ends, wishbones etc etc. When I try to use assemble all these up into a 'final' assembly I can add them all fine. I make sure everythign is flexible, but when i try to add mates in the top level assembly, mates in the sub assemblies break. They are not highlighted as broken, but parts which as located as concentric fly all round the screen to positions which are useless.
For instance the ball in a rod end is concentrically aligned in the housing, and as a constrained maximum angular rotation of 9 degrees. This works fine. But when I assemble it into a wishbone and click move, the ball suddenly is able to move outside the housing.
Any help would be most appreciated
Cheers
Matt
I have multiple assemblies for different parts, rod ends, wishbones etc etc. When I try to use assemble all these up into a 'final' assembly I can add them all fine. I make sure everythign is flexible, but when i try to add mates in the top level assembly, mates in the sub assemblies break. They are not highlighted as broken, but parts which as located as concentric fly all round the screen to positions which are useless.
For instance the ball in a rod end is concentrically aligned in the housing, and as a constrained maximum angular rotation of 9 degrees. This works fine. But when I assemble it into a wishbone and click move, the ball suddenly is able to move outside the housing.
Any help would be most appreciated
Cheers
Matt






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It would be much easier and quicker than playing twenty questions trying to learn your mating scheme & possible problems.
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when you say 'Pack and Go' what exactly do you mean? I can zip it all up no problem and post it here if that is all required, or do I need to use a function/tool within solidworks?
cheers
Matt
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I tend to suggest P&G now because so many people just post an assy without its component parts. P&G just makes it easier to ZIP all the associated parts.
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I think I must have clicked on the wrong file when uploading! Please try this
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Hardie "Crashj" Johnson
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I can try this, thats no problem, but this is just a simple example of the problem. Surly though if two cylinders ar econcentric in a sub assembly, they should always stay concentric?
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-Joe
SolidWorks 2009 x64 SP 5.1 on Windows XP x64
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"Fix your dog, fix your flat, don't fix your model"
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Hardie "Crashj" Johnson
SW 2010 SP 4.0
HP Pavillion Elite HPE
W7 Pro, Nvidia Quaddro FX580
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I will give this a go
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After looking at your model, the under-defined mating scheme used in the sub-assys will have far more effect than fixed vs non-fixed. Limit mates can be temperamental at times, especially when Flexible assys are involved, and even more so when the flexible assy is under-defined.
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e.g. in Front Lower Wishbone Rear, the Three Eight Rod Ends are able to rotate. Add a parallel mate between a pair of ref planes to prevent that.
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Thanks for all the help