Saving Bodies = Split Parts = No Features = No Good
Saving Bodies = Split Parts = No Features = No Good
(OP)
Hello all,
I think it is great to be able to create a MB part then save them all out to individual files, create assy, etc. However, by creating split parts and split assemblies I end up with no features in the part files. It there a way to save out the bodies to "non-split" or "regular" SW part files with all the features that should be there?
Thanks,
PD
I think it is great to be able to create a MB part then save them all out to individual files, create assy, etc. However, by creating split parts and split assemblies I end up with no features in the part files. It there a way to save out the bodies to "non-split" or "regular" SW part files with all the features that should be there?
Thanks,
PD
www.phoenixdyno.com
Home of the world's most accurate and repeatable dynamometers, dynamometer accessories, and data acquisition & control software.






RE: Saving Bodies = Split Parts = No Features = No Good
Why do you need the features in the split parts? They can (and should) only be edited in-context of the parent part.
RE: Saving Bodies = Split Parts = No Features = No Good
PD
www.phoenixdyno.com
Home of the world's most accurate and repeatable dynamometers, dynamometer accessories, and data acquisition & control software.
RE: Saving Bodies = Split Parts = No Features = No Good
Frames and structures would be more suited to the Weldment function.
RE: Saving Bodies = Split Parts = No Features = No Good
Dan
www.eltronresearch.com
Dan's Blog
RE: Saving Bodies = Split Parts = No Features = No Good
Creating each plate individually, then tying them all together seemed to laborious.
I had the same thing with some hoppers I needed. Because I wanted to control the volume, I started with a block and then made Sheet Metal parts off the solid outline. That way I could measure the volume until I had dimensions that were appropriate. Then saved each one to it's own file.
I got to thinking on the same lines as PD: what if I want to change some of these?
You can take the individual bodies that you save, then export them to an intermediate file ".STEP"
Import the file, and let FeatureWorks try to solve.
Ultimately I stuck with the MB part because it let me change the design parametrically, and very easily.
Devon Murray, EIT [Mechanical]
Solidworks 2011 SP 2.0
RE: Saving Bodies = Split Parts = No Features = No Good
Keep all of the project files in a folder.
All 1s and 0s.
Memory is cheap.
If it is really done, then what is a feature based model needed for?