Disconnecting drawing view from model?
Disconnecting drawing view from model?
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Hi,
I've created an assembly and moved it to a position where I get the particular display I want, and added that to a drawing sheet using the current view.
I want to move some parts of the assembly, and display it on another sheet.
However, as soon as I change the assembly, the drawing on the first sheet changes. I've tried many things in an effort to simply keep the drawing I have on sheet 1, including saving the assembly in another file. I find it odd that simply opening the renamed assembly file still changes the drawing on sheet 1. I'm curious as to why this should happen, but I'd really like to know how I can lock down the drawing I have so that I can make whatever changes I like in the assembly without affecting the drawing.
Thanks,
John
I've created an assembly and moved it to a position where I get the particular display I want, and added that to a drawing sheet using the current view.
I want to move some parts of the assembly, and display it on another sheet.
However, as soon as I change the assembly, the drawing on the first sheet changes. I've tried many things in an effort to simply keep the drawing I have on sheet 1, including saving the assembly in another file. I find it odd that simply opening the renamed assembly file still changes the drawing on sheet 1. I'm curious as to why this should happen, but I'd really like to know how I can lock down the drawing I have so that I can make whatever changes I like in the assembly without affecting the drawing.
Thanks,
John






RE: Disconnecting drawing view from model?
Create a new configuration (let's say config.2), set the model to where you want it, then insert that into your drawing as a view. Use the default config. on the other views. If there are parts that need to move, suppress them in config. 2, add in a copy of the part you just suppressed and leave this new one UNsuppressed.
You're now free to position as you require and can switch between positions in your drg. by right clicking > properties > config. info and selecting which ever you need.
Be careful if you add in parts subsequently as you may need to do some more suppress/unsuppress work to make things right. I had good results with this, and any changes you make to the part will roll through all config's too.
Hope this helps!
RE: Disconnecting drawing view from model?
RE: Disconnecting drawing view from model?
RE: Disconnecting drawing view from model?
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