How to keep cut-out feature in Smart Component paired to Component?
How to keep cut-out feature in Smart Component paired to Component?
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Hi folks,
There's an attachment to this post for your easier reference.
I am trying to successfully create a smart component consisting of three groups of parts,
which upon insertion will all stay together as one - i.e when I move items (1) and (3), the corresponding cut-out (2) will move with them.
So far I have been able to use mates so that (1) and (3) maintain correct relation to each other, and can only be moved in the x & y planes (desired).
The cut-outs (2) however remain behind, wherever the smart component was inserted.
Where should I look next in the interests of making this a success?
Thanks for any help & advice!
P.S. Purely for your interest's sake and as an introduction, What we're working with here is Electrical Switchboard design. Items (1) & (2) are an insulating support cleat for current carrying copper bar-work, and (3) if you wonder, is a low voltage high current circuit breaker.
There's an attachment to this post for your easier reference.
I am trying to successfully create a smart component consisting of three groups of parts,
which upon insertion will all stay together as one - i.e when I move items (1) and (3), the corresponding cut-out (2) will move with them.
So far I have been able to use mates so that (1) and (3) maintain correct relation to each other, and can only be moved in the x & y planes (desired).
The cut-outs (2) however remain behind, wherever the smart component was inserted.
Where should I look next in the interests of making this a success?
Thanks for any help & advice!
P.S. Purely for your interest's sake and as an introduction, What we're working with here is Electrical Switchboard design. Items (1) & (2) are an insulating support cleat for current carrying copper bar-work, and (3) if you wonder, is a low voltage high current circuit breaker.






RE: How to keep cut-out feature in Smart Component paired to Component?
Dan
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RE: How to keep cut-out feature in Smart Component paired to Component?
This sounds more like you will need to define "In Context" relations for your "Cut-Out" (2) sketches.
Devon Murray, EIT [Mechanical]
Solidworks 2011 SP 2.0
RE: How to keep cut-out feature in Smart Component paired to Component?
Perhaps I've left a simple ingredient out, bor maybe the method itself isn't suited?
Devon, would you have recommendations as to where I would look instead of Smart Components? I've put SC on the backburner for now after some more unsuccessful tinkering, and have looked towards using the Design Library.
I can easily put in the items (1) & (2) and am about to get (3) to work with an offset, but ultimately our goal is to have a cubicle and be able to drag and drop (or otherwise) a switch with all hardware, cutouts, and the rail it's mounted on inside and it will locate itself exactly - no matter how large the cubicle -central on the y & x axes, and depth at z axis controlled by design table or equation or substitute.
No small task, I know!
RE: How to keep cut-out feature in Smart Component paired to Component?
But for in-context, check out the assembly I uploaded. Move the plates around and the hole will change locations.
Devon Murray, EIT [Mechanical]
Solidworks 2011 SP 2.0