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Sub-Assembly move question

Sub-Assembly move question

Sub-Assembly move question

(OP)
Am thinking there's probably a simple answer to this.

Have an assembly with a few subassemblies and no constraints. I try to move them to see what I'm doing. Some move okay, but the others give me a 'you are trying to move a fixed component' message before allowing movement. Trying to think of reasons why some move without the message and some don't?

Thanks in Advance
Eoin

RE: Sub-Assembly move question

Have you checked to see if that are any Assembly Constraints at all?  The message would indicate at there may be at least a few of the Components which have 'Fixed' Constraints assigned to them.

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RE: Sub-Assembly move question

(OP)
John -

There are constraints in the sub assemblies some of which are fixed. There are none at the top level. Do they propogate up the heirarchy?

Thanks
Eoin

RE: Sub-Assembly move question

Are you sure that the top-level Assembly is still the Work Part?  And you've NOT set the Sub-Assembly to be the Work Part?

John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
http://www.siemens.com/plm
UG/NX Museum:   http://www.plmworld.org/p/cm/ld/fid=209

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RE: Sub-Assembly move question

(OP)
Yes I'm sure of that. I also did a right mouse button , show degrees of freedom on the sub assembly and it says there are 3 of each (Rx/Tx)

RE: Sub-Assembly move question

Try selecting the subassenbly from the part navigator, not from a screen pick.  For me, selecting from a screen pick changes the work part.

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