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Moving items to new Sub_Assy without loosing patterns?

Moving items to new Sub_Assy without loosing patterns?

Moving items to new Sub_Assy without loosing patterns?

(OP)
Hello all,
I need to move a large number of weld studs to a different sub-assembly within my main assembly.  Many of the studs are placed and then used for linear patterns.  When I try to move them to the sub-assy the patterns will delete.  How can I get all of the items to follow?  I would like to keep the patterns if possible.  I suppose that i could dissolve the patterns first but would prefer not to if there is a better way.

Thanks,
PD

www.phoenixdyno.com

Home of the world's most accurate and repeatable dynamometers, dynamometer accessories, and data acquisition & control software.

RE: Moving items to new Sub_Assy without loosing patterns?

Patterns don't move with the parts when you push the parts into a subassy, as you have just found out.  Your only real options are to recreate the patterns in the subassy, or to save a copy of the current top level assy as the name of the sub then edit that subassy file to delete everything that does not belong in the sub.  You'll have to then bring this sub into the top level assy and mate it.  You might be able to do this by replacing the current main sub part in the main assy with this subassy.

- - -Updraft

RE: Moving items to new Sub_Assy without loosing patterns?

I have frequently ran into this with patterns of fasteners.  I encourage you to fill out an enhancement request for it.

Eric

RE: Moving items to new Sub_Assy without loosing patterns?

(OP)
Thank to all for the input.  I ended up dissolving the patterns and then moving all the studs in one shot.  Then fixed them in place.

Regards,
PD

www.phoenixdyno.com

Home of the world's most accurate and repeatable dynamometers, dynamometer accessories, and data acquisition & control software.

RE: Moving items to new Sub_Assy without loosing patterns?

Could you not have used a Feature Driven Pattern to recreate he pattern?

RE: Moving items to new Sub_Assy without loosing patterns?

(OP)
Hi CBL, yes I could have but there is no feature to pattern them to.  No holes because they are surface mounted weld studs.  If I am missing something here please let me know.

PD

www.phoenixdyno.com

Home of the world's most accurate and repeatable dynamometers, dynamometer accessories, and data acquisition & control software.

RE: Moving items to new Sub_Assy without loosing patterns?

I didn't know they were Weld Studs, but one workaround is to create a Feature Pattern with a very small feature (hole, dimple, boss-extrude, etc), and then pattern to that. Such a feature is often used in the physical world, to assist in locating the weld studs.

RE: Moving items to new Sub_Assy without loosing patterns?

I agree with CBL's recommendation.  I have used the modelling technique many times.

-Dustin
Professional Engineer
Pretty good with SolidWorks

RE: Moving items to new Sub_Assy without loosing patterns?

Sketch Driven Pattern might be a better choice

 

John H. Dunten, CD
Certified Drafter

RE: Moving items to new Sub_Assy without loosing patterns?

Unfortunately, the Sketch Driven Pattern is only available for features or multi-bodies. It is not available for patterning components at the assembly level.

RE: Moving items to new Sub_Assy without loosing patterns?

Yes, but you can make a sketch of points and then mate the studs concentric to the points and coincident to the surface for the same effect.

John H. Dunten, CD
Certified Drafter

RE: Moving items to new Sub_Assy without loosing patterns?

Then you end up recreating a bunch of mates... and just having lots of top level mates in general.

-Dustin
Professional Engineer
Pretty good with SolidWorks

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