Breaking a model into several models
Breaking a model into several models
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I have a part that I want to break down into multiple parts which will have additional features added to them to facilitate assembly into the original part they came from. Oh and I need to maintain parametric association with regard to their location relative to the original part and relative to their profile geometry!
The best I can come up with is to save sketches of the various parts and generate new part files from these sketches. This is not parametrically matched to the original files and also the sketches themselves are not fully defined!
Is there a better way?
The best I can come up with is to save sketches of the various parts and generate new part files from these sketches. This is not parametrically matched to the original files and also the sketches themselves are not fully defined!
Is there a better way?





RE: Breaking a model into several models
What is wrong with family tables, or saving copies and then using INTERCHANGE assembly?
Hope this helps.
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RE: Breaking a model into several models
-Hora.
RE: Breaking a model into several models
Mark Megarity
http://www.txsdesign.com/
RE: Breaking a model into several models
Another possibility is to create a master model and use "publish geometry" and "copy geometry" functions to create new parts.
im4cad
Pro Design Services, Inc.
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RE: Breaking a model into several models
If you want to maintain associatively between models use either a merge feature or inheritance feature. This will enable you to have separate models that depend on the original model. The inheritance feature is a little different in that it can have varying features that were copied from the original model and the changes are not passed to the original model. If this is not what you had in mind then I suggest that you be careful when modifying features using the inheritance feature.
Good luck.
RE: Breaking a model into several models
All child models will reference the master model parent. Make a change in the master model and regenerate the child and the child is updated.
Bob Schwerdlin
RE: Breaking a model into several models
RE: Breaking a model into several models
Have fun, Kim