Binding parts & patterns in Exploded View 1

[DominicG]

I have an assembly that I want to show as in exploded view. In this assembly, there is a single hexagon socket head cap screw, that is then patterned around a flange (7) more times. So there are (8) of these now.

I want to have all (8) hexagon socket head cap screws act and move as one entity. So I use the "Bind" command to tell them to act as such.

After they are bound, I then attempt to move them using the "Move Part" command. Every attempt yields the same results. Only (1) part of the (8) will be selected.

However, in the same assembly, there is a bearing subassembly on which I have used the "Bind" command successfully. It moves as one entity just fine after I bind it.

Am I to assume that "Bind" works with sub-assemblies, and not parts that have been patterned?

Is there a way around this?

Thank you,
Dominic Greco

 

[fredericmenage]

Hi,

You are right, bind sub-assemblies works only with sub-assemblies.

Method:
'Explode' command: click your 8 parts in the right order (first one you click will be first in the explode line, 2nd will be 2nd,...), choose a part, face, direction.
Select tool: hold the Ctrl key and select all these parts except the first one (the one you want the 7 other ones to align to: usually the first one). Once these 7 parts are selected, click 'collapse'
'Adjust spread distance' with the option 'part with dependants': click on that 1st part (the one the arrow points to) and move your whole group.

Fred