Every since the ability to save parts internally in an
assembly came along I have used this in tandem with externally
defined parts, partly because I use other CAD systems that have a
combined part/assembly file format.
This seems to work OK but I'm just curious what others do. I don't do big assemblies, I only do consumer product design or relatively simple assemblies (I think my biggest has a few hundred parts and most of them are nuts and bolts). What I do do though is define parts in the context of the assembly.
I am about to start a new project where I need to set up assemblies that can be driven by critical dimensions and I'm considering doing this using only internally defined parts. Up to now this kind of stuff has been done using externally defined parts but with some elements driven by the assembly.
Thoughts anyone?
This seems to work OK but I'm just curious what others do. I don't do big assemblies, I only do consumer product design or relatively simple assemblies (I think my biggest has a few hundred parts and most of them are nuts and bolts). What I do do though is define parts in the context of the assembly.
I am about to start a new project where I need to set up assemblies that can be driven by critical dimensions and I'm considering doing this using only internally defined parts. Up to now this kind of stuff has been done using externally defined parts but with some elements driven by the assembly.
Thoughts anyone?
I only use VC's for bulk components that I want to actually show in the model. If you don't need component drawings though, or find out that you can do it, let me (us) know, that sounds interesting.