I often have assemblies where I have created a room by extruding a floor sketch so I have 4 solid walls.
Then I need to insert parts (my wall padding) on the walls.
Sometimes I would like to do that when in section view, but when I insert the part (my wall pads), you cannot see the part.
Is there a way to help predefine which area of an assembly you part will go to?
we are on 2015, so I will try the orientation adjust
In the section manager, you can also try using the selected components function and use the incluse selected radio button. This way you can specify which component you want sectioned and the rest remain complete.
I am using SW2017 and almost always when I insert a part to assembly (in section view) it's hidden. Usually I switch off the section view, move a component to non-sectioned side, then switch the section view on again and then I can put component where I need.
It's pain... Am I doing something wrong?
Here is what I've been seeing in SW2017. Not sure why you've a different behavior.
thanks for nice footage. It doesn't work here...even in several components assembly .
I'll give a chance to Paul's way..
You need to enable the Thumbnail Preview to have that effect.
Correction: De-selecting and re-selecting the file in the Open Documents box works for me.
Basically when you just drop in a part/assembly in a section view good chance your dropping it in the same side as the cut.... If you use the Right Plane as the start for your section, flip the assembly normal to the Top Plane, drop your part or assembly behind the section view and adjust from there..
I do this pretty frequently, my folder is right of my SW session. I rotate the model so the section cut plane is facing left in SW. This way I drag and drop parts in on the right side of my model and pretty much negate the hidden parts issue.
Nice. That's the result of some thinking right there.
Can I ask why you don't just hide a wall while placing interior parts so you don't have to deal with section difficulties? Or you could create a Master sketch with planes and sketches that the interior items could be constrained to without having to even open the room?
Some of my process is driven by needing to send drawings back to clients.
Here I follow more of the architectural format than the mechanical part format.
The dimensions of the walls have to be field checked. My info often starts at the architect stage and there are very often dimensional changes from the initial concept. (assembly config - walls only)
Side note, rooms are not often rectangle shaped.
After that, I need to show where on the walls the pads will sit. The section views tend to show this clearly. I reuse the section view of the wall that now includes the pads on it. (assembly config - with pads)
The wall order is laid out following wall pads installation around the room.
Back in the day when I worked in a company that did a lot of layout for convenience stores and supermarkets (and excessive amounts of revisions), creating reference planes at each wall was exactly what we did. Mate to the planes and you can swap 3D floor plans easily, and have a new store layout done in a fraction of the time it would take to start fresh.
excessive amounts of revision sounds very familar.
I do need some kind of easily configured room.
So if i follow Bjorn's idea.
Starting with a nice simple rectangle room.
Each wall would have a plane assigned to it by linking to a base sketch line. Move the line, the plane would move with it.
My premade section lines could be dimensionally linked to be, say 3", on the inside of the wall plane.
Again with features (outlet, doors) these are linked to the planes and so would move more robustly with room dimension changes.
(dangling dimensions are not fun)
I believe that SMART COMPONENTS will behave better with this kind of base also.
I will be trying this.
Thanks very much, Bjorn
Well I think it was Jim Steinmeyer's idea to be fair, It just jogged my memory. Sounds like you've got the seeds for a cunning plan though.
thanks to Jim also
and the forum.
And I am just attempting to pass on the wisdom of John Stoltzfus with the master sketches. He makes a good argument for them and this seemed like an ideal place to use them. Sometimes it just takes a little prompt to get a different perspective and start the creative problem solving ideas flowing. That is what this forum is best at.
are their any good threads or youtube links to follow to investigate master sketch concept?
Forget the wisdom comment Jim Steinmeyer - I just a run of the mill bloke that happens to use SW and has used SW for a long time...
Judy Wilson There is so much information right here on the forum "If" you want to take the time and learn. For starters go to Jim Steinmeyer post here
https://forum.solidworks.com/message/753253#comment-753253
Next you can try
https://forum.solidworks.com/inbox
The search codes you want to look for is Skeleton Sketch Part, Large Assemblies, Master Sketches....
That's a lot of links, don't create any circular references now
It "Just" self destructed by spinning out of control, now you gotta figure out what "It" is
2017 has improved this functionality and part/model doesn't hide even if fully on other side of the section plane.
For older version, you can orient to different views while placing them to make sure you don't place the component on other side.