assembly I am not sure how to mate them so they would grow dynamically?
Thanks
Bill Howard
Message was edited by: William Howard Ok, I attached a zip file to my original post. Hopefully it works. Thanks
assembly I am not sure how to mate them so they would grow dynamically?
Thanks
Bill Howard
Message was edited by: William Howard Ok, I attached a zip file to my original post. Hopefully it works. Thanks
Click on the bridge in the Assembly tree and choose the "Edit Part" icon. That will let you edit the component inside the Assembly, and create relations to other components. Edit the sketch you used to create the weldment, linking it to the diameter of the tank with sketch relations.
The only relations I can add are horizontal, vertical and fix when I open the bridge weldment. The tank in the assembly I cannot seem to click on it , it is grayed out. Any ideas on what I might be missing ?
Thanks
It's tough to say without more information. Can you post a screenshot? Or better yet, Pack and Go the Assembly to a zip file and post it here.
The pipe is a sibling part to the weldment, correct? Then right click and use the 'Select Other' tool to grab the edge or face of the pipe. I also use the filter tool a lot to grab things, especially when they overlap with other things. - 
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If it is not a sibling, well a basic rule of assemblies is 'You can have relations between parents and children and siblings, but not with your siblings children'. Dirty sounding, but that is a good way to remember the rule. Basically, you can't make any kind of relation between the parts of different sub-assemblies. If that is the case, as Rick says below equations will be your friend. Make formula at the top level of this assembly and use that to dive the diameter of the pipe, and the bridge weldment.
-only draw back is that you will need to have that top level assembly open whenever you are modifying the parts and sub-assemblies.
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May help if you take some screen-shots of your screen as you explain this.
I am guessing there are hand rails and other components that will need to be added/subtracted as the bridge grows/shrinks.
Equation's will be your friend.
I didn't have any trouble with editing the sketch and making a corner coincident with the edge of the tank. Repeat as needed. You're going to get some errors due to the way the sketch was dimensioned and done originally, but I don't have time to track them down now.
Glenn Schroeder wrote:
II don't have time to track them down now.
Slacker...
Rick Becker wrote:
Glenn Schroeder wrote:
II don't have time to track them down now.
Slacker...
I know. But I have to work on the stuff that pays the bills every once in a while.
Do I need to delete my original 10'-0 bridge dimension to make this work?
William Howard wrote:
Do I need to delete my original 10'-0 bridge dimension to make this work?
Yes.
Thanks!!!! Sorry for the trouble.
I'm glad I could help, and there's no need to apologize.
Click on the bridge in the Assembly tree and choose the "Edit Part" icon. That will let you edit the component inside the Assembly, and create relations to other components. Edit the sketch you used to create the weldment, linking it to the diameter of the tank with sketch relations.