4 Replies Latest reply on Apr 5, 2018 2:07 PM by Steve Calvert

Feature Tools Limited/Disabled in Assembly

Kazi Hossain Apr 5, 2018 2:11 AM

Hello,

I was creating an assembly and I had 2 intersecting parts. I wanted to use the intersecting feature to remove the overlaying layer. But, under Insert, I don't see any of the other features besides the simple ones. I went to Customize in Tools and dragged Intersect into the Command Manager. But, it's grayed out/disabled so I can't use it. The features are there in a parts file but not in an assembly file where I need it.

How can I re-enable it? Thank you.

-Kazi

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Re: Feature Tools Limited/Disabled in Assembly

Fatih Mehmet Ozcan Apr 5, 2018 4:34 AM (in response to Kazi Hossain)

Can you use cavity
SolidWorks Cavity Feature - YouTube
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Re: Feature Tools Limited/Disabled in Assembly

Adam Hartles Apr 5, 2018 5:05 AM (in response to Kazi Hossain)

Kazi, the features you are after are part level features therefore to use in an assembly you need to edit one of the parts. After doing this you will notice the part level features become available. The item you have edited will have the text colour in the tree change colour and you may find the other items in the assembly go transparent- you can change the "Assembly Transparency button to help with this.
When this is done there are a variety of ways you can do a subtraction of one part from another, Intersect, Indent or as Fatih Mehmet Ozcan mentions, Cavity.

After Editing the part toolbars return
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  Kazi Hossain Apr 5, 2018 2:06 PM (in response to Adam Hartles)
  
  Thank you, it worked! I had to edit the individual component and was able to use the feature "cavity" in it.
  
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Re: Feature Tools Limited/Disabled in Assembly

Steve Calvert Apr 5, 2018 2:07 PM (in response to Kazi Hossain)

Why not insert one part into the other and then use either the Intersect tool or the Cavity tool or even the Combine tool? You don't need an assembly this way.

Steve C
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