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Can I select all identical bodies from imported parts in an assembly?

Question asked by Willem Nagels on Aug 7, 2020
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Hi All,

Is it possible to select all identical imported part bodies in an assembly? We have roller conveyor systems which are build up from imported parts, so all frame work and rollers are imported features.

I was looking for a simple method to hide all rollers in the assembly for lighter DXF export, but since the complete conveyors are parts, they will be completely selected when i choose 'select identical components'.

I have also tried to select it form the 'Solid Bodies' folder with no luck.

Anybody have any ideas??

Thank in advance and stay save.

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Kevin Pymm Aug 7, 2020 3:30 AM
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Willem,

If it's an Assembly, would the Assembly Visualisation tool on the evaluate tab be any use to you? You could select items by quantity or mass & either hide them directly by right clicking or return to the FeatureManager Design Tree to see your selection & hide, isolate or delete from there.
This option isn't available as far as I can see if your model is a multi body part.
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- Willem Nagels @ Kevin Pymm on Aug 7, 2020 3:45 AM
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  Kevin,
  
  Thank you for you're suggestion. Didn't think of it to try the assembly visualization. Unfortunately my parts are multi body parts as they were imported step-files, form which I need to hide just some of the bodies.
  As far as I know there is no way to have the assembly visualization treat the bodies separately from other bodies in the part.
  
  Or am I wrong?
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Rob Edwards Aug 7, 2020 3:54 AM
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Hi Willem

You can use a Save Bodies to feature to do this.
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- Rob Edwards @ Rob Edwards on Aug 7, 2020 4:01 AM
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  Sorry I misread your question..
  Just insert a weldment. The identical bodies will be collected into Cut List folders
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  - Willem Nagels @ Rob Edwards on Aug 7, 2020 4:13 AM
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    Rob,
    
    Thanks for the advise. This already helps us out on a part level. However I was hoping to select all same bodies (conveyor rollers) at once in the assembly. As we design supply chain systems, you can imagine there are hundreds of conveyors with thousands of rollers. When we export DXF's for lay-out purposes and electrical schemes all the lines from the rollers clutter up the DXF. Therefor I was hoping to hide them all at once in the assembly.
    
    I hope this makes sense, somehow
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    - Rob Edwards @ Willem Nagels on Aug 7, 2020 4:24 AM
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      sorry - looks like I mis-mis-read the question - doh
      
      You would have to save your assembly out as a part and then use this workflow..
      
      ..but you can lose a lot of information
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    - ömür tokman @ Willem Nagels on Aug 7, 2020 4:48 AM
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      Willem Nagels wrote:
      
      Rob,
      
      Thanks for the advise. This already helps us out on a part level. However I was hoping to select all same bodies (conveyor rollers) at once in the assembly. As we design supply chain systems, you can imagine there are hundreds of conveyors with thousands of rollers. When we export DXF's for lay-out purposes and electrical schemes all the lines from the rollers clutter up the DXF. Therefor I was hoping to hide them all at once in the assembly.
      
      I hope this makes sense, somehow
      Maybe a macro that selects the bodies in the assembly.
      Deepak Gupta
      Artem Taturevych
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      - Deepak Gupta @ ömür tokman on Aug 8, 2020 11:52 AM
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        ömür tokman wrote:
        
        Maybe a macro that selects the bodies in the assembly.
        Deepak Gupta
        Artem Taturevych
        Thank you for the shout-out ömür tokman. Have you looked into advanced component selection in assembly?
        
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        Willem Nagels @ Deepak Gupta on Aug 8, 2020 12:00 PM
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        Deepak,
        
        Thanks for you're reply. I did look into that, but the problem is that I only want to hide (and therefor select) some imported features of the parts. The conveyor , with the rollers, is an imported part, and I only want to select the rollers, not the frame work which is in the same imported part.
        
        Kind regards,
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        ömür tokman @ Willem Nagels on Aug 8, 2020 3:58 PM
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        Hi Willem
        I could not fully understand.
        As an example, the screenshot you added is a part file consisting of many import files. As Rob said, the cut list needs to work. can you add a file Or can you create and attach a similar file?
        Frankly, I am wondering what a problem it is.
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        Willem Nagels @ ömür tokman on Aug 9, 2020 4:09 AM
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        Ömür,
        
        As I replied to Rob, the weldment does work. Only thing is, I'll have to go trough all parts to hide the rollers in the cut-list folders. I was hoping to find a way to select them all at once from the assembly.
        
        Thanks for the reply,
        
        Willem
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        ömür tokman @ Willem Nagels on Aug 10, 2020 3:58 AM
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        Willem Nagels wrote:
        Ömür,
        As I replied to Rob, the weldment does work. Only thing is, I'll have to go trough all parts to hide the rollers in the cut-list folders. I was hoping to find a way to select them all at once from the assembly.
        Thanks for the reply,
        Willem
        Yes it would be nice to have a method. It doesn't seem very difficult though.
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        Willem Nagels @ ömür tokman on Aug 10, 2020 5:08 AM
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        ömür,
        
        I know it isn't difficult, but if you have a 100+ parts to go through, it can take a while...
        
        I'm still hoping for a solution to hide them all at once from the assembly
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  - ömür tokman @ Rob Edwards on Aug 7, 2020 4:37 AM
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    Rob Edwards wrote:
    
    Sorry I misread your question..
    Just insert a weldment. The identical bodies will be collected into Cut List folders
    
    Thanks Rob
    Yes, this method is both easy and fast.
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    - Willem Nagels @ ömür tokman on Aug 7, 2020 5:08 AM
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      It is, but it won't work on assembly level
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Dave Laban Aug 7, 2020 5:01 AM
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I submitted this SPR at the back end of last year, if it were implemented I think it would achieve what you're after; SPR 1173640: Multi-body parts: ability to group identical bodies in the feature tree, similar to the assembly level 'Group Component Instances' option

How do I vote on an SPR in the Knowledge Base?
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- Willem Nagels @ Dave Laban on Aug 7, 2020 5:06 AM
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Can I select all identical bodies from imported parts in an assembly?

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