6 Replies Latest reply on May 5, 2010 3:04 PM by John Jablonski

Default planes are nowhere near the part; Can I move the default planes somehow?

John Jablonski May 5, 2010 12:33 PM

Hi.

I have an imported model, and the default planes are nowhere near the actual part. (See image.) Is there some way I can export and then reimport, such that the part will be centered (or at least near) the default SW planes? I've tried several export formats, and tried just selecting the imported body, but I still get the planes, and didn't see an option to not include planes.

thanks,

john

Re: Default planes are nowhere near the part; Can I move the default planes somehow?

Deepak Gupta May 5, 2010 1:03 PM (in response to John Jablonski)

Insert the part into another part (preferably new), mate/move to proper location. And deselect the option to import the planes. Then you save it as iges/parasolid and import again or break the external references
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Re: Default planes are nowhere near the part; Can I move the default planes somehow?

Jim Radney May 5, 2010 1:16 PM (in response to John Jablonski)

John,

Try inserting the part but do not click on the work area of the screen, instead click the ok check in the dialog on the left side of your screen .

Or make sure the locate part is checked in the insert part dialog and then click on the screen and mate the part to the 3 planes.

Jim Radney
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Re: Default planes are nowhere near the part; Can I move the default planes somehow?

Charles Culp May 5, 2010 1:25 PM (in response to John Jablonski)

You cannot move the origin. It is the origin.

You can, however, move the part to the origin. Use the "move/copy bodies" command to do this.

Another way that can sometimes be easier is just to drop the part into an assembly file, and mate it to the assembly's planes. Then "save as" a .sldprt file.
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  John Jablonski May 5, 2010 2:40 PM (in response to Charles Culp)
  
  The insert-into-assembly-and-save-as-part method seemed easiest. Worked good.
  
  Excellent. Excellent. Excellent.
  
  thanks,
  john
  
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    Jim Radney May 5, 2010 3:01 PM (in response to John Jablonski)
    
    John,
    
    You can get the same results by opening a new part and go to insert - part.
    Make sure that the check box - launch move is checked (under -locate part of the insert part dialog that opens at insert - part. then click on the screen or check ok.
    Then add your three mates just like in an assembly, click ok to finish and save the part.
    
    The Results are the same as if you used the assembly method.
    
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    - Re: Default planes are nowhere near the part; Can I move the default planes somehow?
      
      John Jablonski May 5, 2010 3:04 PM (in response to Jim Radney)
      
      Jim,
      The assembly way seems to work better for me, since I needed (well, wanted) to add some mid-planes to the part first, then use those planes to mate to the assy planes. That way I have all my default planes in the resulting part right where I want them.
      -john
      
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