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Question asked by Jason McCrory on Jul 19, 2010
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Is there a setting in SWX that governs placement behavior for "first" component placement in an assembly?

When I start an assembly, the first component I drop in always gets "Fixed" - this is annoying (maybe I'm too picky ) as I am in the habit of orienting components and parts in a particular way - specifically I mate the base part's origin to the assembly's origin, with axes aligned (unless I'm using a part modeled by someone who didn't think that way, in which case I'll spend a minute mating the base part to the Assembly planes to make it right.... see that picky streak yet?).

This is kind of a "best practice" thing for me, and I've found it helps avoid issues later on - just curious if there's a setting I'm missing.

Thanks!

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Jeremiah Feist Jul 19, 2010 9:58 AM

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if instead of picking a point in the model space to drop the part, you just select the green check mark, SW will place the part as you desire (origins and planes aligned) but it will still fix the part rather than mate it. so th esoftware will meet you half-way at least.

Jeremy

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Kelvin Lamport Jul 19, 2010 9:58 AM

specifically I mate the base part's origin to the assembly's origin, with axes aligned

When inserting the first part into an assy, don't click in the graphics area, just click the green check mark (or hit Enter) and the part will be oriented the way you stated.

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Jeremiah Feist Jul 19, 2010 9:58 AM

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Jason McCrory Jul 19, 2010 10:22 AM

Interesting -

Pressing "Enter" or clicking the confirmation check does indeed place and orient the initial component to the origin - but it is still "Fixed" rather than mated.

This also doesn't work when dragging a component into an empty assembly from a window, PDM, or the design library. The part "fixes" out in space every time. =/

Thanks for the tips!

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Kelvin Lamport @ Jason McCrory on Jul 19, 2010 10:41 AM

This also doesn't work when dragging a component into an empty assembly from a window, PDM, or the design library. The part "fixes" out in space every time. =/

Even if you click on the assy origin?

And yes, the first component added will always be Fixed. I don't know of a way around that. Maybe a "Float" macro assigned to a key would be useful.

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Karl Wooster @ Kelvin Lamport on Jul 19, 2010 10:47 AM

Would it be possible to create a macro that would "Float" the part and then perform the mates required? It seems that because the desired mates would always be to the same features that this would be possible.

Karl

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Steve Calvert @ Jason McCrory on Jul 19, 2010 10:53 AM

The first component in is "Fixed". I usually pick the first component based on knowing this.

Steve

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Kelvin Lamport Jul 19, 2010 9:58 AM
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specifically I mate the base part's origin to the assembly's origin, with axes aligned
When inserting the first part into an assy, don't click in the graphics area, just click the green check mark (or hit Enter) and the part will be oriented the way you stated.
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Jeremiah Feist Jul 19, 2010 9:58 AM
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if instead of picking a point in the model space to drop the part, you just select the green check mark, SW will place the part as you desire (origins and planes aligned) but it will still fix the part rather than mate it. so th esoftware will meet you half-way at least.

Jeremy
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Jason McCrory Jul 19, 2010 10:22 AM
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Interesting -

Pressing "Enter" or clicking the confirmation check does indeed place and orient the initial component to the origin - but it is still "Fixed" rather than mated.

This also doesn't work when dragging a component into an empty assembly from a window, PDM, or the design library. The part "fixes" out in space every time. =/

Thanks for the tips!
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- Kelvin Lamport @ Jason McCrory on Jul 19, 2010 10:41 AM
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  This also doesn't work when dragging a component into an empty assembly from a window, PDM, or the design library. The part "fixes" out in space every time. =/
  Even if you click on the assy origin?
  
  And yes, the first component added will always be Fixed. I don't know of a way around that. Maybe a "Float" macro assigned to a key would be useful.
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  - Karl Wooster @ Kelvin Lamport on Jul 19, 2010 10:47 AM
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    Would it be possible to create a macro that would "Float" the part and then perform the mates required? It seems that because the desired mates would always be to the same features that this would be possible.
    
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- Steve Calvert @ Jason McCrory on Jul 19, 2010 10:53 AM
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  The first component in is "Fixed". I usually pick the first component based on knowing this.
  
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