Hi,
i am wondering could i somehow group this 2 together? I am trying to do some furniture plans that require 3d image (assembly) and 2d cutting and drilling plan (drawing). It would be great if i could have them both in one file. Or if this is immpossible if drawing could be always related to the assembly.
And another question, is there a wayto have equasions always visible somewhere on assembly (so that user does not need to go to tools-->equasions), or run a macro.
Thanks
Jure,
It isn't possible to save the Drawing and the Assembly as one file.
The Drawing should always be related to the Assembly by default, unless you create them individually. Most drawings are created from the Model(Assembly).
The Drawing can be saved as a Detached Drawing, but this is something you would have to intentionally do.
I don't believe you can have the Equations 'floating' somewhere in the Assembly, I presume for ease of editing.
Perhaps you should look into tying your equations into a Design Table, the user could then change dimension in the Design Table and it would affect the model.
Hope this helps,
regards,
Alan
Jure,
I concurr with what Alan said. Assemblies and parts dirve the drawing unless like he said they are detached.
If you want them in one file then you need a program like Autocad or the Solidworks 2D Editor where
parametric is not an issue.
Equations are meant to link dimensions together to create similar geometry and work in the background.
Unless they are linked to a custom property there really isn;t a way to do what you are asking.
Thanks guys to repllying so fast.
But i have another (i guess impossible) question, can i somehow attach macro to file. So that it would run when the file is opened?
To the best of my knowledge you can create a macro that is imbedded in the file and then launched
when the file is opened.
If the drawing is given the same name as the model, and is kept in the same folder, then right clicking the model and selecting Open Drawing will do just that.
Jure,
It isn't possible to save the Drawing and the Assembly as one file.
The Drawing should always be related to the Assembly by default, unless you create them individually. Most drawings are created from the Model(Assembly).
The Drawing can be saved as a Detached Drawing, but this is something you would have to intentionally do.
I don't believe you can have the Equations 'floating' somewhere in the Assembly, I presume for ease of editing.
Perhaps you should look into tying your equations into a Design Table, the user could then change dimension in the Design Table and it would affect the model.
Hope this helps,
regards,
Alan