I was wondering, how it is possible in assembly, to get one part feature or subassemblies feature, and import it to another Newly created part in the assembly? For example exporting sketch plane or blueprint, or maybe offsetted surface?
I was wondering, how it is possible in assembly, to get one part feature or subassemblies feature, and import it to another Newly created part in the assembly? For example exporting sketch plane or blueprint, or maybe offsetted surface?
With the assembly open, RMB on the component and choose Edit Component. You can then establish a wide variety of relations to other components in the assembly. If this isn't enough can you be more specific about what you need?
Valdas K wrote:
I was wondering, how it is possible in assembly, to get one part feature or subassemblies feature, and import it to another Newly created part in the assembly? For example exporting sketch plane or blueprint, or maybe offsetted surface?
To what Glenn said,
you can offset surfaces\faces, convert entities, copy sketches, make relations to edges\sketches from one component to another while in edit component mode in an assembly.
It might be possible I don't know some basics, let me rephrase the question:
How it's possible to copy sketch from other sketch (exact copy and location to origin, as original, without using Convert edges).
What's more, How its possible to copy sketch with a picture, if I can't select the picture? (picture is visible, but not selectable)
Valdas K wrote:
How it's possible to copy sketch from other sketch (exact copy and location to origin, as original, without using Convert edges).
Click on the sketch in the tree to highlight it, Ctrl + C, click on a plane or planar surface, and Ctrl + V.
How it's possible to copy sketch from other sketch (exact copy and location to origin, as original, without using Convert edges).
yes you can copy\paste but you may not get the same location or origin!
There isn't really a way because the origin of the orginal sketch may not be where the origin of the new face or planes origin is .
if you copy to a plane it maybe bass ackwards, meening mirrored because the plane normal front is to the other side or if you pick a face the vertical\horizontal could be upsidedown or skewed, so you the have to use the sketch modify tool to rotate\flip\move to get it in the correct position. You know you can turn off auto relations in an assembly when using the convert entity tool and then you can apply your own so the sketch is not tied to the other part\component.
A good alternative to copying the sketch is creating a derived sketch. That way you do not need to re-dimension the sketch entities internally (it will behave like a block driven by the parent).
http://help.solidworks.com/2012/English/solidworks/sldworks/derived_sketch.htm
I tired using the Derived sketch method. One problem, this method did not apply for sketch picture, which was attached to the sketch. The option of derived sketch was still grayed out. Is there annother solution to this?
Alin Vargatu wrote:
A good alternative to copying the sketch is creating a derived sketch. That way you do not need to re-dimension the sketch entities internally (it will behave like a block driven by the parent).
http://help.solidworks.com/2012/English/solidworks/sldworks/derived_sketch.htm
Alin,
a copied sketch keeps the dimensions from the original sketch, it is just indepentant, won't change if the seed changes, thats all.
Thanks for pointing that out, Lenny.
yea I use copy sketches alot........................................... model maker you know
I know.
Alin,
a copied sketch keeps the dimensions from the original sketch, it is just indepentant, won't change if the seed changes, thats all.