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What does the square brackets in the FeatureManager Design Tree mean?

Question asked by Hilda Lycke on May 27, 2015
Latest reply on May 27, 2015 by Ingvar Magnusson

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Hi!

I'm new to Solidworks and I'm trying to figure out what the square brackets in the FeatureManager Design Tree mean.

I have found the float and fix-settings of parts within an assembly, but i just can't find information about the brackets. Sometimes i get fixed or floating parts with brackets around their names, sometimes fully defined parts gets brackets around the names, and sometimes i just don't get brackets at all. Does the brackets have something to do with the mates (or lack of mates) or am i searching the wrong area?

In the attached photo all parts have brackets around their names exept the fourth part (sidoväggar).

Thanks for help!!

Hilda

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Ingvar Magnusson May 27, 2015 9:05 AM

Virtual part. Part that only exists in the assembly, not as a file outside it.

If you want to create files when you make a new part by default you can change it in options

You can also rmc on it and select "save in external file" if you want to have it as separate file.

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Chris Sargent @ Ingvar Magnusson on May 27, 2015 10:34 AM

I think by default when inserting a virtual part/assembly into a assembly. Solidworks automatically renames it to [copy of part/assembly name] in the feature tree. Someone would have to rename the part/assembly after it was inserted to get rid of the "copy of" in the name. Or is there a way to make Solidworks use a naming scheme when inserting virtual parts?

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Ingvar Magnusson @ Chris Sargent on May 27, 2015 10:46 AM

The Brackets [ ] mean virtual part.

Here are some examples.

In image:

Made a new part with "save new components to external files" off (Virtual Parts)
Copied it
Inserted a external part in the assembly and RMC on it and selected "make virtual"
Copied it.

Hope this helps.

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Ingvar Magnusson May 27, 2015 9:05 AM
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Virtual part. Part that only exists in the assembly, not as a file outside it.

If you want to create files when you make a new part by default you can change it in options

You can also rmc on it and select "save in external file" if you want to have it as separate file.
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- Chris Sargent @ Ingvar Magnusson on May 27, 2015 10:34 AM
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  I think by default when inserting a virtual part/assembly into a assembly. Solidworks automatically renames it to [copy of part/assembly name] in the feature tree. Someone would have to rename the part/assembly after it was inserted to get rid of the "copy of" in the name. Or is there a way to make Solidworks use a naming scheme when inserting virtual parts?
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  - Ingvar Magnusson @ Chris Sargent on May 27, 2015 10:46 AM
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    The Brackets [ ] mean virtual part.
    
    Here are some examples.
    
    In image:
    
    Made a new part with "save new components to external files" off (Virtual Parts)
    Copied it
    Inserted a external part in the assembly and RMC on it and selected "make virtual"
    Copied it.
    
    Hope this helps.
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