Hello,OakLD wrote: ↑Mon Jul 16, 2018 9:03 pmHello jpg,
yes, it is a valid answer I suppose and reasonable in some cases. Though, in the given example, the placement of the cubes by their centre point against grid or sketch is quite an important point. As explained in another post, the sketch is an information resource on it's own.
(for @realthunder too)
I wanted to test the PlaneAlignment constraint with PartDesign reference or general planes: it would be enough then that the parts would be built using these plans as planes of symmetry and that would be OK.
Test 0: Body_foot1 built into the FC file, moved to the assembly container, and then linked with Element Count = 3. PartDesign's general outline views.
When 2 or more reference planes are selected, the constraint buttons are desperately grayed out (whereas I have already tried these plans for different parts and that it worked).
Can not also select multiple circular plane faces.
Test 1: Body_foot1 built into the FC file, moved to the assembly container, and then linked with Element Count = 3. Datum planes created in coincidence with the general plans of PartDesign.
Everything is working.
Test 2: Body_foot1 built in an external FC file. 4 links of the same object created in the assembly file and moved to the assembly container. General plans of PartDesign visible.
Everything is working.