[Solved] Grouping multiple body objects best practice.

[dubser]

Pot.fcstd

Here is the project

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OS: Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS
Word size of OS: 64-bit
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.17.13522 (Git)
Build type: None
Branch: releases/FreeCAD-0-17
Hash: 3bb5ff4e70c0c526f2d9dd69b1004155b2f527f2
Python version: 2.7.12
Qt version: 4.8.7
Coin version: 4.0.0a
OCC version: 7.2.0
Locale: French/Canada (fr_CA)

Hi,

Everything is done in Part Design workbench as I suspect some incompatibility for operations im differents workbench.

I have a project Pot.fcstd with 2 Body objects, cup and dish. As I want to use the assembly (dish and cup) many times in a future container project using File > Merge procect, I need to group the 2 objects dish & cup in one object with the same origin for both.

Is the right way to do is ... To use : Part Design > Bolean Operations > Fuse On the 2 body dish and cup.

Thanks a lot

Pot.fcstd

Here is the project

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[chrisb]

Is the right way to do is ... To use : Part Design > Bolean Operations > Fuse On the 2 body dish and cup.

No, that's not the idea of PartDesign. Doing so makes them a single object, which they aren't.

You would rather use a Part container, which holds both bodies.

[freedman]

This would be best for multiple items. Dish and cup are seperate bodies, unless there fused in real life.

[dubser]

Thanks a lot , it help me understanding my ignorance on PARTS vs BODY concepts. Review of the next topic was helpful.

https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?t=16730

I'm not sure i understand completely but it help me and make me progressing.

Thanks