Hello.
I have an A2plus assembly composed of a number of parts that have constraints holding them together. One of the parts is a padded body with numerous holes / slits and another part is a shaft which is constrained to one of the holes (axis-to-axis). If I edit the sketch for the first body such that it has more detail I break the constraint which is between faceX of part 1 and faceY of part 2. It seems to me that when I update part 1 the face numbers change (as there are now more), thereby making a mess of the faceX faxeY relationship which now relates to a wholly unrelated new face in part 1. I would have expected that such details are automatically tracked as the design progresses and more detail is added. Is there a way to manage this?
Ta. Kel.
Changing parts in assembly breaks constraints
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Re: Changing parts in assembly breaks constraints
Any change in the component will effect the ID of the attachment and associated constraints will be lost.keltel wrote: ↑Thu Oct 21, 2021 12:28 pm Hello.
I have an A2plus assembly composed of a number of parts that have constraints holding them together. One of the parts is a padded body with numerous holes / slits and another part is a shaft which is constrained to one of the holes (axis-to-axis). If I edit the sketch for the first body such that it has more detail I break the constraint which is between faceX of part 1 and faceY of part 2. It seems to me that when I update part 1 the face numbers change (as there are now more), thereby making a mess of the faceX faxeY relationship which now relates to a wholly unrelated new face in part 1. I would have expected that such details are automatically tracked as the design progresses and more detail is added. Is there a way to manage this?
Ta. Kel.
Did you convert the parts to A2+ parts: ?
It should be converted and constrained to the converted object. Changes to the original will not be propagated and thus the constraints wont be lost.
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Re: Changing parts in assembly breaks constraints
But what if I do want changes? Say I have a complete assembly but would like to add a couple of extra slots to a single part - does this mean I must delete the original part in the A2plus assembly and re-fit the new one, including adding all previous constraints?
In my case I have a side plate with soles and slots for shafts, etc - this seems like it could be a lot of work if I just want to add a few new slots or move a few slots around.
(BTW dr thank you for your continued attention to my posts - you have been most helpful. Much appreciated!)
In my case I have a side plate with soles and slots for shafts, etc - this seems like it could be a lot of work if I just want to add a few new slots or move a few slots around.
(BTW dr thank you for your continued attention to my posts - you have been most helpful. Much appreciated!)