Re: Moving fully constrained components


"Dale Dunn" <daledunn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote >
I like to use folders to hold all the mates that control the position of a
particular component. I definitely use the checkbox at the bottom of the
mates property manager that moves mates into a folder after your done with
the mate tool. Generally, I insert a component, fully constrain it with
mates, then name the folder just created. That way I can always go to the
folders and know which mates control the position of a component.


Surely SWX does this already?
If you expand the Feature Manager tree, there is a mates folder below each
component - does this not give the same effect? OK, not all the mates
folders are together in one place.
This is certainly one area where the SWX interface is rubbish.


That sounds like a good idea. Another possibility is to ctrl-drag a new
instance of the component into the assembly, then hide the original. Just
don't forget to delete it before you make the BOM. I thought about using
an
exploded view, but that is probably too cumbersome for what you're trying
ot do. But maybe not, so I'll throw that idea out there too.

I'm thinking of the scenario where someone (maybe the boss!) comes and
stands behind you and says "what would it look like if you just rotated the
component through 90deg" or "how about sticking it on the other face", at
which point you have to fart around for a few minutes to achieve a very
simple request.

John H


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