Assembled parts driving a part dimension

[TedJ1]

Hi all,


I have an assembly in whichone part has a feature dimension that governs the distance from that feature (a circular axis) to the rest of the part body, whose position within the assembly is constrained/defined. I need to align that feature witha similar feature on another partthat is also fixed within the assembly.Can anyone tell me whatis the simplest or best way to align those twoaxes as far as the assembly model is concerned? In looking through skeleton models, copied geometries, external references, etc., I still can't see what lookslike asimple (or possible!)way.


Thanks,


Ted

 

[robertib]

Open the assembly


Activate the part that needs the feature adding to it


Create the feature referencing the feature in the other part

 

[TedJ1]

Thanks, Robert. That works. I didn't know that you could edit parts within the assembly window (after changing the default hidingof features in the model tree) just like you would within a part window, using other assembled parts as references. Do you know what terminology isunique to thatmethodso that I can research the implications of that approach (having to do with scope, inheritance, etc)?


Thanks,


Ted