Assembly interference

[mldmkr]

Hi gang.


when showing an assmebly view, we have fastners which of course interfere with the mating component. this produces a missing line in the component on our iso view.


how do we cheat this so it does not think it is interfering?


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Thanks

 

[especial]

Welcome, my guess is that a component is overlapping. Example screw hole smaller then the dia of the screworspring assemble below the flat top surface. Just a guess

 

[mldmkr]

thats exactaly what is causing it,


last time i cheated and made the fastner the minor dia.


but i can't change all our libary fastners that they have been using for years.


anyone know of a way to make it ignore the overlap?

 

[especial]

In your model, make your hole (example no. 4 thread .112 dia hole-----make it .1124 dia). See if something like this will work for you

 

[sip]

Hi,


In a situation like this, Isometimes draw a draft line, change the line attributes to be the same as the line you're trying to replace, and make sure to relate the draft feature to the view. That way when the view moves around the line will move with it.


Sip

 

[charleskim]

I've ran into this many times.


What I do is create a datum curve using part edge. Change the color of line to white (object line).


If youdraft a line in drawing you have to worry about relating to a view, line not updating when part changes, & etc.


Charles

 

[especial]

"I've ran into this many times.


What I do is create a datum curve using part edge. Change the color of line to white (object line)."


Is this to replace the missing model line?

 

[AHA-D]

Of course this is caused by parts overlapping.


In Solid Edge you go into view display properties, you put a checkmark next to "process part intersections" and then you get all the lines where one part intrudes in another part. It only takes an extra step in calculating visibility. And that's the way it should work. Software should make life easy, not more complicated. Changing hole diameters and part dimensions, or drawing the missing geometry yourself - associative or not - is all very nice as a workaround but definitely is not the way things should work.


<end rant>


Alex

 

[especial]

Ok, so what do you suggest? I hope its notto switch to Solid E.... Mine is to help the person with his PROE problem.

 

[pmack009]

You some time can use


view->display->Edge display->pick the hidden line->set to Hidden line..


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[AHA-D]

Ok, so what do you suggest? I hope its notto switch to Solid E.... Mine is to help the person with his PROE problem.

Only that ProE definitely needs basic improvement in some areas. Ideally no workarounds or manual interventions should be necessary to get "normal" results. Working with different brands of CAD only makes one more aware of what is 'as it should be' and what is 'what you got used to'.


By the way : no CAD has it all.


Alex