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I want to create an assembly using on original assembly and placing two of those into another assembly. The problem I'm having is when I manipulate any of the assemblies all the assemblies mimic the change. Is there a way of making each assembly independent of the rest?
The original assembly is a clamp with bolts screwed into it. For the next assembly I bring in the clamp twice, these are to be connected by a bar. When I change the positionof a screw on one clamp it affects the positionof the screwonall the clamps including the original.
I think that was new in WF2.0 and should have been covered in the WF2.0 update (from 2001) class.
Since we do not have a clear picture of your assembly... maybe we should use a spring for an example.The spring inside a bb-gun in the cocked position vs the spring in an unsprung position.I am in the middle of a class but I will try to explain after lunch...
someone else have time to explain?
'Setup' - 'Flexibility' and fill out the varied items.... In the past i would manage these springs with relations. Because you want the same number of rungs to the spring if it is spring vs unsprung.
Bugzuki showed me some cool techniques when i was there teaching a class to his engineers. Edited by: design-engine
You should be able to manipulate each assy seperatly though !... if not, a simple way would be to "save a copy" of the assy and insert under a new name.
Long way around it though
I bring singular parts in multiple times and can change either part however without it affecting the rest.
Looking through the documentation it looks like you need the AAX module. If I understand how you are setting up the assembly, I would create the clamp assembly with the screws having a Mate Offset constraint. To create a flexible assembly select Edit>Setup>Flexibility then add the dimensions for the Mate Offset constraints to the dimension list. When you place an instance of the clamp in your overall assembly ProE will tell you the Component has a predefined flexibility and asks if you want to use it. If you select YES a dialog box will open and allow you to specify values for the varying dimensions using various methods. You will also see a Placement button at the bottom of the box which takes you to the component placement dialog box. Here is a couple of pictures for an example I came up with.
okay I got it. Left click on the spring in the assembly model tree and right hold down and release on 'make flexible'
So it's not a bb-gun.Still.
Notice the part itself is in it's un-sprung version while in the assembly the cotter pin is in its spring version. Also notice the cotter pin has some green curve geometry. The centers of those circles are .27 to form the un-sprug model. The assembly uses that same model but allows that .27 to be .38 in the assembly to accommodate the pin.
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