show assembly member cosmetic layer only

[AHA-D]

Can't figure out how to get this one going.


I have a connector assembly consisting of the main housing and subassembly parts. The layout for the printed circuit board is drawn in the assembly as cosmetic. This layout is nothing more than a number of hatched rectangles showing where soldering should occur. One of the views on the drawing of the connector has to show this layout. This is no problem : I switch off all the members of the assembly so only the cosmetic is shown.


Now the problem area. The centers of the supports that should be soldered on this layout are drawn as cosmetic in the model of the housing. This makes sense in the way that the centers of the legs on the housing are not the centers of the soldering pads. The soldering pads extend to the outside of the part. So I want to show only the cosmetic layer of the housing in addition to the cosmetic of the assembly.


I can't figure out how to do this. I need to show the 'housing' member of the assembly to get to its cosmetic layer but then the geometry of the housing becomes visible and I don't want any geometry, only the cosmetic.


Any takers ?
Edited by: AHA-D

 

[appinmi]

If you can create the squares on a plane that is not on the model, you could add a X section view with area section. This will only show what is on that datum.

 

[jeff4136]

I think I'm following: Create a layer in the housing and put SolidGeom on that layer (use the selection filter). In the drawing view leave the housing componentvisible and blank the SolidGeom layer.

 

[AHA-D]

Thanks appinmi and jeff4136 for the suggestions. Went the way Jeff indicated. Works like a charm.


This layer thing is really confusing in the end. Layers in the model, in the assembly, in the drawing, in the view ... objects belonging to different layers, different settings in all places, features belonging to other layers than you would expect ... It's not the first time I spend lots of time getting things right.


My experience is that an "object-oriented" display model works much easier. It allows you to see what models/assembly are in the view, what displayable objects are in the models and allows for global or individual settings for each displayable object.


Alex