Generating parts from Assembly Layouts - SW2008

[Guest0527211403]

Hi all,

I'm working on an assembly where I'm generating a layout sketch to control my parts and, in some cases, subassemblies. I have a few issues that I'd like to solve, however:

1) When I generate parts from blocks in a layout sketch ("Make Part from Block"), the sketches imported take on an arbitrary orientation within the new part. So if I look at it with the "front" view of the child part, the part will be at an angle. Is there a way I can control the orientation of the "inherited" sketch in the child part (i.e. by defining an "up" direction)? I can make custom views for my drawings, but I'm hoping there's an easier way.

2) A few of the members of my mechanism (defined by the layout) are welded assemblies of (mostly) off the shelf parts. I'd like to pass down dimensional information to the weldment and have this drive the size of my bars and the locations of my lugs. Instead of making a part from a block, could anyone recommend a way to drive an assembly from a block?

I was thinking of making a multi-body part, but for my BOM I'd still like to see all of my purchased parts. I'm not sure if I can "explode" a multi-body part into a subassembly and still keep it as part of the overall assembly driven by the layout. If anyone can offer their suggestions, I'd appreciate it greatly.


Thanks in advance!

 

[Guest0527211403]

I think I just solved (1) on my own by deleting the "fixed" constraint in the child part sketch and adding my own vertical & point constraints.