How to hide bodies in different configurations 1

[joshmxpx]

I am trying to detail a welded part that is made up of many (30+) different features/bodies in a single part file.

The way I was doing it was creating a new configuration for each part, and then deleting all other bodies in that configuration. This was very intensive and took a lot of time and increased the file size dramatically.

Is there an easier way to do this in Soliworks 2006? All I want to do is to be able to detail each part seperately in a drawing, whether using configurations or another method.

thanks in advance

 

[JMarv]

I think a "relative view" in the drawing is what you are looking for. Relative view allows you to select a single body and its orientation in a drawing view.

Joe
SW Office 2006 SP5.1
P4 3.0Ghz 1GB
ATI FireGL X1

 

[JMirisola]

I prefer to hide bodies in the desert myself...

Ok, sorry, I'm just trying to liven up my day a bit.

Jeff Mirisola, CSWP, Certified DriveWorks AE

http://designsmarter.typepad.com/jeffs_blog

Dell M90, Core2 Duo, 4GB RAM, Nvidia 3500M

 

[handleman]

I think hiding bodies wasn't something that was controllable by configurations in SW2006. Sorry!

-handleman, CSWP (The new, easy test)

 

[joshmxpx]

JMARV, that works perfectly!!! Exactly what I wanted. One question, some of the parts are tubular members, and do not have two planar coinciding faces (think of a steel tube)

Any easy way to detail these parts in the drawing?

Thanks again

 

[JMarv]

Well, you are right. Relative view doesn't really work for round tubing. I hope someone has a better answer for you, but you may have to use configurations and the delete body feature.

Joe
SW Office 2006 SP5.1
P4 3.0Ghz 1GB
ATI FireGL X1

 

[joshmxpx]

The delete bodies and configurations was how I was doing it for every part before. I guess only having to do it for a couple parts is okay, but if anyone has any other suggestions, I would be glad to hear them.

Thanks again JMarv

 

[killswitch]

On the end of the tube I like to add a retangular cut feature. This provides the second surface needed for the relative view. Once the view is placed on the drawing, I change the rectangular cut's dims to 0.001" wide x 0.001" long x 0.001" deep. Now it's barely detectable on the part or drawing but the surface is still valid.

Killswitch

 

[joshmxpx]

thanks killswitch, that should work just right