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Configuration Within Assemblies for Drawings

I have a question about configurations.

Basically I have two assemblies I'm working with. One is a spring inside a channel with a clip attached to the end of the spring. The other assembly is the sole of a shoe, with the assembly of the channel/spring/clip.

For drawing purposes I would like to shoe two different views of the entire shoe assembly, one configuration would be with the spring short and the other would be of the spring longer.

I have created two configurations of the string, short and long(at the part level) which I then would modified through the Feature Properties of the part within the assembly mode of the channel/spring/clip. I also created two different configurations of the entire sole assembly with the assembly of the channel/spring/clip where I would have one configuration of the spring short, and long in the other long. This way I can use the entire sole assembly in the drawing with the different spring lengths shown in different configurations. However, I find that the configuration of the string propogates through to either assembly configuration when you change the parts Feature Properties to the either configuration.

How do I go about fixing this so the entire sole configurations will show the string short and long? Do I need two configurations of the sub assembly, channel/string/clip with the string short and long because the entire sole assembly with dual configurations doesnt work.

Thanks

Josh SW 2006 SP0

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Josh Hilgart
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in help see"alternate position views"

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kenneth

Try using Alternate Position Views on your drawing to show the primary config and them you can show the Alt View config as a phantom overlay and even dimension to the Alt View. I do this often to show movement thru a range of motion like swing or stroke.

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whynotdesign3d

for parts, create config's. then, in tree, edit a feature. select a dimension or feature setting, you will now have the options "this configuration" or "all configurations".

for assemblies, create configs. then, right click on component in tree, select properties. select config of part you want to use with the corresponding assy config.

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kenneth

That would be the way I would do it: two configurations of the part, the subassembly and the assembly.

Jerry Steiger Tripod Data Systems "take the garbage out, dear"

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Jerry Steiger

The spring drives the overall length of the assemblies.

Setup a Design Table in the Spring

For example: Length@Sketch1 Short 1 Long 2

Also setup a Design Table in the Assembly $CONFIGURATION@Spring Short Short Long Long

This assumes that the spring part is called Spring and it is the first instance of spring in the assembly you wish to change. If you setup your mates right the spring will drive the length of the assembly. In your drawing you can refer to the specific configs in your assembly and it will show the assembly at that length. If you insert an alternate position view you can specify one or more configs as alternate positions.

What is neat about this method is that you can have more than one spring in your assembly and drive them all from the design table to different configs (if you are on 2004 or later).

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