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  1. IDabbleInModeling

    Inserting only a few sheets from a larger set of drawings

    Hey guys, real quick question. I have a set of drawings with about 10 sheets in it. I need to insert two drawings from another set of drawings with around 20 sheets in it. Is there a way to do this without having all the models and drawings from the 20 sheet set become associated with my 10...
  2. IDabbleInModeling

    Instance-level scope in Family Tables

    For example, say you have a generic model with datum A 5 inches from the FRONT datum plane. In one instance I want datum A to be 3 inches from FRONT, and in another instance I want datum A to be 7 inches from FRONT. Is that possible? Or is that the same as having two datum planes called A in the...
  3. IDabbleInModeling

    Instance-level scope in Family Tables

    But can you have datum A be in one place in one model and one place in another one? That's what I'm getting at... not necessarily being able to create a new one, but being able to move it, you know?
  4. IDabbleInModeling

    Instance-level scope in Family Tables

    First of all, I want to say I really appreciate your help. I gave a simple example to see if there was a trivial solution. Here's the problem though. We have an original conical part with a flange like this: <| We want to test a configuration where the flange is machined off like this: < The...
  5. IDabbleInModeling

    Instance-level scope in Family Tables

    Hello everybody. I ran into a small problem that I can't quite work out. Say I had a cylinder with a face A as a generic model for a family table. In one instance model I extrude a smaller cylinder out from face A, and in another instance model I cut a square hole into face A. Is there a way...

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