Different configurations of the same part in an assembly at same time?

[maxh3]

Is it possible to insert multiple instances of a part into an assembly and give each one a different configuration? Right now, when I change the configuration of 1 part it changes the rest of them.

 

[Gupta65]

Insert two instance of same part. Then right click on the part and select the appropriate configuration.

Do you have a part pattern in the assembly.

Deepak Gupta
SW 2010 SP4.0 & 2011 SP1.0
DriveWorks Pro 7 SP5
Boxer's SolidWorks™ Blog

 

[maxh3]

Wow, it's working now! I have no idea why it wouldn't work before. I didn't have a part pattern.

 

[Gupta65]

May be you might have selected (unknowingly) all the part(s)in the feature manager.



Deepak Gupta
SW 2010 SP4.0 & 2011 SP1.0
DriveWorks Pro 7 SP5
Boxer's SolidWorks™ Blog

 

[SnowCrash]

I seem to recall that you can change individual instance configurations within a pattern? True or not?

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Hardie "Crashj" Johnson
SW 2010 SP 4.0
HP Pavillion Elite HPE
W7 Pro, Nvidia Quaddro FX580

 

[Gupta65]

Yes you can but if try to change the parent part, all pattern instance will update/change.

Deepak Gupta
SW 2010 SP4.0 & 2011 SP1.0
DriveWorks Pro 7 SP5
Boxer's SolidWorks™ Blog

 

[SnowCrash]

Yes you can but if try to change the parent part, all pattern instance will update/change.

Thanks; that is much as it should be, eh?
So if you want to change the parent config, go ahead, then you have to change all your child part configs.

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Hardie "Crashj" Johnson
SW 2010 SP 4.0
HP Pavillion Elite HPE
W7 Pro, Nvidia Quaddro FX580