export features to new part

[clamschlauder]

Hello all, I am a SW guy trying to adapt over.

I have a situation where I need a plate to follow a somewhat complex shape. The plate needs to follow the pattern as it will be welded into place on my main part. I would like to create that feature in my main model and then export it out as a new file. I tried to search for this problem but couldn't find exactly what I needed.

 

[jerry1423]

So what you wan to do is create the part in the assembly, then export to be its own part . . . correct?

When you are done modeling it in the assembly just go to:
Assemblies (pull-down) -> component -> create new component
Let us know if you have questions from there

 

[clamschlauder]

Jerry, seems to work fine only that when it creates the new part it also keeps my main part too. I will try to explain better. I have an engine block and I am making water jacket plates. I do what you say and create new component and label it "water jacket". It comes up in the assembly navigator as model1. When I suppress the main engine block model 1 is a model of the block and the plate. When I hang the cursor over the plate it shows the label of that part as water jacket. Under the sub part model1.

 

[JohnRBaker]

Check out the options in the 'Settings' section of the 'Create New Component' dialog.

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[jerry1423]

yes, there is a "delete original" setting that should be toggled "on"

 

[clamschlauder]

I think I have tried most of the setting combinations and still the same thing. Would it matter if this part has an extrusion defined by a surface of the original part? I am not sure what else it could be

 

[jerry1423]

Yes, that would matter.
Do you have WAVE ?

 

[clamschlauder]

So on another part I made another water plate that was only defined by a sketch and extruded. It was created with no problems. So that brings me back to the problem with this certain instance. I have created a tube with start and end defined by extended surfaces. I created a sketch to subtract about half of the tube going down the length so it looks like a half pipe. I believe that feature is giving me the issue.