Is there a way to replace the Position Dependent source of a WAVE link? 1

[SMO]

I'm joining a new team/project at work and we are working with a complex assembly, with many component levels, all of which are using the same Control file for interpart WAVE linking - in a bottom-up manner.

I'd like to change the bottom-up structure to a top-down structure where the control file only resides in the top-level assy once, rather than within every lower-level component.

Can I add the control file to the top-level assy and then go into each lower-level component and hit a button somewhere that allows me to change the status of the "Position Determined By Assembly" or "Context Assembly?"

I'm sure I can manually edit each WAVE link by doubling the link -> deselecting original position reference -> and re-selecting new position reference, but I'm wondering if there's a tool for this that would make thing easier?



Regards,
SMO (NX11)

 

[PSI-CAD]

Hi,

You need a MACH3 Indus license to have access to this button (sorry for the french screenshot)

Regards
Didier Psaltopoulos

http://www.psi-cad.fr

 

[SMO]

Thank you DidierPSICAD,

The Make Position Independent function is good to know about.

But in my case, I wanted to maintain Position Dependency w.r.t. some assembly layout, it's just that I didn't want every component in the Assy Nav to be carrying the control file within it (hence bottom-up). What I wanted to do is add the control file at the top assembly level and only interpart link from there (top-down). There are multiple tools to track/manage WAVE links, e.g. Interpart Link Browser, Relations Browser etc. and I just wasn't sure if there was another tool for swapping Assembly Context of each link source.

After looking around, I don't think there is but it was pretty easy to manually updating each link, while in context with the top-level, by making each component with a WAVE link the Work part, double clicking the link, Shift-deselect and re-select from the control file from the top-level.

Regards,
SMO (NX11)

 

[PSI-CAD]

Hi,

It's possible with NXOPEN.


Regards
Didier Psaltopoulos

http://www.psi-cad.fr