Linked bodys

[fjonsson]

Hello,

Have a part with seven ingoing parts in an assembly. One of the parts is a fully parameterized model and the other six use features from it as linked bodys combined with unique features.
How are the relationship built? File name? Id of the feature?
Can I rename the ingoing files and keep the links? How do I reconnect?
The reason is of course to be able to do changes and have everything updated by the links.

Use NX5.

/Fredrik

 

[JohnRBaker]

The linked objects (which are copies) keep a record which is a combination of the part name and a unique object ID. You can rename the files by opening the assembly and doing a Save-As on the parts you wish to change the names of and then save your Assembly. And yes, you can 're-parent' a broken link.

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[fjonsson]

I see. How can I control the info regarding linked file name/object ID for a linked feature.
What command should I use to re-parent a broken link?

Thanks.

/Fredrik

 

[JohnRBaker]

Not sure what you mean by "How can I control the info regarding linked file name/object ID for a linked feature."

Can you define what you mean by 'control'?

As for re-parenting, you just edit the broken link like any other feature and you will be given a dialog which will allow you select a new parent object, either from the current assembly (if you're doing in context) or from some other part that is not currently part of the assembly that you're working in.

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[fjonsson]

I mean how can I check which file the feature is copied from?

 

[hudson888]

If you go to the linked body in the feature tree and click on information then what it reports about that link is the file where it is in the file where it is from and the assembly context where the link was created. This works even if the link is broken according to what was last used.

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[UGoverALL]

You can also evaluate the possibility to use "General Relinker" if you have a methodology to copy the body...

regards,


Beppe Grimaldi
SISW Italy

 

[JohnRBaker]

And if you have the WAVE module, there are several additional tools including symbolic/graphical relationship browsers which can help you clearly see what is linked to what and the status (broken or not) of these links.

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[fjonsson]

And if I do not have the WAVE-module, how do I do then. Maybe I have. To be honest I do not know...

/Fredrik

 

[JohnRBaker]

To see if you have the Wave Module, go to...

Assemblies -> WAVE -> Associatively Manager...

...and if a dialog opens without a flex-error, you own the module.

But if you don't your best bet is to select the WAVE feature and do an Information dump and it will tell you that status of the link and what is the parent part file.

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[fjonsson]

No wave module.
But in the meantime I managed to fix the links.
Only one left that I am struggeling with here.
I have model A in position X with alot of features also used by model B (linked bodies) in position Y. Since I have updated model A (and changed filename) the links are broken. When I rightclick on the links in model B and choose "edit parameters" and choose the feature from model A it updates but stays in position X.
When I check the information in the link in model B it says that the position is decided by the top assembly part.

What to do?

 

[JohnRBaker]

You will have to move the part in the top assembly.

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[fjonsson]

Which one? Should I move model A before I reconnect the links? Model A have links to outer models in position X. Would not everything else move along?

 

[fjonsson]

Can't get it to work. What ever I do the model B is following the position of model A. How can I have the original and the copy in different positions?

/Fredrik