Make components local in an assembly -- e-mail just the assembly

[dgiy]

I want to e-mail an assembly to my collegue, but I don't want to e-mail all the sub components. Is there a way I can make the subcomponents local to the assembly so I just can send him the assembled model? He needs to incorporate the assembly into a larger model but doesn't need to dig into any of the sub components.

I guess I could save the assembly as a iges, sat, para etc.

Are there otherways??

Thanks for the tips.

DG

 

[SBaugh]

You could save the assembly as a part. That option became available in SW03.

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP

http://www.3dvisiontech.com

http://www.scottjbaugh.com

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[dgiy]

Scott,

Can you still use section views??

Thanks,
DG

 

[SBaugh]

I don't see why not, since you can still use section views in a part.

Best way to test it is to try it out.

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP

http://www.3dvisiontech.com

http://www.scottjbaugh.com

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[dgiy]

I must have read your mind.

I was trying sectioning it while you must have been responding.

I didn't seem to work.

When I saved the assembly as a parasolid and brought that back in it worked fine. It even recreates a part file for each part although the part is a solid and does not retain its features.

DG

 

[SBaugh]

Did you try changing the option below? See under "Assembly geometry to save in part file" as "All Components"?

I just tested this and it worked fine. See link -

http://www.scottjbaugh.com/Section_part.jpg

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP

http://www.3dvisiontech.com

http://www.scottjbaugh.com

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[dgiy]

No I overlooked the check box, but I tried it and like your assembly it now works fine for me.

Thanks again,
DG