Manipulating an imported part 2

[DivingDoug]

I have found that much of the content that is available online (3-D partstream is a good example) provides a part file where the entire part is one imported item in the feature tree.

Is there any way to manipulate these parts? I know I can add new features and such or I can use Featureworks to create an actual feature based model but what I really want to do is simply align the imported part with the origin.

Any thoughts ?

Thanks..... Doug

 

[DivingDoug]

Found the answer. Guess I didn't search hard enough.

Selecting Insert/Features/[Move/Copy] will allow the manipulation of an improted part.

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

Another way (which doesn't add a feature to the tree) is to apply a custom Co-ordinate System (CS) and Save as a parasolid, using the new CS as the Output Co-ordinate System option.

When the parasolid is re-imported the new CS is adopted as the default CS ... without the added feature in the tree.

 

[DivingDoug]

I actually discoverd that on the imported parts, you can delete the feature once the move is complete and it still stays in the new location

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

That does not happen on my machine.

How are you moving the imported part?

 

[DivingDoug]

With nothing highlighted, select the Move/Copy Body command (See attached pdf file for location)
Then in the left pane, for Bodies to Move, select the actual Imported Part (not in the tree but the actual part)
Then I just went to the mates box to make it active, picked a point on the part and then the origin in the feature tree and it instantly moved the part there. For Imported parts, I was then able to delete the Move/Copy Body feature and the part would stay in the new location.

You can also select the Translate/Rotate button at the bottom of the left pane once the command is initiated and you have selected your body for other methods of moving it. Hope this helps.

 

[Gupta65]

Good one Doug

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