Multi-Selecting Components While Using The ôReuse Patternö Feature

[TorsionalStress]

Using Catia V5R19;

Is there any way to multi-select components while using the “reuse pattern” feature, or do I have to create a product of these multiple components and use the product as the component?

Any response will be greatly appreciated!

 

[DBezaire]

No can do. 1 reuse pattern to 1 component.

Regards,
Derek

 

[TorsionalStress]

Is there any way to “group” or make “blocks” of components within the assembly workbench?

I’m depressed, but “You guys are great!” for taking the time to answer any questions.

 

[PeterGuy]

The component will make a logical sub assembly (parts put into a sub branch of the tree, that behaves just like a sub assembly but only exists as part of the parent assembly). Or there is fix together (spatial relationship between the components maintained unless us expicitly change it), depending on exactly what you mean by group

 

[TorsionalStress]

What I mean by “grouping” components is selecting multiple parts & creating a union or a set. “Fix together” does that but it only works for move and not copy or patterning. One way that I’m aware of is to create a product of the multiple parts that need to be patterned, but this is more work.

 

[PeterGuy]

Do it as a component then

 

[TorsionalStress]

Doing it as a component eliminates individual parts that I would need to have in the bill of material.

 

[PeterGuy]

No a component is a logical product, not a part and is therefore part of the bill of materials

 

[TorsionalStress]

How do you create a component in Catia?

 

[itsmyjob]

right click on product, insert new component.

Eric N.
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[TorsionalStress]

That’s what I do! My understanding is a “component” can be either a part or a product. PeterGuy, are you talking about a catalog component?

 

[PeterGuy]

under the insert menu there are three new things you can insert; part, product and component

Part is a new catpart
Product is a new catproduct (sub assembly)
Component is a logical grouping entity (has similar behaviour to a product but does not have file and does not exist outside of the parent product)