Problem with a merged part

[prohammy]

All,

I have been landed with a sheet metal part that is merged from another sheet metal part (I will kill whoever used merge). My problem is that when I create the flat state of the merged part, there are a series of holes that I want to remove using a family table from the final flat pattern. Because these are in the original part, I can't find a way to add them to my family table.

Any suggestions?



Kevin Hammond

Mechanical Design Engineer
Derbyshire, UK

 

[jeff4136]

Is "plugging" the holes in the child version worth considering?

 

[prohammy]

Jeff4136,

I have thought of that but it's not the 'correct' thing to do (I'm just leaving the problem to others).

The problem has bloomed a new twist as well. To produce a a flat pattern (flat state) for the child version, requires a new flat state to be created, which means that there is a flat state in both the parent and the chiild. If the flat state of the parent is resumed, then the child part fails.

I am coming to the conclusion that there is no option for me but the creation of a new part that has no merge. This happens to cause a lot of failures in the assembly model that I was trying to avoid.

As previously stated, the idiot who used merge is dead. I HATE him



Kevin Hammond

Mechanical Design Engineer
Derbyshire, UK

 

[jeff4136]

;^) Dont kill 'im. Make 'im help fix it.

I don't know what it might be worth but think I might look
at creating a family table in the parent part and redefining
the merge before trashing a lot of dependencies (which may
happen? anyway).

 

[prohammy]

Jeff

Cheers for that (its the next day and I've calmed down). Unfortunately the idiot has left the company I am with so tracking him down has become a far too complex issue, ie I can't get him to fix his own problems.....but I swear if I ever come near him in the future....I know I shouldn't say this (I am a contract engineer) but some contractors are rubbish and shouldn't be let out during daylight hours


Anyway, I had tried your suggestion, but to no awail. Therefore I've done the right thing, deleted the file and started from scratch. Oh joy. 4 hours of my day wasted.

Thanks for the suggestions



Kevin Hammond

Mechanical Design Engineer
Derbyshire, UK