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What does the Group symbol with an arrow mean??
christopher_owens
Member Posts: 235 ✭✭
I noticed in a "higher level" assembly that the Group symbols in the "lower assembly" had arrows on them? Searched Help and Forums and didn't find a match!
Not to mention playing with suppressing/unsuppressing the Group in the "lower level" assembly and moving individual Parts around in the "higher level" assembly instances. When I suppress the Group in the "lower level" assembly tab, I can go to the "higher level" assembly tab and move (using the Triad) all the individual parts around and not affect the "lower level" assembly or the other instances of that assembly. But if I go back to the "lower level" assembly tab, move a part and unsuppress it's Group, when I go back to that "higher level" assembly tab ALL the parts in that Group in ALL the instances of the assembly have "jumped" to that location! Hmmm?? Plus the "lower level" assembly seems to come into the "higher level" assembly displayed/parts located at the moment it was assembled. Not what I was expecting. Guess I am use to what you do in the "lower level" assembly drives what is displayed in ALL instances in ALL "higher level" assemblies.
Not to mention playing with suppressing/unsuppressing the Group in the "lower level" assembly and moving individual Parts around in the "higher level" assembly instances. When I suppress the Group in the "lower level" assembly tab, I can go to the "higher level" assembly tab and move (using the Triad) all the individual parts around and not affect the "lower level" assembly or the other instances of that assembly. But if I go back to the "lower level" assembly tab, move a part and unsuppress it's Group, when I go back to that "higher level" assembly tab ALL the parts in that Group in ALL the instances of the assembly have "jumped" to that location! Hmmm?? Plus the "lower level" assembly seems to come into the "higher level" assembly displayed/parts located at the moment it was assembled. Not what I was expecting. Guess I am use to what you do in the "lower level" assembly drives what is displayed in ALL instances in ALL "higher level" assemblies.
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Narayan_K
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I think arrow says this group was made in some other assembly studio.
Whatever constrains you applied in lower level assembly will reflect in higher level assembly. If we simply move a part in lower level then it will not affect higher level assembly. It is required to get a functionality motion of lower level assembly in Higher level assembly.
If movement of parts in lower level assembly reflects in higher level then all lower level assemblies are works as a grouped parts.
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Narayan_K
Member Posts: 379 ✭✭✭
You can also see that arrow in mate features created in lower level assemblies or part studio
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andrew_troup
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It would be good to have
a) an explanation of this under "Help", in due course
b) a master chart of all icons and their significance, with emphasis and precedence for those which are not fully explained by a tooltip when the cursor passes over them6
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I think arrow says this group was made in some other assembly studio.
Whatever constrains you applied in lower level assembly will reflect in higher level assembly. If we simply move a part in lower level then it will not affect higher level assembly. It is required to get a functionality motion of lower level assembly in Higher level assembly.
If movement of parts in lower level assembly reflects in higher level then all lower level assemblies are works as a grouped parts.
a) an explanation of this under "Help", in due course
b) a master chart of all icons and their significance, with emphasis and precedence for those which are not fully explained by a tooltip when the cursor passes over them