Multiple part iterations still linked to base sketch

tom_auger

Hi friends! This is more of a workflow or higher level question involving how to make various "branches" of a part can co-exist and still maintain a reference to the base sketch etc.

As an example, say I'm working on an armature that has a number of different terminations, but most of the core geometry would be driven by the same sketch. I had considered just using branching and versioning, but then if the base sketch is altered, it won't cascade through the versions.

The other option was just using a linear part pattern with 0 offset and then showing / hiding parts, but that seems a bit kludgy, and wondering if there's a better workflow that I'm just not thinking of.

Thanks for your advice in advance!

Tom

mahir

Sounds like a job for configurations. I'm not sure what exactly the differences are between the various iterations, but it sounds like these design permutations can be achieved by selectively suppressing features and/or controlling dimensions or pattern qty. All of that can be done via configurations.

mahir

Sounds like a job for configurations. I'm not sure what exactly the differences are between the various iterations, but it sounds like these design permutations can be achieved by selectively suppressing features and/or controlling dimensions or pattern qty. All of that can be done via configurations.

tom_auger

mahir said:

Sounds like a job for configurations.

Thanks, Mahir, I'm off to learn about configurations then! Sometimes it's just learning the right word to Google...

That said, if anyone has some concrete examples they can point me to to get me further along, it would be greatly appreciated!

Tom

mahir

Here's an example with several types of configuration inputs (list, checkbox, variable). Depending on what is selected in the area above the feature tree, either features are suppressed, selections changed, or dimensions modified.

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/57acdfaae4b005c413ed9b6f/w/3fd585a46d3af1b3ba413c53/e/b02ec721136c6121c1a02cc1

tom_auger

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Tom