Pipe Hole Feature gives the resulting part with a hole different IDs

monroe_weber_shirk

I created a Pipe Hole feature that allows selection of a pipe part or a feature that created a pipeline and then also select a wall to penetrate. The feature creates the hole so there are no interferences between the pipe and the wall and it eliminates any wall that was inside the pipe. The problem is that the id of the resulting wall is sometimes the same as the original wall id and sometimes it is a new id associated with the operation of making the hole in the wall. This makes it impossible to reliably select the wall in subsequent features. How can I make the resulting part always have a consistent ID so it can be reliably selected in subsequent features?

I'll add that this works the vast majority of the time and so perhaps there is something else that was causing the id to change. The case where this showed up was a fairly complex design.

monroe_weber_shirk

I've now changed some of the logic in the part studio feature list and that seems to have solved the problem. I think I'll chalk this up to my own error in how I was using the feature and not an inconsistent application of id.

shawn_crocker

This is an oddity that I see coming up in other areas of onshape as well.  I find sheet metal suffers from this often.  Sometimes a simple thing of creating a move face on a flange will break down stream features.  Sometimes even features that were not referencing the face or faces that were visually affected by the move face.

monroe_weber_shirk

I've now changed some of the logic in the part studio feature list and that seems to have solved the problem. I think I'll chalk this up to my own error in how I was using the feature and not an inconsistent application of id.