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Copy from assembly into part studios
kevin_mason558
Member Posts: 55 EDU
I have imported a file (a shipping container) from an online site. The parts are all over the place in a part studio but correct position in an assembly.
I tried editing in context because I needed the parts in place. But it doesn't really work as I want.
i have added arena in from different assemblies into one complete assembly.
I need to make more parts to fit inside
is there a way to copy the parts from the assembly into a part studio to edit them in position? Or a way to get the parts in position in the part studio from the assembly.
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eric_pesty
Member Posts: 2,049 PRO
No, the result you have means you picked "import to a single document" (on the left), nick was saying use "combine to a single Part studio" (on the right).
This works fine and gives you this, which I think is what you wanted:
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/ed5e90f9661ebff799571d66/w/27c2640981d67b7e672bfe41/e/0d8d6799485522245fc6e720
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I worked with this setup for somebody a while back.
In the assembly delete parts that will have cutouts. Start a context back to the original parts studio. Find the parts you need like corrugated panels and use the transform tool to make a copy and move it to the final position and make things like window cutouts. Change part name and insert into assembly. Update context.
You could create a part studio in context and then use "copy in place" (in the transform tool), to create a new set of parts all in the correct place.
You would have to rebuild the assembly with these parts (inserting all of them and grouping is an easy way to do this), however any mate references to the original assembly would likely break.
Delete the document and start over. Import the STEP file again, but this time pick the option "Combine to a single part studio". The parts will then come in all in the correct place in the part studio. There will not be an assembly, but you can easily create one at that point. Use this method as your first choice when importing any other step files in the future.
@nick_papageorge_dayjob
That's the one I think I always use
I'll try and copy in a link to the unedited file later
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/83193217bdcdc53ad18656d0/w/9e8a999fddfdd9afab8ea249/e/b644d1a3aa0c69a4e85db0b8
Here's a copy for you to see what I mean
I've tried the transform - copy in place and it crashes
Not sure if my laptop or internet connection is good enough for the number of parts
No, the result you have means you picked "import to a single document" (on the left), nick was saying use "combine to a single Part studio" (on the right).
This works fine and gives you this, which I think is what you wanted:
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/ed5e90f9661ebff799571d66/w/27c2640981d67b7e672bfe41/e/0d8d6799485522245fc6e720
thanks
I use dthe one on the left
I can't find the same file to download and try again now
I just downloaded it from your shared doc, you can copy that doc I linked above…
I actually don't know the technical reason why the other import options that make subasm's don't also have their part studio be proper. When I was starting out in OS, I kept going back and forth which import method to use. Then when I realized how much of a mess the asm options make to the part studio, I done think I ever used those options again.
The reasoning is that if you want the assembly structure is will only create one of each identical parts in the part studio so there really isn't a "correct" position for it in the part studio. Instead it uses the actual origin of each part the way they were drawn.
One thing you can do if you just want to edit some of the parts in a "clean" environment is to derive the part you want to edit in a new part studio and then use the "replace" in the assembly to use the derived part instead (you can do a "replace" all if you want all of them to be the same).
But in this case the single part studio import seems to be your best option