On Solidworks, I have relatively complex assemblies and have to draw them. For a minimum of clarity in this one, I would like to break down my assembly into several "subsets" in order to treat them separately.
I inserted my entire assembly into my drawing and "hid the elements" unwanted in the view. However, several elements remain:
First of all, when I insert bubbles, the numbering is that of the complete assembly, not just the elements preserved: I have about twenty pieces left, but I have elements numbered 32, 45, 38, etc.
Then, and related to the first point, when I insert a nomenclature, it is the nomenclature of the whole that is inserted, and not only that of the elements preserved in the view.
I don't have a lot of experience with solidworks and I humbly admit that I've been breaking my nose for a long time on the problem, despite my many researches on the subject. Does anyone have any idea how to achieve my goals or an alternative method to achieve a similar result?
Try to insert your nomenclature by clicking on the view that corresponds before.
Edit: in fact it will only work if you have deleted the bodies or parts in the 3D.
If it's only on the plan, then it's useless.
In general, I don't recommend hiding bodies or parts on the plan.
It is better to create a configuration in the 3D, so that it can be used on several views and the bills of materials and bubbles correspond to what is displayed.
I would also do several configurations. to display only what is needed.
And how accurate the naming is!
On the other hand, for the coordinate system, I add a coordinate system property to my components and I use it for my nomenclature (it saves me from having to have rep.1 etc....)
Insert views relating to the model, especially for the different bodies of mechanically welded units, oxy-cuts (or assemblies created in parts, but I don't recommend it).
You can easily insert a single body on a second page, for more info:
In principle, I already had the idea that we needed one page for assembly and one page for the nomenclature.
So I'm going to follow your advice: I'm trying the solution which consists of creating a configuration of my assembly by removing everything that I will consider "useless" for my drawing. Now the nomencluture actually has the right number of references in relation to the configuration, the right quantities... but everything else is empty!!!
No problem, it's an assembly file and not a mechanically welded body, and the custom properties of each part are well informed. What surprises me is that I had all the parts of the assembly (so too many parts, hence my problem) and that now I have no data...
Why not create real sub-assemblies in 3D, what's the point of reworking the drawing or the configs? If in reality your machine is assembled in several subs together, why not create them directly?