Reconstructing Parts

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Hello, I have a question that I'm pretty sure I know the answer to but you never know, maybe the geniuses of Lynkoa will find me a solution;)

So, I have two networks of ducts each forming a piece. Following changes in my project (long live ch***** customers), the two networks are modified.
The final part of one of my networks becomes the final part of the second network. So I modified the second network so that it is positioned exactly where it is needed (in the assembly) to recover the final part of the first network.
So, I simply said to myself: Well, I'm going to copy and paste the end of the network that interests me and that's it! Unfortunately, even if the orientation of my networks is good in the assembly, in the parts it is not, basically the z-axis of my first network corresponds to the x-axis of my second...

So, no matter how much I stick my piece of network in my second piece, it's not oriented at all as it should, the ribs have jumped, I can't import them and it's constrained by the wrong axes...

Is there a solution to combine two parts from an assembly? And that they are, subsequently, modifiable as if nothing had happened to them.

Or a solution to separate a room to make two?

Or another solution that I wouldn't have thought of?

Thank you in advance for your enlightenment;)

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Hi Joss,

In my opinion, you're going to struggle! If copy-paste doesn't work and you want editable pieces without links between the two, I don't see a way out.

If you want to tinker, you can cut the end of your first piece, save it in a new room, and then insert that new piece into the second. But it's not editable.

Otherwise, can't you copy your first part file and rename it with the name of the second one and then modify it starting from the end you are interested in? Not sure if I'm clear.

If these are recurring interfaces, make it a library function.

Good luck

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Hi @ Joss

For me the first thing to do is

to be able to side your duct or your sections of ducts because of its origin and not because of the external refs to this part

so re-rated your whole network 

and save it as part

Know the ins and outs of your changes

resume the quotes in this new part at the reverse end on the first pass

Rename this section

you end up with 2 identical sections but with reverse rib refs

so at that moment you take the first one and you cut it where you want

you take the second ditto

And you do a part with these two elements under a new name with the addition of section that corresponds to. Your needs

This is what I think to avoid starting all over again

@+-))

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Of course, with routine it would be easier

Simply place the centerlines and points where desired and define the sections in the desired location

@+-))

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Joss, I'll come back to the idea of library function.

Depending on how your piece is made, you could actually save a library function from your first piece and then insert it into the second. To cut the link, you can I think you can "decompose" the library function to get a flat tree.

To be tested...

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Split the 2 pieces and make a "Insert in a new room" of the volume bodies wanted! All you have to do is reinject everything into an assembly (that's 4 parts instead of 2)!

Good luck

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Hello

I'll answer but for catiaV5. (in product environment only)

Copy and paste works well IF and only if the active part and the one where you want to receive the data.

Only then do you copy your part without activating the copy body.

and you stick where you want the part.

 

 

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Hello

 

In Creo, I can subtract and merge parts in the assembly.

I'm surprised that Solidworks doesn't do the same thing.

 

S.B

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@s.b.: Creo modeling or parametric?

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Hello

I think copy-paste can work: be careful, you have to copy sketches only

In your room 1, you select the sketch in the building tree on the left.

You copy it with CTRL+C

In room 2, you click on a plane or face to highlight it.

You press CTRL+V to paste.

If he asks you what with the wobbly references, you can leave them in wobbly, so they appear in red later, and you can replace them: when you click on a dimension, you have one of the handles (or the 2) that is red. You click on it to put it back where you want, then you change your dimension. 

If the orientation is wrong, you can rotate the entire sketch.

If you need more details, don't hesitate!

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Well actually, I hadn't even thought about rotating my sketch, I told myself that it was impossible to do since it had orientation constraints (on the x, y, z axis...) In fact, yes... ^^ thank you@Lucas

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"maybe the geniuses of Lynkoa will find me a solution ;)"

You're welcome:-D

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@Benoit-LF, I'm talking about Creo Parametric.

But the assembly function has been around for a long time at PTC.

 

S.B

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