Step assemblage

alefriant · May 28, 2015, 8:26am

Hello

I'm looking for a method to be able to extract a step from an assembly (envelope type) without being able to see the interior design of the assembly when opening the step.

Software: SOLIDWORKS 2015 premium

Kind regards

pl · May 28, 2015, 8:32am

Hello

There are two possibilities:

Use Defeature directly integrated with SolidWorks:

http://help.solidworks.com/2014/french/SolidWorks/sldworks/c_Defeature_Tool.htm

Or simpler, choose the "external components" or "external faces" option when registering the assembly as a part and then save as a STEP.

Edit: added the image

enregsitrer_en_piece.jpg

tomalam · May 28, 2015, 8:35am

Hello

I didn't understand everything: you want to open a STEP part from an ASM STEP but without seeing it in the ASM beforehand?

alefriant · May 28, 2015, 8:39am

I have an envelope of my assembly to transmit, I want to extract a step from it where the inside of my assembly is not visible.

alefriant · May 28, 2015, 8:42am

OK it works with the method:

Save the assembly in parts, keeping the outer faces.

Thank you

jmougin · June 2, 2015, 1:27pm

Hello

For my part, I would put the components you want to hide on the "deleted" mode, then you save in STEP and when saving an info window will open to warn you that components are deleted and will ask you if you want to include them. You answer in the negative and then you will only have the components that you have kept.