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    fayforum
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    Registered: ‎04-30-2011

    subassembly composer

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    01-01-2013 07:10 AM

    Hello

    i need a help recently i try to practice on SAC and i have problem i want to know how to add shape only for the exterior area 

    i want only the area in yellow color and the red one be empty

    Thank you

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    *Expert Elite*
    Posts: 651
    Registered: ‎09-04-2008

    Re: subassembly composer

    01-01-2013 09:39 AM in reply to: fayforum

    I don't think it's possible. I was trying to use Aux links to try and define it without success.

    It would be nice to be able to subtract one shape from another. You can define the inner shape and overall shape, but not the difference. S3=S2-S1

     

    Maybe Peter Or Kati might has some suggestions.

     

    Bruce Klug
    AutoCAD Expert Elite
    AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 Certified Professional
    C3D 2013 (SP1)
    C3D 2014 (Testing)
    Win 7 Pro, 64-bit
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    KMercier_C3D
    Posts: 174
    Registered: ‎12-14-2010

    Re: subassembly composer

    01-01-2013 12:25 PM in reply to: fayforum

    You need 2 links, one on top of the other connecting the inside set of links to the outside set of links to make the "donut" one continuous set of links instead of two sets of links. 

     

    Hope this makes sense without a graphic. If it doesn't let me know and I can sketch up something for you. 

    Kati Mercier, P.E.
    Co-author of "Mastering AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013"
    AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 Certified Professional and AutoCAD 2013 Certified Professional
    AU2012 Speaker::: CI3001: Reverse Engineering with Subassembly Composer for AutoCAD Civil 3D
    AU2011 Speaker::: CI4252: Create Subassemblies That Think Outside the Box With Subassembly Composer for AutoCAD® Civil 3D®
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    *Expert Elite*
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    Re: subassembly composer

    01-01-2013 01:13 PM in reply to: KMercier_C3D

    Thanks Kati,

     

    In this case I created L9 & L10 to get from the inner to the outer boundary. I'm not sure the original poster is going to want those links to show. Is there any way in SAC to not show them? I tried Auxiliary links already.

     

     

    Bruce Klug
    AutoCAD Expert Elite
    AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 Certified Professional
    C3D 2013 (SP1)
    C3D 2014 (Testing)
    Win 7 Pro, 64-bit
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    KMercier_C3D
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    Registered: ‎12-14-2010

    Re: subassembly composer

    01-01-2013 01:36 PM in reply to: klugb

    Yes, sadly you will need them to be links and not auxiliary links. I typically just put them in a central location to make them look like they are 'supposed' to be there. 

    Kati Mercier, P.E.
    Co-author of "Mastering AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013"
    AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 Certified Professional and AutoCAD 2013 Certified Professional
    AU2012 Speaker::: CI3001: Reverse Engineering with Subassembly Composer for AutoCAD Civil 3D
    AU2011 Speaker::: CI4252: Create Subassemblies That Think Outside the Box With Subassembly Composer for AutoCAD® Civil 3D®
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    sboon
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    Re: subassembly composer

    01-01-2013 03:29 PM in reply to: klugb

    You should be able to apply different codes to those links than the rest of the links in the sub.  That way you can use code sets in C3D to make them not display.

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