Hi to all, in our company we are using standard mounting plate coming with is enclosure. That plate is alway drill in our shop and always have the same part number for what ever the design configuration by adding contactors, breakers and so on. How can we re-used that same plate and keep Master part drawing as is (Master plate without holes) for other design?
Holes should be seens, only at the assembly level for specific job , not for the Master part.
Exemples;
- Plate Master 36"x24", drawing name #Master3624, standard from any supplier
- Plate Job#1 36"x24", drawing name #Master3624-1, standard from any supplier but with new holes.
- Plate Job#2 36"x24", drawing name #Master3624-2, standard from any supplier but with new holes at different location 1.
- Plate Job#3 36"x24", drawing name #Master3624-3, standard from any supplier but with new holes at different location 2.
- Etc....
At the moment the holes always shown on the Master plate, so we have to copy a Master plate (Without holes) to each job and rename each plate. The problem is when different user is using the same plate to do there job, we have hard time to keep track on all the numbers or duplication.
Thank's!
Alain
Not sure I fully understand.
But it sounds like you simply want a single part that represents the master plate. Which in Inventor would be
Master3624.ipt (which would have no holes)
Then you simply drop that plate into each assembly and add the holes at the assembly level and NOT at the part level.
So don't edit the ipt.. Just create new sketches/holes right in the assembly environment.
Try it.. Drop a part into a new assembly and don't edit the part just create a new sketch on it.
Its called "assembly level features"
This video seems to show how to do them (around the 3:34 minute mark)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl5zjQ1zQWo
sorry.. I don't use bolted connection..
One might "assume" Autodesk might had an option to do bolted connection holes as "assembly level features" only and not push the holes back to the part but I don't see it.. And I always get burnt "assuming" with Autodesk. 🙂
"seems" it might just be a "limitation" with bolted connections.
Make the holes (extrude cut) at the assembly level and then place the boltS or use the Bolted Connection using those holes. As long as the hole is larger (or same size?) than the hole clearance size specified in your thread.xls file then the Bolted Connection Accelerator won't create a hole that would be demoted to the part.
Or just create a Master Plate with out holes and then use it to derive new plates with holes as your -1, -2 and -3.
Blair's last post is probably the best way to approach it. The Bolted Connections does not use a "Hole" Feature as pointed out previously. Consider entering this in the Ideas forum to be considered for future releases.
Regards,
Don
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