General Rule When Using the "Replace Component" Command:
1) Open the main assembly
2) Open the component you want to replace
3) Save Copy As
4) Close the component, WITHOUT saving any changes!!!
5) Replace the component immediately with the new component saved in step 3.
You will retain all your constraints
You must work Top-To-Bottom, so first replace the assembly, then any
sub-assemblies, then any parts...
Cheers,
Teun
"Daniel Davison" wrote in message
news:4861295@discussion.autodesk.com...
Hi
I have found out that if you have a part (Parent (1)) and you make a
part from that part (1-1) and then from that part you make another part
(1-1-1). If it was a screw and you then changed the head diameter of Child
(1-1) and the head diameter Child-Child (1-1-1) screw.
Then you insert the first screw in an assembly.
Then do a Replace component and select the child it will retain its
constraint.
Then do a Replace component and select the Child-Child it will not retain
its constraint
Now here is the weird part:
If you have the Parent in the assembly and do a replace component to the
Child-Child it WILL retain its constraint.
P.S.
The head of the first screw was a sketched circle then extruded.
The shank of the screw was a sketch diameter and then extruded.
This does not really mater because I have had this same problem by making
the head and shank all
in one sketch and then doing a revolve and this but comes up.
Autodesk
Please respon
d directly to me if you want.
Thank You
Dan Davison
Daniel.Davison@CustomConceptsInd.com
or
DDavison@SSGINC.com