assembly level feature - cut multiple design bodies efficiently

[tookemtoni]

I am looking for a way to cut multiple designs in an assembly more efficiently than edit in place>combine>choose target>choose tool. See screenshots and attached file.

 

[Oceanconcepts]

From what I could see of your example, cutting a simple box shaped notch, you could extrude from a sketch the box shape you want to subtract with the Cut option selected and it would cut all visible bodies in a single operation. You do have the option of deselecting any you don't what to cut. 

[g-andresen]

Hi,

Please share the file.

File > export > save as f3d on local drive  > attach it to the next post

günther

[tookemtoni]

Here is attached fd3 file. 

[jhackney1972 · Accepted solution]

You are working on a Linked Component assembly.  If you break the links of these components, you can extrude the box cutting all component bodies at once.  This cannot not be accomplished if the components are linked, saved external to the assembly.

[tookemtoni · Accepted solution]

Depending on the size of your assembly breaking links can slow performance.

If you would like to keep links this also works...

Create> Derive

Then you can extrude cut through multiple bodies in the derive file.