Cannot move bodies to component! . . . HELP

[Anonymous]

I am trying to move all of the bodies after Final Gill 2 into Component 4:1 and they wont budge.

 

I havent had this problem before, they used to just slide right into the folder

 

http://a360.co/27VBPFY

 

Any help appreciated thanks

[PhilProcarioJr]

@Anonymous

Your trying to drag from the master component to a sub component and the bodies are linked to the construction history in the master. This is why users need to understand components...all of these bodies should have been created in their own components or at least created in a sub component and not the master. Your work flow is what is causing your headaches right now. I'm not even sure what the best course of action would be but one thing you can do is turn off your history and then you can do what your wanting to do, but keep in mind you will lose all construction history if you do this. Maybe someone else will have a better idea.....

[Oceanconcepts · Accepted solution]

What Phil says is correct. You need to create components before you start creating multiple bodies if you want them to end up all in one component, at least in the history environment. Activate the component when working on it so sketches and construction features as well are contained within the component.  Trust me, life will be much better if you do this religiously. 

If you switch to direct modeling (right click on the top component and select “do not capture design history”)  the options become much more flexible, but you lose the ability to use parametric controls, if that is important to you- it may not be. Without knowing how important to your downstream intent the paramedic links in the design are, it’s difficult to make suggestions. If you don’t intend to alter the design parametrically down the road, then by all means switch to direct modeling. 

A workaround might be to duplicate the design, select “do not capture design history”, then in the copy delete everything other than the bodies and sketches you want to move. Back up to the point you started creating these parts, then re-import that design as a new component. You won’t have design history for that component, and depending on how the design is structured or the order in which you did things you may break other features, but the general idea can sometimes help.

A better plan, if you want parametric control, would be to back up to a version where you started making the bodies you want to move, create and activate a new component, and rebuild what you have done. 

[Anonymous]

Thank you guys, I will go ahead and try what Oceanconcepts has suggested. I agree i need to have a better work flow I still have a lot to learn.

Thanks!