Move features into new component
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I am a fan of having both my bodies and sketches under the component in the Browser. Take a look at my Screencast and you will understand. In my Screencast I point out how I normally design. I create a file for every component and then link them to the assembly or sub-assembly. If I need to Break the Link later on for various reasons, I will.
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@chrisplyler wrote:
Why didn't you create new components for BOTH the box and its cover before you started sketching and modeling them?
The question the OP asked was how to fix mistakes , not how not prevent them. We've not answered this question!
Even with the best intentions to prevent mistakes I still make mistakes.
I believe that three of the model sketches are shared between the Box and the cover so they cannot be move under either component and must remove in the top level. I have attached the model where you have two distinct components so you can move forward. From this point on, be aware of keeping your bodies and sketches segregated. My modified model is attached
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@chrisplyler has provided a good explanation.
I would add that in this case where the box and the lid are not only sharing sketches, but features, the strict separation between components is not necessarily the most efficient way to design this.
I have attached another design where both, the top and the bottom are bodies and stay that way until all the interface geometry between the two has been defined.
For 3D printing I would also design to nominal dimensions, so no clearances are defined. Then at the end I would offset surfaces to define clearances and only then I would add decorative fillets and chamfers to the geometry.
Another thing that differs from your design is that I am taking advantage of symmetries. So I start the design with a center point rectangle so I can later mirror features.
If you can avoid mirroring in a sketch you should do it.
