parametric / timeline clay

[roambotics_scott]

Lets say (purely hypothetically) that I drop in a circuit board with four mounting holes.

Then I do a bunch of stuff based on where that thing and those holes are.

Then I want to slide that board down by 2mm.

What should happen is that the holes and surrounding structures magically move to compensate for that movement.

What actually happens is something not remotely as satisfying.

[roambotics_scott]

PS - don't tell me that if I started out with a very detailed parametric design then it'd work.

I'm quite well aware, that's not what I'm asking for, and I'd lump that under the general heading of «blaming the user».

[schneik-adsk]

Assuming then you are using a direct model.

I create a selection set that contains the board and all mounting surfaces.

When I need to move the board and have intaface geometry update, I use move and then ise the selection set to grab everyhting quickly.

[Phil.E]

I tried the workflow Kevin suggests, with one correction: the move command cannot move components and faces together. This doesn't matter because a joint between the circuit board and the mounting boss will keep it all together. See if this helps.

Step 1: Add boss faces to selection set.

Step 2: Create a joint between the circuit board and the boss. Then move the boss faces using the Selection Set.

Step 3: Enjoy the updated assembly.

I hope this helps!

Thanks,

Phil

[roambotics_scott]

What about with a frame / mount that looks more like this ?