Align Nested Family to Reference Line

[Anonymous]

Does anyone got it working to align nested family to Reference Line? (Angle controlled in the section)

Parent Family:

Nested Family:

[martijn_pater]

Do you need a nested family? Think you might be able to do with a sweep... Not sure, share the family to have a look.

[Anonymous]

Family would be much more complex. Escpecially the panel. Hence, it is crucial to split it into nested one. Attached the family

[syman2000]

In the nested panel, I would check on the work plane based

When you load it in, add a reference plane and name it. Then placed the nested family and set that angle panel as your workplane.

[barthbradley · Accepted solution]

HOST it to a Ref. Line Work Plane -- not ALIGN it to a Ref. Line Work Plane. SET Ref. Line Work Plane CURRENT by Pick a Plane method.  Place Instance on Work Plane.  

[martijn_pater]

Complex how? You 'just' dimension the refline (length/angle), pick it as path and sweep a profile, then associate the profile's type properties (family browser) to your family parameters. The panel geometry is (as of yet anyway) just a simple extrusion aswell. Ofcourse there's multiple ways of achieving something. So previous replies answer the question ofcourse, that is how to do this with a nested family. But for this level of 'complexity' I'd keep it in the family... depending on what else you might want to do with it that is.

edit: I suppose I did nest a profile family in there, you could also do the same in the sketch itself.