Creating parts within an assembly

[nodshuffle]

Is it possible to create a part within an assembly, whose dimensions are implicitly referenced to the assembly constraints? I.e. if assembly constraints are changed, the part dimensions will also change.

 

[SRINIVASANIYER1]

Very much possibe. If you have AAX module, you can even go
further by creating geometry in Assembly and then driving
the sub-assemblies and parts using the dimensions and
geometry defined in the assembly.
The methodology is called "Top Down Assembly".

 

[nodshuffle]

Could you point me towards the function I should be using within the assembly mode? I have tried to create some geometry within the assembly however, after sketching the cross section and attempting to specify an extrusion depth, I get the following error:


WARNING: ASSEMBLY CUT is entirely outside the model; model unchanged.

I haven't set it to cut or remove material, so I'm a bit confused here.

 

[SRINIVASANIYER1]

Ok I get what is wrong. While in assembly mode, when you
create a protrusion, the software would conclude it to be
an assembly cut. You must therefore create a PART in
Assembly mode.
Insert --> Component --> Create
With this command, you would enter the Part modeling mode
while in assembly. You can then create features as you
create in a part.

 

[krow72]

After you create the part in assembly, you have to pick the part, RMB and selcet active to make the part active. You are then working on that model. At this point, you can still reference everything in the assembly.