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Creating Assembly Configurations w/ Hidden and/or Moved Parts

  • August 14, 2014
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Hi,

 

I am working with a static assembly with several parts, and I would like to have several representations showing different states of the assembly (such as Option A, Option B, etc. for packaging).

 

Right now, I am able to toggle between Constraint Sets that I've created for a part, and then take Snapshots of each different part position.

 

Seperately, I'm also able to create Simplified Reps where I can toggle whether or not a part is excluded from the assembly (such as if I wanted to show three different options for an air compressor in 3 different configurations)

 

However, I am a bit puzzled on how to combine the two. I would like to have one place where I can go and select a configuration, and the correct parts will be hidden/shown AND moved around. There must be an easy way to do this, like combining Snapshots with Simp Reps? Please help?

 

- Thimal

 

P.S. Using Creo 2.0


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Best answer by TomD.inPDX

Yes, but you can combine explode states with simplified reps in view manager as a combined state (All).

You can also use animation dialog. However, that is more of a player but it does have a way to automate states. It has a lot of limitations but it may work for you. That is sort of what it was designed for.

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TomD.inPDX17-Peridot
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August 14, 2014

This maybe a little out of the box thinking but have you considered using and adding explode states with simplified reps? That might be easier than managing constraint sets with View Manager.

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August 18, 2014

Thanks Antonius,

Yes, that would definitely serve my purpose. However I am still stuck having to activate a pair of states, rather than one single configuration. Really, this doesn't work any better than using a Constraint Set (in fact, I think constraints are generally better practice than just using Edit Position in exploding states).

Is there any way I can tie the two together? Like maybe using parameters? There must be an easy way for a user to control assembly state, and yet this seems unnecessarily complicated and messy.

- Thimal

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TomD.inPDX17-PeridotAnswer
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August 18, 2014

Yes, but you can combine explode states with simplified reps in view manager as a combined state (All).

You can also use animation dialog. However, that is more of a player but it does have a way to automate states. It has a lot of limitations but it may work for you. That is sort of what it was designed for.

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