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Replacing Component in Assembly Using Notebook

  • May 17, 2023
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I have been looking into different ways to swap components in an Assembly based on set parameters and have been unable to find any explanation on how swapping with notebooks work. I have already managed to do this with interchange assemblies and family tables, but I wanted to also see how notebooks worked so I could better understand all my options.

 

Does anyone have an explanation or walkthrough on the layouts of notebooks and how this can be done? A link to a simple video, article, or even just an example would be fine. As of now, I have yet to find even one reference on how this would work so I am unsure of where to start.

 

Best answer by tbraxton

Notebooks (.lay files) are used to define global assembly constraints such that when a model is declared to a Notebook automatic assembly of components is supported. This is a prerequisite for using a notebook to replace components.

 

If you have multiple component models that are declared to a notebook defining the assembly constraints, then you can replace them in assembly mode.

 

Start here in the help files:

About Automatic Assembly Using Notebooks (ptc.com)

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May 17, 2023

Notebooks (.lay files) are used to define global assembly constraints such that when a model is declared to a Notebook automatic assembly of components is supported. This is a prerequisite for using a notebook to replace components.

 

If you have multiple component models that are declared to a notebook defining the assembly constraints, then you can replace them in assembly mode.

 

Start here in the help files:

About Automatic Assembly Using Notebooks (ptc.com)

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