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14-Alexandrite
February 16, 2017
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Is there a way to stop wtparts being created by auto-associate based on name of the CAD document?

  • February 16, 2017
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When we create designs of plastic injection moulded parts we model it as an assembly which contains the actual plastic part plus any inserts and/or paint with a naming convention similar to the image below

Moulded Part.JPG

Using the example above, auto-associate creates wtparts for MP123456.asm, MP123456_moulding.prt and the BP parts. We don't really need the wtpart for MP123456_moulding.prt. Is there a way to stop auto-associate from creating this wtpart using, for example the fact the number (mp123456_moulding.prt) contains an underscore or could an attribute be used to tell auto-associate not to create the wtpart?

Thanks in advance.

David.

Best answer by rhart

Hi David,

Not sure about basing it on the CAD Doc name but you can base it a CAD Doc attribute. See the Part Structure Override Attribute Name preference for more info.

Regards

Rob

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rhart16-PearlAnswer
16-Pearl
February 16, 2017

Hi David,

Not sure about basing it on the CAD Doc name but you can base it a CAD Doc attribute. See the Part Structure Override Attribute Name preference for more info.

Regards

Rob