Recent content by DerekLewis

I checked the holes/faces that I use to constrain the assembly and they are perpendicular. I found a temporary way around the problem, I align the hole feature on one end of the turnbuckle and use the reference geometry (plane) on the opposite end to align with the hole feature on the larger...

I can drag the turnbuckle assembly into the correct position, though I get a constraint overdefined error when I apply a constraint to the free end of the turnbuckle. I apply an align for the bolt holes at either end of the turnbuckle and a mate for one face at just one end of the fitting that...

The turnbuckle assembly consists of two end fittings and a central bar. I have not modeled the screw portion explicitly. The constraints I have applied within the assembly are: align end fittings along the axis of the bar, align end fittings to edge of the bar to set angle. I have enabled...

I have simple turnbuckle (sp?) model that I wish to add into a larger assembly, though I am running into constraint problems due to the span forming a diagonal across two points. I have tried enabling make parts flexible in the turnbuckle assembly in order to free up unconstrained DOFS and...

Thanks everyone for your help... I have had some problems with parts (with multiple configurations) ending up corrupted and I thought it might be due to using a duplicate part to start with. Since this is not the case, I will look for other sources of the file corruption.

I want to create a duplicate of a set of parts as the start point for a new model/assembly. The duplicate parts should be separate so I modify them without affecting the originals.

I have a an assembly that I want to use as a starting point for another model I want to build. To this end, I want to create copies of the parts with all of the configurations intact, that are separate and unique copies of the originals. I have run into part conflict problems in Alibre v11 and...

part interference in assembly I have a sub-assembly that is part of a larger assembly. When I check for interference, Alibre highlights two parts that are suppressed in the sub-assembly. I checked the assembly tree and the wireframe and these phantom parts do...

Attempts to correct problem with assembly To help find the source of the problem, I moved the sub-assembly in question to another directory temporarily and tried to open the main assembly again. I got the dialog box asking for the new location of the assembly that I had...

problem with assembly I have created an assembly from a set of sub-assemblies that I put aside. Upon re-opening the main assembly, I found that all instances of a particular sub-assembly contain the wrong parts. I checked the sub-assembly and the parts...

Dome problem Oldbelt, thanks for the link....I was not sure about the topology after previous attempts to model the structure. I will try the soccer ball solution, then maybe rethink how I am constructing my model.

Attempt to create dome with rib features Here are two screen captures of the dome structure I am trying to model.

Attempt to create dome with rib features I have posted two screen captures of the dome I am trying to make. I can make the basic features I want, though I cannot align them to each other accurately. Derek

create dome with geometric rib pattern I want to create a thin shelled dome structure with a geometric rib pattern. I have tried to use an extrusion to cut a hemisphere shell in a pattern, though I am not sure to orient the cut feature. I think I am looking for a way...

Exploding assemblies If I have an assembly composed of sub-assemblies, can I explode just the sub-assembly level and not down to individual parts?