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Exploded view question

ynnek

Member
When creating an exploded view of an assembly, that includes a ball bearing, all parts of the bearing, a step file downloaded from McMaster Carr, are separate entities. How can I move the bearing assembly a 1 item?
 

ynnek

Member
Figured it out. Click one part, the the "drag" tool appears. Then click the assembly name in the tree. Then hover the pointer over the arrow and drag. Not very intuitive.
 

HaroldL

Alibre Super User
IF you don't need the bearing to rotate in your assembly simplify the bearing assembly by exporting it as a SAT file. Then it comes in as one part when inserted in the assembly.

Note the Design Explorer in these two examples:

Imported STEP file:
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Exported as a SAT file and reopened:
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ynnek

Member
IF you don't need the bearing to rotate in your assembly simplify the bearing assembly by exporting it as a SAT file. Then it comes in as one part when inserted in the assembly.

Note the Design Explorer in these two examples:

Imported STEP file:
View attachment 36630

Exported as a SAT file and reopened:
View attachment 36631
I used to always default to importing .sat files. Somewhere along the way I changed to .step files. Good observation
 
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