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Specifics of working with an assembly containing mockup components |
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Assembly operations using mockups
In an assembly that contains Component mockups, you can create various objects (holes, extrusion elements, arrays, etc.) using faces, edges, and vertices of components or detailing components for their construction.
When performing an operation, the objects of components and mockup components can be reference objects, objects that define construction parameters (distance, direction, etc.), snap points, etc.
Using objects of a mockup component to perform operations has no difference from using object of a component. These operations are created, edited and deleted in the usual way.
Object construction operations can be performed both before replacing the component with a mockup and after it. When replacing a component with a mockup and back, most of the operations are retained in the assembly without any changes. These include the construction of the following objects:
•sketch,
•hole,
•section,
•elements of extrusion and revolution (with any result of the operation),
•surface of extrusion and revolution,
•surface equidistant line;
•auxiliary planes,
•LCS,
•curves – segments, contour, spline, arc, broken line, equidistant line,
•points,
•arrays, except array by sample.
If the operation is created before the component is replaced with a mockup, then after performing the replacement, the component object used in the operation is replaced with a Conditional object.
If an operation is created after replacing a component with a mockup (that is, it uses mockup component objects), then in the case of replacing the mockup component with the original component, the mockup component object used in the operation is replaced with a conditional object.
After replacing a component with a mockup or vice versa you need to Rebuild model.
Mockup CMPs
In general, CMP parameters of Mockup components are calculated in the same way as for regular components. Specifics are listed below.
•CMP parameters of a mockup component are transferred from the source file of its original component, if during Editing properties of the mockup component The option to obtain BOM was selected. According to the source data 
, the geometry of the component mockup remains unchanged. assembly operations.
•CMP parameters of the mockup component are calculated in the assembly according to the mockup geometry in the following cases:
•if the geometry of the mockup component is changed by assembly operations,
•When editing properties of a mockup component, you selected the CMP calculation option By density 
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If the assembly contains mockups whose source components are modified by assembly operations, then the mockup geometry is used to calculate the CMP. In some cases, when calculating mass properties it is required to take into account the geometry of the source components. To that end, Replace the mockups with the original components and perform the calculation. To prevent the CMP parameters from being recalculated when rebuilding and saving the model, disable the corresponding options in the CMP. After calculating the CMP, you can return to using mockups in the assembly. |
Recalculation of a model based on tolerances
Mockups are not designed to work with a model in the Recalculate dimensions mode. If you need to recalculate the model, taking into account the assigned tolerances, perform the recalculation before replacing the component with the mockup or after replacing the mockup back with the component.
Also, recalculation of the mockup component dimensions is not supported — when working with properties the mockup component lacks the Recalculate dimensions toggle.
Projecting to an assembly drawing
When Creating a drawing for assembly on a drawing – the current geometry of this assembly is projected.
If the assembly contains a component that has been replaced by a mockup, then for this component, the mockup geometry is transferred to the drawing’s associative views.
If the component is replaced with the mockup after the drawing is created, you will get Request to rebuild it. After rebuild The component projection is replaced with the mockup projection.
A similar request appears if the mockup is replaced by the original component. In this case, after rebuilding, the mockup geometry is replaced with the geometry of the original component.
Loss of the mockup file and/or the source component file
If an assembly component is replaced with a mockup and one or both of these files are not found when the assembly is opened, an error sign appears in the assembly Design Tree.
Depending on which of the files was not found, the following data is passed to the assembly:
•if mockup file not found, the original component properties are transferred; the mockup geometry is replaced with the geometry of the original component;
•if the original component file was not found, the mockup geometry is transferred; the properties are not transferred;
•if both files not found, neither properties nor geometry are transmitted.
You can select another file to replace the lost one.
•If a component file is not found, then when you open the assembly, a dialog appears on the screen, allowing you to select another file. More about selecting a file...
•If the mockup file is not found, the assembly opens as usual. You can select another mockup file when you edit properties mockup component. The desired file is selected in the Source section of the Parameter Panel using the Mockup file field.
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