KOMPAS-3D v24

When working with an assembly, you may need to replace the source of one or several components with another model. KOMPAS-3D allows to change the source of several inserts of the same model or to specify one source for several different components. For this purpose, the component replacement process is used.

The process of replacing the source allows you to select a different source for components at any nesting level. When editing in place of a subassembly component, the replacement is available only for components of this subassembly.

The process of replacing the source of components is initiated by the Replace components command .

After invoking the command, it is required to select components which source requires replacement, assign a new source for the components and complete the operation. If all the selected components are inserts of the same model, then it is also possible to establish correspondence between the new and old sources of inserts.

Selecting components for source replacement

The components selected for replacement can have one source or various sources.

The set of components is formed in the Components field in the following ways:

•Selecting components or their subassemblies in the Design Tree or in the model's graphic area.
To select a subassembly, select it in the Design Tree or select all its components with a box in the graphic area.

•Selecting components using paths to their source files.
Invoke the command Select — By source. This will launch the component selection subprocess. Select the desired components and confirm your selection. The system will return to the component source replacement process. More about selection of component using the path to file...

•Adding multiple inserts of the same model to the list.
With one of the model inserts already selected, highlight its row in the Components field and click one of the following buttons:

Find the same ones in the editable model — to select all first-level nesting inserts of this model (i.e. components inserted directly into the current assembly),

Find the same for the entire depth — to select all inserts of this model at all nesting levels (i.e. components inserted not only in the current assembly, but also in its subassemblies, subassemblies of these subassemblies, etc. to the full depth),

Find all versions in the editable model — to select all inserts of all implementations of this model at the first nesting level (i.e. components inserted directly into the current assembly, the source of which is both the model itself and its implementations).

Inserts of the specified model will be added to the previously selected components.

The specified components are highlighted in the graphic area, their list is displayed in the Components field. The component row in the field contains not only the name of this component but also the name of the assembly it belongs to, and for components in deeper levels of nesting, the names of subassemblies at all these levels.

Assigning a new source for components

To specify the model file that will be the source for all selected components, click Source file field, select the required file in the dialog that appears, and click Open.

If necessary, you can view the geometry of the selected model by pressing the Model window display button next to the Source file field. A window titled Model-source, in which the model is displayed, appears. Click this button again to close the window.

If the selected model contains versions, additional numbers, variants of geometric representation, then you can:

•Select the required version (also additional number and option) which will serve as the source of all components.
For this, the corresponding lists in the file selection dialog and on the Parameter panel are used (they are displayed if the model contains the corresponding versions, additional numbers, options).

•Replace the source versions (additional numbers, variants) assigned to components with the corresponding versions (additional numbers, variants) of the specified model.
To do this, enable the Establish versions and variants by name matching option. The source of each component will be replaced with the corresponding version (additional number, variant) of the new model, and the lists of versions, additional numbers, and variants will no longer be displayed.

The replacement is performed as follows:

•the version of the model is replaced with the version having the same number,

•the additional number is replaced by the same additional number,

•the variant will be replaced by a variant with the exact same name, if the numbers of the versions for which both variants are created match.

Establishing correspondence between the old and new sources of components

If all the selected components have the same source, i.e., the replacement is performed for inserts of the same model (including the same version, additional number, variant of the geometric representation), then it's available to set up a correspondence between new and old insertion sources. Setting correspondence allows to maintain the functionality of matings involving replaced components and the associativity of geometry built using these components.

To establish correspondence, click Create with matching in the Creation options section. This will start the establishing correspondence process. Perform the necessary actions in the process and click Create object . The correspondence will be established, and the operation of source replacement is completed.

Completing the operation

To complete the operation with the replacement of the source of selected components, click Create object .

After executing the operation, it is required to rebuild an assembly.

If you want to cancel the replacement of the source components, click Finish .

See Also

General information about components

Adding components: Overview