Drag Assemblies

Real-time Dragging of Assembly Layouts

The article briefly documents a demonstration of real-time dragging of an assembly layout.

Download assem_drag.zip (70KB) and unzip

Run I-DEAS

	open a new, empty model file... units=mm
	Application=Design, Task=Master Modeler
	Fil, Import, Design Universal... assem_drag.unv
	Get... top-level-part
	Perspective view... Hardware shading
	Save model file as "assem_drag"

Run I-DEAS

	Application=Design, Task=Master Modeler
	open the "assem_drag" model file

Modify... <triple click on a reference curve>... Quick Wireframe

Drag

	the dimension "angle_handle" leftward to about 60deg
	the dimension "height_handle" down to about 90
	the dimension "length_overall" backwards to about 270

Update... Update

In I-DEAS MS6 and MS6a:

	Reference-Curves (the key to this functionality) can be used for any number of features within one part.
	Therefore, the "assembly layout" must be modeled as one physical "part" (using the "add" function during creation of each feature within the part).
	Additional detailed parts could start with an Associative-Copy to this layout part as their beginnings.

Starting in I-DEAS MS7:

	Reference-Curves can be used in Associative-Copy... so that one set of reference-curves (in one part) can be used as the seed geometry in many parts within the assembly.
	The detailed parts can directly reference this layout part (having only reference-curves).