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Cut Feature at Top Level Assembly

Apply extruded cut in assembly that could cut through any or all parts by selection.

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    Erik BartmanErik Bartman shared this idea  ·   ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →

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      • TonyTony commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        no post boring, no post machining, This is a major design flaw. Fixing this issue would greatly imporve the value of this product

      • TonyTony commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        no post boring, no post machining, This is a major design flaw. Fixing this issue would greatly imporve the value of this product

      • Joel S.Joel S. commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        I'd buy an upgrade if this ever came out. I design things the way I build them. A lot of the stuff I design requires machining post weldment. This feature is an absolute neccessity for me.

      • stephane.crochonstephane.crochon commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        considering the "feature tree" nature of alibre, this is a major headache. Showing the result of boolean as single solid is not what user wants.
        What about automaticaly creating a new part, based on previous part that take place of its parent in assembly ?

      • RodRod commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        I agree this is an important feature especialy for weldments. Often weldments are made then stress relived and finally machining critical mating sufaces, holes and other features. It would be helpful to show the as welded and post weld machining variants in one part/assembly.

      • Charles HughesCharles Hughes commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        This feature would certainly save time, as I often have to extrude holes on compound angles through multiple, parallel plates.

      • ChiknNutzChiknNutz commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        Agreed. Would really like to see assy-level operations such as thru-hole as this is how many real-world operations are performed...would be slick!

      • Rodger ForsythRodger Forsyth commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        Assembly level features are very important. I worked in an industry where large metal fabrications were made. A number of parts were welded together then machining was done on the fabrication. The parts cannot be machined before welding up the structure because of deformation. Cuts and holes need to be added after assembly. Parts in the model are not altered by this process. It is strictly assembly level features.

      • AdamAdam commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        I agree that any feature allowed in a part should also be allowed in an assembly. In effect, this basically eliminates the division between parts and assemblies, which paves the way for huge flexibility in 3D modeling. If you're working on a part model and decide that it should really be an assembly (or vice versa), then no problem...simply start adding other parts.

      • Mark LandsaatMark Landsaat commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        Having cut features at the assembly level is extremely helpful. Just the extruded cut feature is not enough in my opinion. Other very helpful cut features at the assembly level would be. revolved cut and "cut with body", or "cut with surface".

      • Scott WertelScott Wertel commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

        This needs to have 2 options:
        1) To store the cut feature within the assembly. This is for those "at assembly" processes that get performed during a production/assembly operation.
        2) To store the cut feature within the part. This is just another method of top-down design.

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