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Assemblies, groups and BOMS


HDEAR

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I am unsure on how the best way is to go about managing assemblies, groups and BOMS.

 

In the attached example, I have a hinged door on a cabinet that is held shut using toggle latches - first attachment.

 

When I need to spin the door open in the drawing, ideally I need the latch strikes and and the part of the hinge fixed to the door to move relative to the door spinning axis.

 

The problem I have encountered is that I have to disassemble the toggle latch clamp and its strike and also disassemble the two parts of the hinge. This then presents the problem of having the two parts of the hinge and the two parts of the toggle clamp show as separate part nos and items in the .icd BOM. The hinge is normally one item when we purchase it and has just one part no. So to for the toggle clamp and strike.

 

Is there any way I can get the effect of the parts ( which in turn are part of a standard assembly ) that need to move with another part yet still show up as one assembly part in the BOM?

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Hi Harvey,

 

In the attached video I have created a "Configuration that Stores the Position of the Hinge Parts" within the general assembly. This configuration does not affect the assembly of the Hinge itself. The important point is to select "Stores Position".

 

In this way you can have your assembly drawing showing the doors opened or closed, using the same hinge assembly, without the need to have separate hinge halves in different sub-assemblies.

 

Does this achieve what you are after?

 

Malcolm

IRONCAD_2017_PU1.1___Hinge_Configurations.mp4

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Hi Harvey,

 

Another option could be to move the clip that is welded to the door from the latch assembly to the door and then just select the option to not include the clip in the BOM. That way the clip moves with the door and you still have your latch as one item in the BOM. I hope I explained that correctly.

 

RJ

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Hi Harvey,

 

Another option could be to move the clip that is welded to the door from the latch assembly to the door and then just select the option to not include the clip in the BOM.  That way the clip moves with the door and you still have your latch as one item in the BOM.  I hope I explained that correctly.

 

RJ

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Thanks. I tried that but I need the complete clip assembly to show up in the BOM.

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