replace component and mate problem

[billyb]

I have replaced a component and have checked "re attach mates", but I
still have numberous triangles and exclamation marks. Is there any
easier way than to go into every mate and re-mate manually?

[Anna Wood]

You will have to re-mate your broken mates. Just modify them and fix
the offending selections.

If your parts are copied and morphed from the originals of the parts
in your assembly you will have less issues with this.

I have one SHCS model that has been copied and morphed into new SHCS
files. I can replace these parts all day long with no mates errors.
The key is the internal id's of all the faces, planes, etc is the same
so SW will recognize this when doing a Replace. This same SHCS was
used as the starting point for my LHCS file and my BHCS file, it can
be swapped out without mate errors.

Copy the base part to clone for your new version will help reduce mate
errors when replacing.

You can also add Mate References to your models, read up on that in
the Help files.

Cheers,

Anna Wood

Post by billyb
I have replaced a component and have checked "re attach mates", but I
still have numberous triangles and exclamation marks. Is there any
easier way than to go into every mate and re-mate manually?

[Mark]

Post by billyb
I have replaced a component and have checked "re attach mates", but I
still have numberous triangles and exclamation marks. Is there any
easier way than to go into every mate and re-mate manually?

Have you tried "replace mate entities"? It's essentially the same
thing, re-mating every mate manually, but at least they're all there
in one place - two clicks per mate (select the mate, select the new
entity). The same display should have appeared in the feature manager
after you replaced the component; if you missed it there you can get
to it by right clicking on the part in the feature tree or the viewing
area (you may have to extend the context menu by clicking on the
double arrow at the bottom, if you haven't turned off that option).
As Anna suggested, using the old part as a basis for the new one will
minimize these difficulties.
-Mark