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508 | Chapter 18 Assembling Complex Models
Editing Mechanical Desktop Parts
Because interference was detected between the pulley plate and the
DPULLEY3 parts, you need to enlarge the drilled holes on the pulley plate.
Editing an external part updates all instances of the parts in the assembly
drawing. The modified part retains the applied assembly constraints.
In this tutorial, you return to the open ppulley.dwg file and make the holes
larger, to remove the interference.
To edit an external part
1 Switch to the window containing the PPULLEY part you created earlier.
2 In the Browser, click the plus sign in front of PPULLEY
to display the part
features.
3 Use
AMEDITFEAT to edit the holes, responding to the prompts.
Context Menu In the graphics area, right-click and choose Edit Features
Edit.
Enter an option [Independent array instance/Sketch/surfCut/Toolbody/select
Feature] <select Feature>: Select one of the drilled holes
Enter an option [Accept/Next] <Accept>: Enter n or press
ENTER
The Hole dialog box is displayed.
4 In the Hole dialog box, enter 15 in the Drill Size field. Then choose OK.
5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 for Hole2 and Hole3.
6 Use
AMUPDATE to update the edited part.
Context Menu In the graphics area, right-click and choose Update Part.
The pulley plate reflects the new design.
Save your file.