PartDesign ShapeBinder
PartDesign ShapeBinder |
Menu location |
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Part Design → Create a shape binder |
Workbenches |
PartDesign |
Default shortcut |
None |
Introduced in version |
- |
See also |
PartDesign Clone |
Description
Creates a datum shape binder from a selected Body inside the active Body. A shape binder is a reference object that links to edges or faces from another Body. An example of use would be to build a box with fitting cover in two different bodies. The shape binder object displays as translucent yellow in the 3D view.
File:Shapebinder tree.jpg File:Shapebinder flow.jpg
2 shapes from Body.Pad004 are selected and their datum objects are now available in Body001.Sketch005 as external geometry thru Body001.ShapeBinder
How to use
- Activate target body (body to receive shape binder object).
- Press the Create a shape binder button.
- Press either the Object button or the Add geometry button.
- In the 3D view, select the object or geometry to copy. Object will select the whole body; Add geometry will select any element (vertex, edge, face).
- To remove selected geometry, press the Remove geometry button and select the geometry in the 3D view. To cancel, press the button again.
- Alternatively, the Body to copy can be selected before launching the Shape binder command.
- Press OK.
Options
Double-click the ShapeBinder label in the Model tree or right-click and select Edit shape binder in the contextual menu to edit its parameters.
Properties
- DataLabel: name given to the object, this name can be changed at convenience.
Limitations
- Multiple selection is not supported. The Add geometry and Remove geometry buttons need to be pressed for each single selection.
- A shape binder cannot serve as base feature.
- Selected geometry on a body must be contiguous.
- If the body to be copied is selected first before launching the command, or if the Object button is used, it is no longer possible to only select specific geometry elements.
- The relative placement of the target body and the copied body is not taken into account. The shape binder will adopt the same internal coordinates as the copied body.