JPlanera Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 I drafted everything in XZ plane and made my model. But now I want it to be in the XY plane.. I can rotate with "move bodies" but the sketches remain in the XZ plane, is there a way to keep the sketches with the model?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopinc Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Hi, Yes there is a way to rotate your base model sketch onto a new plane, but depending on how complex your model is, the resulting re-alignment might be unpredictable, and generate errors that you will have to correct. To re-orient your model first make the drawing plane you want your model to orient to visible (making it visible is not strictly necessary, but you might find the visual reference useful). Right click on the base sketch in the history tree and from the pop down menu select "redefine." Now pick the plane of your choice. I hope this helps. Regards, Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPlanera Posted November 30, 2010 Author Share Posted November 30, 2010 Yes I am aware of this and yes, it is complex enough to where i do get a few time consuming, correctable errors. I was hoping there was a way to do it without all the redefining... Thank you for the reply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopinc Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Sorry, I don't know of another less painful way. Just out of curiosity, why do you need to do this? Regards, Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPlanera Posted November 30, 2010 Author Share Posted November 30, 2010 No worries, I can muscle through it. I am working with another company on a project and was fed wrong information on how my models will appear in the second program.... Needless to say i advanced well into my end of the project and was informed of this miscommunication. Eh, such is life... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopinc Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Ah - I see! So it's an orientation problem when the model/assembly is taken into a 3rd party program. Forgive my idle curiousity, but do you know what the other program is? Regards, Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPlanera Posted November 30, 2010 Author Share Posted November 30, 2010 It is a forging simulator called DeForm. The simulation would work in any orientation, however, the data results plot more clearly and are understood better if everything is "real world" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopinc Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 I didn't know there was any such thing as a forging simulator - but then again, why shouldn't there be! Thanks for the explanation. Good luck, Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPlanera Posted November 30, 2010 Author Share Posted November 30, 2010 Yes it is quite an amazing product. I have seat here and it is astonishing how close to reality it is. You are right! Nowadays there is a software program for everything! Thank you for the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopinc Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 (edited) I looked it up on the internet: http://www.deform.com/ You are right - very interesting, it deserves a full 5x 8)8)8) 8) for being downright cool! Edited December 1, 2010 by Hopinc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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