Can parts be 'adaptive'?

If I have a link part in a second level assembly that has free rotate,
is there a way to align it to another linkage part in the higher up
assembly?

Also, is ther a way that I can make the part 'adaptively' stretch to fit
based on assembly constraints?

Aaron Friedamn
ARF Designs

 

No.

SolidWorks doesn't do that.

Now go back to Inventor.

Daisy.

 

Yes.

Look into flexible subassemblies and in-context relations.

You sound like a new user coming from Inventor. Go ahead and work through
the tutorials so you know the SW vocabulary and way of doing things.

 

Yes, I have 6 year experience with inventor, but I also have 4 years
experience with Solidworks. I just never had to do lower assy level
mating or 'adaptive' things before in Solidworks.

One of the tricky things about working in 2 CAD systems is learning and
remembering the vocabulary. I knew I could do the flexible assembly
thing,because I didn't know what it was called, I couldn't find it in help.

Thanks for the pointer.

So, what does Solidworks call 'adaptive' (stretch to fit)?

Aaron Friedman
ARf Designs

 

Duh!...'in-context'...sorry

Aaron