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automatically place holes on mating part based on another part?
sorry for the cross-post, but the general forum may not get me an answer on this.
i want to add holes on a sheet metal panel to mount components on it. i know i can add in-context features by creating a sketch on the sheet metal part and then creating a hole concentric to a hole on the component being mounted.
my question is can this be done automatically? say i place a transformer on the sheet metal. can the mounting holes transfer from the transformer to the sheet metal?
i use another 3d program that does this, and want to try and implement something similar with solidworks.
any ideas?
drc inc.
minneapolis, mn

answer smart components are what you are looking for. no api required.
cheers,
anna
anna wood
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sw2009 sp2.0, windows vista x64 sp1
thanks for the replies anna. smart components will work.
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