solidworks

Assemblies
In the context of
Top level
assembly
Same
subassembly
Creates an external
reference to components in
the top-level assembly.
Creates external references
only to components in the
same subassembly.
3. Click OK.
Flexible Components
You can define a part component as flexible to drive the geometry of flexible components
by the assembly geometry.
For example, you model a spring in the context of an assembly where the length of the
spring is driven by an external reference in the assembly. You insert the spring into a
second assembly where the spring appears with an out-of-context reference. You can
use the Make Part Flexible tool to remap the out-of-context reference to the second
assembly. As a result, the spring is driven by the second assembly without affecting the
nominal length of the spring.
You can use Make Part Flexible
under the following conditions:
• A single part is selected.
• A part is in the top-level of the active assembly.
• A part has external references defined in the context of an assembly that is not the
active assembly.
The external reference must be one of the following entity types:
Arc or cylindrical edges
Axes
Cylindrical faces
Linear edges
Partial cylindrical faces
Planar faces
Planes
Reference points
Sketch arcs or circles
Sketch lines (linear)
Sketch points
Vertices
The custom and configuration-specific properties of the flexible component are the same
as these properties in the component's nominal state. Properties show the value from
the nominal state. Select Use mass property from rigid state to apply the mass
properties of the component in its rigid state to the activated flexible component.
The flexible component updates dynamically when an external reference changes.
In the FeatureManager design tree,
indicates flexible components.
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