Suppress sketch related to feature

[Bryan O]

maybe a dumb question....
When suppressing a feature is there a switch to also suppress the parent sketch?

Found a macro to hide all sketches and planes, which is a big help, but hiding the parent would be nicer.

[matt]

Do it the other way around. Suppress the sketch, and you will automatically suppress the feature.

[AlexLachance]

I believe this is what you are looking for:

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Absorbed feature : Sketch inside a feature
Child feature : self-explanatory.

[Bryan O]

Do it the other way around. Suppress the sketch, and you will automatically suppress the feature.

[Bryan O]

I believe this is what you are looking for:
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Absorbed feature : Sketch inside a feature
Child feature : self-explanatory.

Nope. Looking to suppress not delete.
I like to build features related back to parent sketches (rather then resulting child edges/surfaces).
I suppose my logic is flawed.

[AlexLachance]

Nope. Looking to suppress not delete.
I like to build features related back to parent sketches (rather then resulting child edges/surfaces).
I suppose my logic is flawed.

Yeah now I get it, I figured you were looking to delete a sketch that was absorbed by a feature, misinterpretation on my end, my apologies.

Your logic isn't flawed, it's most likely adapted to your situation. I do certain things in a similar way as you describe.

[SPerman]

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Qu'est-il arrivé à votre ordinateur ?

[AlexLachance]

Qu'est-il arrivé à votre ordinateur ?

I was actually able to find a screenshot of what I wanted to show without any watermarks or other varieties, so I used that one rather then create my own

[Bryan O]

I was actually able to find a screenshot of what I wanted to show without any watermarks or other varieties, so I used that one rather then create my own

ex: Locating dowel built off the sketch of CAM. If I suppress the FEATURE, the sketches remain.

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If I suppress the sketch, both the feature AND the sketches suppress. I like option 2

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I know... place the locating dowel 1st!

Thanks for your help.

[AlexLachance]

ex: Locating dowel built off the sketch of CAM. If I suppress the FEATURE, the sketches remain.
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If I suppress the sketch, both the feature AND the sketches suppress. I like option 2
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I know... place the locating dowel 1st!

Thanks for your help.

That's all good Bryan, we all have our ways of working, if it works for you, then that's all that matters. I was simply explaining to Mr. Perman why my screenshot was in english rather then french(as they usually are)

[DanPihlaja]

If you use folders in your history tree, suppressing the folder will suppress everything that is in it.

So if you have a feature with an absorbed sketch under it that is in a folder, then suppressing the folder will suppress both sketch and feature.

[jcapriotti]

@Bryan O So I have to ask, why do you want to suppress the sketch?

[Bryan O]

@Bryan O So I have to ask, why do you want to suppress the sketch?

Sorry haven't been on in a few days...
I've got some models with multiple configurations with different features used in different configurations.
I usually use a handy "HIDE ALL SKETCHES" macro to hide all sketches but found when you suppress a features the parent sketch does not suppress with it (unless you suppress that individually).
I don't want to form a relationship to a feature/sketch that is suppressed.

[Frederick_Law]

I just hide the sketch.
I use master sketch. So I'll have one sketch (or a group) everything refer to.
Just suppress the features.

[Bryan O]

I just hide the sketch.
I use master sketch. So I'll have one sketch (or a group) everything refer to.
Just suppress the features.

SO WISH we were using SSP!
It's beyond some of my coworkers ability.

I don't mean to belittle them but it's just beyond their understanding. Not that I have it down either but I get it.

[TTevolve]

I never suppress a sketch, always hide them, like Frederick said above. They don't add mass to the part/assembly so hiding them is just the same as suppressing them.

[AlexLachance]

SO WISH we were using SSP!
It's beyond some of my coworkers ability.

I don't mean to belittle them but it's just beyond their understanding. Not that I have it down either but I get it.

Make the basis for it, and have them see the benefits of working with it, and then explain how the benefits differ from working without the SSP.

In my case, I worked 3 years on a line of product with the SSP and when we had "developped" and "defined" it as we wanted it, that is when we decided to push the methodology down to other products.

The reason I think you're better off doing it on a specific "product" rather then globally is because changing ways of working brings up new bugs and new work-arounds. Most people hate bugs with a passion, so it's important to remove as much as possible the 'possibilities' of bugs or else people will quickly become negative towards the new approach as they're used to their old bugs rather then the new ones.

Heck, you may even need to adapt it to different lines of products. We have some products which have one SSP and other with 3 and others with 5, depending on what we are working with. So, maybe find your "most simple" product and your "most complicated" product to know your "range of difference".