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      danna
      last edited by danna

      Trying to create vertical faces and save as components on 45 deg angle.
      Draw guidelines and create vertical face.

      Create component and first thing I do is "Set Component Axis"
      Adjust the axis to my guidelines.

      Bring it into new drawing and it does not come in on the 45 deg angle.

      Help !

      axis.jpg

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        Box
        last edited by

        Realistically we can only guess at your workflow, attaching a model would allow someone to point you in the right direction.

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          danna
          last edited by

          Thanks for the reply .... basically what you see in above image.

          I created the vertical face on the default axis
          Added 45 deg guidelines
          Rotated vertical face to 45 deg
          Created component and set its axis to the 45 deg guidelines
          Saved component in drawing and also saved component to folder to use in another drawing.

          When bringing component into new drawing ... I expected it to be on the 45 deg angle, but it is not.
          It is on the default axis.

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            Box
            last edited by

            I've tried a bunch of ways to get this and it still 'works'.
            As I mentioned we need to see your model or we just waste time guessing.

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              danna @Box
              last edited by

              @Box said in Component Axis:

              I've tried a bunch of ways to get this and it still 'works'.
              As I mentioned we need to see your model or we just waste time guessing.

              I try to attach SU file.

              Component does not come in at 45 deg angle in which it was created or what I assumed to be created.

              Component_Angle_Test.skp

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              • BoxB Offline
                Box
                last edited by Box

                Classic case of not understanding what a component is.
                Import your saved component and see how it is aligned.
                A bit too tired just now to explain.
                But your model is a closed version of your saved component and if you open it it will align with the world axis, but if you import or insert it into another model it will be at 45 deg.

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                  danna
                  last edited by

                  I agree 100% ... not understanding.

                  When I open in another drawing ... it does not come in at the 45 deg angle.

                  Thanks ( get some rest, ( smile )

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                    danna @Box
                    last edited by

                    @Box said in Component Axis:

                    But your model is a closed version of your saved component and if you open it it will align with the world axis, but if you import or insert it into another model it will be at 45 deg.

                    The image below is from new drawing / model.
                    The components were saved to an external folder when created.

                    axis.jpg

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                      Box @danna
                      last edited by

                      @danna
                      You can see here the difference between Opening your file and Importing your file.

                      GIF 30-12-2024 2-02-51 AM.gif
                      Understanding components is a fundamental.

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                        danna
                        last edited by

                        Thanks for your time BOX.

                        But know where closer to understanding why mine does not work.

                        Hoping someone will come along and explain why mine does not work and how to fix it or help me understand.

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                          Box @danna
                          last edited by

                          @danna said in Component Axis:

                          Thanks for your time

                          Obviously wasted.

                          Good luck moving forward and finding someone you can understand.

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                            danna @Box
                            last edited by

                            @Box said in Component Axis:

                            @danna said in Component Axis:

                            Thanks for your time

                            Obviously wasted.

                            Surely not my intent ... just asking for someone to explain what I was doing wrong, to stop it from working for me.

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                              TIG Moderator
                              last edited by TIG

                              If you set the component's axes to match its face then it's no longer rotated at 45° when it's saved out of the model.
                              Just leave its axes as the default [45° off the face], and then it'll import into another model rotated as you hope, because then the component's geometry is not exported as axial.

                              TIG

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                                danna @TIG
                                last edited by TIG

                                @TIG said in Component Axis:

                                If you set the component's axes to match its face then it's no longer rotated at 45° when it's saved out of the model.
                                Just leave its axes as the default [45° off the face], and then it'll import into another model rotated as you hope, because then the component's geometry is not exported as axial.

                                Thanks very much for explaining my error.

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