Copies of Cut Opening Component, Not Cutting the Opening

gullfo

so, after how many years of this functionality seeming to not be working, it seems like it's still not working.

a simple component with a pair of cut opening components (back to back). the first set of the copies - works as expected. second (and other copies) nada, zip. the components are there but the cutting is missing...

so, are cut opening components not support in dynamic components?

i've seen people recommend a paid-for tool (VisuHole) but that doesn't seem to be workable in a dynamic component.

attached is the component. routed absorber frame.skp

gullfo

as an fyi - i make make a component, then my cutting component, manual add it to the face on the primary component, it cuts. then a copy (m + ctrl to copy) that one also cuts. so something is wrong with the dynamic component use because the same copied set of attributes (whichever one says this one cuts) should be carried to the next copy(s) as well..
acomponent.skp

something to do with depth... with the flat version - cuts on a flat component - ok. one depth versions, first one cuts, second does not.

non-dynamic - copies cut as expected...
acomponent-nodyn.skp

Rich O Brien

If you flip the host part to be flat on Z and jiggle the cutters they'll sort themselves out...

Or use SuperGlue by Thomthom

It reminds SketchUp the 'Cutter' and face relationship for when it messes up.

pcmoor

For DC, embed in second cutter (parent is a cutter as well)

acomponent.skp

pcmoor

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gullfo

@pcmoor said in Copies of Cut Opening Component, Not Cutting the Opening:

For DC, embed in second cutter (parent is a cutter as well)

turns out cutting things which subsequently need to be rotated is not reliable... so back to using individual components to create it...

i was hoping the cutting components in an array would do it, but then it's getting confused on rotations and trying (or seeming to) glue itself. changing to "any" didn't do it either, and left weird disconnected geometry on angles vs the 90° i was trying to set. anyways, this is what it looks like after i created with with sub-components to build the board...

pcmoor

@gullfo
for DC holes
build on same axis, xy plane with z up
this suits opencutlist

top cutter copies should be contained in top cut cutter
bottom cutter copies should be contained in a bottom cut cutter

if you have to use different axis in a cuboid, there should an extra level or child to isolate the rotation. But much easier to keep all in same orientation

checkout my DC warehouse pages
https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model/25c4463957ad36c2635f69bba8c8ac7/dynamic-hole-builder