Designing complex DC with multiple sub components
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I want to create a DC which consists of four sub DCs: a left half semi-circular extrusion, a right half semi-circular extrusion, a central connecting part (consisting of two dis-connected extrusions), and an internal protrusion. You can see my first cut at this in the image.
I know that I can wrap another DC around these 4, and control the positions and sizes of each of the 4 via the 6 standard attributes for each of the sub DCs; and I can simplify this by introducing non-standard attributes (such as "height") which I can then assign to each of the sub DCs as appropriate (ZLen for the first 3 of the DCs).
As I change the sizes of the DCs, how do I ensure that they stay stuck together? Do I have to do this via complex arithmetic? If I make the connector shorter, I want the sides/ends to stay connected to the central part.
How can I "connect" the protrusion to the left side, given that the inside of the side is curved, and the left edge of the protrusion is flat? I would usually perform an Intersection or a Solid Union, but how do I accomplish this dynamically within the DC?
Jon
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