symbol for substractions

[Bas Vellekoop]

It is possible to use a symbol for an substraction.

(for example an extruded circle that I use several times in different parts of the model where I need a hole for a bolt)

It would be very helpful if you change the substraction symbol that you get an dialog box which asks if you want to update al object that use this symbol as an substraction.

[PVA - Admin]

Agreed, submitting request now. Currently you have to edit the Solid Subtraction and then exit the editing mode again to update it which isn't ideal. Solid subtraction stores the subtracted object as a 3d symbol, it doesn't extract the guts of the symbol or convert it to other geometry like you see with path-based objects, so I would think this would be doable.

VE-96261

[Art V]

Bump

Any news on this request, has it been implemented or are the plans for this to be implemented for VW2018?

[Kevin McAllister]

+1

KM

[Art V]

+2 (though I think something similar has been requested before, last year, though I'm not sure if it was exactly the same request)

[Bas Vellekoop]

(though I think something similar has been requested before, last year, though I'm not sure if it was exactly the same request)

That's probably correct, but last night I had to change the diameter of a subtraction in 4 different related designs with in every design several holes for the same sized fasteners.

If I was able to do this with just 2 clicks I would have save me allot of time and double checking if I didn't miss something.

So I thought: "I need this!"

Couldn't find the related thread/wish

Edited April 4, 2016 by Bas Vellekoop

[Benson Shaw]

+1

And this is related to the frequent request for symbols as source objects for Extrude Along Path.

Symbols should be acceptable source objects for any component of a vwx object that contains profile and/or path.

-B

[PVA - Admin]

Updated

[Ben Wingrove]

Did this ever get looked in to? I could really do with this functionality right now!