Hello,

I have been reading some of the posts in regards to controlling several parts with a single design table.  From the few that I read, it appears that the parts were created in the assembly evvironment based off sketches made in the assembly.  This appears to work great if you have a static subassembly that you just need to resize.  What I need is similar in concept, but different in the fact that I need the sub assembly to be flexible when placed into the top level assembly.

I control all of my variable part models by part numbers, so I set up tables with all of my known variables, and then all I have to do is enter the part number and all else populates.  I want to do the same with gas springs, however, my designers want to be able to freely move the attachment points to see part interaction.  So, my plan is to create a sub assembly of the gas spring, but have both the cylinder and rod controlled by a single DT, so when I need to create a new one, I open the assembly, then the DT, enter the part number, close the DT, and both parts update.  I then place the subassy into the top level, make the sub flexible, and constrain as normal.

Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

J Lackey

Vista Business SP 2

INTEL Xeon(R)

2.53GHz  12.0GB RAM

64bit OS

SolidWorks Premier 2009 SP3.0