topic Re: Exploding a module file in Modeling

Exploding a module file

Anonymous — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 14:44:24 GMT

I have typical details that I have in my viewsets and ocassionaly I would like to modify them within those view sets as opposed to modifying the original file. Can a module be exploded or the link broken, or how can this be done?

Thanks,
Jim

Re: Exploding a module file

Anonymous — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 15:22:00 GMT

Go to:
File -> Modules and X-Refs -> Hotlink Manager

Then, in the window that comes up, select the module you want to explode/break and click 'Break Link'...

Re: Exploding a module file

TomWaltz — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 15:34:33 GMT

Select the Module, then click File > Modules and XRefs > Module Settings....

You will see a button to break the hotlink. This will break the link and keep the elements of the module grouped together.

Re: Exploding a module file

Anonymous — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 15:44:20 GMT

If you have just small part of your plan, than you can use teckturepiece(?) .

Documentation/extra/teckturepiece

Re: Exploding a module file

Anonymous — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 16:54:57 GMT

Thanks guys.

Jim

Re: Exploding a module file

Thomas Holm — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 21:47:30 GMT

I prefer this way, as I often want to re-use the link:
Select and copy the module's content. Paste it. Undo. Redo. (this will make all of it selected). Group.

Turn off the original module's master layer to hide the original.

Then Suspend groups, and start editing the copy.

This way, you can always re-activate the originally placed module should you want it, without going through the trouble of re-placing it again and have to reapply any transformations (movement, rotation etc) that you had done.

Re: Exploding a module file

Anonymous — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 18:42:21 GMT

Good idea Tom.

Re: Exploding a module file

Anonymous — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 21:15:40 GMT

Thomas wrote:
I prefer this way, as I often want to re-use the link:
Select and copy the module's content. Paste it. Undo. Redo. (this will make all of it selected). Group.

Turn off the original module's master layer to hide the original.

Then Suspend groups, and start editing the copy.

This way, you can always re-activate the originally placed module should you want it, without going through the trouble of re-placing it again and have to reapply any transformations (movement, rotation etc) that you had done.

This is very good stuff. I am already thinking of ways to add this to my module madness.

Re: Exploding a module file

Thomas Holm — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 23:45:16 GMT

Matthew wrote:
This is very good stuff. I am already thinking of ways to add this to my module madness.

Thanks! - They're already coming to take me away, ha-ha!