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Spring 2002
By Thomas Braxton
As with any feature that creates external references between databases, there is a
master/slave paradigm established between a parent and child object. When
discussing inheritance features, base model (master) refers to the model
referenced by an inheritance feature. Derivative model (slave) refers to the
model where the inheritance feature resides.
>Feature
>Create
>Data Sharing
>Inheritance
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>Insert
>Shared Data
>Inheritance
Designing a Cast
Part that Requires
Machining
Options When
Creating
Inheritance
Features
Replace external copy geometry features. Using the inheritance feature may
have advantages when references to many or all of the features comprising a
skeleton model or reference part are needed in the derivative model. The
inheritance feature allows you to access feature information from the base
model, which a copy geometry feature does not.
Replace family tables. A reference model can serve as the basis for multiple
design variations. Using inheritance features instead of instances eliminates the
need for all variations to carry the overhead of all the instances. The reference
part (generic instance) serves as the base feature to create variations through
varying dimensions and suppressing features. Individual variants can also be
modified independently using the inheritance feature approach, making revision
control much less complicated than with family tables.
http://www.profilesmagazine.com/p19/tips-inheritance-pg1.html
28-May-2007
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http://www.profilesmagazine.com/p19/tips-inheritance-pg1.html
28-May-2007