I'm having a disagreement over our company's global design manual. The statement is "Avoid selection of B-Reps in part design". I disagree with this. Most of my sketches, sketch constraints and pad/pocket limits are faces from previous features. I do discourage edges and vertexes. I can't imagine setting up planes for every sketch or limit. What are your opinions?
I'd also like to hear some people chime in on "hole" vs. "pocket". I prefer a single sketch (on a work plane) to blast multiple holes in one pocket operation. My German counterparts again frown on this practice. My view is the simplist tree, the faster easier to modify. FYI: Metal stampings and injection molded parts in CATIA V5 R18.
I'd also like to hear some people chime in on "hole" vs. "pocket". I prefer a single sketch (on a work plane) to blast multiple holes in one pocket operation. My German counterparts again frown on this practice. My view is the simplist tree, the faster easier to modify. FYI: Metal stampings and injection molded parts in CATIA V5 R18.