Wiley SolidWorks 2011 Assemblies Bible
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1. 348 Understanding Smart Components esee ennt tnt tttetnnnttnnnnttttttetnttentnst tnn 349 Using Smart Components cscssesssessseessseeessesssesssesssseesssesssseesserssseeeseessseesseersaeessseesseeneersacesseensseessseasass 349 Getting started with a simple Smart Component eee 350 Auto sizing Smart Components eese seen tenente tenente tenent tentent innttnnn s 353 XV Contents Making Smart Components scescssssssssssseessstessessecsssnseessseessuseeseaseeeesnecssseesseseeesanueessneessaeessennseeaneeeennsess 355 Getting started with a simple Smart Component seen 355 Creating an auto sizing Smart Component essere tnnnntnntnnnns 358 Managing files with Smart Components seen ttnnnnnntnnnnns 363 Editing Smart Components sese eene tnennttttnnnitnnnn ttt tttttnntitnnnis 364 Tutorial Working with Smart Components esee tenen tentent tnnnntnnn tnnt 365 SUMMAT UL m 368 Part IV Creating Assembly Drawings 369 Chapter 16 Creating Assembly Drawings eese 371 Combining Parts and Assemblies on the Same Drawing eee 371 Dimensioning assembly features essere trennen tttnnnnt tnnt 372 Assigning the document driving the custom properties s 372 Using Multi Page Templates esses tnnt treten ttttnnt tnnt ttttes tents ittesnatis 3732. Using Proximity Tools esee ennnttnnnnttnnnnttnnnnntttnt ttt ttttnnt tenent tnnt ttt tttttosiitnn Using Interference Detection eesssssssscssssecssessstessesnsssssseessseesssnseesssseessseessssteeesnatsennseesnee Displaying the results Ignoring interferences Using Component view I3 Testi Asti Displaying options for non interfering components ss 164 Working with Clearance Verification essent tnnnnnt 164 Using Dynamic Clearance sese rttennnt tenente nni ttttnttettnsittent tennis Working with Collision Detection Using Physical Dynamics essere tte tttntnnt esii aa Using SensSOES 5er riget iier tirer a attt eg a aa ERE ret tate pete pea Ee rendus Selecting Components sanii aa repre MUR etta a deett ei tx nd Selecting with a volume csscsssssssssssessssesssssescssesssstseesseeeseeseessseeessseesessesecasiessseeeseeseeeesaeeenseessae Selecting suppressed components Choosing hidden components Selecting parts mated to another part essent Selecting internal components isset tenente nnt ttttnnnittnnttttn ns 172 Choosing Toolbox Parts 1c tiirepentitr tte ip A REPRE Detector De reset ert 172 Using the Advanced Select options sees ttntnnntnnnntnnnns 172 Reading AssemblyXpert Results essere tne tttntnnnttnnnntts t ttttnttetnnsiitnn 173 UsingDefeat tedc us acean Ea a T Aa aaa reste AEE aS Pina 175 Using the
3. isse nennen tennnntnnnntetnn tnnt 111 Setting up successful motion esee ttntnnni tnnt tete tttttnntittntis 113 Working with Advanced and Mechanical Mate Types seen 114 Symmetric Matemu na tiui d en E c Hip ceret d d RH piene 115 Cam TM ACC m c 116 hinc C e AAAA 117 GOAT TTA cS 118 Rack and Pinion Mate sscccctssccccssssssssssssssssscsccccscecssessssseconsssssisisstunscoscstaseeeseesssanensaazaaaiitancedscsaateen 119 DATTA TAC qe Eaa aaa aaa A vec a aa aaa a EE aai 120 Screw mate Pati matea a Linear Coupler mat iaaeao tatadan EAK ca ned Rosae eenia 123 Ihngeqnatez raaa a E E E A eN 123 Belt Cha a dee E n iio iaa A de teda 124 Editing and Troubleshooting sssssssesssssscsssscssseecsssessessescessseessseeesseeeessseeesneessaesseanseesnaeessneessaeetes 124 Editing existing miat s u uenerat ottenere erieoni teptcte id eee nnno verteret N 125 Troubleshooting assembly mates seien ennt tnnt tnnt niat 126 Troubleshooting warnings and errors essent tnnnntnnnnats 127 Examining Mate Options nee pr etai toe tiene a tiii eaaa A i aias 128 Reviewing Mate Best Practices ssssssesssescsserssesssesssesssssssssarsssesssesssessssesssessasesseensssessseersatesseeesensnses 129 T torial Mating for SUCCES Sisiane ea tere rer erectas neto uad antea 130 SUInmarby seemed td etenim esee Ree E E d e 135 Chapter 6 Working with Assembly Sketches and Layo
4. s 228 Anticipating problems with in context modeling 228 Identifying alternatives to in context modeling ee 229 Using Assembly layout modeling eene ntn 229 Using Multi body modeling eene tnnt 230 Dealing with the Practical Details of In Context Modeling 230 Understanding the in context process sss eene ttn ttnnnnntnnnntnnnns 230 Starting out in context esses enettenn nennen tenentes dentan annia 230 Working in COntext eeeseeecsssssescsseecsseeesesseecssseecssseesssteeeesnseessseesseeeesnseeesnseessseesseneeeenesees 232 Looking at in context best practices ss sese eene tnn ttnnnnntnnnntnnnns 239 Working with multiple contexts esses tnnnnntnnnnnninnn 240 Using in context with configurations eeseee eene trente 243 Using in context with motion esent ttti ttnnnn t 243 Working with in context with multiple instances cesses 245 Using in context and file management esent 245 Using in context and mates eese tnnt trennt ttntnnn 245 Working with circular references sees 245 Using skeletons and layouts eene trennen 246 Using in context in libraries s sene tnnt tnnt ttnnnnn 247 Removing relations ssessssssscssssescssssssstsessseeeseesseecsseessssseceeseessesssecsaeeessateeeesaeseeniessaeessease 247 Deciding wheth
5. Acknowledgments eee e Re n n n nn xxiii Introduction esc e RR ERE RR NM eR en XXV Part I Introducing Assembly Basics 1 Chapter 1 Understanding Assemblies cece ceeeeeees 3 Understanding the Purpose of Assemblies sese tennnntnnnnats 4 Identifying types of assemblies essen nennen tnnt ttntnnnitnnnnttete ttn 5 Driving an assembly with base part and mates see 5 Driving an assembly with sketches and planes 7 Modeling parts in place 4 sese ieeenntttnntttnetntttenet tnn tutte ttt toast Modeling parts as multi bodies Inserting a master model e eieeeee tene ttntnnnntnnntttntntttnnt toten Excluding some palts Nye eessssessescssesscssesseessecsesesseeessteeseseessesaceesssseesseeeseeseeessseeesseeeseesseeee Creating an alternative to multiple assemblies e 12 Creating Assembly Templates essen ieennnnttnnnnttnetttttnnnttnnt tte itte titia s tttnsis 13 Putting Parts into Assemblies isse eese tnnt tttttnnn tnnt itte tttttennatnnsus 15 Understanding External References eene trennen tnnt tenen tentent tntnnis 16 Referencing external files in context sse esee ttnnntttnnnnnttnnn ttn 17 Referencing external files from a part essere rtt tnnnntnnats 18 Summary NR nt M ean e Retention ER 19 Chapter 2 Navigating the Assembly Interface lessen Identifying Elements of the
6. eese tnn 266 Creating Weld Beads te tierce n den ek c pena 267 Working with Envelopes reris vene nee eni c iet 270 SummalLy 2 5 a ecce a e away ee ened De ed c te dew des 272 Chapter 12 Using Parametric Links in Assemblies 273 Using Equations in an Assembly sees trennen ttttnnttttnstttnntats 273 Tracking external references sese ttennnttnnnnttnntttntnnt tnnt niat 274 Renaming documents referenced by equations een 274 SJEISnPESDEUDDIEE 275 Driving equations between parts sse eene tnnt ttnnnnntnnnn tete tttttnntttnnnnt 276 Following best practices sese ttennnt tenente nnt ttttnnnittnnt ttt ttes ttttnsns 277 Using Link Values and Global Variables in Assemblies s 277 Working with Derived Sketches in Assemblies eerte 277 Using Inserted Parts to Communicate Parametric Control ss 278 Myra M 280 Chapter 13 Editing Evaluating and Troubleshooting Assemblies 281 Working with Mates esse essei ttennn tenent ttt tttttnttttnna ttt ttttnottttos it tnnt attt itte Listing mates in the Mates folder seen ttnnnnnn tnnt Listing mates under the component sese ttn tnnt tttnnnnn tenons Replacing features with mates Working with the View Mates tool Using the View Mate Errors window Using
7. Using Subassemblies es Creating subassemblies from existing parts esent Inserting a new subassembly sese ttnnnnnntnnnnttnnttnnnnt tnnt Dissolving subassemblies Organizing for performance Solving mates sssri Using flexible subassemblies seen trente nttnnnnn tenen Working with legacy data seen tnnnntnnnnttntnnttttnnnittnnns Organizing for the Bill of Materials Grouping subassemblies by relative motion Organizing groups of purchased components Depicting an assembly process sese nntennnt tentent ttttnnntnnt ttt Influencing item numbering essent tnnt tnnnn ttn nttttnnt tenen Bi3IEREPEICP Patterning CONSICeTatiONS sesssssssessseseeseesssseeccssseesseeeseesseessseessatesseeseseesseesssseeseeseesessseessseessssess Using Folders Creating folders in the FeatureManager eene nter Using Add To New Folder esee tnennttnnnnnn trennt ttntnnt tnnt Using Create New Folder ies nnentttntnn tenet s ntttnettsnn Adding items to existing folders esee entente ntt ttnnnnninnnns Reordering items in the tree Working with Tree Display Options Showing feature names and descriptions sssri Showing component and config names and descriptions 92 Using names other than the part filename in the assembly Featur
8. Hole Alignment Tool seen tnennnnttnnn tnn ttetnnn tenent ttt ttt tetti 176 Working with Large Assemblies seen tttnnnnt tenente nnttnnnntttnnntttnntittn nis 177 Using special techniques to improve large assembly performance 178 Working locally z5 dtt teer a cereo emiten n cire quie aer 178 Organizing data into subassemblies eene 178 Avoiding in context references esesseeeenen tenente tttnnnnnttnnnitetnnt 178 xi Contents Avoid fancy display settings esent tnnt 179 R pdiring CTTOTS sic scec sauce MM 179 Avoiding unnecessarily complex geometry 179 Using special tools to improve large assembly performance 179 Using simplified configurations esent ttnnnnnntnnnnns 179 Using SpeedPaku saec dieron e tates linda veas 180 Using Display States instead of configurations s 180 Using Lightweight options esee ttn ttt nanena etna Using Large Assembly Mode Using detached drawings essent tnnt natenn antena Suspending automatic rebuilds setenta 180 S MMAATY A RR 181 Chapter 8 Controlling Assembly Configurations and Display States 183 Using Display States sic see ti netter eee a a rc Controlling display states and configurations Using display states with drawings Using part display states in parts
9. SolidWorks Assembly Interface Using the CommandManager and toolbars Introducing the assembly tools esee ttennnnn tnnt ttes ttttnnnitnnnat Using the Heads Up View toolbar eese tnnt ttnnnnnntnnt ttn Using the Shortcut S toolbar essen tenent tnnt tttnnnnntnnttts ntis Working in the assembly FeatureManager eene tnnt tnnt Working with multiple document windows Managing open WindOWS cesssssssssssesssesscsnesssssecssssecssteeeesnseessnesssseessenseeesnseecsseesesteseesneesnaeeenssess Understanding the Interface for Moving and Mating eene Using the Move Component interface sessi tnnn tene tttnnnnntnnnittnn nt Free Dr p ieioea oeeie Aaaa a danaa Eaa Along Assembly KY Z ni nt da rnnt aiie vii Contents Along EnUbV isti rte mereretur tede doa Id d cd 34 By Delta XYZ 2434 To XYZ Position dnd Selecting Move Component options 35 Dynamic Clearance etie teet erem rien Seaton a dern o e 36 Using the Mate interface ssesscssssssscssssssscscssesssstssssseessssecsessesscsssessseenseeseeecsaseesatessseeeseeseeeesaeees 36 Considering workflow eerie tttennnt tnnt nataan annann nnt ittttns 36 Looking at the rest of the Mate interface esee 38 Summary sue LL Ra uu E E Di LEM E 40 Chapter 3 Visualizing Assemblies ellen 41 Manipulating the View ciiin iniii nedr
10. Using Views with Special Assembly Functions eene tnnt tnn 375 Using the Alternate Position View Creating views of an exploded assembly enne 376 Adding explode lines essen ttennttntnnttnnnntttnntttttnnt anenee 380 Showing exploded view essent ttnnnnnntnnnnttnnnnitis 381 Creating section Views tenete ttnnnttettennttnnttttent tentent tnnt tte raaa nitens 382 Excluding parts from section views eene tenentes 382 hurautadsacsme e 382 Adjusting the Hatching mrmi entente reet ttt tntene ibat sentono 383 Broken Out Section View riian iiaiai taasen 384 Drawing the closed loop e ssesseennt tne ttnntnnntenetinnnnatis 385 Selecting the depth estre rint eren ttreetrnne riter Genet renis 385 joisiiaccadl m Nen 386 Using Color in Assembly Drawing Views eese tents nnntttnn ttn 387 Setting Up Drawings of Large Assemblies seen tenente tnn 388 Using detached drawings secssscsssssssssesccssessseessentssssseeessseseessessessessseeeseeseeeessteeaaieesseeessenseeseae 388 Working with lightweight drawings serene ttnnnnnntnnnnntnnnnats 390 Using SpeedPak with drawings eee trennen ttttnnnnitnnnns 390 Using draft quality view isisiccccssssisscssssssecssisssessesecsssttssasesesessessessesececssssetecinnttsiuveesssens
11. esss essere tnnt tnnt tttntnnt tnnt Understanding Assembly Configurations esent tnnt tnnnntnnnnats Applying configurations for performance Suppressing components and features Configuring SpeedPaks sssri Using part configurations for speed seen Getting familiar with the Advanced Component Selection 190 Taking a look at the Isolate function senten 191 Finding features with the Simplify Assembly tool 191 Controlling display performance Using configurations for positions essent ttttnnnn tnnt Positioning with mates sessi tttntnnnntnnnnttnn t ttntnnt tnnt tttnnnitis Positioning with sketches sese ennt ttnnnnnntnnnnntnnnnits Applying configurations for product variations seen Using design tables for assembly configurations ss Working with Modify Configurations and the Configuration Publisher Looking at assembly configuration dos and don ts sss Tutorial Working with Assembly Configurations senes SUMMA c sud EC M M D MM DI MM M ME Chapter 9 Patterning and Mirroring Components Using Local Component Patterns Creating local pattern references Patterning the seed only esee seieenntennnn tte tnttnnttnne tint natis Using the Instances to Skip option nennen tenentes Using Mirror Components
12. an exploded view animation sete ttnnnnntnnnntnnnns 540 xix Contents Animating an assembly esee ieennn tnnt a 540 Creating an explo dernan a a a 541 Putting the rotate into an animation timeline s 543 Adding the explode to the animation enne 544 Making a part look flexible seen tnnnntnnnnns 544 Collapsing the exploded assembly eene 545 ATMA CII GA ZOOM citet dmm etse E ccena tae 545 Animating a changing mate sees trennen natenn ananena 546 Animating the View Driving the view with key points essent ttennnntnnnnttntntttnnnnn tnnt 548 Using the Orientation and Camera Views feature sss 548 Disabling playback of view keys eene tentent 549 Introducing the timebar esee stisennrtntnnnt tte rttetnettene tinc natis 549 Creating key poInts uiii tenes a a ri Free be re EEici 550 Zooming and free view manipulation eene 550 Using Interpolation modes sese eene ttnnnnnntnnnntttnnnits 551 Correcting Mistakes unti rrer rne c eee eed 552 Using paths to control cameras esses eene tente ttnnnnnntnnnn ttt tttttnnttnnnnnt 552 Recalling the Walk through feature eerte 552 Rotating the model using a path eene tentent 553 Going beyond 100
13. e Etre k ke ecc teretes naked 41 lr Isq dcm 42 Using the middle mouse button sienne ttennnntnnnnttennttttnnnttnnnnninn 42 Clicking the triad 42 Using mouse gestures 443 Using the Magnifying Glass a44 Investing in a 3D mouse device essere trennen tene ttttnnnnitnnniien 45 Controlling Appearances eesssssssssssesssseessseesccssesessseecssseeseaeesssseesssteesseesessseeesnseessaeessenteeessueessnaeessaeeseenass 45 Removing appearances and overrides 47 Using the Display Pane 48 Using the DisplayManager ennt 90 Controlling Appearances with the DisplayManager s 51 Applying decals een ereenn aiaa anarai Ene erneut 52 Controlling Scene Lights and Cameras 56 Creating a walk through ies tiennent ttttnnnt tnnt entitas 56 Using Display States Using Edge and Wireframe Settings sese ttn tentent tton 61 Making the case for shaded with edge display s 61 Using tangent edge display essen neenn trennen ttttnnnnitnnniinn 63 Using Assembly Visualization esent rttetnnnntnnnntttn tnnt tettnn itt nnt ttt ttttnnt t 64 Tutorial Using Assembly Visualization 169 Summary teen tennnttnnnnats 66 Part Il Working with Assemblies 67 Chapter 4 Building Efficient Assemblies cece eens 69 Identifying t
14. eManager 92 Using Component Reference per Instance seen ttt nn Viewing features mates and dependencies Working with Assembly Tools ss Using SersOLs teet teneri a e a A Using the AssemblyXpert sessi ennt tenent nnns ttttnnntent itt annant ix Contents Tutorial Arranging Assemblies sese ttttnnntetnnnitt tnnt tton 97 Tutorial Managing the FeatureManager 101 BSL U0 Gb 0 20 ext e ELE 102 Chapter 5 Getting More from Mates llle 103 Applying Mat si 104 Mating through the Mate PropertyManager seen 104 Understanding the mate workflow seen tnter 105 Changing the view and model position eere 105 Applying the Select Other command senes 106 Using Multiple Mate mode sese tttnnnt tnnt ttnnnnt tnos 107 Taking advantage of SmartMates oe secssssssssssessesssteesessesssseesseeeessssseesneessueeeseanseesnneeenseess 107 Alt dragging a SmartMate esee trennen ttntnnt tnnt 107 Dragging between windows eese nennen trente tnnt tennnntttnnnis 110 Using Mate reference cscsssssscssssesssssescssesesssscssssessssssecsseeesseseeecssssscssseesacessseseesesseesessiss 110 Mating with RECTE 110 E tSc Ws 111 Analyzing degree of freedom
15. eceseeesneesseenses 570 nrc 570 lini 570 Id 570 XX Contents SolidWorks W CDSItE sissies ctc ii pecia rpm dvd h a br dt bad Graphics Cards Links Customer Portal SolidWorks Forums Knowledge Base meaa an a Software downloads eese enne nttennnt tenent tenni ttttnttttnns it nunana naas Release NOt S EMEN Whats NGW sacco niei fuste aiti A edet aso teca Installation and administration guides PDMWorks Workgroup Vault Debug Guide seen 573 FLEXI r End Users Guide 1 ritenere dieti eter ette resto ria 573 User ORI PEL 574 lid 574 pc 574 od uci anaa 575 Non Commercial Websites sssssssssscssssecscssesssstsessseeeseeseeeesseescssseseeseeseesssecssseesseseseesaeeessaeessaeeeeeateesssaeee 575 Appendix B What s on the DVD 2 cece eee ee cence enes 577 System Requirements cc s sesccccssessscssesceesssesseesseecseessesseesasssssesseeseesseesseeeseessecaeesasesaeesseeseesuneseesaeessesaeesasees 578 Using the DVD with Microsoft Windows essent tnter tnnnnttnnntttnnnntennnnnien 578 Windows version Soisin iara aa aaa A a aa i 579 SolidWorks versions ecast
16. eemtettenectresbec tiii at 579 What s on the DVD cinere iienaa ei ec ade cod 580 Using the author files folder essere ttnnnntnnnnnntnnnntnnnns 580 Using the video tutorials folder eene trennen 580 Using the TechSmith Screen Capture Codec eene 580 Accessing additional author videos Troubleshooting m C st mer Car e L M Index Cos v Soe xU EE ERRRuRRAR UELLE EV Pa wA CREE PS 583 xxi
17. er to use mating or in context seen 248 Communicating design intent sese ttnnnnn nnne ttnnnn t 248 Using Other Types of External References sese tnnnnntnnnnnninn 248 Using inserted parts sese teeennnntnnnnt tnt tttnnnt tenent tensis ttttnstttent tennis 248 Working with split parts esses ntennntnnnnnn tnnt tnnt ttttnntittnnt ttt ttes 249 Using mirror parts tbe e tsi ien fert m ere Rie nl Mia be ek eru pei daa 249 Using the Layout Feature sssssssssssssssssescssessssesssessesseecssesssssseceeseeseesssecsseeessateceessssesnsessaeeessaseeeesaeeee 249 Using the Layout workflow eese tne tttnnnnt tenente nni ttttntttttntittnntattnnns 250 Understanding virtual components eese tenente nnne ttttnnnntnnnntnnnns 252 Balancing advantages and limitations eene 252 Contents Tutorial Working In Context esses teen tttennnnttnnnntttt t ttttnt tents tt tnt tte itte 253 Summary seemed esed estem deii au ur c EM ee EA e LE 259 Chapter 11 Creating Assembly Features leeren 261 Creating Assembly Cuts rennen tbi erari ctt occ ener cote rdc 262 Using the Feat re SCOpe sicssisccscsssssiscssssessosessese iccessdeteevsiveseseenessessessisesscsacesivasesssteessieereasetievicteiie 264 Propagating features to parts tenente nnttnnnnttntnnnnttnnn tete tttttnntitnnnis 264 Making Fillets and Chamfers in Assemblies
18. he Elements of an Assembly esee ttn tnnt nnns 69 Understanding standard reference geometry items eee 70 Working with assembly equations 71 Solving external references 72 Understanding link values and global variables 72 hiinc C a S 72 Recommendations ssia a etat n R 73 Using an assembly layout sketch essent ttntnnnntnnnnninn 73 viii Contents Working with virtual components nennen ttnnnnnn tenons nnittttnt tnnt 75 Creating assembly reference geometry s sees ttnnnnnnttnnnttne nt 75 Comparing history based and non history based portions of the assembly tree 75 Understanding parts and subassemblies eene 76 Creating folders uices ancien etus edet caste va tUe ian nee etel tete o ba ends 77 Organizing mates teet dde a edd eda 77 Applying assembly features sienne tnnt tttnnnnn tnnt nitent ttttnottttnnis 77 Using component patterns and mirror components seen 78 Looking at in context reference Update Holders Using Smart Fasteners eene tenetttnnttennn a a tinent Applying the Hole Series sesssssssssssssssssstsessssecsessesscssecsseeessateesessssecsasessaeeeseeneeessseeeenteseeseerseneesseae UsmgSpeedPaks ect eren rid eb dee ertet reto rn ne eek a acere Using SHO ic H Sharing self contained data Using SpeedPaks with drawings
19. ketches seen tttnnnnn tnnt 467 Using the Weldment Tools Using the Weldment feature isse eene ttntnnnitnnnt tete tttttnntitnnnis 467 Introducing the Structural Member feature eene 468 Grouping selected path segments eene tenerent 470 Locating and orienting the profile eene 471 Using disjoint sketch segments uu esssssssssescssessesstecssseecsseeesesssseesseessateesenteeesnneeenseess 472 Using custom Profiles ariista ani ionene inna NOEN ipaa etaan 472 Adding corner treatments essei nnnn tnnt ttnnnnnntnnnt ttt annern tnos 473 Using are segments 25er Aa e eletti dette let tree IN parre 474 Patterning bodies and sketching with symmetry s 475 Creating configurations sssessssssescsseecseeesstecsseesssssecsseeesseeeeessessessiessateesseseeessseeseasies 475 Using the Trim Extend feature essen tnennttetnnntnnnnttttntttntnnttnnnnns 475 Using the End Cap feature sese tenente tnnt ttttnnntttnnt tete tttttnnttttnnis 477 Working with the Gusset feature esee tentent tnnt tttnnnntttnnntttnnnits 477 Using Non Structural Components eese ttennnn tnnt ntt tetnnn itt nntttte ttn 478 Using Sub Weldmbents oen eee ca adic anteesaicn AA OAA 479 Working With Cut Lists zac eese itt dictse a a R 479 Using Cut List Properties sssssssssesssesssesssssssssesssessnsessseessess
20. nge filenames eene Using custom properties with DWX rules Building a rule for custom properties senes Running the example job seen ttnnnnt tenente nni ttttnnttttnstt tentent Working with drawings sese ttennnttnnnnnttnnn tentent ittnnt ttt ttt kinnra c xvii Contents Chapter 19 Employing Master Model Techniques 445 Using Pull F nctiohS settore ndr eco tci Domui sun CHEN LITT LT C UE Understanding the Insert Part feature Understanding the Insert Into New Part feature eere 451 Using Push F nctions itno Working with the Split feature esses tttnnnnn tnnt tnit Splitting a tA Assigning names automatically Creating an assembly Working with the Save Bodies feature Tutorial Working with Master Model Techniques ennt 455 Sti tes Daa ene toca cea aaa Esn 459 Chapter 20 Using Weldments 0 c cece cece ecccees 461 Sketching in 3D Navigating in space Understanding sketch relations in 3D sketches ss 463 Creating planes in space seen tenente tnnt ttttnntittnnt tete ttis tettnnis 465 Limiting path segments essen ene ttnnnnt tenente ntt tttttnttttnnt tete tttttnn tents 466 Using dimensions in 3D s
21. nnn 516 EEUU 516 Creating non planar parting surfaces sisse eene ttnnnttntnnnnttnnnitnnnns 517 SEP S 519 Chapter 22 Working with Large Scale Design lees 521 Creating a Walk Through a ie titt atte ae aia Creating a GridSyStetm n eedem a rer rect d da reddet Pre Starting the GridSystem feature sese eene ttennttnnnnnntnnnntnnnnt Creating tlie ske tcha egets i A E estela rentas Using the GridSystem PropertyManager Understanding the GridSystem output Viewing the Grid Components Transferring Data with the IFC File Type nennen ttnnnttnnnnnntnnnnitnnnns Sumnmaky nz etm conu M RA A EE Chapter 23 Animating with the MotionManager eese 531 Familiarizing Yourself with the MotionManager Understanding the terminology Driving an animation oen eee iieri ae ted Rn na Taaa ANEELA tue HE Eee e s Planning an animatiOn cnc Enina Gee ku Identifying elements of the MotionManager seen 535 Using display options sisse eeeennnntnnnt tte nttnnnnt tenente nntttttntttttottttent tennis Using the MotionManager interface Formatting outpUL rettet tene Pl nere GERE EHE PR Frage rite Eee Ee ERES ANA Using the Animation Wizard iisisti iandien Creating a rotating animation eese ntenntnnnttnnnn tentent tnnnttnn tenent ttnnnnnnna Creating
22. percent or 360 degrees 555 Animating with Key Points ssscsssscssssssscssssessssssessessssessssessessessesacsessseessaseeeessesecsssessateessateesesseseeasiss 556 Getting started idea ttndvintiteenie niidi 556 Using the timebar with key points eene tnnt ttttnnnntnnnnns 558 Copying and mirroring motion sese ttttnntntnnnt tete tttttnnt tnnt 559 Adjusting the speed of actions essent ttnnnntnnnnntnnnntttnn tnnt 559 Outputting the animation sese ntennnt tenente nnne ttttnntittnnt ttt tttttnottttnnis 560 Looking at other options seien tentent ttnnnnnttnnnntttnntits 561 Running test animations eeesesseeeeeeeeenetnnttenn nennen tenentes tenons intentis 561 Selecting a compressor nent ttentttennnnntnnnt ttt tttnnnttttns ttt nananet 562 Animating with Basic Motion Using gravity and contact sessi tenente nn ttntnntetnnt itti ttt tttttetttttnnns 562 Using motors and springs w sesesssssessssseecssseessssesssssescssseesssseesssnseesssseesssesseaseeesnseeesnseeessteesenneesnee 563 Animating a chain and a spring using motors essent 564 SUInmal ys i set etu cateda Md dier EE A ea aa iLAN 566 Part VI Appendixes 567 Appendix A Finding Help 2 ccc cece cece cence cere eens 569 Solid Works Help ceci pere HERE RUNE XX ER CE RR DA Y UBER REC 569 SolidWorks Web Hel pun ccccssscsssccsssesssessssecssescssccsssesesesessesssecssneesseecsseessesesncesneesenceess
23. ra bi enit vcre Placing Hole Tables on Drawings enennnntnnnn tnn tttntnnnttnnnn ttt ttttntttttns inten Using Revision Tables Using General Tables Working with Tables in Models Tutorial Using BOMS scare retenir thinner needed ci terrebat Rer d Tutorial Using Hole Tables tnnt tti renes nti Tutorial Using Revision Tables Summary DR e AH Sanc do ac t M Hee eal Part V Using Specialized or Advanced Techniques 423 Chapter 18 Using DriveWorks Xpress ee cece cece cece 425 Introducing DriveWorks Xpress esses tenente tnn tttetnnnt trente ttttnttettnsi tnn 426 Exploring DriveWorks Xpress for your products 427 Aligning expectations with some estimates esent tentent 428 Building the Original Model eese teen tttntnnnt trennt ttt tttttnsiitnn 429 Automating an Example diris arreter ttn tdt kernel vec 430 Getting Started Automating a Design essent ttn 431 Activating DriveWorks Xpress seen ttennntntnnnntt nnns ttttnstiien 431 Creating a databas6 i astu rti nnt tlbi nevenova rte dria 432 Capturing models e Rail dtes htt i erben rar 433 Adding features and dimensions eee nnttnnnn tenentis 434 Creating fields for the form esee teennnt tenente nn ttntnntttnnnittnntitennns 436 Inr cce 436 Building a rule to suppress a component pattern sse 438 Building a rule to cha
24. snestebvecteisa 391 Tutorial Creating a Simple Assembly Drawing seen 392 Minuit 394 Chapter 17 Working with Tables and Drawings 395 Driving the Bill of Materials cessssssssssesssssestesssssseessseessseesssneessssecssseesseseesesnsesssneessaeessenseeeanseeennness 395 Examining the SolidWorks table based BOM seen 396 Creating table based BOM templates eene 397 Setting a table Anchor ssessssssscssssessssesscssesessssecssseessssssecsseeessateeesssssesssessaeeesseseeessseeeesssss 398 USING BOM CY PS m 399 xvi Contents Using Configurations esescsssescsssescsssesssstesscsnseessseecssseesesseesssnsesssseessesteeesnsseesneessaeeessnaes 399 Locating the Keep Missing Items option eene 399 Choosing Zero Quantity Display options 400 Assigning item numbers essen nrttntnnt tenente ttes tennatttn ns 400 Displaying the BOM contents esent tnnt tnnt ttnnnnn 401 Controlling the appearance of the table based BOM ss 401 Dissolving combining numbering and restructuring for indented BOMS zai ie tret aia acct on Grec nemen Adding columns or rows Editmg BOMS cete ticis T afecte fermi cae Retiring the Excel based BOM sese eene ttnnnttttnnnntnnnntttn ns Using Design Tables taret nebat rette keen c oa
25. sscssssssesssessssessseessssesssesssessseesssessssersssessseessssesneensnsessseeesseesaeenssensas Setting the orientation e essen teenn ttt tnnnnttnn t ttttnnt tnnt naaste Creating opposite hand versions Completing the task ssssecsssescssesscsssscssseessseescssessesseesssesseseeeesnsessneessaeetesnseessneeenneees xii Contents Using Feature Driven Component Patterns eese ntennnttnnttnnnn tentent nnne 213 Understanding Other Pattern Options Tutorial Creating Component Patterns S mmaryczcaucd el DL M manut e ML uu C EA Chapter 10 Modeling in Context 2 0 0 0 00 e cece eee ee ee eee 219 Understanding In Context Modeling essssessssssssssssssseecsssessesteesesnseesnseeesseessssnseesneesnitessenteeesnseees 219 Working through a simple in context example eene 220 Starting a new assembly isses ttnntt tnnt trennt ttttnnt 220 Inserting new pal tutte nsn itte reati tenete T e n 221 Introducing virtual components eerte tnnt tnnt 222 Creating the part SCOMEtTY ssessssessstesscsnescssseecssseesesteesessseessseesseeesssseeesneesseessenass 222 Saving a virtual component eese trennen trennt ttntnnt tt 222 Creating an in context part eeeteenn tenter tenente ttnnnntennttnntttnntnnnnien 223 Editing the driving part of an in context reference sss 226 Weighing the advantages of in context modeling
26. ssersssessseessacesssessestsnseesssessseesseensns 480 Excluding and reordering cut list items eerte 482 Using weld beads and fillet beads in weldments and assemblies 482 Creating Weldment Drawings eese esent tne tttennnnttnnnn ttes ttttntttttnt itt nnt tte itte 485 Tutorial Working with Weldments esee tnennn tentent tttttnnt tnos 487 S mniadry 5 ovens Mm EE d iiM RE ARR 495 xviii Contents Chapter 21 Using Mold Tools llle Working with the Mold Tools Process seen tenente ntn ttttnnnittnntitnnnns Preparing the plastic part for Mold Tools Shelling the part and applying draft 501 Adding the plastic part to a blank part senes 501 Using the Scale feat re cient deii reete treten a 501 Inserting Mold folders ccrte tnter ttti terne iio 502 Ves M 503 Initiating the shut off surfaces seen tenente nnne ttntnnnittnnnitennns 506 Parting SUTPACE me sEV ANN 508 Working example irc ctn tnter bbb ferment enata ia 509 Using the manual options essen tnnnr tnnt tnnnntttnttnnnnn 509 Repairing the manual mode parting surface 512 Hnc 514 Using the Core features ussiisa iiinn i ttai ioa tassa 515 Intervening Manually with Mold Tools esistente tnnnnntnnnnnnt
27. the M teXpeFLt cci eire neret iiti eee A dnb tatters GIGI tancum Editing File Management Issues Using Save options and Pack and Go Replacing components Forming and dissolving subassemblies ener 296 Moving parts in and out of subassemblies ee 296 Moving mates from an assembly to a subassembly ss 297 Evaluating Assemblies essen tenente tens tttttnnn tenent ttt ttttnnt etta tentatts ttt Using the AssemblyXpert Identifying FeatureManager symbols essent ttnnnnnntnnnnns 300 Using the Isolate function sissccsssssssisssssssescesessesesseveesasttsstaseseressessersesecsersesesdauarsresuesenevecceestienecteiaa 300 EPA RJDLO T 301 SUTIN AT vs 302 Xiv Contents Part IIl Creating and Using Libraries 303 Chapter 14 Using Toolbox leeeeeeee eee eens Understanding Toolbox ss Comparing configurators and libraries Taking a look at how Toolbox works seeen nennen tnnt tnnt Looking at the database sisse tnenn ttn tnnnn ttn ttntnnn Taking precautions when installing configurations 308 Organizing the Toolbox parts senten tnter ttntnnn Choosing configurations or parts Deciding which option is better Using Toolbox tenente ttnnnnnnitnnnns Turning on Toolbox and the Toolbo
28. uts 137 Looking at the Techniques seien ennnntnnnnttntnnttttnnt tnnt ttt ttttnosittnsnitis 138 Using the assembly layout sketch essent ttnnnnnntnnnnns 138 Using master model niyen paiere ena aoia 143 Contents Using the Layout Feature sienne ennt tnnnn tenen ttttnnntttnt ttt tttttnstttent tenait tttttnsiinn 144 Using the Layout workflow eese nttnnnnt tenente natenn ttttnntittnntattntis 145 Working with virtual components 00 ceesssesssteeccsseesssstecsseeseeseeeesnecssseesesteeesnsseesneessateesenass 147 Balancing advantages and limitations seen 147 Tutorial Working with a Layout sees sees nnne tttennnt tenente ntttttnnttttnntttnnt tennis 148 Snnt ERR 154 Chapter 7 Using Assembly Tools 0 0 c cece eee eeccecs 155 Placing Parts without Mate Siiivit Nessin tte nate ttt tte tacos 155 Using the Move Component options sese tnnt ttntnntittnntitetn nt 156 USING Free CCP 157 Moving with Along Assembly XYZ eene tnnt 158 Moving with Along Entity csssesssssssssesscsseessseecssseesesseesssneessseessesteeesnseeesneessaeetennss 158 Using BY Delta XY Zisis et uenti deserit tecto pne e rnnt hiec 158 Using To XYZ POSIUOD iscsi cernentes ttu ntnk atteinte eret aniisi 159 Using the For Positioning Only option sess tnnt ttntnnnntnnnnitnnnns Building parts in place
29. x Browser ee 315 POPUlating NOLES tiit d edere cde rca aai ecce end Exploring Smart Fasteners Organizing Toolbox parts in an assembly Working recommendations es Working with the simplest setup that works ee 320 Using a complete setup that works eese ntn 321 Considering the most popular arrangement seen 321 Usmgthe Hole WIZard uicee ti eie E R ric ad 322 Exploring the Hole Series interface sese ttnnnnntnnnntnnnns 323 Looking at Hole Series quirks essent ttnnnnntnnnnitnnnns 326 Tutorial Gaining Experience with the Hole Wizard and Toolbox 327 SUM AY Scott etis E rte ALIE ftm rere Dee 335 Chapter 15 Working with Libraries lee 337 Setting AU UB locladm m Building the Design Library Adding to the library Adding a file location Creating a new folder Using the Design Library Adding Mate References to library parts seen 343 Placing parts with Mate References into assemblies 345 Exploring Other Design Library Functions sensere tnnt tnnnnnninnn 347 Using Annotations in the library eene nnne ttttnnnnttnnnitntnnt 347 Using sheet metal forming tools in the library 348 Using assemblies in the library eese tnnt nnne ttttnnnnttnnnitnn nns 348 ROUDE
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