skeletons and layouts, 512in-context control, part-color settings for, 498–499 in-context editing, setting colors for, 518 in-context features mating parts to, 605 using with Smart Compo
Trang 2skeletons and layouts, 512
in-context control, part-color settings for, 498–499
in-context editing, setting colors for, 518
in-context features
mating parts to, 605
using with Smart Components, 608
in-context process
broken reference, 503
Edit Component button, 500–501
External Reference settings, 504
external reference symbol, 501
in-context references, mixing with configurations, 508–510
in-context sketch relations, removing, 512
Indent feature
using, 276
using with multi-bodies, 761–762
indented BOMs See also BOM (Bill of Materials)
combining, 724–725
dissolving, 724–725
numbering, 724–725
restructuring, 724–725
indexing performance, setting options for, 1062
inferences, symbols for, 105
Inferencing versus Automatic Relations, 104
Infinite Lines option, described, 83
injection molds, using Mold tools with, 945
InPlace matealternative to, 498using, 497–498
Insert Bend method See also sheet metal features
versus Base Flange, 876–877Convert to Sheet Metal feature, 882Flat Pattern feature, 881
Flatten Bends feature, 879–880mixing with Base Flange, 885
No Bends tool, 880Normal Cut, 877–878, 887Process Bends feature, 880Rip feature, 878–879Sheet Metal feature, 879tutorial, 885–888using with rolled conical parts, 883–884Insert Into New Part master model toolfeatures of, 823
tutorial, 831–832using, 826–827Insert Line PropertyManager interface, 83Insert menu, described, 49
Insert Model Items feature, using with dimensions, 698–699Insert New Branch command, using with jogged leaders, 684Insert Part function
tutorial, 830–831using, 823–826using with multi-bodies, 778–779Insert Part technique, explained, 120
inserted parts See also parts
controlling configurations of, 345–346using, 514
installation of SolidWorksAdministrative Image, 1012from discs, 1010
installation folders, 1011Installation Manager, 1009–1010performance feedback, 1011preparing for, 1009serial number and license server, 1011SolidWorks Search, 1011
Instances to skip option, using with local patterns, 488–489Instant 3D function
editing geometry with, 217editing options, 217guidelines for use of, 215–217overview of, 127
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intelligent numbering systems, using for file management, 1014
interface, setting to default settings, 69
interface colors, changing, 73–74
Interlock surface option, using with Tooling Split, 952–953
interpolation modes, selecting for animations, 976
Intersection Curve
button on Sketch toolbar, 96
using as references for Rib feature, 930
IrFanView image application, downloading, 1033
ISO versus ANSI drawings, 620
Isolate function, using, 464
Isolate View Rotation option, setting, 1057
Isometric view, creating, 149
isoparameter U-V lines, using with lofts, 224
items
selecting, 428
unconfigurable, 346
J
Jog feature, creating, 871–872
Jog feature options
Fix Projected Length, 856
Fixed Face, 856
Jog Angle, 857
Jog Offset, 856
Jog Position, 856
jogged leaders, using with notes, 684
jogged section line, creating for Section view, 673
jogged Section view, example of, 654–655
.journal.doc files, described, 10
moving in change bars, 987
using time bar with, 984
keyboard
customizing, 74–75
versus mouse, 60
using, 61–62
Keyboard movement increment setting, using, 1029
keyboard shortcuts See also accelerator keys; shortcut menus
adding, 74–75versus Alt-keys, 61for Camera views, 164changing between open documents, 142changing windows, 65
combining macros with, 75copying blocks, 114copying entities, 190customizing, 60FeatureManager display, 45filter Face, 785
Forced Rebuild command, 378Full Screen mode, 45interface, 61organizing, 60pasting blocks, 114pasting entities, 190Previous View control, 166Rebuild, 29, 328, 907rebuilding drawings, 748Recent Documents dialog, 65select all, 320
selecting multiple features, 583setting up, 202
toggling back to drawings, 736toolbar display, 45
updating drawing views, 672–673using for macros, 63
Zoom In/Out tools, 160K-Factor, setting for sheet metal, 844–845Knit function
combining with Radiate Surface tool, 798versus Sketch Offset tool, 797
using with surfaces, 790Knit Surface tool, features of, 799
L
Large Assembly Mode, using, 1048last document, opening, 1022layers
assigning components to, 748assigning drawing entities to, 690changing colors for, 742components on, 744
Trang 4layout sketches, using with assemblies, 401–402
See also sketches
using with notes, 681–682
length dimensions, creating, 321
lettering, inverting for surface, 815
Level of detail option, setting, 1045
libraries versus configurators, 538–539
Library Feature icon, display of, 583–585
library features See also Design Library
placing with dimensions, 575–576
References and Dimensions folders for, 587
saving, 582–583, 592
tutorial, 588–594
using, 572
using configurations with, 345–346
using with design tables, 576
library features interface
Design Library tab, 573–576
Task Pane, 572–573
library files, types of, 10
library folders, storing weldment profiles in, 898
library parts
omitting in-context references from, 512
storing in Design Library, 578
library type files, creating folders for, 535license agreement, Home User License part of, 4licensing SolidWorks
activation, 996–997dongle, 997home license, 997network license, 997lights and specularity, using, 380lightweight componentschecking out-of-date, 1046resolving, 1046
Lightweight parts, using, 466–467Limit mates, applying, 441Line button on Sketch toolbar, features of, 82–83line color, using, 197
Line command, activating for drawings, 150line fillet
double hold, 258single hold, 257line font, explained, 746Line Font page, options on, 1075–1076line format, controlling, 745–747line length, measuring between virtual sharps, 1037Line Style page, options on, 1076–1077
Line Style tool, using, 197line styles
customizing, 747using, 206Line Thickness page, options on, 1076–1077Line Thickness settings, using, 746–747line thickness, using, 206
Line Thickness tool, using, 197Line tool, using with Hole Wizard, 532Line Weights settings, using, 746–747
Linear Coupler mate, setting up, 443–444 See also motion
linear dimensionsbaseline, 705ordinate, 705Linear Pattern, options for, 295–297Linear Pattern PropertyManagerdisplaying, 288–289Options panels from, 306Linear Sketch Pattern button on Sketch toolbar, described, 98interface, 98
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lines
aligning in Section View sketch, 653–654
selecting to establish dimensions, 80
sketching, 110
splitting with split entities, 816–817
stretching dimensioned, 93
Link to Property dialog box, displaying, 629–630
Link Value, calculating for Smart Dimension, 81
link values, using, 324–325
link variables, showing, 628
linked design tables, updating, 1049
linked properties, creating, 629–630
Lip/Groove feature, using with plastic parts, 925–927
See also grooves
List External References option, using, 504
Live Section tool, using with Instant 3D, 127–128
Load a Style function, using, 641–642
loads, assigning to faces in SimulationXpress, 384
local component patterns
local patterns, creating, 486–489
Lock Angle option, using with blocks, 690
Lock View option, choosing, 150
locked references, accessing, 504
Loft feature, using for bracket casting, 278
loft profile, movement of, 389
Lofted Bends feature, using with sheet metal, 866–867
Lofted Surface tool, using, 795, 813, 817–818
isoparameter U-V lines, 224
making closed loops on, 227
options for, 226–227
previewing, 227smoothing, 390versus splines, 219–221versus sweeps, 218Tangent to Face end constraint, 222
M
Machine design workflow, described, 46machine-design motion, creating in sketches, 99macros
accessing via hotkeys, 63combining with hotkeys, 75editing automatically after recording, 1026mating with, 431–432
magnifying glass, using, 158Make Path button on Sketch toolbar, described, 99manufacturing methods, undetermined, 771–772Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP), relationship to
assemblies, 412mass properties, updating while saving documents, 1046master model
explained, 821
of mouse, 821–822tutorial, 830–834master model functions, file management of, 826master model tools
Insert Into New Part, 823, 826–827, 831–832Insert Part, 823–826, 830–831
Save Bodies, 823, 833–834Split, 822, 832–833mate groups, change in, 412mate options, using with assemblies, 143–144Mate PropertyManager
interface, 426Multiple Mate mode, 429Options pane of, 449Select Other command, 428mate reference, using, 145–146Mate Xpert, accessing, 448materials, assigning in SimulationXpress, 383
mates See also SmartMates
Advanced, 435best practices for, 449–450Cam, 436–437
Trang 6positioning assemblies with, 468–469
Rack and Pinion, 440
view and model positioning, 427–428
viewing in assembly tree, 420–421
warning and errors for, 447–448
memory surface technique, using, 811–812
Menu Bar Menu, features of, 39
Menu Bar toolbar
adding flyouts to, 70–71
features of, 39
location of, 32
menu items, displaying, 49
menus See also truncated menus
accessing in Full Screen mode, 45accessing with Alt key, 61customizing, 49, 72–73Insert, 49
options on, 48removing items from, 49Tools, 49
View, 48Merge arc segment, using in Structural Member feature, 901Merge Faces option, using with Flat Pattern feature, 847Merge Result option
making more selective, 773using with multi-bodies, 772, 783–785merged faces, example of, 291–292meshes, creating with Face Curves sketch tool, 792metadata
custom properties as, 342–343entry interfaces, 207
searching for, 208storing in SolidWorks files, 199using, 207–208
Mid Plane end condition, using with Extrude feature, 125middle mouse button (MMB), manipulating views with, 156MidSurface feature, using, 803–804
millimeter and inch parts, part templates for, 27–29Mirror Entities
button on Sketch toolbar, 89using with sketches, 290mirror feature, creating for bracket casting, 279Mirror Part command, using, 307
Mirror Part PropertyManager, using, 520, 523mirror parts, using, 515
Mirror PropertyManager, Options panels from, 306mirroring
bodies, 293, 306features, 306, 309–311images, 192
parts, 307
in 3D, 306–307
in 3D sketches, 291Miter Flange featurecreating sketch for, 869specifying settings for, 869–870using with sheet metal, 853–854MMB (middle mouse button), manipulating views with, 156
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model dimensions
eliminating duplicates on insert, 1027
placing in drawings, 700
model geometry, snapping to, 1038
Model Items option, dimensioning drawings with, 151–152
model sketches, placing driving dimensions in, 1022
Model View button, placing named views with, 647
Model views
Auto-Start Projected View option, 649
cosmetic thread display, 648
dimension type, 650
Display Style option, 650
number of views and orientation, 649
open documents in, 647
Scale option, 650
Single view mode, 649
Start Command When Creating New Drawing
option, 648
Thumbnail Preview option, 648
modeling See also in-context
best practices for, 119, 373–376
for casting versus machining processes, 119
versus drawing and design, 16
Modify box for Smart Dimension, placing values in, 81–82
Modify Configurations dialog box, using, 337–338
Modify dialog box
accessing link values through, 324
appearance, 1022
using with configurations, 336–337
Modify Sketch tool
button on Sketch toolbar, 99
mold parts, using Combine tool with, 953Mold Tools
non-planar Parting Surfaces, 955–957passing shut-off, 954–955
workflow for, 947Mold Tools processCore feature, 953–954Mold Folders, 948overview of, 945–947Parting Lines, 948–949Parting Surface, 950–951Scale feature, 947–948Shut-off Surfaces, 949–950Tooling Split, 952
molded parts, best practices for, 126 See also parts
molds, achieving snap features in, 954motherboards, considering, 1008
motion See also Linear Coupler mate
copying and mirroring in MotionManager, 985–986in-context with, 510
making smoother in MotionManager, 986–987mating for, 432–434
motion analysis, defined, 966Motion configuration, using with assemblies, 481motion studies, Animation versus Basic Motion, 965
MotionManager See also animations
adjusting speed of actions in, 986–987animating view changes in, 973–977animation capabilities, 967Animation Wizard, 968–972change bars in, 968, 971copying and mirroring motion in, 985–986correcting mistakes in, 976–977
creating animations in, 975creating cameras in, 982creating exploded view animations in, 972creating key points in, 974
creating rotating animation in, 969–971described, 965
design tree, 968, 991display options, 968–969filters, 968
fixing timeline problem in, 984–985
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MotionManager (continued)
formatting output, 966
free view manipulation, 974–975
image size and Aspect Ratio options, 987
interface, 966–967
interpolation modes, 976
key point, 968
location of, 32
Motion study tab, 968
Orientation and Camera Views in, 973
planning animation in, 969
playback speed, 968
playing animations in, 971
Save Animation to File dialog box, 987–988
motors and springs, using in Basic Motion, 992
Mounting Boss See also bosses
features of, 920
Fins panel of, 922
making into screw boss, 923
workflow for, 922
mouse drivers, problems with, 156
mouse versus keyboard, 60
Mouse speed View Rotation option, setting, 1056
mouse wheel zoom direction, reversing, 1056
Move button on Sketch toolbar, described, 94–95
Move Drawing dialog box, displaying, 631–632
Move Entities interface, 95
Move tool, using with sketch entities, 187
Move/Size features, replacement of, 127
movies See animations
Moving from AutoCAD, 8
MRP (Manufacturing Resource Planning), relationship to
assemblies, 412
MS (Microsoft) Ribbon interface, versus CommandManager, 33
multi-bodies See also bodies
creating disjoint sketches for, 772
tutorial, 783–787
using Combine features option with, 762–764
using Cut feature with, 775using Delete Body feature with, 774–775using Feature Scope with, 773–775using Indent feature with, 761–762using Insert Part feature with, 778–779using Keep Selections option with, 762using Merge Result option with, 772–773using Move/Copy Bodies option with, 762–764using Remove Selections option with, 762using Rib feature with, 774, 929using Split feature with, 775–778multi-body modeling
versus assembly modeling, 756guidelines for use of, 757–758multi-body techniques
bridge between solids, 770complex shapes across bodies, 758–760local operations, 764–766
patterning, 766–767simplifying complex parts, 768–770tool bodies and Boolean operations, 760–764undetermined manufacturing methods, 771–772multiple contexts, occurrence of, 505–508multiple instances, in-context with, 510Multiple Mate mode, selecting faces with, 429Multiple Radius Fillet option, using with constant radius
fillets, 247–248multi-processor or multi-core CPU, considering, 1005Multithickness Shell option, using with multi-bodies, 765multi-user environment
adding shortcut menu items for, 1063enabling, 1063
N
named views, placing, 647negative dimensions, using with configurations, 337network cards, considering, 1008
network files, managing, 1015–1016network paths, specifying, 540networks, sharing Toolbox files on, 548Neutral Plane draft, workflow for, 933–934New dialog, adding tabs in, 13–14New View control, described, 166news feeds, showing in Task Pane, 1026
No External References button, accessing, 504
No preview during open option, setting, 1047
Trang 9Index P
No Solve Move button on Sketch toolbar, described, 99
Non Uniform Rational B Spline (NURBS), using with
surfaces, 792–793
non-planar Parting Surfaces, using, 955–957
non-planar sketches, capping ends of, 214
normal, rotating to axis, 428
Normal Cut option, using with Insert Bend, 877–878, 887
Normal to Surface setting, using with Ruled Surface tool, 807
Normal To view, using, 132
Note PropertyManager, hyperlinking text in, 687
note/dimension inference, disabling, 1028
notes See also annotations
adding leaders to, 682–683
attaching leaders to, 683
combining with symbols, 687
creating, 680
creating with Title Block function, 630–631
displaying flat to screen, 1042
fonts available to, 680
formatting, 682
on layers, 744
limiting size of, 681
linking to custom properties, 686–687
placing with leaders, 681–682
resizing text boxes for, 681
using jogged leaders with, 684
using styles with, 685–686
using symbols in, 692
notification, saving, 1057
Novice versus Advanced interface, 11–12
NURBS (Non Uniform Rational B Spline), using with
surfaces, 792–793
NURBS mesh, using with lofts, 224
nut and flat washer, specifying, 564–565
O
Obround auto relief, using with sheet metal, 845
offset arc, creating, 205
Offset Entities button on Sketch toolbar, described, 89–90
Offset from Surface end condition, using with Extrude
feature, 124
Offset Surface tool
features of, 796–797
tutorial, 814–816
offsets, creating for extrude features, 130–131
on screen numeric input, enabling on entity creation, 1037
online documentation, availability of, 8Online User’s Guide, accessing, 9opacity, forcing for assemblies, 1041Open Documents interface, displaying, 65, 67Optimize Surface option, using with Fill Surface tool, 802ordinate dimensions, using, 705–706
Ordinate Dimensions button in Dimension/Relations toolbar,
described, 102–103Origins
centering rectangle on, 121displaying in drawing documents, 671o-ring grooves folder, using with library features, 574out-of-context, explained, 503
Overdefined sketch state, explained, 23Override Dimension Values option, using, 707, 709Override Dims on Drag sketch setting, described, 107
parallelism, requirement for, 80Parallelogram button on Sketch toolbar, described, 95parametrics, sketching with, 21–25
parent versus child document, 822parent feature, highlighting, 160parent-child relationship, structure of, 365–366parents, rolling back features with, 366–367part configurations
default names for, 463using for speed, 462–463
part modeling See also in-context
best practices for, 119, 373–376for casting versus machining processes, 119versus drawing and design, 16
feature-based, 16history-based, 18, 20–21Part Origin, location of, 32part planes, mating to sketch lines, 470part templates
creating, 27–29saving with thickness link values, 325part/assembly dimensions, marking for import, 1027
Trang 10P
part/assembly sketches
displaying arc centerpoints in, 1034
displaying entity points in, 1035
Partial Ellipse button on Sketch toolbar, described, 95
Partial Section view, features of, 654–656
Parting Line draft, workflow for, 934
Parting Line tool, initiating, 961–962
Parting Lines feature, using, 948–949
Parting Surface feature, using, 950–951
Parting Surface tool, availability of, 805
adding design tables to, 349–350
adding fillets and chamfers to, 139–141
anticipating changes in, 118
applying appearances to, 311–312
applying counterbored holes to, 134–135
applying Cross Break tool to, 863
applying materials to, 178–179
avoiding fasteners for location of, 462
considering versions of, 120
creating from composite curves, 238–239
creating with features, 18–20
creating library features from, 585–586
creating offsets for, 130–131
creating sketches on, 1035
creating versions of, 119
cutting slots in, 136–138
deviation analysis on, 386
editing in-context, 500
editing tutorial, 386–392
exploding, 475
feature order of, 370
Fixed versus Underdefined, 143
inserting into other parts, 778–779
rotating, 155–156shelling, 765–766showing and hiding based on criteria, 464smoothing out, 389
splitting into bodies, 760splitting to perform local operations, 764–765starting, 120–121
starting in context of assemblies, 497and subassemblies, 403
suppressing, 461–462symmetry of, 118, 121–122Toolbox organization of, 542–543wire-formed, 281–284
parts versus assemblies, editing, 501passing shut-offs, using, 954–955pasting blocks, 114
pasting operation, hotkeys for, 190Path mate, setting up, 442–443paths, using to control cameras in MotionManager, 977–982Pattern Layout panel, using with Fill pattern, 303
pattern optionsAdd to New Folder, 491Dissolve Pattern, 491pattern references, local, 486–489Pattern seed only option, using with local patterns, 487–488pattern types
Circular, 297–298Curve Driven, 298–301Fill, 303–304Linear, 295–297Sketch Driven, 301Table Driven, 301–303patterning
bodies, 293, 766–767, 785–787faces, 293–294
fillets, 295
Trang 11Index P
patterns See also component patterns
Cosmetic, 304–305
performance of, 485
rebuild times for, 286
sketch versus feature, 286
speed of, 286–287, 291
PDM (Product Data Management), using Toolbox with,
551, 562
PDM applications, using, 1016
peg-in-hole mate, using SmartMate for, 430–431
performance, categories of, 465–466
performance feedback, enabling, 1026
Performance settings, accessing, 1044–1047
Perpendicular to Vector setting, using with Ruled Surface
tool, 807
perspective, effect on images, 193
Perspective Camera view, using, 163–164
Physical Simulation See Basic Motion
using Auto Trace add-in with, 194–195
Pierce sketch relation, features of, 230–231
planar parting lines, using Parting Surface feature wit,
950–951
planar path segments, using in 3D sketches, 894
Planar Surface tool, features of, 799–800
Plane Display page, options on, 1080–1081
planes, displaying when shades, 1036
plastic evaluation tools
Draft Analysis, 937–941
Thickness Analysis, 941–944
Undercut Detection, 944–945
plastic featuresDraft, 933–936Lip/Groove, 925–927Mounting Boss, 920–923Rib feature, 927–933Snap Hook, 923–925Snap Hook Groove, 923–925tutorial, 957–964
plastic parts, using Scale feature with, 947–948Point button on Sketch toolbar, described, 87Point tool, using with Hole Wizard, 531Polygon button on Sketch toolbar, described, 95Power Trim feature, 91
Precision values, changing for dimensions, 711Predefined views, using with drawing templates, 637–640,
671–672Previous View control, described, 166Primary Value Override option, using with dimensions, 707Product Data Management (PDM), using Toolbox with,
551, 562product variations, configurations for, 470profile sketches, using with Structural Member feature,
897–898projected curvescreating for wire-formed part, 282options for, 235–237
Projected viewscreating, 674–675features of, 650–651projection angle symbol blocks, 639projections
First through Third, 6–7first- versus third-angle, 149, 620–621settings for, 7
properties (custom), using with configurations, 342–343properties, linking annotations to, 629–630
Property Tab Builder, using, 1017–1018PropertyManager
Add Dimensions option in, 83auto-showing, 1026customizing, 338detaching, 372detaching from FeatureManager, 52displaying for use with assemblies, 143
Trang 12Pull function, Insert Into New Part as, 826
Pull versus Push type functions, 822
pull-down menus, accessing, 34
pulleys, using Belt/Chain option with, 108
purchased components, organizing groups of, 413
Push functions
initiating, 827
versus Pull type functions, 822
Save Bodies feature, 829
Rack and Pinion mates, applying, 440
Radial dimension, described, 81
Radiate Surface tool
combining with Knit function, 798
features of, 797–798
versus Ruled Surface, 797
radius, foreshortening, 708–709
RAM (random access memory), considering, 1007
RapidSketch tool, using, 198
read-only access
checking by other users, 1063
opening referenced documents with, 1049
RealView Graphics display, availability of, 380
RealView icon, disabling, 73
RealView panel, described, 54
RealView tool, using, 161
RealView visualizaton tool
appearances, 169–172
features of, 169
scenes, 169turning on and off, 169rebuild errors, occurrence of, 1026Rebuild option
keyboard shortcuts for, 29, 907showing errors for, 1023suspending automatic, 1048using with blocks, 691using with equations, 328verification on, 1044Recent Documents dialog, opening, 65, 67Recover options, setting, 1057
Recovered Documents panel, described, 54rectangles
centering on Origin, 121centering in 3D sketches, 911–912creating, 83
drawing at angles, 95editing, 132making work like squares, 122Rectangular auto relief, using with sheet metal, 845rectangular base, using with library feature, 580–582rectangular part, using with library feature, 574–575
reference dimensions See also Autodimension feature;
dimensionscontrolling settings for parentheses, 707gray display of, 704–705
placing manually, 699–700using, 322
using annotation views with, 703–704using DimExpert with, 700–703using on drawings, 152, 700–701using solid model with, 701reference geometry
creating within assemblies, 402showing names in drawings, 1029reference sketches, using with dimensions, 707reference triads, displaying, 1042
referenced documentsloading, 1049opening with read-only access, 1049referenced geometry, generating names for automatically, 1050references
broken, 503creating between assembly parts, 405for local patterns, 486–489repairing for mates, 447