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Automating Your Designs

Library Features

Equations and Global Variables

Design Tables

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Library Feature Parts

Automate the creation of features

Unlimited depth

External References for Locating and Sizing

Drag and Drop functionality

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Steps for Creating a Library Feature

(Advanced Parts)

1. Create a source part

2. Understand locating external References

3. Select desired features and save as .sldlfp

4. Organize dimensions

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Create a Source Part

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External References

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Save As sldlfp.

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Organize Dimensions

New Icon

Reference folders

Lists External Reference

Locating Dimensions

Internal Dimensions

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Drag and Drop

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BONUS!

Smart Components (Advanced Assemblies)

Add multiple components at once

In the correct position

Add fully toleranced assembly features

Cuts

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Smart Components

Steps for Creation

1. Create Defining assembly

2. Choose component to add Smart features too

3. Select Features and Components

4. Test in a new assembly

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Create Defining Assembly

Include all components and features

Keep simple

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Create Smart Component

Tools → Make Smart Component

Select component to be smart

Select components to be added

Select features to be added

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Test

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Automating Your Designs

Library Features

Equations and Global Variables

Design Tables

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Equations and Global Variables

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Automating Your Designs

Library Features

Equations and Global Variables

Design Tables

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Design Tables

Design Tables use excel to create and control configurations

Dimensions

Colour

Custom Properties

Material

Feature Suppression

Full excel functionality to drive changes

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Design Table Syntax

Rows Represents a configuration

Columns Represent Parameters to manipulate

Column Headers Syntax

$ → Custom Property

“DimensionName”@”SketchName”

Manipulating a parameter in a configuration will

automatically propagate the header with the

appropriate syntax

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Lumber Weldment Profile Example

Copy pre existing excel data

Generate weldment profiles for Lumber

Configurable Profiles

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Lumber Example Steps

Create Sketch

Configure Sketch Dimensions

Create Design Table

Copy Data

Rebuild

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Lumbar Example Custom Properties

Design Tables can calculate functions for Custom Properties

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Automating Your Designs

Library Features

Equations and Global Variables

Design Tables

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Drive Dimensions, Features, and Custom Properties

Create New Unique parts and assembles

Create a drawing for each Part and assembly

3 Simple Steps

Capture

Create Form

Build Rules

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What to Capture

Components

Dimensions

Custom Properties

Reference Drawings

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Forms

Simple customizable forms for user input

Validation Controls

Drop Down List

Numeric Text Ranges

Check Box

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Rules

Link Input values to captured parameters

Functions

Logical Statements

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Automating Your Designs

Library Features

Equations and Global Variables

Design Tables

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Quiz

Which Automation method are you most excited to use in your next design?

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