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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


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


Create a Source Part


External References


Save As sldlfp.


Organize Dimensions

New Icon

Reference folders

Lists External Reference

Locating Dimensions

Internal Dimensions


Drag and Drop


BONUS!

Smart Components (Advanced Assemblies)

Add multiple components at once

In the correct position

Add fully toleranced assembly features

Cuts


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


Create Defining Assembly

Include all components and features

Keep simple


Create Smart Component

Tools → Make Smart Component

Select component to be smart

Select components to be added

Select features to be added


Test



Library Features


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


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


Lumber Weldment Profile Example

Copy pre existing excel data

Generate weldment profiles for Lumber

Configurable Profiles

Deck


Lumber Example Steps

Create Sketch

Configure Sketch Dimensions

Create Design Table

Copy Data

Rebuild


Lumbar Example Custom Properties

Design Tables can calculate functions for Custom Properties



Library Features


Design Tables

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DriveWorks Xpress

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


What to Capture

Components

Dimensions

Custom Properties

Reference Drawings


Forms

Simple customizable forms for user input

Validation Controls

Drop Down List

Numeric Text Ranges

Check Box


Rules

Link Input values to captured parameters

Functions

Logical Statements



Library Features


Design Tables

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Quiz

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


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