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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
DriveWorks Xpress
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Equations and Global Variables
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Automating Your Designs
Library Features
Equations and Global Variables
Design Tables
DriveWorks Xpress
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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
DriveWorks Xpress
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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
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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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