Pattern in assemblies can refer to pattern in parts, but this solution is not always possible. In turn, the circular pattern in the SOLIDWORKS version 2023 gained new opportunities. These are the Instances to be replaced, which contain two tabs: Skipped Instances and Modified Instances. The first option already existed before, new is the ability to control omitted instances in configurations....
After opening a DWG/DXF sketch – generally flat, you have a number of tools at your disposal. These include. sketch repair, assignment to the appropriate viewport (left, right, mountain etc.), sketch alignment. There is also a command that is particularly useful in assembly drawings, where there were no layers – Create a sketch from selected elements. After selecting the selected parts of the sketch, just press Create sketch from....
When opening imported files, if there are interruptions – you can use the automatic repair option. However, it does not always end in success. It all depends on the number and type of errors. There is another right-click tool – Gap closer. To use the Gap Closer, right-click on a break from the list and select a command. Then in...
In welded structures, two configurations are created by default, machined and welded. What is their idea – you can read below. weldments – machined and welded configurations But today I want to write about other configuration applications. In the properties window, when defining a structural member, at the very bottom there is the Configurations tab. This is where you can select a specific....
When inserting a Toolbox connector, you can select a useful option. This is Auto-Sizing to the mated geometry, which allows you to automatically change e.g. screw when changing the hole size. If you then change the hole size in the part, in this case from M8 to M10, then you don't have to manually change the connectors in the assembly. As you can see, the sizes of the bolts and nuts...
Tilt is an operation mainly used in castings and moldings. However, there is no limitation to these two types of applications, so you can use it in any situation. When slope from walls cannot be used, is used as the Neutral Line type allowing you to indicate edges in 3D. You can immediately tilt in two directions by specifying the Direction independently 1...
By default, when inserting a flat sheet metal drawing, lines and bending notes appear. However, you can influence this, what will be displayed above or below the bending line. However, I have a suggestion. If you simply add the missing parameters by clicking the appropriate icons – the drawing becomes illegible. Of course, you can add e.g. k=0.74 (k is the coefficient) e.t.c., but you need...
This topic appears in many places and is not described clearly enough. So today I'll zoom in, how to create a configuration, which shows the expansion of the spring. Of course, it can be any shape drawn along a path. 1. The path must be one continuous curve. Even if you use e.g. composite curve, finally, a spline must be fitted to it...
By designing in context, things can happen, that the reconstruction symbol is persistently displayed in the tree. It would seem, that everything is updated, and yet the symbol is still there. To make it easier to locate an unupdated reference, you can use the option . It is turned on by right-clicking at the highest level of the assembly. The operation in the context is automatically updated, If...
Admit, that you have seen different versions of the same files many times and had (out) difficulty assessing differences. This is a normal thing in development departments, that further versions of the product are being created. As long as a given company still uses PDM, then you can describe it somehow, but otherwise, you probably have to save the created versions with the new ones...
