Wiley SolidWorks 2009 Bible Part 15 potx

1106 Index I in-context best practices circular references, 511 communicating design intent, 513 configurations, 508–510 file management, 510–511 and libraries, 512 mates, 511 versus mating, 513 motion, 510 multiple contexts, 505–507 multiple instances, 510 removing relations, 512 skeletons 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 InPlace mate, 497–498 List External References option, 504 locked reference, 503 No External References button, 504 out-of-context, 503 part color and transparency, 498–500 text color, 498 valid relations, 498 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 mate alternative to, 498 using, 497–498 Insert Bend method. See also sheet metal features versus Base Flange, 876–877 Convert to Sheet Metal feature, 882 Flat Pattern feature, 881 Flatten Bends feature, 879–880 mixing with Base Flange, 885 No Bends tool, 880 Normal Cut, 877–878, 887 Process Bends feature, 880 Rip feature, 878–879 Sheet Metal feature, 879 tutorial, 885–888 using with rolled conical parts, 883–884 Insert Into New Part master model tool features of, 823 tutorial, 831–832 using, 826–827 Insert Line PropertyManager interface, 83 Insert menu, described, 49 Insert Model Items feature, using with dimensions, 698–699 Insert New Branch command, using with jogged leaders, 684 Insert Part function tutorial, 830–831 using, 823–826 using with multi-bodies, 778–779 Insert Part technique, explained, 120 inserted parts. See also parts controlling configurations of, 345–346 using, 514 installation of SolidWorks Administrative Image, 1012 from discs, 1010 installation folders, 1011 Installation Manager, 1009–1010 performance feedback, 1011 preparing for, 1009 serial number and license server, 1011 SolidWorks Search, 1011 Instances to skip option, using with local patterns, 488–489 Instant 3D function editing geometry with, 217 editing options, 217 guidelines for use of, 215–217 overview of, 127 1107 Index L 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 K Keep Edge/Keep Surface toggle, using with constant radius fillets, 249 Keep Feature option, using with constant radius fillets, 250 key points creating in MotionManager, 974 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, 74–75 versus Alt-keys, 61 for Camera views, 164 changing between open documents, 142 changing windows, 65 combining macros with, 75 copying blocks, 114 copying entities, 190 customizing, 60 FeatureManager display, 45 filter Face, 785 Forced Rebuild command, 378 Full Screen mode, 45 interface, 61 organizing, 60 pasting blocks, 114 pasting entities, 190 Previous View control, 166 Rebuild, 29, 328, 907 rebuilding drawings, 748 Recent Documents dialog, 65 select all, 320 selecting multiple features, 583 setting up, 202 toggling back to drawings, 736 toolbar display, 45 updating drawing views, 672–673 using for macros, 63 Zoom In/Out tools, 160 K-Factor, setting for sheet metal, 844–845 Knit function combining with Radiate Surface tool, 798 versus Sketch Offset tool, 797 using with surfaces, 790 Knit Surface tool, features of, 799 L Large Assembly Mode, using, 1048 last document, opening, 1022 layers assigning components to, 748 assigning drawing entities to, 690 changing colors for, 742 components on, 744 1108 Index L layers (continued) dimensions and notes on, 744 in imported 2D data, 742–743 setting to active layer, 743, 748 on sheet format, 743–744 using with drawings, 669 Layout feature using, 515–516 virtual components, 516 workflow, 516 layout sketches, using with assemblies, 401–402. See also sketches leaders adding to notes, 682–683 attaching to blocks, 690 attaching to notes, 683 jogging, 684 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 creating, 579–582 creating from existing parts, 585–586 dissolving, 594 limitation, 580 location of, 571 placing on parts, 584–585 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, 535 license agreement, Home User License part of, 4 licensing SolidWorks activation, 996–997 dongle, 997 home license, 997 network license, 997 lights and specularity, using, 380 lightweight components checking out-of-date, 1046 resolving, 1046 Lightweight parts, using, 466–467 Limit mates, applying, 441 Line button on Sketch toolbar, features of, 82–83 line color, using, 197 Line command, activating for drawings, 150 line fillet double hold, 258 single hold, 257 line font, explained, 746 Line Font page, options on, 1075–1076 line format, controlling, 745–747 line length, measuring between virtual sharps, 1037 Line Style page, options on, 1076–1077 Line Style tool, using, 197 line styles customizing, 747 using, 206 Line Thickness page, options on, 1076–1077 Line Thickness settings, using, 746–747 line thickness, using, 206 Line Thickness tool, using, 197 Line tool, using with Hole Wizard, 532 Line Weights settings, using, 746–747 Linear Coupler mate, setting up, 443–444. See also motion linear dimensions baseline, 705 ordinate, 705 Linear Pattern, options for, 295–297 Linear Pattern PropertyManager displaying, 288–289 Options panels from, 306 Linear Sketch Pattern button on Sketch toolbar, described, 98 interface, 98 1109 Index M 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 creating, 492 linear versus circular, 486 local operations performing on parts, 764–765 tutorial, 783–785 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 lofts centerline, 225 Curvature to Face, 222 default end constraint, 222 direction of, 222 Direction Vector end constraint, 223 end constraints, 222–223 entities used in, 220 example of, 219 guide curves, 224 isoparameter U-V lines, 224 making closed loops on, 227 options for, 226–227 previewing, 227 smoothing, 390 versus splines, 219–221 versus sweeps, 218 Tangent to Face end constraint, 222 M Machine design workflow, described, 46 machine-design motion, creating in sketches, 99 macros accessing via hotkeys, 63 combining with hotkeys, 75 editing automatically after recording, 1026 mating with, 431–432 magnifying glass, using, 158 Make Path button on Sketch toolbar, described, 99 manufacturing methods, undetermined, 771–772 Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP), relationship to assemblies, 412 mass properties, updating while saving documents, 1046 master model explained, 821 of mouse, 821–822 tutorial, 830–834 master model functions, file management of, 826 master model tools Insert Into New Part, 823, 826–827, 831–832 Insert Part, 823–826, 830–831 Save Bodies, 823, 833–834 Split, 822, 832–833 mate groups, change in, 412 mate options, using with assemblies, 143–144 Mate PropertyManager interface, 426 Multiple Mate mode, 429 Options pane of, 449 Select Other command, 428 mate reference, using, 145–146 Mate Xpert, accessing, 448 materials, assigning in SimulationXpress, 383 mates. See also SmartMates Advanced, 435 best practices for, 449–450 Cam, 436–437 1110 Index M mates (continued) degrees of freedom, 432–435 distance, 441 editing, 446–447 Gear, 439 Hinge, 444–445 and in-context, 511 InPlace, 497–498 Limit, 441 Linear Coupler, 443–444 Mechanical, 436 organizing with folders, 415–416 Path, 442–443 peg-in-hole, 430–431 positioning assemblies with, 468–469 Rack and Pinion, 440 references, 431 repairing missing references, 447 Screw, 441–442 SmartMates, 429–431 solving for subassemblies, 410 Symmetric, 436, 454 translating, 432 troubleshooting, 447–448 types of, 426 view and model positioning, 427–428 viewing in assembly tree, 420–421 warning and errors for, 447–448 Width, 438, 452–453 workflow, 427 Mates area, using with assemblies, 404 mating animation speed, mating, 1046 with macros, 431–432 for motion, 432–434 parts to in-context features, 605 tutorial, 450–454 mating faces, selecting, 144–145 memory, considering, 1007 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, 45 accessing with Alt key, 61 customizing, 49, 72–73 Insert, 49 options on, 48 removing items from, 49 Tools, 49 View, 48 Merge arc segment, using in Structural Member feature, 901 Merge Faces option, using with Flat Pattern feature, 847 Merge Result option making more selective, 773 using with multi-bodies, 772, 783–785 merged faces, example of, 291–292 meshes, creating with Face Curves sketch tool, 792 metadata custom properties as, 342–343 entry interfaces, 207 searching for, 208 storing in SolidWorks files, 199 using, 207–208 Mid Plane end condition, using with Extrude feature, 125 middle mouse button (MMB), manipulating views with, 156 MidSurface feature, using, 803–804 millimeter and inch parts, part templates for, 27–29 Mirror Entities button on Sketch toolbar, 89 using with sketches, 290 mirror feature, creating for bracket casting, 279 Mirror Part command, using, 307 Mirror Part PropertyManager, using, 520, 523 mirror parts, using, 515 Mirror PropertyManager, Options panels from, 306 mirroring bodies, 293, 306 features, 306, 309–311 images, 192 parts, 307 in 3D, 306–307 in 3D sketches, 291 Miter Flange feature creating sketch for, 869 specifying settings for, 869–870 using with sheet metal, 853–854 MMB (middle mouse button), manipulating views with, 156 1111 Index M 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 feature-based, 16 history-based, 18, 20–21 models building from images, 193 displaying, 647 rebuilding, 328 rolling back, 363–369 shading, 1024 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 cursors, 190 features of, 189 Mirroring function, 190 Rotate function, 189 Scaling function, 189 Translate function, 189 using, 631 mold cavity and core, creating, 949 Mold design workflow, described, 46 Mold folders, adding, 948 mold parts, using Combine tool with, 953 Mold Tools non-planar Parting Surfaces, 955–957 passing shut-off, 954–955 workflow for, 947 Mold Tools process Core feature, 953–954 Mold Folders, 948 overview of, 945–947 Parting Lines, 948–949 Parting Surface, 950–951 Scale feature, 947–948 Shut-off Surfaces, 949–950 Tooling Split, 952 molded parts, best practices for, 126. See also parts molds, achieving snap features in, 954 motherboards, considering, 1008 motion. See also Linear Coupler mate copying and mirroring in MotionManager, 985–986 in-context with, 510 making smoother in MotionManager, 986–987 mating for, 432–434 motion analysis, defined, 966 Motion configuration, using with assemblies, 481 motion studies, Animation versus Basic Motion, 965 MotionManager. See also animations adjusting speed of actions in, 986–987 animating view changes in, 973–977 animation capabilities, 967 Animation Wizard, 968–972 change bars in, 968, 971 copying and mirroring motion in, 985–986 correcting mistakes in, 976–977 creating animations in, 975 creating cameras in, 982 creating exploded view animations in, 972 creating key points in, 974 creating rotating animation in, 969–971 described, 965 design tree, 968, 991 display options, 968–969 filters, 968 fixing timeline problem in, 984–985 1112 Index M 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 study type, 968 Time Bar, 968, 973 timeline area, 968 timeline zoom tools, 968 toolbar, 968 using paths to control cameras, 977–982 zooming in, 974–975 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, 775 using Delete Body feature with, 774–775 using Feature Scope with, 773–775 using Indent feature with, 761–762 using Insert Part feature with, 778–779 using Keep Selections option with, 762 using Merge Result option with, 772–773 using Move/Copy Bodies option with, 762–764 using Remove Selections option with, 762 using Rib feature with, 774, 929 using Split feature with, 775–778 multi-body modeling versus assembly modeling, 756 guidelines for use of, 757–758 multi-body techniques bridge between solids, 770 complex shapes across bodies, 758–760 local operations, 764–766 patterning, 766–767 simplifying complex parts, 768–770 tool bodies and Boolean operations, 760–764 undetermined manufacturing methods, 771–772 multiple contexts, occurrence of, 505–508 multiple instances, in-context with, 510 Multiple Mate mode, selecting faces with, 429 Multiple Radius Fillet option, using with constant radius fillets, 247–248 multi-processor or multi-core CPU, considering, 1005 Multithickness Shell option, using with multi-bodies, 765 multi-user environment adding shortcut menu items for, 1063 enabling, 1063 N named views, placing, 647 negative dimensions, using with configurations, 337 network cards, considering, 1008 network files, managing, 1015–1016 network paths, specifying, 540 networks, sharing Toolbox files on, 548 Neutral Plane draft, workflow for, 933–934 New dialog, adding tabs in, 13–14 New View control, described, 166 news feeds, showing in Task Pane, 1026 No External References button, accessing, 504 No preview during open option, setting, 1047 1113 Index 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, 8 Online User’s Guide, accessing, 9 opacity, forcing for assemblies, 1041 Open Documents interface, displaying, 65, 67 Optimize Surface option, using with Fill Surface tool, 802 ordinate dimensions, using, 705–706 Ordinate Dimensions button in Dimension/Relations toolbar, described, 102–103 Origins centering rectangle on, 121 displaying in drawing documents, 671 o-ring grooves folder, using with library features, 574 out-of-context, explained, 503 Overdefined sketch state, explained, 23 Override Dimension Values option, using, 707, 709 Override Dims on Drag sketch setting, described, 107 P Page Setup dialog box, using with reference dimensions, 704 Pan tool, using, 160 Parabola button on Sketch toolbar, described, 96 parallel groups, using with weldments, 896 parallel relation, adding, 22–23 parallelism, requirement for, 80 Parallelogram button on Sketch toolbar, described, 95 parametrics, sketching with, 21–25 parent versus child document, 822 parent feature, highlighting, 160 parent-child relationship, structure of, 365–366 parents, rolling back features with, 366–367 part configurations default names for, 463 using for speed, 462–463 part modeling. See also in-context best practices for, 119, 373–376 for casting versus machining processes, 119 versus drawing and design, 16 feature-based, 16 history-based, 18, 20–21 Part Origin, location of, 32 part planes, mating to sketch lines, 470 part templates creating, 27–29 saving with thickness link values, 325 part/assembly dimensions, marking for import, 1027 1114 Index P 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 Parting Surfaces creating, 963 creating manually, 956 parts. See also cast parts; complex parts; inserted parts; molded parts 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 building in sections, 768–770 casting and machining processes for, 119 versus components, 459 configurable items for, 330 versus configurations, 543–545 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 Lightweight, 403, 466–467 manufacturing methods for, 119 mirroring, 307, 520, 523 modifying with Instant 3D, 127 moving in assemblies, 143 moving into subassemblies, 409 order of operations for, 18 placing bodies in, 827 placing in assemblies, 147–152 previewing in Windows Explorer, 1025 primary and functional features of, 118 propagating assembly features to, 501–502 replacing with subassemblies, 470 rolling back, 200–201 rotating, 155–156 shelling, 765–766 showing and hiding based on criteria, 464 smoothing out, 389 splitting into bodies, 760 splitting to perform local operations, 764–765 starting, 120–121 starting in context of assemblies, 497 and subassemblies, 403 suppressing, 461–462 symmetry of, 118, 121–122 Toolbox organization of, 542–543 wire-formed, 281–284 parts versus assemblies, editing, 501 passing shut-offs, using, 954–955 pasting blocks, 114 pasting operation, hotkeys for, 190 Path mate, setting up, 442–443 paths, using to control cameras in MotionManager, 977–982 Pattern Layout panel, using with Fill pattern, 303 pattern options Add to New Folder, 491 Dissolve Pattern, 491 pattern references, local, 486–489 Pattern seed only option, using with local patterns, 487–488 pattern types Circular, 297–298 Curve Driven, 298–301 Fill, 303–304 Linear, 295–297 Sketch Driven, 301 Table Driven, 301–303 patterning bodies, 293, 766–767, 785–787 faces, 293–294 fillets, 295 [...]... 1006–1007 SolidWorks implementation schemes cold turkey, 1004 phased approach, 1003–1004 pilot project, 1003 planning, 1003 SolidWorks installation Administrative Image, 1012 from discs, 1010–1011 Installation Manager, 1009–1010 preparation, 1009 SolidWorks licensing activation, 996 dongle, 997 home license, 997 Index levels of, 997–998 network license, 997 SolidWorks Resources, described, 53 SolidWorks. .. multi-bodies, 775–778 Split Line, creating for plastic features, 958 split lines caution about, 240 limitations of, 239 Split master model tool, features of, 822 split parts, using, 514– 515 split window, unsplitting, 157 splitters, using, 157 158 splitting bodies, 785–787 springs and motors, using in Basic Motion, 992 squares, rectangles as, 122 Standard 3 View tool, features of, 651 Standard Views toolbar... secondary operations, documenting, 119–120 section line, drawing in view, 150 Section Scope, using with Broken-out Section view, 659 section view, making, 150 151 Section View tool, using, 161 Section views Aligned, 656 Broken-out, 658–661, 674 creating, 671–672 creating with jogged section line, 673 Default, 653–654 editing, 657 Partial, 654–656 seeds, patterning, 487–488 select all, hotkeys for, 320... X X reference directions, getting, 159 xls files, described, 10–11 XP or Vista system, considering, 1006 X/Y option, using with Stretch sketch tool, 94 Y Y reference directions, getting, 159 Z Z reference directions, getting, 159 Zebra Stripes Camera view, using, 164–165 Zebra Stripes tool, activating, 379 Zero Length sketch state, explained, 23 Zoom tools, using, 159 –160 zooming to fit, 428 1129 Z... of, 977 Rotate button on Sketch toolbar, described, 94–95 Rotate View tool, using, 160, 666 1117 R R Index rotating assembly view, 428 components in assemblies, 427 images, 192 normal to axis, 428 parts, 155 156 sketch entities, 187–188 rotating animation, creating in MotionManager, 969–971 rotation and translation, considering for degrees of freedom, 432–433, 440 Round Corners option, using with constant... Resources, described, 53 SolidWorks Search deciding on installation of, 1011 location of, 32 SolidWorks Search panel, described, 53 SolidWorks training options hiring consultants, 1000–1001 local colleges, 1002 online or CD-based training, 1001 reseller training, 999 train the trainer, 1001–1002 user groups, 1002 SolidWorks window, resolution of, 39 sorting configurations, 331–332 space handle, using in... Scale feature, using with plastic parts, 947–948 screen, resizing to fit selection, 160 screw boss, making Mounting Boss into, 923 screw holes, using Shut-off Surfaces feature with, 949–950 Screw mates, setting up, 441–442 screws copying, 145 inserting with Toolbox, 607 Scribe option, using with Wrap feature, 268 scrollbars displaying in graphics view, 1042 using, 157 158 search criteria, establishing,... templates; drawing templates advisory about using defaults, 147 best practices for, 336 creating, 13 custom properties in, 642 defaults, 15 versus formats, 619–622 locating, 13 maintaining, 620 retaining on existing documents, 620 setting units for, 6–7 sharing, 15 as “start parts”, 11 for table-based BOM, 719 types of, 10 using styles and blocks in, 640–642 tessellated data, saving, 1029 text See also sketch... displaying, 676 panel, 54 populating with views automatically, 1029–1030 view quality settings, applying to drawing views, 670 1128 View Rotation options, 1056–1057 View toolbars, using, 156 157 View tools, using, 159 –162 view types Alternate Position, 663–664, 675–676 Auxiliary, 663 Break, 661–663 Broken-out Section, 658–661 Crop, 657–658 Custom, 665 Detail, 651–653 Empty, 664 Model, 647–650 Projected,... default placement of dimensions in, 698–699 displaying quality for, 1031 displaying tangent edges in, 1030 distinguishing from sheets, 671 manipulating with MMB, 156 moving dimensions to, 699 rotating with arrow keys, 156 rotating for Triad axes, 159 setting display style for, 1030 virtual components best practices for, 402, 516 using, 516 using with assemblies, 402 virtual sharps creating, 110 displaying, . Surface tool, availability of, 805 Parting Surfaces creating, 963 creating manually, 956 parts. See also cast parts; complex parts; inserted parts; molded parts adding design tables to, 349–350 adding. 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,. 240 limitations of, 239 Split master model tool, features of, 822 split parts, using, 514– 515 split window, unsplitting, 157 splitters, using, 157 158 splitting bodies, 785–787 springs and motors, using in