Solidworks advanced assembly modeling
[...]... 44 Return to the assembly Click Window, motor_mount -in- slide_plate.sldasm or press Ctrl+Tab to toggle through open SolidWorks documents Building Parts in an Assembly 25 Lesson 1 SolidWorks 2005 Training Manual Top-Down Assembly Modeling If prompted, click Yes to rebuild the assembly Exit Edit Part mode by clicking An Assembly Feature is a feature which exists only in the assembly An assembly cut feature... to other components or assembly geometry can be added Hole Series A Hole Series is a special kind of Hole Wizard hole that is created at the assembly level and automatically creates in-context holes in the referenced components Top-Down Assembly Modeling 9 Lesson 1 SolidWorks 2005 Training Manual Top-Down Assembly Modeling Assembly patterning Components can be patterned in the assembly using existing... context of an assembly by employing TopDown assembly modeling techniques Create features in the assembly context by referencing geometry in mating parts Reference assembly parts Use the Hole Wizard and Smart Fasteners Do Remove external references from a copied part 7 Lesson 1 SolidWorks 2005 Training Manual Do no P t c rer op ele y o as rd e ist rib ut e Top-Down Assembly Modeling 8 SolidWorks 2005... they are mated in the assembly Assembly features are often used to represent post -assembly machining operations They can also be used to create section-type views of an assembly, by cutting away part or all of selected components You will learn more about assembly features in Lesson 3, Assembly Editing Some specifics about assembly features are: Assembly features exist only at the assembly level They... ut e Assembly Features Assembly features exist only in the context of the assembly They can be Extruded or Revolved cuts, Hole Wizard or Simple holes Do Introducing: Assembly Feature 26 Assembly Features SolidWorks 2005 Training Manual Lesson 1 Top-Down Assembly Modeling Where to Find It For sketched geometry cuts: Click on the Features toolbar (for extruded cuts) From the menu click Insert, Assembly. .. different color, even though by default, the SolidWorks software would not display the results in that way About This Course 5 Do no Pr t c e-R op e y o lea r d se ist rib ut e SolidWorks 2005 Training Manual About This Course 6 SolidWorks 2005 Training Manual Lesson 1 no Pr t c e-R op e y o lea r d se ist rib ut e Top-Down Assembly Modeling Lesson 1 Top-Down Assembly Modeling Upon successful completion of... 14 Return to the assembly Press Ctrl+Tab to switch from the part document back to the assembly document 15 Update When the assembly window becomes active, the changes to the overender shaft are detected and SolidWorks asks: “Models contained within the assembly have changed Would you like to rebuild the assembly now?” Click Yes Do Tip 16 Generally, if the changes are minor and the assembly is small,... To Surface to remove the cylinder completely 36 Return to the assembly Leaving the part file open, switch back to the assembly window; the assembly updates We are still in Edit Part mode 37 Hide coupling Do For improved visibility, Hide the coupling Building Parts in an Assembly 23 Lesson 1 SolidWorks 2005 Training Manual Top-Down Assembly Modeling 38 Offset Entities Note no P t c rer op ele y o as rd... In-context Features Two commands, Edit Part and Edit Assembly, are used to switch back and forth between editing one component in an assembly and editing the assembly itself When you are in edit part mode, you have access to all the commands and functionality the part modeling portion of SolidWorks Plus, you have access to other geometry in the assembly In this example, we will use Edit Part to make... while in the context of an assembly Introducing: Edit Part and Edit Assembly Edit Part/Edit Assembly is used to switch between editing a part, and Where to Find It Select the part you wish to edit Then: Do editing the assembly itself The right-mouse menu will display the proper command Click Edit, Part Or, from the right-mouse menu, select Edit Part or Edit Assembly Or, from the Assembly toolbar, click