User manual SOLIDWORKS SOLIDWORKS 2005 ADVANCED ASSEMBLY MODELING

[. . . ] SolidWorks 2005 Advanced Assembly Modeling SolidWorks Corporation 300 Baker Avenue Concord, Massachusetts 01742 USA © 1995-2004, SolidWorks Corporation 300 Baker Avenue Concord, Massachusetts 01742 USA All Rights Reserved U. S. Patents 5, 815, 154; 6, 219, 049; 6, 219, 055; 6, 603, 486; and 6, 611, 725; and certain other foreign patents, including EP 1, 116, 190 and JP 3, 517, 643. The information and the software discussed in this document are subject to change without notice and should not be considered commitments by SolidWorks Corporation. No material may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, for any purpose without the express written permission of SolidWorks Corporation. [. . . ] The change in the configuration icons can be seen in the configuration manager. Component Subassemblies in an Assembly Layout Sketches in the Assembly Do Changing Component Mates no P t c rer op ele y o as rd e ist rib ut e The form is: subassy<n>[config]. Sketches created in the assembly can be used to locate components created using the bottom-up method. In this example, existing components will be mated to sketch geometry. 1 Open the assembly named main assy. 4 Exit and close all files. Like part components, sub-assembly components can be set to a specific configuration. The name in the FeatureManager contains the configuration used by the sub-assembly. The assembly consists of a sketch in the assembly and five instances of the SUBASSY CONFIGS component. Different configurations of the sub-assembly can be used in a single assembly. 2 Changing configurations. Using Component Properties. . . , you can change any instance of the sub-assembly to a different configuration. 103 Lesson 2 Working with Assemblies SolidWorks 2005 Training Manual Adding Subassembly Configurations Drag From Open Document Do From Explorer 104 no P t c rer op ele y o as rd e ist rib ut e 3 Change configurations. dialog, change Default three of the instances from the Default configuration. Long-A Double Sub-assembly components can be added to the assembly using some of the same methods that were used for part components. There are, however, some differences. From an open document, you can drag the top level component into the assembly and drop it. This will insert an instance of the sub-assembly in the active configuration, and under Component Properties. . . for the subassembly component you will see the setting Use named configuration and a list of available configurations. Like part components, you can also drag and drop the configuration name into the assembly. This method adds the configuration of the assembly that was dragged in, whether it is the active one or not. Dragging and dropping sub-assemblies from Explorer works exactly the same as it does for part components. When the file is dropped, a dialog appears so you can select which configuration should be dropped. Changing Component Mates SolidWorks 2005 Training Manual Lesson 2 Working with Assemblies From Insert Menu Using Insert, Component, Existing Part/Assembly. . . button will launch the Open dialog which allows you to select a configuration from the Configurations list. Additional Instance Do Changing Component Mates no P t c rer op ele y o as rd e ist rib ut e To create another instance of a component that already exists in the assembly, press Ctrl, and drag and drop a copy from the FeatureManager or the graphics window. If you want to copy the configuration as well, drag the configuration you want. 4 Insert sub-assemblies. Insert another instance of the SUBASSY CONFIGS sub-assembly using the Ctrl-drag method. Drag the existing double configuration to create one of the same configuration. Mate the new instance of the SUBASSY CONFIGS component to the assembly. Use mates between the planes of the component and the assembly planes and sketch geometry. 5 Mate the instance. 105 Lesson 2 Working with Assemblies SolidWorks 2005 Training Manual 6 Change dimensions of the layout grid. Double-click on Sketch1, change the dimensions, and rebuild. The advantage of mating the sub-assemblies to the layout sketch is the ease with which you can change the positions of the components. Note Other Ways of Creating Configurations Do 106 no P t c rer op ele y o as rd e ist rib ut e 7 Drag sketch. Click Move/Size Features Notice how easy it is to have an assemblies with one units (feet) and components with different units (inches). and drag the under defined portion of the sketch (angled centerline). The positions of the components will update immediately. In an assembly, you can create new configurations of components manually from the FeatureManager by right-clicking on the top-level assembly icon or a component icon (part or sub-assembly ) and selecting Add Configuration. This is a convenient way to quickly generate a new "version" of an assembly. 8 Return to the sub-assembly. Open the SUBASSY CONFIGS in its own window and activate the default configuration. Changing Component Mates SolidWorks 2005 Training Manual Lesson 2 Working with Assemblies 9 Create new component configurations. Right-click on the top-level assembly icon , and select Add Configuration. [. . . ] Use Dynamic Assembly Motion to test the behavior of the trigger assembly. You should be able to drag the Pull Ring in and out of the End Cap. 8 Add configurations. Add two new configurations to the assembly that are copies of the Default configuration. Delete the following components: Pull Ring<2> Plunger<2> End Cap<2> 9 Switch. 10 Delete components. 11 Add a second instance. Add a second instance of the subassembly SUB_trigger to the main assembly. 227 SolidWorks 2005 Training Manual 12 Mate sub-assembly. Mate the second instance of the subassembly SUB_trigger to the main assembly. Do 228 no Pr t c e-R op e y o lea r d se ist rib ut e For SUB_trigger<2>, use the configuration flex2. Using different configurations allows the components to move independently. 14 Dynamic Collision Detection. [. . . ]