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Tip: If the Equal spacing check is selected, the angle specified in the Angle spacing field measures the total angle between which all the pattern instances arrange equally.
Tip: After creating a circle, the Circle tool is still activated. As a result, you can continue with creating the remaining circles. Once you are done with creating all the circles of the drawing, you can terminate the creation of circle or deactivating the Circle tool by pressing the ESC key.
Note: The circular pattern shown in Figure 3.66 has been created when the Dimension angular spacing and Display instance count check boxes are selected in the Parameter rollout of the Circular PropertyManager.
Note: You can also select circle sketch before invoking the Helix and Spiral tool. If you select circle sketch before invoking the tool, the modified Helix/Spiral PropertyManager appears directly. Also, a preview of curve appears in the graphics area.
Tip: In .txt (notepad) file, the coordinates of all the points should be written in separate line. Also, the coordinates of a point should be separated by a comma and a space like X, Y, Z.
Tip: You can also toggle the sketching plane even after specifying the start point of the line by using the TAB key.
Tip: In Figure 8.144, the sketching plane XY is changed to YZ.
Tip: In Figure 8.150, the sketching plane XY is changed to YZ.
Tip: In Figure 8.150, the sketching plane YZ is changed to ZX.
Tip: The sketch created in Figure 8.172 have two circles and are concentric to the circular edge of the sweep feature. You can take the reference of the circular edges of the sweep feature which creating circles.
Note: The sketch of the feature to be vary must contain reference sketch curve that can be used as the path to follow, see Figure 9.17. Also, the varying length of the sketch must not be restricted by dimension, see Figure 9.17.
Note: The sketch of the feature to be vary must contain reference sketch curve that can be used as the path to follow, see Figure 9.17. Also, the varying length of the sketch must not be restricted by dimension, see Figure 9.17.
Note: If a sketch have multiple entities/segments is to be selected as a curve to drive pattern instances, you need to select it from the FeatureManager design tree. Also, a sketch can be an open or closed sketch. Figure 9.36 shows a preview of a curve driven pattern with an open curve selected.
Note: To delete a row of the table, select the row to delete and then press the DELETE key.
Tip: Because of the Bidirectional associative property of SOLIDWORKS, if you make any change in any of the part or component in the Part modeling environment, the same change will automatically reflect in the assembly environment as well and vice-versa.
Note: In the Options rollout of the Begin Assembly PropertyManager, the Start command when creating new assembly check box is selected, by default. As a result, this PropertyManager appears automatically on invoking the Assembly environment. If you clear this check box, next time on invoking the Assembly environment, the Begin Assembly PropertyManager will not appears. In that case, to insert the components in the Assembly environment, you can use the Insert Component PropertyManager which invokes on clicking the Insert Components tool available in the Assembly CommandManager, see Figure 11.4. To again turn on the display of Begin Assembly PropertyManager on invoking the Assembly environment, select the Start command when creating new assembly check box available in the Options rollout of the Insert Component PropertyManager.
Note: The Rotate Context toolbar is used to change the orientation of the component as required before defining its placement point in the graphics area. By default, 90 degree is entered in the Angle field of this toolbar. As a result, on clicking the X, Y, or Z button of this toolbar, the component rotates 90 degree about X, Y, or Z axis, respectively. You can enter the angle of rotation as required in the Angle field of this toolbar.
Note: To check the degree of freedom of a component, you can move/rotate it in an assembly along/about their free degree of freedom by using the Move Component/Rotate Component tool. These tools are available in the Assembly CommandManager. Alternatively, you can move/rotate a component along their free degree of freedom by dragging it. Note that for moving, you need to press and hold the left mouse button on to the component to move and then drag the cursor. For rotating, press and hold the CTRL key, and then press and hold the right mouse button on to the component to rotate. Next, drag the cursor. You will learn more about moving or rotating individual component of an assembly later in this chapter.
Tip: To review the translation motion between components, you can select a component to translate and then drag it.
Note: You can also invoke the Rotate Component PropertyManager by expanding the Rotate rollout of the Move PropertyManager.
Note: You can also download all the components of the assembly from www.cadartifex.com.
Note: The Clamp Base component has been already inserted in the Assembly environment as the first component. You can insert a component in the Assembly environment multiple times.
Note: The fifth component (Clamp Left Elbow) is assembled with the first component (Clamp Base). However, a rotational degree of freedom of the fifth component is still free. You need to keep this rotational degree of freedom of the component free.
Note: By default, components created in the Assembly environment are fixed components and their degree of freedoms are restricted. This is because of the Inplace mate applies automatically between the plane of part and the assembly plane that is selected to position the part in the Assembly environment. You can convert a fixed part into a floating part whose all degree of freedom is free by deleting the Inplace mate. To delete a mate, expand the Mates node of the FeatureManager design tree and then delete the required mate from it. Also, the components fixed automatically without Inplace mate, select them and right click to display a shortcut menu. Next, select the Float option.
Note: In SOLIDWORKS, because of its Bi-directional associative properties, modifications made in a part in any of the environment, the same modification reflects in the other environments of SOLIDWORKS, as well.
Note: The pattern driven pattern can only be created, if the driving feature is a pattern feature. On modifying the instances of the driving feature, the driven pattern instances will also be modified in the assembly environment.
Note: In Figure 12.39, the chain driven pattern is created by specifying 18 number of pattern instances.
Note: The regular exploded view is created by translating and rotating components along and about an axis and the radial exploded view is created by aligning components radially or cylindrically about an axis.
Tip: For translation movement, move the cursor over a translation handle, as required and then drag it, the selected component start translating along the direction of translation handle. Once the desired location has been achieved, stop dragging the handle. As soon as you stop dragging the handle, the first explode step is created and is appears in the Explode Steps rollout.
Note: By default, selected components can only explode along the X, Y, and Z axis by using the handles appears in the graphics area. To translate component other than X, Y, and Z axis, move the cursor over a translation handle appears in the graphics area and then right click, a shortcut menu appears, see Figure 12.68. Click on the Align with selection option. Next, select a linear edge of an component to align the selected handle along its. As soon as you select an edge for alignment, the selected handle aligns with respect to the selected linear edge. Now, drag the aligned handle to translate components along the direction of aligned handle.
Note: You can take reference of circular edge of the second component for creating the sketch of the third component.
Note: In the Options rollout of the Model View PropertyManager, the Start command when creating new drawing check box is selected by default. As a result, every time when you invoke the Drawing environment, the Model View PropertyManager appears automatically and is used to create model/base view of the model. If you clear this check box, next time on invoking the Drawing environment, this PropertyManager will not appears. In that case, to create the model or base view of a model, you need to invoke this PropertyManager by clicking on the Model View tool available in the View Layout CommandManager.
Note: If the part or assembly whose drawing views is to be created appears in the Open documents field of the Part/Assembly to Insert rollout then you can directly select it from this field instead of choosing the Browse button.
Note: If only one drawing view is available in the drawing sheet, it will automatically be selected for creating its projected views. Also, the preview of a projected view is attached with the cursor. However, if two or more than two views are available in the drawing sheet then you need to select a view whose projected views are to be created.
Note: In the Section View Assist PropertyManager, two tabs are available at its top: Section and Half Section. Out of which the Section tab is activated, by default. As a result, options to creating full section view are appears in the PropertyManager. On activating the Half Section tab, the options to creating half section view appears. You learn more about creating half section views later in this chapter.
Note: If the Auto-start section view check box of the Cutting Line rollout is cleared, the Section View Pop-up toolbar appears as soon as you define the placement point for the section line in the drawing sheet, see Figure 13.27. By using the options of this Pop-up toolbar, you can further control/edit the section line, if needed. Once you are done with editing or modifying the section line, click on the green tick mark of the Pop-up toolbar, the preview of the section view appears according to the modified section line attached with the cursor. Now, you can specify the placement point for the section view in the drawing sheet.
Note: In addition to defining portion to be enlarged by drawing circle, you can also define a portion to enlarge by using the closed sketch profile. For doing so, before invoking the Detail View tool, first select an existing view and then draw a closed sketch profile of any shape by using the sketch tools available in the Sketch CommandManager. Once the close sketch profile is drawn, select it and then invoke the Detail View tool, see Figure 13.36.
Note: The display of break line (vertical or horizontal) depends upon whether the Add vertical break line or Add horizontal break line button is activated in the PropertyManager. If the Add vertical break line button is activated, vertical break line appears and if the Add horizontal break line button is activated, horizontal break line appears.
Note: You can control the gap between the break lines in the view by using the Gap size field of the PropertyManager. You can also select the required type of breaking line by using the Break line style drop-down list of the PropertyManager.
Note: In the Move Component PropertyManager, the Free Drag option is selected. As a result, you can freely drag components of the assembly to the desired position.
Tip: To invoke the Document Properties - Drafting Standard dialog box, click on the Options button of the Standard toolbar, the System Options - General dialog box appears. Next, click on the Document Properties tab of the dialog box, the Document Properties - Drafting Standard dialog box appears. In this dialog box, you can select the required type of drafting standard to be followed in the drawings by using the Overall drafting standard drop-down list.
Note: You can add hole callouts to the holes and circular cut features created by using the Hole Wizard tool and the Extruded Cut tool.
Tip: If an assembly view is selected before invoking the Bill of Material tool, the modified Bill of Material PropertyManager appears directly, see Figure 13.64.
Tip: You can define the position of the anchor point in the drawing sheet. Note that while defining the anchor point position, the PropertyManager should not be invoked. To define the anchor point position, select the Sheet node in the FeatureManager Design Tree and right click to display a shortcut menu. Next, click on the Edit Sheet Format option, the editing mode is invoked, see Figure 13.65. Now, you can click to select existing sketch vertex/point available in the drawing sheet, see Figure 13.65, and then right click to display a shortcut menu. Next, select the Set as Anchor > Bill of Materials from the shortcut menu, see Figure 13.66, the selected vertex/point defined as the anchor point for the BOM. In addition to the existing sketch vertex/point, you can create new sketch point using the Point tool available in the Sketch CommandManager and then define that point as the anchor point. Once you have defined the anchor point, exit from the exiting mode by clicking on the confirmation corner available at the upper right corner of the drawing sheet.
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