Configurations and equations 2

[mkmech]

Let's say I have 3 configurations (A,B,C) of a part. All these 3 configs are used in an assembly. I want Config B and Config C to be 2 and 3 times respectively the size of A. How can I do this?

Thanks to all.

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

Go to each config & change the dimensions involved ... for that config only.

& all the best.

 

[mkmech]

Can this not be automated? I mean if the part has several dimensions, it might become too cumbersome to manually change them. Is there not a Scale feature or something like that that will allow auto scaling of parts?

 

[CADGemini]

This can be easily solved using equations and a design table.

If you are familiar with excel and how equations are written there you should have no problem writing an equation in solidworks.

mkmech,

what version and SP are you using?

Best Regards,
Jon

Challenges are what makes life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.

 

[mackman]

mkmeck

wouldn't a design table do what you need?

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

You can set the configs individually, or use a Design Table.

Yes, you could also use the Scale feature & suppress/unsuppress it for each config, but you would still have to set it manually.

& all the best.

 

[CADGemini]

Yes and No.

Depends on how you want the parts to interact.

If you always want parts B and C to always be 2 and 3 times larger than A then a design table is a good start. But for the parts to have some logic behind them an equation will always keep the parts B and C 2 and 3 times larger than A.

Rather than typing it in manually every time into the design table for each configuration you could have a couple of equations that look like the one below

B distance = (A distance)*2

C distance = (A distance)*3

with the equations being typed in as above A will be the driving part. So what ever A's distance is B and C will always remain 2 and 3 times larger.

Does this explain things?



Best Regards,
Jon

Challenges are what makes life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.

 

[SBaugh]

Set up a Design table and you can control each dim there and if you understand functions in Excel you can set up equations from within the DT to help with automation. You can also setup suppression states, plus custom properties, and comments you may have all within the DT.

The "help" will help explain the callouts in a DT.

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP
3DVision Technologies

http://www.3dvisiontech.com

http://www.scottjbaugh.com

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[mkmech]

Thanks jksolid and everyone else!!!

 

[SBaugh]

jksolid,

You can have that same equation in a DT as well.

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP
3DVision Technologies

http://www.3dvisiontech.com

http://www.scottjbaugh.com

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[CADGemini]

Scott,

I realized that after I typed that post.

Thanks though.

Best Regards,
Jon

Challenges are what makes life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.