How to adjust dimensions between components in an assembly/how to add dimensions to a 2D drawing

[andradesilva]

Hi all,

I have a set of CAD components added onto an assembly. I would like to do the 2D drawings.
However, I would like to adjust the dimensions between the components before I go to assembly environment.
Also, in 2D drawing, I am facing troubles adding dimensions (driven). I think it's because the box of some components are overlayed on adjacent ones.

So, the following two question arose from the problems described below:

1)How can I adjust the distance between components of an assembly composed by several copies of the same component?

2)How can I add driven dimensions to a 2D drawing composed by several copies of the same components

I don't have much experience in CAD with Solidworks, but I need to learn some stuff for this industrial project I am working at the moment.

Thanks in advance,
AndradeSilva

 

[handleman]

So... No offense intended here, but have you gone through all of the tutorials built in to SolidWorks? Your question seems to indicate "no". If not, you do not have the foundation necessary to understand the help that you are requesting if it were provided.

 

[ctopher]

This would be a training exercise answer. I suggest going through the tutorials as handleman suggests, or getting some training somewhere.

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[moon161]

1) It's probably a pattern of components, you would find and edit this in the assembly.
2) I'd probably do it as a note, dimension the first spacing and state that it's typical for the rest.