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DriveWorks Xpress

Click the areas highlightedwith a red box to proceed

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This demo will showyou how easy it is to

capture parameters andassign rules to each part

of an assembly with

DriveWorkXpress. It willalso illustrate how youcan then successfully

automate the creation ofnew models & drawings

If you do not require an in depthexplanation of each step click the

next button to skip to the next stage



Models

1. Place a tick in the box next to the modelsyou require DriveWorksXpress to control

I f your assembly con ta ins par t sor sub-assemb lies that neverchange they do no t requ i re to beselected

The first step of the wizardis to let DriveWorksXpressknow which parts and sub-

assemblies requireautomating

In this example we are

going to specify thenew height & width ofthe gantry and see howother associatedparameters aremodified automaticallyas a result




Capture

The second step is to capturethe parameters of each model

that change1. Highlight any part or sub-assembly that

contains the parameters to be captured

Once se lec ted f rom thetree in the wizard themod el au tomat ica l lyopens in the So l idWorksw i n d o w

Parameters can be sketchor feature dimensions,

features, offset or angularplanes or distance and

angular mates




Capture - Top Half of Leg

1. From the feature manager, select the feature that

contains the dimension to be captured (This model isextruded up to a plane so we will capture the planenamed Bottom).

5. Select the next model from the tree in theDriveWorksXpress window that requires parameterscapturing.

4. Give this dimension a more meaningful name andclick Add.

3. The Sol idWorks name appears in theDriveWorksXpress window.

2. Select the dimension that appears on the model.

Length




Capture - Base of Lower Leg

Length

1. From the feature manager, select thefeature that contains the dimension to becaptured (The Length of the part existsin the Base-Extrude-Thin feature).

2. Select the dimension that appears onthe model.

3. The SolidWorks name appears inthe DriveWorksXpress window.

4. Give this dimension a more meaningfulname and click Add.

5. Select the next model from the tree in theDriveWorksXpress window that requires

parameters capturing.




Capture - Beam

1. From the feature manager, select thefeature that contains the dimension tobe captured (The Length of the partexists in the Base-Extrude feature).

2. Select the dimension that appears onthe model.

3. The Sol idWorks name appears inthe DriveWorksXpress window.


5. Select the next model from the tree in theDriveWorksXpress window that requiresparameters capturing.

Length




right hand upright

Capture - Beam Assembly

left hand upright

1. From the feature manager, select theplane that contains the dimension to becaptured (The Right Hand Upright

Plane).2. Select the dimension that appears on

the model.

3. The SolidWorks name appears inthe DriveWorksXpress window.


9. Click Next in the DriveWorksXpressWizard

5. From the feature manager, select theplane that contains the next dimensionto be captured (The Left Hand Upright

Plane).8. Select the dimension that appears on

the model.

7. The Sol idWorks name appears inthe DriveWorksXpress window.





Custom Properties

Custom Properties canbe used to report data

into the model

These in turn can be reportedinto a SolidWorks drawing and

used to populate drawingborder title blocks, notes and

other important drawinginformation automatically

The Properties tab in the DriveWorksXpresswizard automatically reports any customproperties that currently exist in the model

Additional custom properties can be added

Unwanted custom properties can be deleted




Drawing

Select the drawing that the new file will bebased on

The new drawing will reflect all the newlycreated data with all dimensionalinformation, bill of materials, customproperties etc. automatically updated

Click Browse to select your drawing

Locate the drawing and click Open

The next step is to tellDriveWorksXpress that anew drawing is needed




Input

The next step is tocreate a customised

form for specifying thenew models

Define the criteriarequired to specify the

new models

eg. dimensions,materials, finishes and

even sales order number

Enter the name for the Input control

Order Number

Select the type of control required

The Required f ield, whenselected, al locates a contro las a mandatory f ield.

A con t ro l tha t def ines the o rdernumb er wi l l al low us to ass ign arule to the naming o f each f i le thatwi l l iden t ify each new mo del to becreated. This co uld jus t as easi lybe a naming conv ent ion tha t i smade up of al l the variables thatdefine the new mod el.

Click Apply to register the control




Input

All other controlsare added with the

same ease. Click Add to specify another control

The next control will report dataregarding the person specifying thenew models into the Drawn Bycustom property – which in turn willreflect through to the new finisheddrawing.

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The name of the control is enteredand the type selected.

Values are entered that will appear

in the drop down control. Click Addto register each value.

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Drawn By

Click Apply to register the control




1000

2000500

Safe Working Load

Input

Options includespin buttons, text

boxes, drop downsand check boxes

Height to Underside of

20003800

Width between Legs

100

5000

MaterialFinishInside OutriggerOutside Outrigger

Other Input controls required to specify our newmodel include…

A Spin Button to specify the Safe Working Load

A Text Box to specify the Height

A Text Box to specify the Width

A Drop Down to specify the Material

A Drop Down to specify the Finish

A Check Box to specify if an InsideOutrigger is required

A Check Box to specify if an OutsideOutrigger is required




Rules

The Rules tab shows all theparameters that require Rulesassociating to them. Theseare highlighted RED




Rules1. Select a parameter to add a rule.

2. Select a variable to use in the rule.

As the Safe Working LoadCustom Property equals The

Safe Working Load InputVariable the rule has now been

satisfied.

3. Hit Apply.

Ei ther doub le c l i ck or d rag anddrop the variable into the ‘Buildup’ box.

4. Repeat for the other parameters who’svalues come directly from an Input.






RulesThe remaining File Names will use theorder number Input as a suffix to thenaming of each new file.

All parts and sub-assemblies with theFile Name parameter type are multi-selected.

The Order Number Input Variable isselected

NEXT……

Click Apply


1 The Length dimension of the t h l f f



Rules

All remaining unspecified rules are constructed either by usingthe available icons or, if familiar with Microsoft Excel, typing direct

into the Build Up box

Each rule will reference Variables from the Inputs or Outputs orhave constant data attributed to them

1. The Length dimension of the top ha l f o fleg is calculated from the Height toUnderside of Beam Input – a constantvalue of 300mm

2. The Length dimension of the Beam canbe the Width between Legs Input +920mm or Width between Legs Input +160mm dependant on The OutsideOutrigger check box being selected

3. The Length dimension of the base oflower leg is dependant on the Height toUnderside of Beam Input. Less than2700 = 1550 , Less than 3800 = 1775 orOver 3800 = 2000 . This is formulated bynesting a series of IF statementstogether

4. The Left and Right hand uprightdistance dimension of the BeamAssembly are dependant on theOutside Outrigger Input being selected.If “Yes” = 460 otherwise = 80

5. The Drawing Number Custom Propertyis constructed by joining the OrderNumber Input with the text string“/GA/01”

6. The Description Custom Property willreport the Safe Working Load Input

7. The Title Custom Property will be a textstring produced from a constant valueof “Gantry” joined with the Widthbetween Legs Input and the Height tounderside of Beam Input. Where werequire a standard text string of “Wide” and “Height” included after therespective size this is selected from thedrop down box as shown.




Rules

Once all of the Rules have been

satisfied the Rules tab on theDriveWorksXpress wizardappears with each output

variable ticked.




Specify

Once the specify tab is selectedDriveWorksXpress will automatically

create the user form from theinformation added at the Input stage

of the wizardThe form can now be populated withthe requirements of the new set ofmodels required to be produced.

If values are entered that are outsidethe minimum and maximum valuesset at the Input stageDriveWorksXpress will not let youcontinue.

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Glen

3565

2706

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End Result

Each time a new variant is requiredDriveWorksXpress will automatically loadthe previously captured data.

All the rules and parameters are stored in adatabase created by DriveWorksXpress.


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