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“ We can now generate all the manufacturing documentation needed in a day – it used to take us 5 weeks ” “ Now we sell 4 times as much ”. Neil Dowse – Managing Director – Bramptons Ltd. Design Automation DriveWorksXpress & DriveWorks. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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“We can now generate all the manufacturing documentation needed in a day – it used to take us 5 weeks”
“Now we sell 4 timesas much”
Neil Dowse – Managing Director – Bramptons Ltd
Design Automation
DriveWorksXpress& DriveWorks
The Easy To Use Design Automation Choice for SolidWorks
Background
Easy to Use Design Automation for SolidWorks since 2001
Focus - ONLY works with SolidWorks
SolidWorks Certified Gold Partner – 2002
Marketed Worldwide
Sales & Support provided by Local Value Added Resellers
Certification Program
www.driveworks.co.uk
DriveWorksXpress
Now inside EVERY seat of SolidWorksFill out the form…
Create new variations of your parts, assemblies & drawings automatically
Only SolidWorks has this functionality
Not just for full products...
Standard Machine Sub-baseTime saving with DriveWorksXpressFrom 30 minutes to 1 minute
Leg supportsTime Saving with DriveWorksXpressFrom 30 minutes to 3 minutes
www.driveworksxpress.com
About Design Automation
Is what you do “The SAME but DIFFERENT”………?
Do you have repetitive design tasks that could be automated?
Could your products be defined by a set of rules?
About Rules
Example – We use a support there if the length goesabove 2 meters
Example – We always have a ¼ gap around the door frame, unless the frame is over 4ft wide, … in which case we increase the gap to 5/16
Example - Customers in the US are invoiced in Dollars ($), but customers in the UK are invoiced in GB (£)
Valuable Resources
www.driveworksxpress.comTutorials, Examples, Videos & User Forum The Little Book of Rules
Benefits of Design Automation
Automate repetitive design tasks- Free up Engineers
Remove bottle necks in design
Reduce the cost of bidding for custom orders
Respond to customer inquiries more accurately,more quickly, more professionally
Reduce the risk & high cost of potential design errors
Capture valuable company knowledge (IP)
Commercial Vehicles / Automotive Components
Machinery
Furniture / Building / Windows / Doors
Electronic Components / Enclosures
Heating, Ventilation & Extraction Equipment
Seals /Valves/Pumps
Materials Handling, Conveyors, Lifting Equipment
Counters / Catering Units
Typical Industries
What is DriveWorks?
InputsEnter Requirements in Custom Interfacelocally or on the web
Rules linkinputs to data
(including CAD)to generate new outputs
automatically
DriveWorksRules Engine
OutputsSales & Manufacturing Drawings, Documents
& Data Generated Automatically
From Specification Input Design Automation Manufacturing & Sales Outputs
DriveWorks is scalable
Start with SolidWorks & DriveWorksXpressIncluded FREE inside SolidWorks
Upgrade toDriveWorksEngineerIncludes wizard to upscale projects from DriveWorksXpress
DriveWorksEngineer
• Capture parameters and knowledge• Create the user interface/forms• Build and assign rules• Specify new & variant products/projects
DriveWorksAdministrator
At the heart of every DriveWorks Implementation
Set up, manage and run
DriveWorksTeam
DriveWorksAdministrator
For use across Internal Network
DriveWorks Model Generation ServerGenerate outputs based on user inputs
Set up & manage
DriveWorks UsersEnter specifications in User Interface / custom forms
DriveWorksEnterprise
Allow DriveWorks forms to be accessed via Web Browser
DriveWorks Administrator
DriveWorks Model Generation Server
Generate outputs based on User inputs
DriveWorks UsersEnter specifications in User Interface / custom forms
Set up & manage
DriveWorks LiveEnter specifications via web browser
DriveWorks Summary
Easy to learn5 day training course (3 day + 2 day options)
Easy to useTypical SolidWorks user can use DriveWorks
Easy to growAdditional seats can be added as and when the department or business needs them
Benefits can be measured and achieved very quicklyStart with DriveWorksXpress (included in SolidWorks – FREE)
www.driveworks.co.uk