TUTORIAL EXCEL Y SOLID ST3.pdf

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. Step 1Start a new part file and make sure youre in Synchronous.

Select the circle tool and lock to the Top plane with F3, as shown.

2. Step 2Draw a circle centred on the origin that is 180mm diameter, as shown.
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3. Step 3Extrude the region up 10mm using the Synchronous steering wheel, as shown.

4. Step 4Draw another circle on top of the existing face that is 100mm diameter, as shown.
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5. Step 5Extrude the circle up 110mm using the steering wheel, as shown. Add a Smart Dimension from the top face to the

bottom of the part. It should be 120mm. Lock the dimension by selecting the dimension and clicking the Lock icon, asshown.

6. Step 6Add the other Smart Dimensions as shown to define the Inner Diameter, Flange Thickness, and Flange Diameter. We

will lock these dimensions later using the Variable Table.


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7. Step 7Add a hole 16mm diameter in about the position shown. Do not yet worry about the precise location.

8. Step 8Click the Coplanar Axis Face Relate command as shown to align the new hole with the main base plate of the part.


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9. Step 9Select the hole and the outer face of the part as shown. Use QuickPick to select the XZ Plane (Base) as the reference

plane.

0. Step 10Click the Symmetric Diameter tool as shown to dimension the pitch circle diameter of the hole.


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1. Step 11Select the outer cylindrical face of the part and then the hole to add a symmetric dimension. Note that you can toggle the

display of full or half diameter with the button as shown.

2. Step 12Now we will pattern the hole in a Circular Pattern with 4 occurrences. Select the hole and then click the Circular Pattern

tool as shown.


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3. Step 13Enter the count as 4 if not already the default as shown

4. Step 14The part is now complete, as shown. We will now link the variables to Excel.


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5. Step 15Open the Variable Table as shown.

6. Step 16Now create an Excel file as shown.


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7. Step 17In Solid Edge again, make sure that all variable filters are on to show all variables in the file, as shown.

8. Step 18Now lock all the dimensions shown and rename them according to the image below. Note that the order of your

variables may be different. Take care that you name the proper variables.


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9. Step 19Now were ready to link a variable from Excel to Solid Edge. Select cell B3 in Exce l and Copy it (Ctrl+C), as shown.

20. Step 20With the cell in Excel still highlighted as Copying, select the Outer_Diameter variable Formula cell in the Variable Table

in Solid Edge and right-click. Choose the Paste Link option, as shown.


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21. Step 21Click OK to accept the message from Solid Edge about Live Rules, as shown.

22. Step 22Do the same thing for all the variables we want to link to Excel. The variable table should look as shown below.


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23. Step 23Were done! Notice that the dimensions weve linked to Excel have changed colours in the view. They are now purple to

indicate the link, as shown.

24. Step 24To test things out, make the following changes to the Excel file:


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25. Step 25Notice that the Solid Edge model updates in real time!

26. Step 26Some notes:

1) The link between Solid Edge and Excel is a hard-coded row & column number (e.g. B3). So if you add rows or

columns to your Excel file, your links will not work as expected.

2) If you need to make changes to your Excel file and Solid Edge file together you need to open the Excel file first.

Otherwise Excel will open up your file Read-Only.

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