Solid Edge ST4 Event: Session 219 Solid Edge Tips and Tricks by Steve Webb

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Solid Edge. Design better.

Steve Webb

Solid Edge Field Support Applications Engineer

Background:

10 Years Design Engineer

3 Years Autodesk Applications Engineer

7 Years SolidWorks Applications Engineer

1 Year PTC Education Applications Engineer

4 Years Solid Edge Applications Engineer

Areas of Expertise:

John D. Hollingsworth – Textile equipment

Dana Corporation – Hydraulic Gear pumps

BK Industries – Food Service equipment

Mack Truck – Truck design

Solid Edge, SolidWorks CSWP, Pro-E, Inventor, Mechanical Desktop,

Computervision CADDS and Autocad




Solid Edge Revision Manager

Automatic Drawing Views

Quicksheet Templates

Create Intelligent Models from DWG files

Out of Date Drawing Views

Bill of Materials for Blocks

Layers - More than just for Text and Dimensions

Drawing View Depth

Topics




Solid Edge Revision Manager

• What is Revision Manager?

• How is it used?

• Why use Revision Manager?

• Fixing links in Solid Edge

• Using Redefine Links in Revision Manager

• Document selection

• Performing actions

• Copy

• Rename (Move)

• Where Used, Set Path

Revision Manager




Revision Manager

Revision Manager is a component of

the Solid Edge installation

Located in Solid Edge View and

Markup

Integrated with OS

Accessible via right-click in

Windows Explorer or from

View and Markup tool




Revision Manager

Can be used to

Copy and rename (move)

Replace parts

Find related documents

Create new revisions

Update links between documents

Preview a document




Revision Manager

Why use Revision Manager?

Solid Edge will not find files

moved via Windows Explorer

to a different location

Revision Manager will show

them as “file not found”




Revision Manager

Broken Links – opt1

Fix broken links with Solid Edge using

Edit Links

Single component operation

Need to in-place activate (IPA) the

sub-assy

Time-consuming process




Revision Manager

Broken Links – opt2

Fix broken links with Revision

Manager using Redefine Links

Works on multiple files

No need to IPA into sub-assy

Need to define current and

redefined link paths




Revision Manager

Selection of documents

All at once

Multiple single components (holding

down Ctrl)

Multiple contiguous components

To deselect click again




Revision Manager

Selection of documents (cont’d)

Select by type

Find

Select Files (very powerful selection

tool)




Revision Manager

Set Action to

Copy

Rename Component

Rename (Move) Component

Replace Component

Perform Actions after setting them up

Rename a component Move a component

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Revision Manager

Where Used search

Finds where selected document(s) are used in other

documents

Searches for documents

anywhere on your network

Performs actions on found documents

Great functionality for links control before changes take place

Set Path

Browse to a new location

Collapse folder structure

• Use Edit - Replace to preserve folder structure

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Drawing views can be created by dragging the model file from the Library tab in

EdgeBar

Three “Standard” views (Top, Front, and Right side views) for single part

Isometric view for assembly

Automatic Drawing Views

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Drawing view creation can be based

on automatic templates called


Automatic views and tables

Automatic title block text

Ideal for maintaining company

standards or drawing consistency


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Get 3D Driving Dimensions from imported 2D

drawings

Supports 2D drawings such as AutoCAD and

more…

Linear and radial dimensions become editable

in 3D

3D driving dimensions can be locked or used in

equations

Unique capability not possible in a history

based system

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Solid gray box

Drawing View is Out of Date

Four corners

Model is Out of Date

Solid gray box and four corners

Both Model and Drawing View are Out of Date





Can appear with a view of a single part file or assembly file

If printed, the gray box does not show

Use the Drawing View Tracker to understand more


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We have a macro that creates a Bill of Material for any 2D block on a sheet.

The macro has an ini file that aids the user in “customizing” what the BOM

looks like.

The macro reads from the block properties that are saved with the block.

BOMs of blocks

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Layers: More than just for Dimensions/Text

Did you know you can place Drawing Views on a layer? (any view)

Anything that can be placed on a drafting sheet can be placed on a layer.

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Drawing View Depth

How many use the Drawing View Depth tool?

How many didn’t know about the tool?

Why would you want to

use it?

You can use it on

any orthogonal views,

section views, and

broken out sections

views

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Shortcut Keys

Part

Selection Manager – Shift + Spacebar

Zoom to Fit – Double-click Middle Mouse Button

Zoom to Area – Alt + Middle Mouse Button Drag

Move Steering Wheel and maintain orientation – Press and hold the shift

key then drag Steering Wheel to desired location

Assembly

Toggling between Face priority and Part priority – Ctrl + Spacebar

Turn off dynamic drag of parts and assemblies – Ctrl + Shift + D

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Did you know?

You can navigate to the folder in the Parts Library where the current

assembly resides by clicking Ctrl + . (period) in the Parts Library window.

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Ctrl+.




Did you know?

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Press and hold Ctrl + Shift and then scroll the mouse wheel to change the

perspective view of a model




Did you know?

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In Sketch, Profile, and Draft, you can press “a” or “l” to alternate between

drawing lines and arcs.

Select the Line command and draw a line

Press “a” to begin to draw a tangent arc

Command automatically switches back to line after completing the arc




Did you know?

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You can add jog handles to leaders by Alt + click.

Alt+click

Atl+click

Atl+click

Drag

Drag




Did you know?

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You can move a Balloon connection point by pressing and holding the Alt key and

dragging the connection point at the arrowhead to the new location.


Thank You!

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Solid Edge ST4 Event: Session 219 Solid Edge Tips and Tricks by Steve Webb