Design methods (bottom-up and top-down)
Bottom-up design method Bottom-up design method is a more traditional method. You design and shape the part, insert it into the assembly, and use mates to position the part. To change parts, you must edit…
Mechanical
Practical skills that SolidWorks masters must master
As a non-standard design engineer, I often use solidworks, a super drawing software, and my lazy skills are carried out on the software. After many years of work experience in the world’s top 500, the…
Why can’t two boats run side by side? SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation answers your questions
In people’s common sense, two ships in the process of traveling cannot be driven side by side. This is not only the captain’s experience, but also contains more scientific reasons. In order to facilitate understanding, a small…
How to using external iLogic rules?
Save iLogic rules in a part, assembly or drawing file, then save those rules in that document and use them every time you open the document. You can save iLogic rules in a part, assembly…
Why is SolidWorks start so slowly?
1. Several common causes of slow SolidWorks startup and suggested ways to improve and pinpoint the cause of the slowness. Load third-party plugins at startup. These 3rd party libraries need to be loaded into the…
How to suppress parts in assemblies using Inventor iLogic?
Setting the Level of Detail with iLogic iLogic requires a custom Level of Detail (LoD) before it can perform an operation that suppresses a component. If a custom LoD is not active or one does…
How to delete components in suppressed assemblies using Inventor iLogic?
Here’s how to do it, ignoring occurrences in patterns. Trace.WriteLine(“Starting….”) Dim oComp As ComponentOccurrence Dim oComps As ComponentOccurrences oComps = ThisDoc.Document.ComponentDefinition.Occurrences For Each oComp In oComps If oComp.Suppressed Then Trace.WriteLine(oComp.Name + “is suppressed”) If Not…
How to use iLogic to change dimensions in a sketch?
It is a bit tricky but you can add a new rule and inside that rule set the named dimensions and parameters. Inside a part add a rule. Here is an example, Blue words are…
How to automatically download 3D models in teamcenter through the iLogic automation programming program
Teamcenter is a product lifecycle management software owned by Siemens. iLogic is an automated programming design program in the inventor software. How to automatically download 3D models in Teamcenter through the iLogic automation programming program? In…
How to use Inventor iLogic to automatically convert 3D drawings to stp format files?
Use Inventor iLogic to automatically convert 3D drawings to stp format files, the code is as follows: ‘ Get the STEP translator Add-In. Dim oSTEPTranslator As TranslatorAddIn oSTEPTranslator = ThisApplication.ApplicationAddIns.ItemById(“{90AF7F40-0C01-11D5-8E83-0010B541CD80}”) Dim oContext As TranslationContext oContext…
Automatically convert 2D drawings to AutoCAD files in dwg format using Inventor iLogic
Use Inventor iLogic to automatically convert 2D drawings into AutoCAD files in dwg format. The code is as follows: Dim oDoc As Document oDoc = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument Dim DWGAddIn As TranslatorAddIn DWGAddIn = ThisApplication.ApplicationAddIns.ItemById(“{C24E3AC2-122E-11D5-8E91-0010B541CD80}”) Dim oDocument…
What’s New in SOLIDWORKS 2022—3D CAD
SOLIDWORKS 2022 enhances the capabilities and workflows used in everyday tasks such as design, documentation, data management, validation, and more. SOLIDWORKS 2022 delivers the performance you need to be more productive. You can also extend the capabilities…
Young people are abandoning the factory
Hardworking people always have a way out, as long as they choose the right direction. It’s not that young people in this class refuse to endure hardship, but just don’t want to be a screw forever….
Bearing damage treatment countermeasures
I only rely on this chart to solve various bearing damages. The countermeasures for bearing damage are as follows: project phenomenon the reason Measures Peel off Running surface peeling Obviously convex and concave after peeling…
Design of double tow bar AGV
AGV is a kind of driverless automatic vehicle with its own power and non-contact guiding device. Its main function is to make the car walk more accurately and stop at the designated place under the…
