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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
4. Give this dimension a more meaningfulname and click Add.
5. Select the next model from the tree in theDriveWorksXpress window that requiresparameters capturing.
Length
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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.
4. Give this dimension a more meaningfulname and click Add.
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.
8. Give this dimension a more meaningfulname and click Add.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
MariaDavid
Drawn By
Click Apply to register the control
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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
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Rules
The Rules tab shows all theparameters that require Rulesassociating to them. Theseare highlighted RED
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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.
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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
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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.
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Rules
Once all of the Rules have been
satisfied the Rules tab on theDriveWorksXpress wizardappears with each output
variable ticked.
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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
Steel
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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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Further Information
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Further Information
For further informationon DriveWorks and
DriveWorksXpress visit
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