DriveWorks Solo Capture Parameters 3 .

Mondo Technology Updated on 2024-01-30

The next component is the wooden door itself. In addition to the size, the door also has features that need to be controlled.

Let's start by capturing the dimensions.

1.Activate by clicking on the title in the Capture ExplorerCaptured Models section.

Double-clickModel in the task pane treeWooden door to open it in SOLIDWORKS.

3.The following dimensions are captured. You will find some planes in a feature folder called Reference Planes.

bottomThe size - is called the sizeHeight.

Right sideThe size - is called the sizeWidth.

4.Double-click the name namedFeatures of Square Cutout。Capture defines the sketch asWindow HeightwithTwo dimensions of the Window Width

The next step is to capture the window cutout so that we can choose if there is a window or not.

5.Select a feature in the SOLIDWORKS feature treesquare cutout 。

Notice that the name of the feature is automatically added to the name text box. This happens because DriveWorks Solo can recognize when the feature name is changed to the default name given by SOLIDWORKS.

6.ClickAddto capture the feature.

Note: This also happens with size. If you have named a dimension in SOLIDWORKS, DriveWorks Solo picks the name and automatically enters it into the Name field.

You should now capture the parameters consistent with the image below.

The last item to capture on the door is to add a file calleddwmaterial's driver custom properties。This will allow us to drive the material of the door according to the rules.

7.SelectCustom attributesSection headings.

8.Enter in the text boxdwmaterial, and then click Create

You may have noticed the filter box below the title of the task pane. This allows you to filter the list. It's especially useful when you have a large number of custom attributes and the list needs to be filtered for easy selection.

The last model captured at this stage of training is a rectangular window.

1.Activate by clicking on the title in the Capture ExplorerCaptured Models section.

Double-clickModel in the task pane treerectangular window to open it in SOLIDWORKS.

Note: To open a rectangular window, you may need to expand the door component.

3.Double-click the feature in the SOLIDWORKS Feature Managerboss-extrude1 。Capture the two dimensions of the overall size of the window (they are both 590), calling themwidthwithheight

The final task is to associate the drawing with the top-level assembly.

ClickCapturemodel".The section header shows all captured models in the project.

Double-clickTasks pane treewooden doors and framesModel.

This opens the model in SOLIDWORKSwooden doors and framesand automatically select the dimensions and feature sections.

6.ClickDrawingsSection headings.

Concept: Relevant drawings.

For each new part or assembly that you create from a master in DriveWorks Solo, you can have one or more drawings associated with it. These will then also be created according to the master drawing. The Drawings section of DriveWorks Solo allows you to refer to which drawings will be generated for each part or assembly.

7.Browse the drawing in the training folderwooden door and frame.slddrw 。

All models have been captured. The next step is to set up a user form to allow specification information to be entered.

To save DriveWorks Solo data, click the Save button on the DriveWorks Solo command bar. This saves your project data, but does not save the SOLIDWORKS file. Click the SOLIDWORKS Save button to save your model.

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