1 Dumb Solids: Make them your friend in SolidWorks Lars Christensen

2 Presentation Roadmap… Solids vs. Surfaces File Format Importing into SolidWorks Dumb Solid Power Tools FeatureWorks

3 Solids vs. Surfaces… Imported Surfaces Imported Solids Solid Tools Surface Tools

4 Solids vs. Surfaces…

5 File Format… Most of these will be imported as Dumb Solids, but some are better than others.

6 File Format… Whats the best way to import files into SolidWorks? (Top 3 formats)

7 File Format… 3.IGES

8 File Format… 2.STEP 3.IGES

9 File Format… 1.Parasolid 2.STEP 3.IGES

10 File Format… 1.Parasolid 2.STEP 3.IGES Stopped development in 1996 ISO AP 242 scheduled for 2012 X_T better then X_B

11 File Formats STEPIGES

12 Pop Quiz! Name That Movie! I am serious... and don't call me Shirley.

13 File Format… SolidWorks File 6 Parts to Any SolidWorks File

14 Translators and converting… SolidWorks File Geometry

15 Translators and converting… SolidWorks File Geometry Topology

16 Translators and converting… SolidWorks File Geometry Topology Display Data 4 5 6

17 Translators and converting… SolidWorks File Geometry Topology Display DataFeature History 5 6

18 Translators and converting… SolidWorks File Geometry Topology Display Data Meta Data Feature History 6

19 Translators and converting… SolidWorks File Geometry Topology Display Data Meta Data Feature History Mates

20 File Format… SolidWorks File Geometry Topology Display Data Parasolid Kernel

21 Pop Quiz! What do you call a group of owls? What do you call a group of foxes? What do you call a group of ferrets? A Parliament A Skulk A busyness

22 Importing into SolidWorks… Faulty faceGaps between faces Parasolid Features (Geometry, Topology, Display data) can become corrupted during translation. SolidWorks tries to repair this with Import Diagnostics.

23 Demo Preview Keep hitting that thing!

24 Power Tools… 1. You can move, rotate, and copy solid and surface bodies, or place them using mates.

25 Demo Preview Its just like using mates!

26 Power Tools… You can move, rotate, and copy solid and surface bodies, or place them using mates. You can offset, translate, and rotate faces and features directly on solid or surface models.

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28 Power Tools… You can move, rotate, and copy solid and surface bodies, or place them using mates. You can offset, translate, and rotate faces and features directly on solid or surface models. Deletes, Patching or Filling a face from a surface body or deletes one or more faces from a solid body to create surfaces.

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30 Power Tools… You can move, rotate, and copy solid and surface bodies, or place them using mates. You can offset, translate, and rotate faces and features directly on solid or surface models. Deletes, Patching or Filling a face from a surface body or deletes one or more faces from a solid body to create surfaces. Pattern repeats the selected features, faces and bodies.

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32 Pop Quiz! What team did the Red Sox sweep in the 2004 World Series to end an 86-year Curse?

33 Power Tools… You can move, rotate, and copy solid and surface bodies, or place them using mates. You can offset, translate, and rotate faces and features directly on solid or surface models. Deletes, Patching or Filling a face from a surface body or deletes one or more faces from a solid body to create surfaces. Pattern repeats the selected features, faces and bodies. Use the split to create multi body parts

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35 Power Tools… You can move, rotate, and copy solid and surface bodies, or place them using mates. You can offset, translate, and rotate faces and features directly on solid or surface models. Deletes, Patching or Filling a face from a surface body or deletes one or more faces from a solid body to create surfaces. Pattern repeats the selected features, faces and bodies. Use the split to create multi body parts Make Solid to Sheet Metal

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37 FeatureWorks… Automatic Feature Recognition: The Software attempts to recognize as many features as possible. Interactive Feature Recognition: You select the feature type and entities. Tip: Recognize fillets and chamfers first. Interactive recognition of any extrusions or revolves is simpler after fillets/chamfers are recognized. Perform Automatic Feature Recognition after you have simplified the model with Interactive Feature Recognition.

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