Solidworks sustainability an introduction to sustainable design. This is helpful for users to organize specific features in the design. Nov 06, 2014 looking for a feature, sketch, drawing view in your tree and are unable to find it. Each cad and any associated text, image or data is in no way sponsored by or affiliated with any company, organization or realworld item, product, or good it may purport to portray. The computeraided design cad files and all associated content posted to this website are created, uploaded, managed and owned by third party users. Mar 24, 2008 the only kicker and this just happened to me this morning, in fact is that i will sometimes think that im not doing a cut when i am using the extrudecut feature. Understanding solidworks assembly featuremanager design tree. Solidworks introduction engineering design and technology series mountainboard design project with solidworks teacher resources 6 education version icon any file opened, modified and save in the edu version of solidworks will show a mortarboard icon in the featuremanager design tree.
Solidworks 2016, solidworks standard, solidworks professional. Come see how easy it is to use the featuremanager design tree. Featuremanager design tree favorites folder solidworks 3d cad. Dec 24, 2015 solidshots tips for working with the feature manager design tree free solidworks tutorial duration.
The shade references the assembly and the location of the washers to specify the length of the extrusion. Accessing the solidworks tutorials to start the solidworks tutorials, click help, solidworks tutorials. The solidworks filtering option in the featuremanager design tree is a great way to select items quicker than scrolling through the feature tree to look for an item. In 3d cad programs, it can be especially difficult. Its working today with the most popular software in 3d points clouds processing. A symbol to the left of an items icon indicates that it contains associated items, such as sketches. If you are not on active subscription and would like to get access to thi. Identify the features in the featuremanager based on the feature icon and understand the procedure to build the plate1 part. Solidworks simulation creates a simulation study tree located beneath the featuremanager design. Sometimes you just need to change the techniques in your existing workflow in order to reap huge benefits from solidworks. The solidworks filtering option in the featuremanager design tree is a great way to select items quicker than scrolling through the feature. No experience required alex ruiz the only continuous, stepbystep tutorial for solidworkssolidworks is a 3d cad manufacturing software package that has been used to design everything from aerospace robotics to bicycles. Getting the most out of the featuremanager design tree.
Many of us have worked with a part or assembly in our solidworks 3d cad software without giving much thought to the window pane on the left side of the screen. The featuremanager design tree on the left side of the solidworks window provides an outline view of the active part, assembly, or drawing. Component and feature name component showhide state tags that you add it is pretty easy to figure out, start typing and you will see that you quickly can key in on details in your tree. Customers on active subscription have access to the full content located on the customer portal, under downloads. Using the interface the interface is how you interact with the computer in the following ways. When i am either editing a feature or in a command, the flyout featuremanager design tree will not expand when i. Open the plate1 part from the solidworks cswa folder\chapter2 location. Toplevel assembly the first item various folders, for example, annotations and mates. Once downloaded, you can open the part by selecting open from the. All material for the mountainboard course is provided by download. Featuremanager design tree the featuremanager design tree is located on the left side of the solidworks graphics window. Learning solidworks software use material from the solidworks tutorials. Description value in featuremanager tree computer aided.
Prerequisites before you begin the solidworks sustainability an introduction to sustainable design you should complete the following online tutorials that are integrated in the solidworks software. Search feature manager design tree solidworks forums. A commands guide for solidworks 20, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 and 2008. The featuremanager design tree is the list of instructions that tells solidworks how to build your parts and assemblies. Solid works simulation student guide 2010 eng docshare. Solid solutions professional design solutions 2,339 views. Windows 7 32bit professional, ultimate or enterprise edition. May 29, 2018 if solidworks has just been opened, the feature manager design tree will not be active. The featuremanager design tree in assemblies includes the following items. There is an easy way to expand and collapse all items in the feature manager tree. Fundamentals of 3d design and simulation solidworks. You are able to add comments to all of the following nodes in the feature manager design tree. This makes it easy to see how the model or assembly was constructed or to examine the various sheets and views in a drawing.
Click design library to open the design library task pane. Engineering design with solidworks 2018 introduction page i 3 david planchard is the author of the following books. Solidworks 2010 are product names of ds solidworks. This is definitely something all users should know. What i mean is, i will create a sketch, then select extrudecut, which on my toolbar is right next to extrudeboss.
Understanding solidworks assembly featuremanager design. The featuremanager design tree in an assembly featuremanager design tree conventions. There are over 40 lessons in th e solidworks tutorials. Sep 08, 2019 the featuremanager design tree is the list of instructions that tells solidworks how to build your parts and assemblies. The filter is used in assembly and part files the filter option. Looking for downloadable 3d printing models, designs, and cad files.
Featuremanager design tree in solidworks november 2014. Hi, i am having this weird problem with the flyout featuremanager design tree. Solidworks 2018 reference guide with video instruction, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 20, 2012, 2011, 2010, and 2009 engineering design with solidworks 2018 and video instruction, 2017. The first and arguably most important aspect of the design tree is the rollback bar, which can be found at the very bottom of the featuremanager in blue. Solidworks 20 feature manager design tree enhancements. Featuremanager design tree filter in solidworks 2016.
May, 2014 solid solutions professional design solutions 1,521 views 4. Portions of this software incorporate physx by nvidia 20062010. Dec 05, 2012 learn how two new enhancements to the feature manager design tree in solidworks 20. Then make sure you actually have a value typed into this field for a description as a custom property and it will show up in this assemblys featuremanager tree. Accessing solidworks commands there are many ways to access the. Solidworks flow simulation, and solidworks 2010 are product names of. Oct 20, 2015 solidworks 2016 has an enhanced filter for the featuremanager design tree. The featuremanager design tree makes selection and filtering operations simple, and provides access to many folders and tools that are useful when working with models. Solidworks 2014 tutorial feature manager design tree. If you have solidworks, solidworks professional or solidworks premium, the. Commands guide tutorial for solidworks 2010 docshare. You view edrawings files with the edrawings viewer that you can download from the. She is an active member of the american society of mechanical engineers asme and the american society for engineering education asee. You can select features, sketches, drawing views, and construction geometry in either pane.
He is an active member of the solidworks users group, society of automotive engineering sae and the american society of engineering education asee. The text provides a student who is looking for a stepbystep project based approach to learning solidworks with an enclosed 1. The solidworks window is resized and a second window appears next to it with a list of the available tutorials. Featuremanager design tree 112 flyout featuremanager 114. The tree displays the details on how the part, assembly or drawing document was created.
Does anyone know what this icon is in the feautremanager design tree. I can suggest you to test our plugin software in solidworks called tomorama witch is able to integrate sections and plans from billions of 3d points directly into the featuremanager design tree of solidworks. Solidworks flow simulation, edrawings professional, and solidworks sustainability are product names of ds solidworks. Introduction solidworks tutorial with video instruction. Bsme, msme and a certified solidworks professional cswp certification. First, collapse the items by right mouse button click on the top level of the assembly in the feature manager design tree and selecting collapse items as per image below. Quick tips video presented by joseph cutrona of goengineer. The first step in performing analysis is to create a study. Use the mouse to select buttons, menus, and model elements. Sep 26, 2016 feature manager design tree comment enhancements. Download an assembly into solidworks and create an assembly. Click on solidworks content to show the folders below it. May 03, 20 solidworks 20 has 2 new featuremanager design tree features.
This makes it much more efficient when filtering large assemblies. Solidworks benelux rtc building jan ligthartstraat gh alkmaar, the netherlands web. And there you have a quick way to show the description custom property from any solidworks model referenced inside your assembly files. The only continuous, stepbystep tutorial for solidworks solidworks is a 3d cad manufacturing software package that has been used to design everything from aerospace robotics to bicycles. Featuremanager design tree, or over the solidworks window borders, right clicking pops. The featuremanager design tree filter lets you search for specific features of parts and components of assemblies.
Filtering the featuremanager design tree solidworks. Design, product design, mechanics of materials, and solid modeling. To the left of the graphics area you will find the featuremanager design tree, shown in. The featuremanager design tree and the graphics window are. Featuremanager design tree views in part documents, you can set the featuremanager design tree to show features in the order they were created, instead of hierarchically. Among the many new enhancements coming to solidworks 2017 are quite a few improvements to the ability to add comments to your models throughout your product design lifecycle. The featuremanager design tree favorites feature allows the user to add features to a new folder called favorites to a part document. Solidworks featuremanager tree tells you the story. There may be more curriculum folders listed in addition to the bridge design project. Login for full access to the latest solidworks release and updates. This window is known as the solidworks featuremanager design tree, and within it, you will find several important items related to the active partassembly, such as the. View the illustrated model and featuremanager design tree. Rightclick brake assembly from the featuremanager design tree and select explode.
The featuremanager design tree displays these items for assemblies. Featuremanager design tree favorites folder new for. You launch the software for the first time, and you feel overwhelmed, not knowing how to even start a new document. To collapse or expand all items of the featuremanager design tree. One of those features is the feature manager design tree favorites. Solidworks 2010 is one of the most popular 3d mechanical computer aided design. How to expand or collapse all items in the featuremanager. Introduction solidworks tutorial with video instruction is target towards a technical school, two year college, four year university or industry professional that is a beginner or intermediate cad user. In parts, the featuremanager includes all the features that make up your part and are historybased and orderdependent. David holds a bsme, msm with the following professional certifications. You should then see the resize handle at the far left middle of the screen and can drag that to resize the pane back to a comfortable size. Flyout featuremanager design tree not expanding dassault. Solidworks sustainability an introduction to sustainable.
The featuremanager provides a summarize view of the active part, assembly, or drawing document. David and marie planchard are coauthors of the following books. Login for full access to the latest exalead onepart release and updates. Take advantage of solidworks featuremanager design tree. As a rule, you are more productive when paying 100% attention to whats happening in the graphic area and not breaking your concentration by having to select items from the solidworks featuremanager design tree. Whether you are a new user of solidworks or a professional who wants to improve your skills, this book was written for you. Solidworks is used by students, designers, engineers and other professionals to produce single and complex parts, assemblies and drawings.
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