Configurations in SolidWorks
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- Опубликовано: 15 июл 2024
- This video demonstrates how to model a Lego, prepare the model by using Equations to drive the geometry, and how to create multiple configurations. Also, I show how to use Linear Pattern and Shell.
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Came for the configuration tab, learned way more stuff that I didn't know I needed. Thanks for the very helpful video!
Thanks for the comment. I'm glad you learned some things.
i just find it hilarious that i found this exactly 6 years after it was published, exactly when i needed it
Wow can't believe I have been working with SolidWorks without this. Thanks.
You're welcome! I'm glad you found it useful.
Thank you for a perfect, complete, and well produced tutorial. Was exactly what I needed.
Excellent Video! Thank you for taking the time to make it. It's not easy to make an instructional video. I really like how quick you work, but you take the time to explain each step. Very well done.
Great guide. Very comprehensive and easy to understand, if a little fast at times. Thanks for helping me prepare for my CSWP!
Learned way more than what I clicked this video for, thank you! Had no idea about the equation capabilities.
Very good video. No time wasted, straight to the point and explained on a relateable scenario where this feature would actually safe a lot of work an time.
Thanks. I appreciate it.
Wow one of the best tutorials I've seen so far! and a fun model too.
I love how you added the equations part in the video. very informative thanks you!
This video thought me way more than just using the configuration window! Thanks a lot!
Now I understand why all dimensions that I changed applied to all configurations. That's why it updated all configs the same way. Thanks a lot!
Thanks very much. Best tutorial I've found yet for configs. Thanks!!
You're welcome. Thanks for the comment.
This is the best free software Ive seen. Respect.
Great video! when I was making a new configuration, I forgot to change the dimension for a length in my part to "this configuration". That would explain why the length would change for all configurations, even though they weren't derived configurations! Thanks!
You're welcome Andrew.
Simple and explained well, I hope we see more videos from you.
Thanks Eric. I post more videos as the need arises in my classes.
Thanks, man, that helped allot....I was doing the same thing Andrew was. I do prefer working out the formulas as global variables, ahead of time, over changing the dimensions directly, but I can see how this would come in real handy when altering models that have already been built.
Thanks Justin. I appreciate the comment.
using the excel table is more convenient. I have made a model of car key with around 4k configurations. thanks to solidworks for this feature. it saved a huge time of mine.
Amazingly helpful video. Thank you.
Excellent and clearly explained procedure. Really helpful, thanks.
You're welcome. Thanks for the comment.
Nice intro to configurations. Configurations can bring a step increase in efficiency once people start using them.
Thanks for the comment. I agree, when used appropriately.
Thank you for making a clear and useful video!
Excellent and clear video.
I used this for a SolidWorks class I was taking. It really made things easy. The only thing I changed is instead of centering the posts on the top, I dimensioned them off the side so I could do a two-post-wide configuration.
Thanks for the comment. Thanks for modifying the model to include 2-rows for your class to show mastery of the concept. Good luck in your pursuit of education Blane.
Thanks a lot for the clear and clean explanation about configuration,
You're welcome. Thanks for the comment.
Thanks a lot. I created the same in my computer and learned fully.
You are welcome. Thanks for the comment.
Great video Ryan, some good idea's here.
Thank you.
good demo, thanks. It's interesting that it seems to calculate all the values before regenerating the part because the first feature has reference to the pattern which is later in the feature tree!
hmm?? can you elaborate?
Thanks you very much Sir, its brilliant video I ever see about configurations.
Thanks! This was a great help!
Beautiful explanation
Really nice and helpful... Thanks!
Excellent. That really explained it to me.
Thanks. I'm glad it helped you.
Thank you for this! Super cool video! A+++
This is great, thank you!
Thank you very much. It is very clear and helpful!
Thanks for the comment. I appreciate it.
Great job!
Great stuff. Well presented. Thx.
Thanks. I appreciate it.
solidworks is just SICK!
Great Demo, many thanks
Thanks. I appreciate it.
Amazing!
Great example man!
Thank you.
You are amazing guy, thank you.
Thanks Ahmed. I'm sure you're amazing as well.
Awesome explanation, thanks :D
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Thanks and Regards,
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Finish:Plain. Contact customer service for alternative finishes and materials
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Clamps, Clips & Brackets being used in Automotive, Tractor, Earthmoving equipment and Farm equipment as per customers’ requirements
Push Nuts, U clip Nuts, Self threading Nuts made out of medium carbon and high carbon steel with hardening & tempering and Electroplating with Hydrozen De embrittlement process.
Constant Pressure Hose Clamps manufactured out of high carbon steel and carbon alloy steel for the fuel and liquid rubber pipes/hoses in the Engines and other applications.
thnaks a lot man. it was very useful
Thank you! Very useful.
You are welcome.
Great demo👌.. Thanks a lot
Industrial standard Configuration table create in solid works
Now streaming, use below link and watch
lnkd.in/ejxXR7q
We are conducting online industrial training as per industry standards.
if anybody wants to join the class kindly check our website and message me in this video itself. we will contact you.
Thanks and Regards,
Das Auto Loco
www.dasautoloco.com
Function: Clamp is used for underground cast iron and ductile iron water pipe
to prevent joints from separating. The O.D. of the pipe is shown in the data table.
Finish:Plain. Contact customer service for alternative finishes and materials
Sealing Caps Core Plugs & Welch plugs manufactured out of Mild Steel, Stainless Steel and Brass material being used the Engine & Transmission blocks. These are available in both Cylindrical and Conical type.
Clamps, Clips & Brackets being used in Automotive, Tractor, Earthmoving equipment and Farm equipment as per customers’ requirements
Push Nuts, U clip Nuts, Self threading Nuts made out of medium carbon and high carbon steel with hardening & tempering and Electroplating with Hydrozen De embrittlement process.
Constant Pressure Hose Clamps manufactured out of high carbon steel and carbon alloy steel for the fuel and liquid rubber pipes/hoses in the Engines and other applications.
Very helpful, Thanks.
You are welcome.
Awesome 👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks for the video, it is really helpful! There's one more thing I was interested in... How can I make my part of different aspects changing configuration? E.g. taking a LEGO piece and making it red, blue or green by using 3 configuration on the same part. I have already seen some commands for the colors, but I'm not able to crack it up!
thanks so much man
Well explained
Thanks Ryan!
4:40 how improve UI by changing display settings for sketch dimensions
Hi Ryan, great video! Just a quick question: what if you wanna create a motion study of all configurations in a row resulting in a video of the object growing in size - is it possible to do?
Can you do something similar with assemblies/mates? For example do a configuration with a piston at TDC and one at BDC and use both configurations on the same drawing afterwards?
This is the most useful tool in sw
thanks helpful vid
Very good video. I like the use of the lego concept when explaining this process. Was the reason to start your pattern from the end 3.90 (D2) for purpose of the lesson? Is it feasible in SW to establish the location from the center and drive the pattern? I'm new to SW with a lot of years in Pro/E Creo.
I suppose you could, although it would be a bit more complicated than necessary. Starting at the end lets you fix that dimension. Since LEGO bricks are all standardized (so they all fit together), it would make sense to fix the end dimension -- if only so you can copy it to the other side. Also, since LEGO only has one brick with an odd number of studs (3), finding the center on most pieces between two studs is really more work than it's worth. Hope that helps!
Thank you sir
Thanks a lot awesome vid!
I'm trying to add a configuration to a part and then change a sketch in it to modify its revolve, but every time I try to do so the part is getting modified in all the configurations.. Is there any way to change a SKETCH and its 3D features without compromising all the related configurations?
I know I can vary a feature just in "This Configuration", but what about sketches?
Thanks a lot in advance (sorry if I'm being unclear, I'm not a native speaker!)
Super helpful
Thanks. I'm glad you found it useful.
Where did you find your design sheet with all the dimensions
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big help thx!
You're welcome.
Thank you
great help
Thanks.
13:20 here if you just suppressed the seed, wouldn't the pattern suppress as well?
Yup
Thanks for the reply. Yes, if I would have suppressed Boss-Extrude3 then LPattern2 would have been suppressed as well and that would have saved me a step. Thanks for pointing that out.
Thanks for confirming this Seven7as.
When you were suppressing the tabs on the bottom using "configure feature", would it be possible to only suppress the "Boss-Extrude3" operation in order to remove all of them from the model? In this example you suppressed the LPattern first and then the Extrude.
Excellent tutorial... What I don't understand is why the distance for the bottom posts is 7.95, while for the top posts it is 8 mm. For very long bars the offset will be quite large and impossible to mate with another block. :-?
thanks good video
Thank you.
Great
Thank you for a thorough explanation and a great video! But could you please mention how to deal with skipping Instances in different configurations? I do not see how to cope with those ((( Look, I have two configurations with arrays of holes, some of them should be omitted in each configuration, like: 1) oo..o.o 2) o..o..o Where "o" is a hole, and "." is a skipped hole. Total nomber of them = 7 (as an example). How can I configure the instances to be skipped?
Thanks for the comment. I'm sure you already know this, but I do not see a way to skip an instance in one configuration and than skip a different instance in another configuration. It appears the skip instances part of a pattern cannot be applied to specific configurations. You could always submit this as an Enhancement Request to SolidWorks and if enough people vote for it then they might include it as an update to the software.
Great video! Is there a way to make a dimension drawing on one LEGO and have it update for each configuration vs having to make a completely new dimension drawing for each new size?
You can use variables in the sketch and define each variable differently depending on configuration in the equations manager.
Thanks for the comment. Yes, there is. Create a drawing of the 4 post than right click on Sheet1 and select Copy. Create a new sheet, right-click on Sheet2 and select Paste. Then update the front view to reference the 6 post configuration and as long as you used Projected views when creating the drawing all of the other views will update.
@@ryanweber153 Thank you!!
@@ryanweber153 It would be really cool to add that detail to the tutorial, would be a master tutorial.
You should do your shell after the studs. That will give you the inside without having to create another sketch.
Thanks for the comment. I reviewed your suggestion, but I don't see how that would help. When I create the stud (Boss-Extrude2) then shell, part of the inside of the stud will be removed which can be seen in a section view. Then I still have to create Sketch3 to create the stud on the inside. In summary, I'm not smart enough to successfully complete the process you suggested.
thanks! :*
You're welcome!
yeah that's great, but how about non linear blocks such as square Legos. how would that config work out to be? thanks
Thanks for the comment. I would model a square lego with 4 pegs (2 rows and 2 columns) then really the only difference is one more dimension which controls how many rows you want.
I can't find the linear pattern anywhere on the graphics is it turned off or something?
Thank you so much
You're most welcome!
Industrial standard Configuration table create in solid works
Now streaming, use below link and watch
lnkd.in/ejxXR7q
We are conducting online industrial training as per industry standards.
if anybody wants to join the class kindly check our website and message me in this video itself. we will contact you.
Thanks and Regards,
Das Auto Loco
www.dasautoloco.com
Function: Clamp is used for underground cast iron and ductile iron water pipe
to prevent joints from separating. The O.D. of the pipe is shown in the data table.
Finish:Plain. Contact customer service for alternative finishes and materials
Sealing Caps Core Plugs & Welch plugs manufactured out of Mild Steel, Stainless Steel and Brass material being used the Engine & Transmission blocks. These are available in both Cylindrical and Conical type.
Clamps, Clips & Brackets being used in Automotive, Tractor, Earthmoving equipment and Farm equipment as per customers’ requirements
Push Nuts, U clip Nuts, Self threading Nuts made out of medium carbon and high carbon steel with hardening & tempering and Electroplating with Hydrozen De embrittlement process.
Constant Pressure Hose Clamps manufactured out of high carbon steel and carbon alloy steel for the fuel and liquid rubber pipes/hoses in the Engines and other applications.
For anyone wondering about next video's link @ 14:13
"Design Tables in SolidWorks 2017" : nCFKVDHt6ZU
When managing inventory, sales, etc. How do you differentiate between the part numbers between different configurations since it's the same SolidWorks file?
Industrial standard Configuration table create in solid works
Now streaming, use below link and watch
lnkd.in/ejxXR7q
We are conducting online industrial training as per industry standards.
if anybody wants to join the class kindly check our website and message me in this video itself. we will contact you.
Thanks and Regards,
Das Auto Loco
www.dasautoloco.com
Function: Clamp is used for underground cast iron and ductile iron water pipe
to prevent joints from separating. The O.D. of the pipe is shown in the data table.
Finish:Plain. Contact customer service for alternative finishes and materials
Sealing Caps Core Plugs & Welch plugs manufactured out of Mild Steel, Stainless Steel and Brass material being used the Engine & Transmission blocks. These are available in both Cylindrical and Conical type.
Clamps, Clips & Brackets being used in Automotive, Tractor, Earthmoving equipment and Farm equipment as per customers’ requirements
Push Nuts, U clip Nuts, Self threading Nuts made out of medium carbon and high carbon steel with hardening & tempering and Electroplating with Hydrozen De embrittlement process.
Constant Pressure Hose Clamps manufactured out of high carbon steel and carbon alloy steel for the fuel and liquid rubber pipes/hoses in the Engines and other applications.
After adding a configuration in my assembly by clicking "add configuration" naming it, going into the feature manager design tree, finding the feature that needs to be altered (in this case a pattern), making the appropriate change and saving, I double check my work. However when double clicking the other configurations in the Configuration Manager, both have changed. Any thoughts??
One thing, the "modify" box with the option to apply to "this, all, or specific" configurations does not come up..
Any assist would be terrific!
When changing a dimension, you can select what configurations this change affects. Hope this helps!
Thanks for the comment Heidi. I tried this on an assembly and it worked if I edited the pattern from the Design Tree, but when I clicked on the number representing the pattern in the Graphics area I did not get the icon to specify which configuration to apply the change to. Also, when you model the part if you use Hole Wizard, Linear Pattern Feature, or Circular Pattern Feature, than when you assemble the components you want to use a Pattern Driven Component Pattern and SolidWorks will reference the part model to automatically populate the number of instances, distance, etc. Although, a Pattern Driven Component Pattern does not work if you use a Linear Pattern or Circular Pattern in the Sketch.
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you hot me a subcribes sir. very easy way to getting started with configurations
Thanks.
I always get an syntax error when I want to enter a formula as a dimension. Does anyone know why that is?
thnx
You're welcome!
I'm confused why ALL your dimensions show up. I can't get mine to do that when I select "Show Feature Dimensions"
does the pdf file for the LEGO accessible? thanks!
Thanks for the comment. Here is a dropbox link to the pdf; www.dropbox.com/s/bdla5wr1cde9sms/LEGO-6.pdf?dl=0.
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It bothers me that the top posts have a spacing of 8mm while the bottom posts have a spacing of 7.95mm. The center to center spacing of the top and bottom posts should be equal, no?
The bottom posts have smaller diameters so the spacing is less.
Thanks for replying to this Julian.
Hey Austin! Honestly, I'm not sure. I found a reference document on the Internet and used those dimensions, but I haven't confirmed this with any of the few thousand Legos that we have at home.
Frustrating that you have to have dimensions driven by equations. I dont see what the difference is behind making a dimension equation driven and just going into the sketch and editing it manually. Also, if I want to vary a part by, say, a feature like wrapped text, there seems to be no way to vary the configurations to reflect this. All the configurations are updated with the change in text
Hello, my name is Todd from the Lego Group. We would like to meet up with you in a back alley somewhere to discuss your compensation.
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LENGTH = (NUMBER OF POSTS * 8) - 0.2
Not an E, but the Greek letter Sigma.
Thanks for correcting this. Obviously, I wasn't sure what the name of that symbol was, but I do now. Thanks.
video starts at 9:58
Yes, configuration specific information begins at 9:58. Thanks for your comment.
Hacked i guess
This is not an "E"...
It is the capital Greek letter Sigma used as a symbol which stands for the Sum of discrete values.
For some reason, Solidworks uses it as a formula indicator...
In any case, it has nothing to do with "E" !!!
Thanks for correcting me. I'll try not to make that same mistake again.
Thank you
Industrial standard Configuration table create in solid works
Now streaming, use below link and watch
lnkd.in/ejxXR7q
We are conducting online industrial training as per industry standards.
if anybody wants to join the class kindly check our website and message me in this video itself. we will contact you.
Thanks and Regards,
Das Auto Loco
www.dasautoloco.com
Function: Clamp is used for underground cast iron and ductile iron water pipe
to prevent joints from separating. The O.D. of the pipe is shown in the data table.
Finish:Plain. Contact customer service for alternative finishes and materials
Sealing Caps Core Plugs & Welch plugs manufactured out of Mild Steel, Stainless Steel and Brass material being used the Engine & Transmission blocks. These are available in both Cylindrical and Conical type.
Clamps, Clips & Brackets being used in Automotive, Tractor, Earthmoving equipment and Farm equipment as per customers’ requirements
Push Nuts, U clip Nuts, Self threading Nuts made out of medium carbon and high carbon steel with hardening & tempering and Electroplating with Hydrozen De embrittlement process.
Constant Pressure Hose Clamps manufactured out of high carbon steel and carbon alloy steel for the fuel and liquid rubber pipes/hoses in the Engines and other applications.
Thank you
You are welcome.