SolidWorks 2007 What's New provides release notes summarizing new and updated features in SolidWorks 2007. Key updates include improvements to 3D sketching such as equal relations, trimming entities, and tangent to face tools. The document also outlines updates to blocks like aligning grids and origins. Additional changes are noted for fundamentals like the task pane, performance feedback, and documentation. The release notes cover updates across various areas of SolidWorks from sketching to modeling to sheet metal.
This document provides an overview of the 3D CAD software SolidWorks. It discusses that SolidWorks is used by students, engineers and designers to create both simple and complex parts, assemblies and drawings. It then outlines the various modules of SolidWorks including sketching, part modeling, sheet metal bending, assemblies and drawings. Finally, it discusses some of the common commands in SolidWorks like line, circle, extrude as well as its applications in industries like aerospace, automotive and machinery design.
The document discusses using NX CAM software to generate NC code for machining a die cavity model. It describes setting up the model, defining milling operations and parameters, generating tool paths, and simulating the tool path. Key steps include creating a milling operation, setting tool and cutting parameters, generating depth-first tool paths, and verifying the tool path through simulation. The goal is to produce CNC code to machine the die cavity model.
This document provides an overview of 3D modeling and computer-aided design (CAD). It discusses the fundamentals of 3D modeling, including modeling approaches like primitive and feature-based modeling. It also covers the components of a CAD system including hardware components like input/output devices and software components. Additionally, it discusses CAD applications in the product design cycle and provides an example case study on the design of the Tata Nano vehicle.
1. The document discusses milling operations and processes. It describes different types of milling machines, cutters, workholding devices, toolholding devices, and machining operations like face milling and peripheral milling.
2. It provides information on milling applications in various industries like aerospace, automotive, medical, and discusses factors involved in calculating machining time.
3. Cutting parameters for milling operations like cutting speed, feed per tooth, axial and radial depths are also outlined.
Assembly modeling involves combining two or more components using parametric relationships. A designer typically starts with a base part and adds other components to it using merge commands. An assembly can be modeled using a bottom-up or top-down approach. Bottom-up involves using existing part drawings, while top-down is ideal for large assemblies with multiple teams. Components can be mated using basic mates like coincidence or advanced mates like cam and hinge joints. Degrees of freedom allow movement along X, Y, and Z axes or rotation, while mating conditions define relationships between parts.
This document is an Instruction manual for Computer aided machine drawing
Subject: Computer aided machine drawing (CAMD)
Syllabus contest is as per VTU, Belagavi, India.
Notes Compiled By: Hareesha N Gowda, Assistant Professor, DSCE, Bengaluru-78.
The document discusses CNC part programming, including manual part programming formats and an example program for turning a part. It covers the input data and codes used in manual programming, such as sequence numbers, preparatory functions, coordinates, feed and spindle functions. Four common formats for manual programming are described: fixed sequential, block address, tab sequential and word address. An example word address program for a turning operation is provided.
This document discusses various standards used in computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM). It outlines the need for graphics standards to enable portability and device independence. It then describes several key CAD standards, including those for graphics (GKS, PHIGS), data exchange (IGES, STEP, DXF), and communication (LAN, WAN). It provides more detail on specific standards like IGES, STEP, DXF, and VRML. The document emphasizes that standards are crucial to integrating design and manufacturing processes for maximum efficiency.
This document provides an overview of the 3D CAD software SolidWorks. It discusses that SolidWorks is used by students, engineers and designers to create both simple and complex parts, assemblies and drawings. It then outlines the various modules of SolidWorks including sketching, part modeling, sheet metal bending, assemblies and drawings. Finally, it discusses some of the common commands in SolidWorks like line, circle, extrude as well as its applications in industries like aerospace, automotive and machinery design.
The document discusses using NX CAM software to generate NC code for machining a die cavity model. It describes setting up the model, defining milling operations and parameters, generating tool paths, and simulating the tool path. Key steps include creating a milling operation, setting tool and cutting parameters, generating depth-first tool paths, and verifying the tool path through simulation. The goal is to produce CNC code to machine the die cavity model.
This document provides an overview of 3D modeling and computer-aided design (CAD). It discusses the fundamentals of 3D modeling, including modeling approaches like primitive and feature-based modeling. It also covers the components of a CAD system including hardware components like input/output devices and software components. Additionally, it discusses CAD applications in the product design cycle and provides an example case study on the design of the Tata Nano vehicle.
1. The document discusses milling operations and processes. It describes different types of milling machines, cutters, workholding devices, toolholding devices, and machining operations like face milling and peripheral milling.
2. It provides information on milling applications in various industries like aerospace, automotive, medical, and discusses factors involved in calculating machining time.
3. Cutting parameters for milling operations like cutting speed, feed per tooth, axial and radial depths are also outlined.
Assembly modeling involves combining two or more components using parametric relationships. A designer typically starts with a base part and adds other components to it using merge commands. An assembly can be modeled using a bottom-up or top-down approach. Bottom-up involves using existing part drawings, while top-down is ideal for large assemblies with multiple teams. Components can be mated using basic mates like coincidence or advanced mates like cam and hinge joints. Degrees of freedom allow movement along X, Y, and Z axes or rotation, while mating conditions define relationships between parts.
This document is an Instruction manual for Computer aided machine drawing
Subject: Computer aided machine drawing (CAMD)
Syllabus contest is as per VTU, Belagavi, India.
Notes Compiled By: Hareesha N Gowda, Assistant Professor, DSCE, Bengaluru-78.
The document discusses CNC part programming, including manual part programming formats and an example program for turning a part. It covers the input data and codes used in manual programming, such as sequence numbers, preparatory functions, coordinates, feed and spindle functions. Four common formats for manual programming are described: fixed sequential, block address, tab sequential and word address. An example word address program for a turning operation is provided.
This document discusses various standards used in computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM). It outlines the need for graphics standards to enable portability and device independence. It then describes several key CAD standards, including those for graphics (GKS, PHIGS), data exchange (IGES, STEP, DXF), and communication (LAN, WAN). It provides more detail on specific standards like IGES, STEP, DXF, and VRML. The document emphasizes that standards are crucial to integrating design and manufacturing processes for maximum efficiency.
Cutting power & Energy Consideration in metal cuttingDushyant Kalchuri
Cutting power is an important parameter, especially in the case of rough operations, as it makes it possible to:
select and invest in a machine with a power output suited to the operation being carried out
obtain the cutting conditions that allow the machine's power to be used in the most effective way possible, so as to ensure optimal material removal rate while taking into account the capacity of the tool being used.
This document provides an overview of solid modeling schemes and techniques. It discusses six common solid modeling representations: spatial enumeration, cell decomposition, boundary representation, sweep methods, primitive instancing, and constructive solid geometry. It focuses on the last three techniques, which are most commonly used in modeling packages. Constructive solid geometry uses basic shapes combined with Boolean operations. Boundary representation describes a solid using its enclosing faces, edges and vertices. The document provides examples of both techniques and discusses how solid models allow designers to determine important properties and make design changes more easily compared to other modeling types.
This document provides an overview of geometric modeling techniques used in computer aided design (CAD). It discusses representation of curves including Hermite curves, Bezier curves, B-spline curves, and rational curves. It also covers surface modeling techniques such as surface patches, Coons patches, and Bicubic patches. For solid modeling, it describes constructive solid geometry (CSG) and boundary representation (B-rep) techniques. CSG uses boolean operations on primitives to create models while B-rep defines models based on their bounding faces, edges and vertices.
Fundamentals of CAD/ CAM, Application of computers for Design and Manufacturing, Benefits of CAD/ CAM - Computer peripherals for CAD/ CAM, Design workstation, Graphic terminal, CAD/ CAM software- definition of system software and application software, CAD/ CAM database and structure. Geometric Modeling
The document introduces Creo parametric software, a 3D CAD application that allows engineers to design, analyze, view, and share product designs. It discusses Creo's applications in mechanical, automotive, and aerospace engineering. The core modules of Creo are then outlined, including sketching, part modeling, assembly modeling, mechanism design, animation, drawing, format creation, and simulation tools. Industries that use Creo are also highlighted.
The document provides an introduction to SolidWorks, including its components and basic modeling functions. It discusses how SolidWorks allows users to sketch ideas and create 3D models to experiment with different designs. The key components covered are parts, assemblies, and drawings. It then demonstrates how to create a simple extruded part in SolidWorks, including setting up the document properties, sketching a rectangle, and adding dimensions and relations to fully define the sketch.
Dimensions and tolerances are critical specifications for manufactured parts. Dimensions indicate the nominal size of a part feature, while tolerances define the acceptable variation from that nominal size. There are different types of tolerances, including dimensional tolerances for linear sizes and geometric tolerances for form, orientation, and location. Specifying tolerances properly is important for assembly and interchangeability of parts while accounting for normal manufacturing variations.
The document provides information on operating and programming a CNC lathe. It includes warnings and cautions for safe operation, machine start and zero procedures, specifications for the machine, descriptions of common G-codes and M-codes used in programs, and examples of G71 and G72 stock removal cycles and a G75 grooving cycle. Safety is emphasized, with warnings to always wear protective equipment, properly clamp workpieces, and follow manufacturer guidelines. Programming and operation details are outlined to correctly home the machine, set work offsets, run simulations, and execute programs.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise boosts blood flow, releases endorphins, and promotes changes in the brain which help regulate emotions and stress levels.
This document discusses Hermite bicubic surface patches, which are a type of synthetic surface. Hermite bicubic surface patches connect four corner data points using a bicubic equation involving the corner points, corner tangent vectors, and corner twist vectors. The document provides the parametric equation for a Hermite bicubic surface patch and explains how boundary conditions and geometry are defined. It also discusses how Hermite bicubic surface patches provide C1 continuity between patches while maintaining C2 continuity within each patch when blending patches.
This document provides information about a CNC machine project completed by a group of students. It includes an introduction to CNC machines, their history, components, how they work, programming basics, different types of CNC machines like lathes and mills, and applications of techniques like flame cutting. The group's project covered CNC introduction, history, elements, programming, advantages, and challenges. It also included examples of CNC code and a programming sample for a cylindrical part.
The document discusses various computer-aided design (CAD) standards used for data exchange, including graphics standards like GKS and OpenGL, as well as data exchange standards like IGES, DXF, and STEP. It provides details on the purpose and requirements of each standard, explaining concepts like layers, entities, and file structure. The key standards discussed are IGES for shape data exchange, DXF for CAD file interchange, and STEP for comprehensive product data across the design and manufacturing lifecycle.
PTC develops Creo software for product development, which includes CAD/CAM and PLM capabilities. Creo allows users to design products from initial sketches through manufacturing by providing solid modeling, parametric modeling, and assembly design functionality. Major companies in industries like manufacturing, publishing, and life sciences use Creo for product development.
This document provides information about a Machine Drawing course taught by Mr. P. Madhu Raghava, including the instructor's contact information, intended learning outcomes of the course, topics to be covered, and guidelines for machine drawing conventions and dimensioning. The course will cover topics like machine drawing conventions, drawing of machine elements and simple parts, assembly drawings, and will teach students how to prepare engineering drawings with dimensions.
CATIA is a 3D CAD software created by Dassault Systèmes. It is used in industries like aerospace, automotive, and shipbuilding. CATIA allows users to create 3D models of parts and assemblies. It provides tools for sketching, part design, sheet metal design, and more. Key features include the specification tree to view a part's design history, assembly design tools to combine parts while defining relationships and constraints, and surface modeling tools for complex shapes.
Buku panduan ini memberikan panduan singkat tentang desain 3D dengan Solidworks. Buku ini terdiri dari 6 bab yang mencakup topik seperti membuat sketsa 2D dan komponen 3D, rakitan 3D, gambar kerja 2D, cetakan gambar, dan topik khusus seperti sheet metal dan desain cetakan. Setiap bab dijelaskan dengan contoh ilustrasi dan langkah-langkahnya.
All of material inside is un-licence, kindly use it for educational only but please do not to commercialize it.
Based on 'ilman nafi'an, hopefully this file beneficially for you.
Thank you.
Cutting power & Energy Consideration in metal cuttingDushyant Kalchuri
Cutting power is an important parameter, especially in the case of rough operations, as it makes it possible to:
select and invest in a machine with a power output suited to the operation being carried out
obtain the cutting conditions that allow the machine's power to be used in the most effective way possible, so as to ensure optimal material removal rate while taking into account the capacity of the tool being used.
This document provides an overview of solid modeling schemes and techniques. It discusses six common solid modeling representations: spatial enumeration, cell decomposition, boundary representation, sweep methods, primitive instancing, and constructive solid geometry. It focuses on the last three techniques, which are most commonly used in modeling packages. Constructive solid geometry uses basic shapes combined with Boolean operations. Boundary representation describes a solid using its enclosing faces, edges and vertices. The document provides examples of both techniques and discusses how solid models allow designers to determine important properties and make design changes more easily compared to other modeling types.
This document provides an overview of geometric modeling techniques used in computer aided design (CAD). It discusses representation of curves including Hermite curves, Bezier curves, B-spline curves, and rational curves. It also covers surface modeling techniques such as surface patches, Coons patches, and Bicubic patches. For solid modeling, it describes constructive solid geometry (CSG) and boundary representation (B-rep) techniques. CSG uses boolean operations on primitives to create models while B-rep defines models based on their bounding faces, edges and vertices.
Fundamentals of CAD/ CAM, Application of computers for Design and Manufacturing, Benefits of CAD/ CAM - Computer peripherals for CAD/ CAM, Design workstation, Graphic terminal, CAD/ CAM software- definition of system software and application software, CAD/ CAM database and structure. Geometric Modeling
The document introduces Creo parametric software, a 3D CAD application that allows engineers to design, analyze, view, and share product designs. It discusses Creo's applications in mechanical, automotive, and aerospace engineering. The core modules of Creo are then outlined, including sketching, part modeling, assembly modeling, mechanism design, animation, drawing, format creation, and simulation tools. Industries that use Creo are also highlighted.
The document provides an introduction to SolidWorks, including its components and basic modeling functions. It discusses how SolidWorks allows users to sketch ideas and create 3D models to experiment with different designs. The key components covered are parts, assemblies, and drawings. It then demonstrates how to create a simple extruded part in SolidWorks, including setting up the document properties, sketching a rectangle, and adding dimensions and relations to fully define the sketch.
Dimensions and tolerances are critical specifications for manufactured parts. Dimensions indicate the nominal size of a part feature, while tolerances define the acceptable variation from that nominal size. There are different types of tolerances, including dimensional tolerances for linear sizes and geometric tolerances for form, orientation, and location. Specifying tolerances properly is important for assembly and interchangeability of parts while accounting for normal manufacturing variations.
The document provides information on operating and programming a CNC lathe. It includes warnings and cautions for safe operation, machine start and zero procedures, specifications for the machine, descriptions of common G-codes and M-codes used in programs, and examples of G71 and G72 stock removal cycles and a G75 grooving cycle. Safety is emphasized, with warnings to always wear protective equipment, properly clamp workpieces, and follow manufacturer guidelines. Programming and operation details are outlined to correctly home the machine, set work offsets, run simulations, and execute programs.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise boosts blood flow, releases endorphins, and promotes changes in the brain which help regulate emotions and stress levels.
This document discusses Hermite bicubic surface patches, which are a type of synthetic surface. Hermite bicubic surface patches connect four corner data points using a bicubic equation involving the corner points, corner tangent vectors, and corner twist vectors. The document provides the parametric equation for a Hermite bicubic surface patch and explains how boundary conditions and geometry are defined. It also discusses how Hermite bicubic surface patches provide C1 continuity between patches while maintaining C2 continuity within each patch when blending patches.
This document provides information about a CNC machine project completed by a group of students. It includes an introduction to CNC machines, their history, components, how they work, programming basics, different types of CNC machines like lathes and mills, and applications of techniques like flame cutting. The group's project covered CNC introduction, history, elements, programming, advantages, and challenges. It also included examples of CNC code and a programming sample for a cylindrical part.
The document discusses various computer-aided design (CAD) standards used for data exchange, including graphics standards like GKS and OpenGL, as well as data exchange standards like IGES, DXF, and STEP. It provides details on the purpose and requirements of each standard, explaining concepts like layers, entities, and file structure. The key standards discussed are IGES for shape data exchange, DXF for CAD file interchange, and STEP for comprehensive product data across the design and manufacturing lifecycle.
PTC develops Creo software for product development, which includes CAD/CAM and PLM capabilities. Creo allows users to design products from initial sketches through manufacturing by providing solid modeling, parametric modeling, and assembly design functionality. Major companies in industries like manufacturing, publishing, and life sciences use Creo for product development.
This document provides information about a Machine Drawing course taught by Mr. P. Madhu Raghava, including the instructor's contact information, intended learning outcomes of the course, topics to be covered, and guidelines for machine drawing conventions and dimensioning. The course will cover topics like machine drawing conventions, drawing of machine elements and simple parts, assembly drawings, and will teach students how to prepare engineering drawings with dimensions.
CATIA is a 3D CAD software created by Dassault Systèmes. It is used in industries like aerospace, automotive, and shipbuilding. CATIA allows users to create 3D models of parts and assemblies. It provides tools for sketching, part design, sheet metal design, and more. Key features include the specification tree to view a part's design history, assembly design tools to combine parts while defining relationships and constraints, and surface modeling tools for complex shapes.
Buku panduan ini memberikan panduan singkat tentang desain 3D dengan Solidworks. Buku ini terdiri dari 6 bab yang mencakup topik seperti membuat sketsa 2D dan komponen 3D, rakitan 3D, gambar kerja 2D, cetakan gambar, dan topik khusus seperti sheet metal dan desain cetakan. Setiap bab dijelaskan dengan contoh ilustrasi dan langkah-langkahnya.
All of material inside is un-licence, kindly use it for educational only but please do not to commercialize it.
Based on 'ilman nafi'an, hopefully this file beneficially for you.
Thank you.
El documento presenta el plan de estudios del curso SolidWorks 2009 Nivel I de la Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, el cual consta de 32 lecciones con ejercicios de modelado de piezas y ensambles utilizando diferentes materiales como cobre, acero y aleaciones.
1. Se describe el proceso de crear una flange utilizando un croquis circular y las operaciones de extrusión y corte. Primero se extruye el círculo para crear la forma básica, luego se agregan detalles adicionales mediante cortes y extrusiones.
2. Se redondean las aristas para dar una apariencia suave.
3. En general, el documento proporciona instrucciones paso a paso para modelar una pieza de flange utilizando las herramientas básicas de SolidWorks como croquis, extrusión
Este documento presenta el contenido de un libro de texto sobre el uso de SolidWorks para dibujo y diseño mecánico. El libro introduce SolidWorks y explica conceptos básicos como modelado de piezas, ensamblajes y generación de dibujos. También cubre temas como funcionalidades básicas de SolidWorks, obtención de ayuda, modelado de piezas simples y complejas, creación de ensamblajes y subensamblajes, y generación de dibujos de fabricación.
1) Los planos topográficos y mapas representan características geográficas y físicas de un área mediante el uso de símbolos e información como curvas de nivel y elevación. 2) Estos dibujos se crean a partir de mediciones tomadas en el campo por topógrafos y pueden crearse manualmente o con programas de CAD y SIG. 3) Los programas informáticos facilitan la creación y edición de planos topográficos al digitalizar datos del campo y automatizar tareas como generar curvas de nivel.
The SolidWorks User Interface (UI) and CommandManager provide an
intuitive environment to design and model parts and assemblies. The key elements are:
- Menu bar toolbar - Contains frequently used tools like New, Open, Save.
- Menu bar menu - Contains File, Edit, View menus and access to all commands.
- Context toolbars - Appear based on selected tool or command.
- FeatureManager design tree - Lists the design history and allows editing features.
- Heads-up View toolbar - Provides view manipulation tools in the graphics area.
- Confirmation Corner - Provides feedback on command status and selections.
The SolidWorks UI is designed for efficiency with quick access to
Este documento presenta la funcionalidad básica de SolidWorks y proporciona información sobre cómo empezar a utilizar el software. Explica conceptos clave como piezas 3D, ensamblajes y dibujos, y describe términos comunes como croquis, operaciones y configuraciones. También cubre cómo personalizar las barras de herramientas y obtener ayuda mientras se trabaja en SolidWorks.
The document provides an overview of advanced customization techniques in SolidWorks, including customizing tags, mouse gestures, shortcut bars, sheet metal gauge tables, the hole wizard, hole callouts, symbols, and more. Specific examples are given around modifying hole callouts to remove drill size from tapped holes, creating a custom sheet metal gauge table, and adding a new symbol for visual inspection. The presentation aims to expose attendees to customizable areas in SolidWorks and provide instructions to allow users to explore these customizations on their own.
El documento presenta recomendaciones para la presentación de planos de acuerdo con las normas técnicas colombianas NTC 1580 (escalas), NTC 1687 (formatos y plegado de dibujos), NTC 1777 (principios generales de presentación), NTC 1832 (representación convencional de engranajes y resortes) y NTC 1993 (tornillos roscados y partes roscadas), incluyendo tablas con categorías de escala, áreas y dimensiones de formatos, espesores de línea, símbolos para engran
Reto para los estudiantes: Certificación CSWAIntelligy
Descubras como puedes convertirte en un proveedor Certified SolidWorks Associate (CSWA) para tus estudiantes y que ellos tomen el examen CSWA GRATIS!
Ayuda a tus estudiantes a obtener la certificación necesaria para demostrar a los empleadores que tienen los conocimientos CAD 3D necesarias para el trabajo.
El examen de Certified SolidWorks Associate (CSWA) es una herramienta de evaluación que prepara a los alumnos a enfrentar los retos en el lugar de trabajo.
Este documento proporciona información sobre SolidWorks 2006, incluyendo detalles sobre las patentes y marcas registradas del software, los derechos de autor y las restricciones de uso. También incluye un manual de formación para SolidWorks 2006 con lecciones sobre modelado de piezas de chapa metálica y conversión de piezas heredadas a chapa metálica.
Análisis de ingeniería con SolidWorks Simulation 2017Intelligy
¿Qué pasaría si? es la pregunta que aviva la innovación y con SolidWorks Simulation podrás eliminar el riesgo para sustituirlo con un espacio de trabajo donde puedas poner a prueba tus nuevas ideas
Solidworks es un programa de diseño asistido por ordenador para crear modelos 3D. Permite generar piezas, ensamblajes y planos técnicos. Ha evolucionado desde 1995 añadiendo nuevas funciones como detección de interferencias, configuraciones, superficies y simulación. Está disponible para sistemas Windows y ofrece diferentes niveles como Student Design y Premium.
Este documento describe los diferentes tipos de dibujo técnico, incluyendo dibujo mecánico, eléctrico, electrónico, geológico, topográfico, urbanístico e instalaciones sanitarias. Explica que cada tipo de dibujo técnico se utiliza para representar gráficamente diferentes sistemas y estructuras como máquinas, circuitos eléctricos, terrenos, ciudades e instalaciones. También proporciona consejos sobre cómo realizar dibujos técnicos de manera precisa y pro
A- LES CONCEPTS
Comprehension du bim.
Travailler dans différentes vues.
Classement et hierarchie des éléments dans Revit.
B-L'ENVIRONNEMENT DE TRAVAIL
Page des fichiers rescents et grand R.
Le ruban.
Fenêtre des propriétés.
Explorateur du projet.
Navigation dans un modèle.(zoom, rotation et panoramique).
Selection des objets, et verouillage.
C-DEMARRAGE D'UN PROJET.
Les gabarits.
Travail collaboratif.
Configuration d'un nouveau projet.
Manipulation des niveaux.
Manipulation des files de projet.
Utilisation des cotes temporaires.
C- MODELISATION PAR OBJETS:
Ajout des murs.
Propriété et type de murs.
Utilisation des accroches.
Ajouts de poteaux et poutres.
Ajout de portes et fenêtres.
Ajout d'élements de plomberie et d'électricité.
Utilisation de la jonction entre murs.
Utilisation des contraintes.
D- LIENS, IMPORTS ET GROUPES:
Lier fichiers DWG/DXF/SKP
Création de topogrpahie d'un site à partir d'un fichier.
Création et gestion des groupes.
Création et gestion des liens Revit.
Utilisation du partage d'emplacement.
E- MODELISATION PAR ESQUISSE:
Sols., toits et plafonds.
Toit par extrusion.
Ouvertures.
F-ESCALIERS.
Edition avancée d'escalier.
Edition avancée de gardes corps.
G- EDITION AVANCEE DES MURS:
Création d'un nouveau type de murs..
Création et gestion des murs empilés.
Création et gestion des murs rideaux.
.
H- GESTION DES GRAPHISMES:
Gestion du style des objets.
Gestion du remplacement de la visibilité et du graphisme des éléments.
Création et application des gabarits de vue.
Cacher et isoler les éléments.
Cadrage de la vue.
Plage de vue et entendues.
Vue isométrique d'une selection.
Option d'affichage des graphismes.
I- PIECES:
Création et gestion des pièces.
J- NOMENCLATURE ET ETIQUETTES:
Gestion des étiquettes.
Création et gestion des nomenclatures.
Modification des nomenclatures.
Enrichissement des VCCTP par les nomenclatures.
K-ANNOTATIONS.
Textes.
Dimensions
Symboles.
Légendes.
Détails.
Définir ses annotations.
L- PARAMETRIQUE ET FAMILLES
Utilisation des paramètres en mode projet.
Concept de famille.
Création d'une famille.
Utilisation des contraintes.
Utilisation des formes solides.
M- FEUILLE, IMPRESSION, PUBLICATION:
Création d'une feuille d'impression.
Export CAO.
Publication.
Impression PDF.
N- TRUCS ET ASTUCES.
A découvrir en formation.
This document provides information about SolidWorks Engineering Design and Technology Series software. It discusses using SolidWorks to analyze structures through assemblies, parts, and simulations. Key capabilities include creating parts in-context within assemblies, working with virtual and in-context parts, adding components and mating relationships, and editing features. It also covers creating weldment parts and frames using structural members and sketches on different planes.
This document provides information about SolidWorks Engineering Design and Technology Series software. It discusses using SolidWorks to analyze structures through assemblies, parts, and simulations. Key capabilities include creating parts in-context within assemblies, working with virtual and in-context parts, adding components and mating relationships, and editing features. It also provides a lesson on creating a weldment structure from 2D sketches on different planes.
Tài liệu tự học Family trong Revit (phần 1)congnghebim
This document provides an overview and tutorial for Revit Architecture 2009 families. It discusses what families are in Revit and their role in building models. The different types of families - system, standard component, and in-place - are described. Guidelines are provided for getting started with families and using the design environment to create them. The first chapters also cover system families and provide a system families overview.
In this lesson, you learn how to use the Revit MEP tutorials, including where to find the training files and
how to create a new Revit MEP project from a template file.
The Contents tab of the Revit MEP Tutorials window displays the available tutorial titles. Expand a title for
a list of lessons in the tutorial. Expand a lesson title for a list of exercises in the lesson.
SolidWorks 2000 is mechanical design software that allows users to quickly sketch ideas, experiment with features and dimensions, and produce models and drawings. This chapter provides an overview of system requirements for installing SolidWorks 2000, the installation process, service packs, and the SolidWorks website. Key points include needing Windows NT 4.0 or later, 64MB RAM minimum, 250MB hard disk space, and a serial number and registration code during installation.
Governance, Risk, and Compliance Management: Realizing the Value of Cross-Ent...FindWhitePapers
This white paper discusses SAP solutions for governance, risk, and compliance (GRC). It outlines the business need for cross-enterprise GRC solutions to manage GRC issues holistically across an organization. SAP's vision is to provide an integrated, automated cross-enterprise GRC solution that supports business processes and functions as well as enterprise application software. The paper describes SAP's evolving GRC products that help organizations realize the value of comprehensive cross-enterprise GRC management.
This document provides an overview and instructions for customizing AutoCAD 2008. It covers topics such as organizing customization files, creating custom commands, linetypes, and hatch patterns, customizing the user interface through menus and toolbars, using macros and AutoLISP, and more. The document is intended as a guide for customizing AutoCAD to meet company or individual needs and standards.
The document is a user guide for Adobe Photoshop CS4 that provides instructions and information about its features and functionality. It discusses topics like activation and registration, help and support resources, new features, the workspace including panels and menus, tools, viewing images, rulers and guides, presets and preferences, the history panel, and memory and performance. The guide is subject to the software license agreement and contains notices regarding copyrights, trademarks, and third party software components included in Photoshop.
This document provides information about using Adobe Photoshop CS4, including activation and registration, help and support resources, new features, the workspace, tools, importing images, Camera Raw, and more. It covers basic principles and functions for working in Photoshop and processing digital images. The document is subject to copyright and license agreements and contains notices regarding third party software and trademarks.
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1. SolidWorks 2007
What’s New
Note: You must have Adobe® Reader® 7.0.7 installed
on your workstation to use the interactive graphics in this
PDF file. Earlier versions of Adobe Reader may fail
when an interactive image is selected.
11. Introduction
About this Book
This book highlights and helps you learn the new functionality in the SolidWorks® 2007
software. It introduces concepts and provides step-by-step examples for many of the
new functions.
This book does not cover all details of the new functions in this software release. For
complete coverage of the new functions in the SolidWorks 2007 software, refer to the
SolidWorks Help.
Intended Audience
This book is for experienced users of the SolidWorks software and assumes that you
have a good working knowledge of an earlier release. If you are new to the software,
you should read the Quick Start guide, complete the Online Tutorial lessons, and then
contact your reseller for information about SolidWorks training classes.
Additional Resources
Other resources where you can learn about the new functionality of the SolidWorks
software include:
• SolidWorks 2007 What’s New Highlights. This book provides the
highlights of the new functionality in the SolidWorks software. This book is
available in print format for new and upgrading customers.
• Interactive What’s New. Click next to new menu items and the title of
new and changed PropertyManagers to read what is new about the
command. A help topic appears with the text from this manual.
Late Changes
This book may not include all of the enhancements in the SolidWorks 2007 software.
Late changes are documented in SolidWorks Release Notes.
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12. Using This Book
Use this book with the part, assembly, and drawing files provided. Read this book from
beginning to end, and open the proper part, assembly, or drawing document for each
example.
To use the example files:
1 Install the SolidWorks 2007 software.
2 Be sure to select the option to install the Example Files.
The example files are placed in the <install_dir>sampleswhatsnew folder.
Because some of the example files are used with more than one example, do
not save changes to these files unless instructed to do so.
Interactive Features
Many of the functionality descriptions in What’s New include 3D images or video
animations:
• 3D images include this annotation: Click the image for 3D viewing.
• Animations are shown with the icon that you click to activate them.
Conventions Used in this Book
Convention Meaning Example
Bold Any SolidWorks tool, menu Click Insert, Mate
item, or example file References.
Italic Refers to books and other Refer to the SolidWorks
documents, or emphasizes Quick Start.
text
Tip When you create a 3D
model, first make the
2D sketch, then
create the extruded
3D feature.
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13. Moving to SolidWorks 2007
Converting Older SolidWorks Files to SolidWorks 2007
Opening a SolidWorks document from an earlier release may take extra time. After the
file is opened and saved, subsequent opening time returns to normal.
The SolidWorks Conversion Wizard automatically converts all of your SolidWorks files
from an earlier version to the SolidWorks 2007 format. To access the Conversion Wizard,
click Windows Start, then All Programs, SolidWorks 2007, SolidWorks Tools,
Conversion Wizard.
Two report files are created in the conversion folder:
• Conversion Wizard Done.txt contains a list of files that converted.
• Conversion Wizard Failed.txt contains a list of files that did not convert.
SolidWorks Service Packs
If you are a SolidWorks subscription customer, you can take advantage of SolidWorks
service packs that are regularly posted on the SolidWorks Web site. These service packs
contain software updates for the SolidWorks 2007 software. To check for a new service
pack, click Help, Check for Updates.
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14. 1
SolidWorks Fundamentals
This chapter describes enhancements to SolidWorks fundamentals and user interface in
the following areas:
Add to Library
Auto-recover, Backup, and Save Notification
Background Images
CommandManager
Documentation
Error Reporting
FeatureManager Design Tree
Keyboard Shortcuts
Numeric Input
Open and Save Dialog Boxes
Pack and Go
Performance Feedback
Screen Capture
Select Other
Task Pane
Triad
Undo
Units and Dimension Standards
View Menu
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Add to Library
Add to Design Library has been changed to Add to Library. An Add to Library tool
has been added to the Task Pane Design Library tab.
The Add to Library PropertyManager opens when you click the tool in the Task Pane or
drag an item from a SolidWorks document into the Task Pane. In the PropertyManager,
you specify items to publish, file names, folder names, and other options.
Auto-recover, Backup, and Save Notification
In Tools, Options, System Options, Backup/Recover, you can specify:
• To be reminded to save
documents and at what
interval.
• The folder for saving auto-
recover files.
• The number of days to retain backups.
If you choose to be reminded to save documents, a transparent message box appears if
the current document has not been saved within the specified interval (minutes or
number of changes). The message box contains commands to save the current
document or all documents; it fades after a few seconds.
If auto-recovery is initiated, the saved files are available on the Task Pane Document
Recovery tab when you next open the SolidWorks application. You can open
individual recovered files and your saved files, or click Open All.
Background Images
You can use an image supplied with the
software, or your own image, as background for
the graphics area and FeatureManager design
tree area.
Click Tools, Options, System Options, Colors.
Choose a scheme under Current color scheme,
or browse to an Image file under Background
appearance.
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CommandManager
In the CommandManager shortcut menu, Show Description has been replaced by Use
Large Buttons with Text. You can also select or clear Use large buttons with text in
Tools, Customize, Toolbars.
You can drag complete toolbars from the graphics area or window border into the
CommandManager control area.
Documentation
Two new documents are shipped with the software media kits: the Quick Reference
Guide and the Quick Start Guide. The Quick Reference is also available from the Help
menu.
The What’s New PDF document now includes interactive graphics. You can view images
in 3D and play video animations.
The Installation and Administration compiled help file (.chm) combines and replaces a
number of documents and has been streamlined for easier access.
Error Reporting
You can stop the build process for each error so you can fix feature failures one at a
time. To choose the action the software takes when it encounters errors during model
creation or rebuild, in Tools, Options, System Options, General, select Stop,
Continue, or Prompt in When rebuild error occurs. In the FeatureManager design
tree, hover the pointer over an item with an error to see the explanation in a tooltip.
If you drag the rollback bar to a specific position, the model is rebuilt to that position
regardless of errors. The model is not rebuilt if:
• The document is not the top-level document.
• The feature with the error is directly above the rollback bar.
• The part does not have any more rebuild errors during the current rebuild
than it did in the previous one.
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FeatureManager Design Tree
The FeatureManager design tree expands, collapses, and scrolls only on request. To
collapse all items, right-click and select Collapse Items, or press Shift+C.
To toggle display of the left panel (FeatureManager design tree, PropertyManagers,
etc.) click in the center of the panel border, click View, FeatureManager Tree Area,
or press F9.
You can save models with the rollback bar placed anywhere. When you open the
document, you can use rollback commands and drag the bar from the saved position.
Keyboard Shortcuts
The interface for managing keyboard shortcuts allows you to redefine (add, delete, or
change) shortcuts for all commands. You can assign multiple shortcuts to commands.
In the dialog box, select a command and press a key or key combination for the
shortcut.
A message informs you if the key combination is already
assigned to another command. If you decide to use the shortcut
for the new command, it is removed from the old command.
You can view the commands by category and show all commands or only commands
with shortcuts assigned within the categories. Text strings in the Search for field filter
the Command list within the selected category.
Macro icons with shortcuts appear in the Tools category.
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Print List brings up the Print Setup dialog box so you can print out the list currently
selected. Copy List copies the current list to the clipboard so you can paste it into
documents such as Word or Excel.
To reset all shortcuts to the system defaults, click Reset to Defaults.
See Customize Keyboard in the help.
Numeric Input
Horizontal sliders and thumbwheels have been
added to numeric controls such as those in the
Camera and Colors PropertyManagers.
Thumbwheel for numeric input
Slider for angular values
Slider for color selection
Open and Save Dialog Boxes
The view style (Thumbnails, Tiles, etc.) that you choose from the View Menu in the
Open and Save dialog boxes is remembered the next time you access the dialog boxes.
You can select multiple files with Ctrl and Shift in the Open dialog box.
Pack and Go
Pack and Go copies files (parts, assemblies, drawings, references, design tables,
Design Binder files, COSMOS® results, and PhotoWorks content) to a specified folder or
zip file. In SolidWorks, click File, Pack and Go. In Windows Explorer or the SolidWorks
Task Pane File Explorer, right-click a SolidWorks document and select SolidWorks,
Pack and Go . In SolidWorks Explorer, click Pack and Go .
In the Pack and Go dialog box, the selected document is listed, along with any
references. You can choose to include drawings and PhotoWorks files and add a prefix
or suffix to the file names. If you save the results to a zip file, you can send it with an
email.
See Pack and Go in the help.
Performance Feedback
Performance feedback is sent via web service rather than email. In Tools, Options,
System Options, General, the option Enable performance email is now Enable
performance feedback.
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Screen Capture
Click Screen Capture (Standard toolbar) or
View, Screen Capture to copy the contents of
the active window or viewport to the clipboard.
You can then paste the image into other
applications (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel,
etc.).
The image is captured without user interface
menus.
Select Other
The Select Other dialog box displays icons for the types of elements in the list. Hidden
faces are not displayed. The list shows entities in the order pierced. Highlighting is
displayed in multiple views. You can scroll through the list with the middle mouse
button.
Task Pane
The SolidWorks Resources tab has a link to User Groups , a web site for finding
and joining SolidWorks user groups, and a link to News.
The View Palette tab contains drawing views. See View Palette on page 5-5.
The Document Recovery tab appears with auto-recover documents if your system
has crashed. See Auto-recover, Backup, and Save Notification on page 1-2.
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Triad
The triad has been enhanced so that it attaches more easily to geometry. Moving the
center sphere drags the object rather than the triad.
The triad is larger and, when appropriate, displays rotation rings. The rotation motion
can snap to angle. Right-click the ring and select:
• Snap while dragging
• Rotate 90°
• Rotate 180°
See Triad in the help.
Undo
The Undo command is available in more areas of SolidWorks, including:
• Sketch actions even after exiting the sketch. See Undo on page 2-11.
• Move and suppression of components.
• Dimension and annotation creation and modification in context of drawing.
Units and Dimension Standards
When SolidWorks creates new templates on startup, the Units and Dimension
Standard dialog box asks you to choose default units (IPS, MMGS, etc.) and dimension
standard (ISO, ANSI, etc.). You can change the units and standards for individual
documents later in Tools, Options, Document Properties. This replaces selection
during SolidWorks installation.
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View Menu
Items added to the View menu:
Screen Capture Lights Full Screen (F11) FeatureManagerTree
Area (F9)
Parting Lines Cameras Toolbars (F10)
See Screen Capture on page 1-6.
In Full Screen mode, the SolidWorks borders (including the FeatureManager area, Task
Pane, and status bar) and top level menus are hidden. You can access the menus by
hovering the pointer over the top of the screen. The visibility of the toolbars, status bar,
Task Pane, and FeatureManager area is stored separately for Normal Mode and Full
Screen mode.
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22. 2
Sketching
This chapter describes enhancements to sketching in the following areas:
3D sketching
Blocks
Copy dimensions and relations
Define sketch patterns
Fully define sketch
Relations with midpoints
Sketch orientation behavior
Sketching options
SketchXpert
Splines
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3D Sketching
Equal Relations
You can add equal relations to all applicable sketch entities in 3D sketching.
Trim Entities
All trim options, Power trim , Trim away inside , etc. are available with any 2D
sketch created on a 3D sketch plane. Previously, you could use the trim tool, but not
select the type of trim.
Tangent to Face
You can add either Tangent or Equal Curvature relations between adjacent
faces and 2D or 3D splines. Select the face, edge, and spline, and then add the relation.
Equal Tangent Curvature
Blocks
Enhancements to blocks facilitate:
• Orienting and aligning sketches
• Modeling pulleys and chain sprockets
• Modeling cam mechanisms
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Align Grid/Origin
Previously, blocks inherited their origin location from the parent sketch. Now, the origin
of a block is aligned to the orientation of the sketch entity.
Location of origin based on position of the
Origin Location
You can change the origin location and orientation for blocks and sketches.
Align Grid/Origin replaces the Align Grid.
To Use Align Grid/Origin with blocks:
1 Create blocks from several sketch entities.
2 In Edit Block mode, click Tools, Sketch Tools,
Align, Align Grid/Origin.
3 In the PropertyManager, under Selections:
• Select a vertex or point to change the origin
Old origin New origin
for Sketch Origin Location.
• Click in X axis (horizontal) or Y axis
(vertical), and select a line to change the
orientation of the sketch origin.
You can select internal or external
sketch entities as references to define
both the orientation and the location
along the X or Y axis. New origin (vertex) and
new orientation (X axis)
4 Click .
When you change block origin or orientation:
• Geometry within the block uses the new coordinate system.
• A warning shows if existing relations conflict with the new coordinate
system. Delete the relations to apply the new coordinate system.
• There is no association between the block and the references you select
after you apply changes.
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Using Align Grid/Origin in Sketches
Functionality with sketches is similar to blocks except that you can either relocate:
• Only the origin to any of the sketch entities.
• All the sketch entities in the model.
Select only a new origin
New origin and same orientation
Original sketch
Select new origin and axis
The sketch is reoriented
See Align Grid/Origin in the help.
Convert Blocks to Construction Geometry
You can toggle between normal and construction geometry with the Construction
Geometry tool (Sketch tools). The construction geometry blocks icon is
displayed with a dashed border in the FeatureManager design tree.
Construction
geometry
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26. Chapter 2 Sketching
Traction and Belts
With new relations and sketch entities you can use layout sketches to create these
mechanisms:
• Multiple gear sets
• Cable and belt pulleys
• Chain sprocket systems
Traction Relation
The new Traction relation allows you to create relative rotation constraints between
blocks used to represent pulleys or sprockets. When you add a Traction relation, it
adds a tangent relation between circles, or between circles and linear entities.
• Circles. Simulate gear mechanisms by creating equal rolling distances
between two or more circular entities.
Gear mechanism can include:
• Blocks, such as two or more circles, each is defined as a block.
• Relations and dimensions between the centers of the circles prevent
displacement during rotation.
• Traction relations between the two outer circles and the inner circle.
You can add a fix relation to the center of a circle, but use
horizontal and vertical relations, dimensions, or construction
geometry to locate the centers of additional circles. Adding
multiple fix relations potentially restricts the degrees of
freedom.
• Circles and linear entities. Simulate a rack and pinion mechanism with a
traction relation between the two entities.
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Rack and pinion-type mechanism can include:
• Circle with a fix relation at the centerpoint.
• Blocks, such as a circle and linear sketch defined as blocks.
• Traction relation between the circle and the horizontal line.
See Blocks in Parts and Assemblies in the help.
Belt/Chain
Simulate a cable-pulley or chain mechanism by sketching:
• Circles or arcs to represent pulleys, cogs, or sprockets.
• Continuous tangent lines and arcs to represent the belt or chain path.
All sketch entities along the path are tangent, but you cannot
select any single entity independently.
To create a mechanism using Belt/Chain:
1 Open sketchingbelt_chain.sldprt.
2 Click Belt/Chain (Blocks toolbar) or Tools, Sketch Entities, Belt/
Chain.
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3 In the PropertyManager, under Belt Members, select the three circles, left to
right, for Pulley components to add the belt around each circle.
4 Click the arrow pointing up on the small circle to make the belt move under
the circle.
5 Click .
See Belt Chain in the help.
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29. Chapter 2 Sketching
Make Path
A path enables you to create a tangent relation between a chain of sketch entities and
another sketch entity. For example, you can model cam profiles where the tangency
relation between the cam and a follower automatically transitions as the cam rotates.
Once you have created a path, all the sketch entities in the path are selected
simultaneously. To select an individual sketch entity in the path, right-click and choose
Select Other.
You can make a path within the block, or you can make a path
on the block entities.
To create a path:
1 Open sketchingcreate_path.sldprt.
2 Select the two arcs and the two lines in the cam, and click
Make Path (Sketch toolbar) or Tools, Sketch Tools, Make
Path, then click to close the PropertyManager.
3 Select any arc on the cam and the bottom arc line on the
follower.
4 In the PropertyManager, under Add Relations, click Tangent
then click .
5 Select the center of the small arc and rotate the cam.
See Make Path in the help.
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30. Chapter 2 Sketching
Copy Dimensions and Relations
With the Copy Entities tool you can copy dimensions and relations, along with the
sketch entities to which they belong, to a new location. This capability applies to:
• Blocks or other sketch entities.
• Relations and dimensions between sketch entities.
Relations are only copied if Keep relations under Entities to
Copy is selected.
• Either From/To or X/Y under Parameters
Select sketch entities or blocks with Copy sketch entities or blocks to
dimensions and relations retain all dimensions and relations
See Copy Entities in the help.
Define Sketch Patterns
Linear Sketch Patterns
• Select an edge from a part or an assembly to define
Direction 1 for X-axis.
• Direction 2 for the Y-axis is active as soon as you
select Direction 1.
If you do not select Direction 1 first, you must
manually select Direction 2 to activate it.
Circular Sketch Patterns
Select an edge from a part or an assembly to set the pattern
direction.
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Fully Define Sketch
With the Fully Define Sketch tool, the SolidWorks application calculates which
dimensions and relations are required to fully define an under defined sketch. You can
access Fully Define Sketch at any point with any combination of dimensions and
relations already added.
To fully define a sketch;
1 In Edit Sketch mode, click Fully Define Sketch (Dimensions/Relations
toolbar) or Tools, Relations, Fully Define Sketch.
The Fully Define Sketch PropertyManager is displayed.
2 Under Entities to Fully Define select either:
• All entities in sketch
• Selected entities
3 Click Relations and choose Select all, Deselect all, or chose individual
relations.
In some sketches only certain relations and dimensions can fully
define the sketch. Limiting your selection may prevent the
sketch from being fully defined.
4 Click Dimensions and select a dimension scheme and dimension placement.
5 Click Calculate under Entities to Fully Define, then click .
See Fully Define Sketch in the help.
Relations with Midpoints
Enhancements to the midpoint relation in 2D sketches allow you to:
• Add coincident relations between the midpoint of an arc and another point.
• Add midpoint, horizontal or vertical relations between the midpoint of an
edge and a point.
The point can be a sketch point, the center of a circle, or a point
on a line.
• Use the shortcut menu and choose Select Midpoint for any sketch entity
while the Add Relations PropertyManager is displayed.
Sketch Orientation Behavior
Sketch orientation behavior is more consistent with the Normal To (Standard Views
toolbar) tool. Using the Normal To command with sketches created on a plane or on a
model face produces uniform orientation results. The amount of twist required for
models to display normal to a selected plane or face is also minimized.
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Sketching Options
Anti-Alias
You can display sketch entities in anti-alias mode. Click Options, System Options,
Display/Selection, and select Anti-alias edges/sketches.
Undo
You can undo sketch actions after you exit the sketch. Return to Edit Sketch mode and
click Undo (Standard toolbar).
SketchXpert
SketchXpert, formerly Resolve Conflicts, includes changes to the PropertyManager
and visual solutions for over defined sketches. Color codes represent the sketch states:
• Yellow indicates that a relation or dimension is valid but in conflict.
• Red indicates that no solution can be found for the relation or dimension.
Fully defined sketch Over defined sketch (yellow) with a
dimension that has no valid solution
(red)
Click Over Defined on the status bar to diagnose or manually repair the sketch.
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Diagnose
The Diagnose solution generates a number of potential solutions under Results. You
can cycle through potential solutions using and under Showing solution.
Over defined sketch Solution 1. Delete second 70 dimension
Solution 3. Delete second 100 dimension Solution 2. Delete equal dimension
The solution results appear:
• In the graphics area where the sketch is updated
• Under More Information/Options where the sketch entity is listed
Manual Repair
Manual Repair generates a list of dimensions and relations in the sketch. To repair the
sketch, select one or more relations in Conflicting Relations/Dimensions and press
Delete or Suppress.
See SketchXpert in the help.
Splines
Enhancements to splines include:
• Correct drag behavior at the unconstrained ends of a spline, when dragging
the control polygon.
• Options in the Spline and Curvature Scale PropertyManagers.
• Individual control for spline weight and direction.
• New polygon control handles.
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Curvature
In the Spline PropertyManager, under Options, you can select Show Curvature to
display curvature combs.
In the Curvature Scale Property Manager, the Density scale adjusts the number of
curvature combs you can display.
Two-Point Splines
With two-point splines that include curvature handles at both ends, under Options, you
can raise and lower the degree of the spline.
Weight and Direction Handles
Spline handles have individual controls for weight and direction (vector).
Adjust both Tangent Weighting and Tangent Radial Direction (vector).
Adjust Tangent Weighting. Adjust Tangent Radial Direction (vector).
Handle colors indicate the state of the operation (applies to all spline handles)
Inactive: The handle is not selected.
Selected: You selected the handle with the pointer, but no motion has
occurred.
Active: You moved the handle, but have not set the spline point’s
position.
Activated The handle was moved and the spline point was set to its new
position.
Constrained Includes constraining dimensions or relations.
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Graphic
Control Function Result
Drag either circle handle to control
both tangency weight and direction
(vector) asymmetrically.
Press Alt and drag either circle
handle to control both tangency
weight and direction (vector)
symmetrically.
Drag either arrow head handle to
control tangency weight
asymmetrically.
Press Alt and drag either arrow
head handle to control tangency
weight symmetrically.
Drag either diamond handle to
control tangency direction (vector).
Tangency is applied symmetrically
to the spline point.
Activation
Select the spline to display all non tangent driving handles.
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Display
Select a spline point to display the handle.
Spline PropertyManager
When you press Alt and drag either arrow head handle, the weight is displayed for both
Tangent Weighting 1 and Tangent Weighting 2 under Parameters. This
indicates a symmetrical adjustment to the spline point. Although the weight of Tangent
Weighting 1 and Tangent Weighting 2 does not have to be equal, each is being
adjusted symmetrically.
Control Polygons
New control polygon handles facilitate modifying the spline. Drag a control polygon to
change the display from points to triangles. After you drag, a node is added to the
polygon. The tangency arrow that is displayed matches the length or the segment of
the polygon it applies to.
See Splines in the help.
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37. 3
Parts and Features
This chapter describes enhancements to parts and features in the following areas:
General
Boundary Surfaces
Feature, Fillet, and Draft Xperts
Freeforms
Hole Series
Surface Fills
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General
SelectionManager
The SelectionManager, available in loft, sweep, and boundary surface features only,
combines and replaces contour and smart selection, while offering enhanced selection
capability.
• You can select edges and sketch entities, which was not possible in smart
selection.
• You can select entities across multiple sketches as well as in combination
with model edges.
• Open selection sets are now trimmable and extendable at both ends,
regardless of how you create them.
• Parametric trim points snap to geometry, so if you modify the geometry, the
trim is modified.
To use the SelectionManager:
1 Open FeaturesSelectionManager.sldprt.
2 Click Lofted Boss/Base (Features toolbar) or Insert, Boss/Base, Loft.
3 Select the sketch line shown.
The SelectionManager appears. The Select Group
tool is active.
4 In the SelectionManager, click the pushpin so the
SelectionManager remains available.
You can also right-click in the graphics area
and click SelectionManager to activate it.
5 Select the three connecting sketch entities, then click
.
Closed Group<1> appears under Profiles .
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6 In the SelectionManager:
a) Click Select Closed Loop .
b) Select Auto-OK selections.
7 Select the two loops one-by-one in approximately the
same area to add them to Profiles in the
PropertyManager as Closed Loop<1> and <2>.
8 In the PropertyManager, click in Guide Curves .
9 Click Select Group and select the first section of the
guide curve shown.
The callout appears indicating there is a tangent sketch
segment.
10 Click the callout to select the tangent sketch segment
automatically.
The callout changes color indicating the tangent sketch
segment is selected.
11 Select the next segment on this guide curve, then click
the callout to select the next tangent sketch segment.
Click .
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12 Click Select Open Loop , then select the three remaining guide curves.
One Open Group and three Open Loop selections are listed under Direction
2.
13 Click in the PropertyManager.
See SelectionManager in the help.
Selection Through Faces
When creating or editing fillets and chamfers, click the Select
through faces option in the PropertyManager to enable
selection of edges through faces that hide the edges.
Multibody Parts
In multibody parts, the following items are configurable for each body:
• Hide/Show
• Color
• Texture
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Boundary Surfaces
The boundary surface feature allows the creation of surfaces that can be tangent or
curvature continuous in both directions (all sides of the surface). In most cases, this
delivers a higher quality result than the loft tool.
To create a boundary surface feature:
1 Open FeaturesBoundarySurface.sldprt.
2 Click Boundary Surface (Surface toolbar) or Insert, Surface,
Boundary Surface.
3 Under Direction 1:
a) Select the edge shown for Curves.
Edge <1> is listed under Direction 1.
b) Select the other edge shown.
Edge<2> is listed under Direction 1. A preview
appears.
Select the edges at approximately the
same point to prevent twisting. You can
also right-click in the graphics area and
select Flip Connectors.
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c) Select Edge<1> and select Curvature to Curvature To Face
Face in Tangent Type as a constraint.
Repeat for Edge<2>.
The edge callouts update to show the Curvature
To Face curvature constraint. The boundary
surface is now curvature continuous along both
edges in Direction 1.
4 Under Direction 2:
a) Select one of the 3D sketch curves for
Curves.
The SelectionManager appears with the
Select Open Loop tool active.
b) Click the pushpin so the SelectionManager
remains available.
c) Click .
Open Loop<1> is listed under Direction 2.
d) Select the other 3D sketch curve
and click .
5 Click in the PropertyManager.
Direction 1 and Direction 2 Click the
image for
are fully interchangeable. You
3D viewing
could have selected the 3D
sketch curves for Direction 1
and the edges for Direction 2
and had the same results.
See Boundary Surface in the help.
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Feature, Fillet, and Draft Xperts
The FeatureXpert, powered by SolidWorks Intelligent Feature Technology (SWIFT™),
manages fillet and draft features for you so you can concentrate on your design. The
FeatureXpert is one of three interrelated Xperts:
• FeatureXpert. Works behind the scenes to resolve feature errors in
constant radius fillets or neutral plane drafts.
• FilletXpert. Manages the creation and modification of all constant radius
fillets.
• DraftXpert. Manages the creation and modification of all neutral plane
drafts.
Use the FilletXpert and DraftXpert when you want the
SolidWorks software to manage the structure of the underlying
features. Use the manual Fillet and Draft PropertyManagers
when you want to maintain control at the feature level.
FeatureXpert
When you add or make changes to constant radius fillets and neutral plane drafts that
cause rebuild errors, the FeatureXpert automatically fixes the errors. The FeatureXpert
can change the feature order in the FeatureManager design tree or adjust the tangent
properties so a part successfully rebuilds.
To add features using the FeatureXpert:
1 Open FeaturesXpertsFeatureXpert01.sldprt.
2 Click Fillet (Features toolbar) or Insert, Features, Fillet/Round.
3 In the PropertyManager, click Manual.
4 Under Items to Fillet:
a) Set Radius to .25.
b) Select the two red faces for Edges, Faces,
Features and Loops .
If you have PhotoWorks active, make sure
that Display PhotoWorks Materials in
SolidWorks (PhotoWorks, System
Options) is cleared so you see the model
colors.
5 Click .
The What’s Wrong dialog appears. The fillet error is highlighted in the
dialog, which indicates you can try to repair the error using the
FeatureXpert.
6 Click FeatureXpert.
The FeatureXpert repairs the error by creating multiple fillets instead of one
fillet that contains both faces. See the FeatureManager design tree.
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To change features using the FeatureXpert:
1 Open FeaturesXpertsFeatureXpert02.sldprt.
The entire part is filleted with a .1 inch radius fillet.
2 Double-click the Fillet1 feature in the FeatureManager
design tree to display the fillet dimension in the graphics
area.
3 Double-click the dimension.
4 In the Modify dialog, change the dimension to .25, then
click .
5 Click Rebuild (Standard toolbar) or Edit, Rebuild.
The What’s Wrong dialog appears. The fillet error is highlighted in the
dialog.
6 Click FeatureXpert.
The FeatureXpert creates individual fillets as necessary, and places them in
the proper order in the FeatureManager design tree to allow the model to
solve.
See FeatureXpert in the help.
FilletXpert
The FilletXpert manages, organizes, and reorders fillets for you so you can concentrate
on your design intent. The FilletXpert can:
• Create multiple fillets
• Automatically invoke the FeatureXpert
• Automatically reorder fillets when required
To create multiple fillets using the FilletXpert:
1 Open FeaturesXpertsFilletXpert.sldprt.
2 Click Fillet .
3 In the PropertyManager, click FilletXpert.
4 Select the cyan-colored cylindrical face, set the
Radius to .25, then click Apply.
5 Select the magenta-colored planar face and click
Apply.
The FilletXpert added two fillet features without
leaving the PropertyManager.
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To automatically invoke the FeatureXpert while using the FilletXpert:
The FilletXpert automatically calls the FeatureXpert when it has trouble
placing a fillet on the specified geometry.
1 Select the two brown-colored faces and click
Apply.
The FilletXpert automatically calls the
FeatureXpert to create the fillet. The
FeatureXpert knows that it must create multiple
fillets, and does so.
2 Click Hidden Lines Visible (View toolbar) or
View, Display, Hidden Lines Visible.
3 Box select the entire model.
Box selection captures all the edges.
4 Click Apply.
The FilletXpert fillets the entire model with .25 inch radius fillets,
automatically invoking the FeatureXpert to resolve the fillets.
5 Click Shaded With Edges (View toolbar) or View, Display, Shaded With
Edges.
To automatically change or remove fillets using the
FilletXpert:
1 Select the Change tab.
2 Hover over Fillet1 in the flyout FeatureManager design
tree.
Note that Fillet1 is applied to multiple edges.
3 In the graphics area, select the lower filleted edge.
4 Set Radius to 1.0, then click Resize.
The FilletXpert resizes only the single selected edge by
creating a new fillet for it. The fillets are listed by size
under Existing Fillets.
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5 Hover over Fillet2 in the FeatureManager design tree.
Note that Fillet2 is applied to multiple edges.
6 Select the circular filleted edge.
7 Click Remove.
The FilletXpert removes the fillet from only the circular
edge.
Click the image
for 3D viewing
See FilletXpert in the help.
DraftXpert
The DraftXpert takes trial and error out of the draft process. You select the draft angle
and references to draft, and the DraftXpert manages the rest.
The DraftXpert can:
• Create multiple drafts
• Do draft analysis
• Edit drafts
To create multiple drafts and do draft analysis using the DraftXpert:
1 Open FeaturesXpertsDraftXpert.sldprt.
2 Click Draft (Features toolbar) or click Insert, Features, Draft.
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3 In the PropertyManager, click DraftXpert.
4 Under Items to Draft:
a) Set Draft Angle to 3.00deg.
b) Select the red-colored planar face on top of the cylinder
for Neutral Plane. Make sure the Direction of Pull arrow
points upward.
c) Select the cyan-colored cylindrical face for Items to
Draft .
d) Click Apply to create the draft.
5 Under Draft Analysis, select Auto paint.
The face you just drafted displays the
Draft Analysis color for 3 degrees draft,
Draft angle 3deg
while the inside of the cylinder is yellow,
indicating no draft.
6 Move the pointer over the drafted face.
Pointer feedback reports the draft angle
of 3deg.
7 Clear Auto paint.
8 Under Items to Draft, select the red-
colored face on the square front of the
model for Neutral Plane.
Make sure the Direction of Pull arrow
points outward.
9 Select Auto paint.
The circular inside of the horizontal
cylinder is yellow, indicating no draft.
10 Select the circular inside for Items to Draft .
11 Click Apply to create the draft.
The color of the circular inside updates to indicate 3deg of draft. Pointer
feedback verifies the draft angle.
Draft angle 0deg Draft angle 3deg
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To change draft using the DraftXpert:
1 Clear Auto paint.
2 Under Items to Draft, select the red-colored face
shown for Neutral Plane. Make sure the Direction
Of Pull arrow points upward.
3 Select the four orange-colored faces (two faces on
each side of the horizontal cylinder) for Items to
Draft .
Expand the FeatureManager design tree and note the order of the fillets.
4 Click Apply.
The DraftXpert creates the drafts and automatically invokes the
FeatureXpert to resolve the model.
The FeatureXpert reorders the new draft features in the FeatureManager
design tree. Compare the order of the fillets.
5 Select Auto paint.
The Draft Analysis colors indicate 3deg draft on
the four side faces.
6 Clear Auto paint.
7 Select the Change tab.
8 Under Drafts to Change, select the two orange-
colored outer faces (one each on opposite sides of
the horizontal cylinder) for Faces to Draft .
9 Select Auto paint.
10 Set Draft Angle to 10.00deg and click
Change.
Under Draft Analysis, the color range updates to
show 10.00 as the highest positive draft in the model. The color of the two
faces you just drafted use the proper color.
11 Click .
See DraftXpert in the help.
Click the image for
3D viewing
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Freeforms
The freeform feature deforms faces of surface or solid bodies. You can deform only one
face at a time and the face must have four sides only. Designers have direct, interactive
control of deformations by creating control curves and control points, then pushing and
pulling the control points to deform the face. Use the triad to constrain the push or pull
direction.
Freeform gives you more direct control compared to deform features. Freeform meets
the needs of consumer product designers who create curvilinear designs.
Freeform features do not affect model topology because they do
not create additional faces.
To create a freeform feature, you first add control curves to a face, then add control
points to the control curves, then move the control points to deform the face.
To add control curves:
1 Open FeaturesFreeform.sldprt.
Using freeform, you are going to create a grip handle matching the reference
sketch curve, which is based on the sketch picture.
Reference sketch
2 Click Shaded with Edges (View
toolbar) and select IsoBottom from
the View Orientation list.
3 Click Freeform (Features toolbar)
or Insert, Features, Freeform.
4 In the PropertyManager, under Face
Select this face
Settings:
a) Select the face in the graphics
area for Face to deform .
b) Click Direction 1 Symmetry to
use symmetrical mode, which
creates the freeform
symmetrically across the plane
that appears.
5 Click the four Continuity callouts to
set the boundary continuity to
Tangent. Continuity: Tangent...
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6 Under Control Curves:
a) Click Through points to use points placed on the control curve to deform
the face.
b) Click Add Curves, then move the pointer over the face until you
reach the symmetry plane.
The Add Curves and Add Points buttons are modal. In add
curve mode, you can add control curves only. Then click Add
Points to enter point mode to add control points along control
curves.
After adding control points, you accept them, automatically exit
both modes, and drag the control points to deform the face.
A preview of the control curve
appears on the face. When you reach
the symmetry plane, it highlights in
red.
If the control curve preview is
not running length-wise, click
Flip Direction (Tab).
7 Click to snap the control curve to the
plane, then right-click to accept the
curve. Move the pointer over the
curve to highlight it and verify its
placement.
To add control points to the control
curve:
1 Click Right (Standard Views
toolbar).
2 In the PropertyManager, under Display, drag the Face transparency slider
so you can see the reference sketch and sketch picture.
3 Under Control Points, click:
• Snap to geometry (Control points will snap to geometry when moved)
• Curve (The X axis of the triad orients itself tangent to the control curve)
• Triad follows selection (Constrains the triad to the selected control
point)
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4 Click Add Points, then click the control curve to place seven control points
total approximately as shown.
5 Right-click to accept the control points.
Try to match the position of the control points to points on the reference
sketch.
Use the grid lines to help match the points.
To move control points to create the freeform feature:
1 Drag the individual points to match the reference sketch curve and create
the freeform feature. Use the triad arrows to re-position points along the
curve.
The pointer changes to as you drag the points. The triad sphere
highlights and snaps to reference points. Your model should resemble the
image below.
2 Click .
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3 Hide the sketches and origin, then rotate the model to view the freeform
feature on the bottom.
Click the image for
3D viewing
To refine the grip, you could add another freeform feature with
control curves over the three humps. You would then place
control points on these control curves to define your design
intent.
See Freeform in the help.
Hole Series
The hole series feature has been enhanced:
• You can use an existing hole as the seed hole. Select Use existing holes in
the Hole Position PropertyManager.
• You can specify the end of the hole series under End Component in the
Hole Series (Last Part) PropertyManager.
• You have two new end conditions:
• Up to Surface
• Offset from Surface (Available only with Tap as the end hole)
• If you add new components between the start and end components after
you create the hole series, you can choose to include the new components
in the hole series. You must edit the hole series to update it.
• The depth of each hole within each component is
measured from the entry face of the component to
the end of the hole in the component. The depth
displayed represents the actual depth of the hole in
each component, resulting in accurate production
drawings.
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To create a hole series:
1 Open FeaturesHoleSeriesHoleSeries.sldasm.
The model has a counterbore hole in the Top
component.
2 Click Hole Series (Features toolbar) or Insert,
Assembly Feature, Hole, Hole Series.
3 In the PropertyManager, select Use existing hole(s),
then select the counterbore hole for Hole wizard
feature/pattern .
Select the Hole Wizard hole from the Top component in the
FeatureManager design tree.
4 Click twice to accept the middle parts specifications.
5 In the PropertyManager, select Through All in End
Condition.
6 Click .
The bottom component is included in the hole series.
7 In the FeatureManager design tree, right-click
Middle<1> and select Set to Resolved.
The middle component appears but is not included in
the hole series.
To include the middle component in the hole series:
1 In the FeatureManager design tree, right-click the hole
series feature and select Edit Feature.
Use existing hole(s) and the counterbore hole are selected.
2 Click .
3 In the Hole Series (Middle Parts) PropertyManager, select and
expand New Component(s). Select the Middle component from the list.
4 Click .
5 In the PropertyManager, make sure Through All is
selected in End Condition, then click .
The model updates to add the Middle component to the
hole series.
See Hole Series in the help.
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Surface Fills
Surface fills have been enhanced:
• Curvature continuity is supported at boundaries.
• Composite curves are supported. Previously only edges and sketches were
supported.
• You can enable the Fix up boundary option in the PropertyManager to
construct a valid boundary by automatically building missing pieces or
trimming pieces that are too big.
Surface fill (red) is created despite the Surface fill (red) is created despite the
gap in the boundary. The gap between green boundary being larger than the sides
the blue and orange surfaces is of the fill patch. To create the surface fill,
bridged by extending the curve the edges are split internally.
internally to the orange surface.
See Filled Surface in the help.
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55. 4
Assemblies
This chapter describes enhancements to assemblies in the following areas:
Belt/Chain
Display and Selection
Mates
Smart Components
General Enhancements
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Belt/Chain
Use the Belt/Chain assembly feature to model systems of belts and pulleys or chains
and sprockets. This feature creates:
• Belt mates to constrain the relative rotation of the pulley components.
• A sketch containing a closed chain of arcs and lines describing the path of
the belt.
The software calculates the length of the belt based on the positions of the pulleys.
Optionally, specify the length of the belt and have the pulley positions adjust (at least
one pulley must have an appropriate degree of freedom).
You can select to automatically create a new part containing the belt sketch and add the
part to the assembly. In the part file, use the sketch as a sweep path to create a solid
belt.
To create a belt feature:
1 Open Assembliespulleys.sldasm.
2 Click Belt/Chain (Assembly toolbar) or Insert, Assembly Feature,
Belt/Chain.
3 In the PropertyManager, under Belt Members, for Pulley components,
select the outside cylindrical face of each pulley in the order shown.
2
1
3
4
5
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A preview of the belt curve appears.
4 Click the feature handle on the last pulley.
The belt flips to the other side of the pulley.
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5 Under Properties:
a) Select Driving.
b) Type 32 for Belt Length.
c) Select Engage belt.
6 Click .
The top pulley moves to accommodate the specified belt length. In the
FeatureManager design tree, the following appear:
• A Belt feature.
• A BeltMates folder (under Mates ), containing mates between
adjacent pulleys.
To see the belt curve when the PropertyManager is closed, select
the Belt feature in the FeatureManager design tree.
7 Drag the large pulley to rotate it.
All the pulleys rotate.
If you want to reposition a pulley without causing the other
pulleys to rotate, edit the Belt feature and clear Engage
belt.
See Belt/Chain Assembly Feature in the help.
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Display and Selection
Commands have been added to facilitate editing large, complex assemblies.
Isolate
The Isolate command sets all components except the selected ones to be hidden,
transparent, or wireframe, enabling you to focus on the selected components. Before
you exit Isolate, you can save the display characteristics to a new display state.
Otherwise, the display returns to its original state without any permanent changes.
To isolate components:
1 Open AssembliesPower Supply Assembly.sldasm.
2 Select Voltage Switch and AC Connector.
3 Click View, Display, Isolate.
All components except the selected ones are hidden. The isolate pop-up
toolbar appears.
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4 Select Transparent (Isolate pop-up toolbar).
5 Click Exit Isolate.
The model returns to its original display state.
Cross Select
When you box select from right to left (cross select), all components whose visible
geometry intersects the selection box are selected.
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