Many solidworks customers use configurations as a great way of creating multiple versions of a part or an assembly within the same file, using this approach allows for quick generation. Search creating and editing configurations manually in the solidworks knowledge base. Along with part, assembly, and 2d drawing functionality, specialized tools are included for sheet metal, weldments, surfacing, molds, product configuration, design analysis, dfm, and cam. Vba macro which copies all the referencing drawings paths of the. Api change reference configuration in drawing solidworks. This is a powerful feature of solidworks, allowing you to easily create and display. In this solidworks video tutorial, i show you how to manage configurations. Therefore you should remove the internal flag to avoid file reference conflicts. If a part contains external references from a multi configuration assembly, best practice is to have a corresponding part configuration for each assembly configuration. During this solidworks tutorial you will learn how to create your very own cat treat toy for 3d printing.
At the top of the feature tree you will find the configuration. To list the external references on a part or feature, rightclick the part or the feature or rightclick the update holder, and select list external refs. Solidworks 2018 sp05 to disable web help from within solidworks and use local help instead, click help use solidworks web help. There are 2 ways to use drawings templates and sheet formats in solidworks.
This incontext feature has an external reference to the other component. To locate an authorized training center near you, click here. Along with part, assembly, and 2d drawing functionality, specialized tools are included for sheet metal, weldments, surfacing, molds, product configuration. Library of macros and scripts to automate solidworks. Set the part configuration grouping as display configurations of the same part. Browse to your solidworks installation folder by default c. The solidworks 2016 reference guide is a comprehensive reference book written to assist the beginner to intermediate user of solidworks 2016.
The first way is the way solidworks is setup by default. Solidworks has included a blank directory into the solidworks. The tutorial covers inserting dxf files, lofting multiple profiles using guide curves, swept profiles along a helix, wrap deboss on a curved face and circular patterns. Hi, i want to get a external reference configuration. As these are now standalone parts, solidworks will not need to search for the references within the toolbox. A warning appears when you save an assembly if external references from multiple configurations in the assembly influence the definition of a single configuration. Library of macros and scripts to automate solidworks codestack. Solidworks assembly external reference best practices. You select your drawing template and then select a. It shows the user how to configure a component within the assembly.
Creating and editing configurations manually solidworks. In the uses tab for this assembly, you can see that the assembly does not reference configuration. Solidworks quick tip presented by ronit mukherjee of. Use the search box or dropdown menu to narrow the results to a certain criteria e. Solidworks quick tip modifying configurations youtube. The dxf files used in this tutorial are available to download. To report problems encountered with the web help interface and search, contact your local support representative.
By default, userdefined cad parameters are mapped to windchill attributes with the. Learn how to move files around on your computer without breaking the file reference paths within solidworks. In the configuration manager tab, you can doubleclick a configuration to activate it. Solidworks 2018 release date is may 21, 2018, before this date program is not available for download. Creating configurations manually 2018 solidworks help. Vba macro which iterates all sheets and configurations of solidworks file and activates. A solidworks id gives you access to a wide range of resources and content. The list below shows software available for the university of colorado. The solidworks 2018 reference guide is a comprehensive reference book written to assist the beginner to intermediate user of solidworks 2018. Mytoolbar is a free and opensource addin for solidworks which allows organize the macro library in custom toolbars integrated to solidworks environment. Files saved in solidworks 2018 are not backwards compatible with earlier versions. The solidworks 2020 reference guide is a comprehensive reference book written to assist the beginner to intermediate user of solidworks 2020.
Solidworks is the leading supplier of 3d cad product design engineering software. These are the unique names generated by the program when the hardware is initialized for the first time. Envelopes, a tool for making reference components, are no longer limited to. To have this updated, i must do it manually, activating the respectively view and changing the reference configuration. Solidworks welcomes your feedback concerning the presentation, accuracy, and thoroughness of the documentation. If you change the geometry on the referenced component, the associated incontext feature changes accordingly. You can also propagate component reference values from a solidworks. The channel contains more tutorials of solidworks,catia, ansys ect. Configuration properties propertymanager specify configurations dialog box. Login for full access to the latest exalead onepart release and updates.
Configurations lists all configurations in a part or assembly. Solidworks 2019 intermediate skills broadens your solidworks knowledge base by covering such features as surveys, lofts and boundaries, the use of multibodies, generating engineering drawings and other solidworks. A component cannot have an external reference to itself a circular reference. Solidworks configurations allow users to maintain multiple versions of a part or an assembly in a single file. Improve frame rates when panning and zooming within drawings with hardwareaccelerated rendering. When i change the configuration in the assembly file, the parts in the drawing change too they get other dimensions except the isometric view. Macro that saves currently open drawing in solidworks as a pdf to the same. This blog is the second part of a configurations series.
Use solidworks configuration files vault products 2017. You cannot reference one instance of a part to create a feature on another instance of the same part, even if the instances are in different configurations. It will reference the folder used to launch the updater from, since this folder contains the updating information. Microsoft windows app solidworks 2018 torrent is rated with 3. Search creating configurations manually in the solidworks knowledge base. You can also add a configuration dropdown window to your solidworks user interface, so you can access your configurations. How to easily manage configurations with configuration publisher. Solidworks 3d cad solutions provide easytolearn, yet extremely powerful. Using the configure feature within models and assemblies. The differences between configurations are established by changing dimension values, suppressing features, and changing other parameters. Assembly modeling teaches you how to maximize your use of the assembly modeling capabilities of solidworks mechanical design automation software. Solidworks standard get up to speed quickly and benefit from this powerful 3d design and manufacturing solution.
This wraps up our top 10 features in solidworks cad 2020, but this is only the beginning. Macro that updates all drawing boms to reference default configurations. An easy to follow tutorial on creating and enabling part configurations and how to follow them through to assembly level resulting in more diverse parts and dynamic 3d models. Mapping userdefined solidworks parameters ptc support portal.
Solidworks keygen can easily create highquality shapes and geometry of any model with reference to the available parameters. Get external reference configuration name api solidworks 2012 get external reference configuration name api solidworks 2012 packmen mechanical op jan 12. Open drawings in a matter of seconds while maintaining the ability to add and edit annotations. Login for full access to the latest solidworks release and updates. Get external reference configuration name apisolidworks. Software downloads and licensing office of information. Solidworks includes a great tool available in every version called solidworks explorer. Insert a part using the configuration file from your local disk. Removing the solidworks toolbox flag and revert to a. Assume a component named square has three configurations. Solidworks explorer gives the user the ability to make these common types of changes to solidworks files while maintaining the references. These parameters are numeric or geometric parameters depending on the type of details they represent.
We can use the configuration publisher on a solidworks model with one or more configurations. Renamed files are still available to those documents that reference them. Solidworks 2018 sp2 for 64bit windows is licensed for use by mit students for academic and research purposes only. Download a configuration file from vault to your local drive using vault explorer. Basics and creating configurations ended, we will be discussing configurations. This tool automatically installs and creates a desktop shortcut for easy access. Addin also allows to manage multiuser environment by storing the configuration. I would like to create a macro that changes this configuration. The solidworks 2019 reference guide is a comprehensive reference book written to assist the beginner to intermediate user of solidworks 2019.
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