Design Tables in SolidWorks are powered using Microsoft Excel. With Design Tables and Excel, it is possible to manipulate:

Parts only

i. Feature state

i. Configuration of Split Part

ii. Properties

iii. Dimension Values

iv. Model color

Assemblies only

i. Component state

ii. Mate state

iii. Referenced Configuration

iv. Expand in BOM

v. Display State

vi. Assembly feature state (cuts)

General Parts and Assemblies

i. Dimension values

ii. Tolerance type

iii. BOM part number

iv. Configuration specific properties

v. Model color

vi. Linear and Radial Pattern Spacing and instances

Advanced Parts and Assemblies

i. Derived Configurations

ii. Lighting state

iii. Equation state

iv. Sketch relationship state

v. Mass properties

vi. Center of gravity

Create Model

Edit names of Features, dims and Mates

Insert Design Table and add affected Names, features, Dim and Mates

*You can choose auto-create and select properties that we will include in design table. You can also add it later inside the table

Create and isolate workable table

*Note that you can open the design table in MS Excel

Create Useful List and validate the data

Create useful equation/ formula

Hide all except for Workable table

Save and close the design table

Open the design table and change the data

Close the design table and update

Close the design table and update

Problem: Work Week calendar on Outlook is 1 week advance from Semiconductor Work Week

Direction on how to adjust on Outlooks Calendar:

1) On Outlook, click Tools then click Option.

2) Under Preferences, click Calendar options.

3) Once the Calendar Options Window opens, change the First week of year to First Full Week. Click Ok, then Ok again.

Solidworks has a wrap feature. This feature wraps a sketch onto a planar or nonplanar face. You can create a planar face from cylindrical, conical, or extruded models. You can also select a planar profile to add multiple, closed spline sketches.

The wrap feature supports contour selection and sketch reuse. You can project a wrap feature onto multiple faces. The sketch plane must be tangent to the face, allowing the face normal and the sketch normal to be parallel at the closest point.

While the the Split Line tool projects an entity (sketch, solid, surface, face, plane, or surface spline) to surfaces, or curved or planar faces. It divides a selected face into multiple separate faces. You can split curves on multiple bodies with one command.

Have you ever encountered a surface in solidworks that is deformed or not smooth enough? This usually happen when converting it into a different file format. Well I have a sample that needed some work because some faces are not the way they should be.

(See fig .1)

1. First we should identify what causes the surface to deform, like the tangency of the curves.

Fig. 1

2. After knowing the problem which is the tangency of the curve use before, we should now create a new curve.

As you can see in (fig. 2.1) the difference between the new curves form the old. You could use any of the “curves command” like composite curve or curve through points. After creating the curve you can now delete the surface to be replaced by using the command “Delete Face”.

3. Now that the curves are all done we can now create a new face. We can now do the other faces

4. You could do it in the half part so we could just mirror it and knit it.

• All done!

One of the feature of Solid works is the Photo View 360 the visualization and rendering solution, it is easy and lot of fun to work in rendering design parts to make it more realistic with greater accuracy and appeal than ever before that can used for client presentation. It’s a highly interactive environment for viewing designs as well as for creating photorealistic renderings that can use for showcasing designs. It’s as easy as applying the appearances and scenes just drag and drop it onto that part. To change the color, pick on the parts and go to the advanced tab of the material and pick the color in the color options quickly to get some great looking and very appealing images of the design.

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SolidWorks Standard

SolidWorks Standard has most of the functionalities of part and assembly modeling (such as 3D solid modeling, advanced surfacing, sheet metal, mold design, direct model modification, etc.), 2D drawings (such as dimensioning, annotation, international standards support, drawing compare, etc.), design reuse and validation (such as SolidWorks search, design automation, configurations, design library, 3D models from suppliers, etc.), animations and renderings (such as assembly animation and walk-through/fly-through animations), design validation and simulation (such as collision and interference detection, hole alignment checks, check manufacturability, fluid flow simulation, sustainability, and draft and undercut analysis), and collaborating and sharing (such as import/export, 3D for rapid prototyping, eDrawings, etc.). Some functionality was recently added to SolidWorks Standard 2011 such as the appearance functionalities (controls in PhotoView or PhotoWorks) and decals.

SolidWorks Professional

SolidWorks Professional has all the capabilities of SolidWorks Standard and additional functionalities such as standards checking for 2D drawings, standard component library and task scheduler for design reuse and validation, and eDrawings Professional for collaborating and sharing.

SolidWorks Premium

SolidWorks Premium has the capabilities of SolidWorks Professional plus additional features such as piping/tubing design and electrical cable/harness design for part and assembly modeling; flattened harness drawings for 2D drawings; tolerance and stack-up analysis, kinematic motion simulation, and structural validation for design validation and simulation; and importing scanned data for collaborating and sharing. Both SolidWorks Professional and SolidWorks Premium now have PhotoView 360 which serves as SolidWorks standard photorealistic rendering solution.

SolidWorks 2011 Enhancements

For SolidWorks 2011, there have been enhancements in assemblies (ex: fillets and chamfers), drawings and detailing (ex: dual unit support), enterprise PDM (ex: enterprise PDM menus), model display (ex: DisplayManager), parts and features (ex: defeature for parts), simulation (ex: new 2D simplification study), and weldments (ex: weld beads).

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References

• “3D Design Product Matrix.” SolidWorks. Dassault Systèmes, 2011. Web. 2 Feb. 2011.
• “What’s New: Highlights of SolidWorks 2011.” SolidWorks. Dassault Systèmes, 2011. 2 Feb 2011.

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Graphic design is a “form of fine art that uses text and images creatively to communicate and present information.” Graphic design refers to a “number of artistic and professional disciplines which focus on visual communication and presentation.” The artistic capabilities of humans have been displayed for many centuries. We have recognized the fact that an artistically made object draws responses and attention from viewers. A good graphic design is one that is able to induce emotions, convey feelings, and transfer knowledge easily. Good designs enable us to easily read signs and schematics that we usually see around us. This fact has been recognized as an important aspect in advertising products to attract more customers and be able to sell goods and services. Because of this, graphic design is now a multi-million dollar industry. Graphic design has also been used in innovations in modern industrial technology.

Another clever idea to promote products is by the use of 3D catalogs. They are marketing tools to impress prospective customers and make them try your products. It might make them come back again because of the good quality of your work. If you produce products of high quality, it will be very helpful if you are able to advertise them in an attractive way and artistic way. It would be a waste of your efforts if no one gives interest to what you do. Aside from using printed materials for your advertisements, it would also be very helpful for you to explore the advantages that 3D catalog and 3D animation can do to achieve maximum impact to the attention of your customers.

A convenient way for developing multimedia contents, technical illustrations, interactive 3D animations, and many more is 3DVIA. It provides an “interactive development of technical documentation on the basis of engineering CAD-models of products.” It is composed of features and functionalities that appeal to a variety of users. It enables them to create technical documents and 2D and 3D materials. 3DVIA is very useful in sales, in marketing, in maintenance and repair, and in other areas and aspects of company processes. It increases visibility and product quality because of its features such as the ability to create technical illustrations, videos, and interactive 3D materials. By using 3DVIA, a considerable amount of time and money is saved when changes are necessary for a product because it becomes easier to do reworks and make updates in the product documentation.

An old adage states that a picture is worth a thousand words. Then how much more words, feelings, and emotions can a 3D catalog convey? Animations are the “visual answers to why and how.” They clearly show things that are hard to demonstrate in real life.

 

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References

• “Catalog Graphic Design.” Alibaba.com. Alibaba, 2011. Web. 24 Jan. 2011.
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• Deborah Corn. “Vision 3 Summit Offers Cross-Media, Direct Marketing Tips.” PrintMediaCentr. PrintMediaCentr, 24 Jan. 2011. Web. 25 Jan. 2011.
• “General Information about Graphic Design.” Curry Guide. Curry Guide, 2009. Web. 24 Jan. 2011.
• High Impact. High Impact Incorporated, 2011. Web. 24 Jan. 2011.
• ladie1. “Great Marketing Idea, Poor Execution: Barneys’ 3D Online Catalog.” Ladies’ Geek Journal. Ladies’ Geek Journal, 3 Sep. 2010. Web. 24 Jan. 2011.
• Web Promotion.com. Web Promotion, 2010. Web. 24 Jan. 2011.
• “What’s New in Graphic Design Today.” ZeroOneZero. Dynamic Digital Advertising, 2004. Web. 24 Jan. 2011.

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