In SOLIDWORKS Top-Down Assembly Modeling Quick Tip, we discuss the difference between Bottom-Up and Top-Down Assemblies and demonstrate how to use Top-Down Assembly techniques to create a part with external references to another in the assembly. With these external references in place, the new virtual part will update when changes to the parent file are made.
There are two methods for creating a SOLIDWORKS Assembly file: Bottom-Up assembly modeling and Top-Down assembly modeling. In this quick tip, we’ll explain the difference between the two and demonstrate how to create a Top-Down assembly.
In this quick tip, we will explore a couple of approaches for creating a route through clips in SOLIDWORKS. Both methods discussed here accomplish the routing task but have differences worthy of discussion. We will briefly examine both methods, beginning with an assembly for an electronic enclosure.
In SOLIDWORKS, the FilletXpert tool can be used to quickly create, modify, add, or remove multiple fillets. It can also be used to automatically reorder fillets when required or invoke FeatureXpert to resolve fillet errors. To access FilletXpert, click Fillet in the Feature tab of the CommandManager or go to Insert > Features > Fillet. Then, in the PropertyManager, select the FilletXpert tab.
When you create a new document, import a file from another application, or create a derived part in SOLIDWORKS, the default template is used for the new document. However, sometimes if the file paths are not set up correctly, you may get the error message “The default templates are not valid. The problems can be resolved by correcting the default templates under the options dialog. Do you want to continue with a blank template?”
In this quick tip, learn how to modify an imported body in SOLIDWORKS without needing to reverse engineer the Part file into SOLIDWORKS Features. In this example, a vendor supplied a version of a desired part. It was imported as an IGES file. We want to modify this part without remodeling it from scratch.
Have you ever had open an Assembly File with an error stating the file is corrupt? A useful tool in SOLIDWORKS can help determine what is corrupt: the Assembly File or one of the Reference Files. Before opening the Assembly file is the option to open the Assembly in a New Configuration. There are a couple of options when using this tool that can be useful both in diagnosing a corrupt file and in simplifying an assembly for a computer to open.
In SOLIDWORKS, a Loft feature creates a solid or surface by making transitions between sketch profiles. A Loft can be a base, boss, cut, or surface. In this article, we will look at SOLIDWORKS Loft connectors and their effect on the resulting Loft. Sometimes it will still be necessary to create guide curves, but working with the connectors first may eliminate that.
In this tutorial, we discuss Display States, a powerful option in SOLIDWORKS that allows users to draw attention to specific components or a subassembly in a drawing. A Display State is used any time changes to the graphics of the model (e.g., colors, appearances, display styles, etc.) are desired.