skeleton sketch
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By:
John Stoltzfus
(Used SolidWorks since late 1997)
Certified SolidWorks Professional Advanced Sheet Metal Specialist
Currently employed by:
Automatic Farm Systems
(www.afsproducts.com)
608 East Evergreen Road
Lebanon, PA 17042
717-274-5333
Email: [email protected]
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Why use a Skeleton Sketch?
Since SolidWorks is a history based design software, using a Skeleton Sketch Part allows for quick, easy and trouble free changes.
In reality a Skeleton Sketch is really a part that has no features other then sketches/planes/equations
Using the Skeleton Sketch part eliminates circular re-builds which will add to rebuild time and can bog down computer speed.
It is always the first part in a Sub-Assembly and all parts are developed in context from the Skeleton Sketch.
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Do we really understand circular rebuilds?
Assembly #1 Feature Tree
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
And Part 4 which is actually located in Assembly #2
Since SolidWorks is a history based software, anytime you rebuild SW looks at Part 1, rebuilds, than, Part 2, rebuilds, than etc..
A circular rebuild is this; If you use a feature in Part 2, Part 3, or Part 4 to complete a feature in Part 1.
How many people have seen a traffic light that doesnt go away in an assembly?
Talk about Circular
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Vertical Sheet Metal Edge Layout Sketches Blue Dimensions Control the Overall
Bin Size
Top View Layout Sketches
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Open up a New Assembly
New Assembly was saved as 24888-9001
New Part was saved as 24888-0001
Insert a New Part in the Front Plane in assembly number 24888-9001
Open a New sketch in the top plane
Highlight the Corners sketch in the Bin-Sketch and convert entities
Only one corner was used, the other corner lines were changed to construction lines
Extrude and added the sheet metal features
Now when you change the Main Square sketch this part will follow Also; since the Bin-Sketch is in all the Sub-Assemblies top part
everything moves together and the re-build times on this size of an assembly is rather quick.
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Faster, Better and more of a solid robust design
Rebuild issues go away, No circular rebuilds
Equations are in one part and are easier to establish
Easy Changes
Assembly Mate times are drastically reduced because,
Assembly Mates are always mated to the main planes, not surfaces, points, lines, holes etc.
The potential of creating another similar assembly by doing a Save As with the Copy box checked, which drastically reduces re-designing from the start.
You can also use a Solid Model instead of a Skeleton Sketch
Thank you and may God bless you all, John
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As of January 2012 there are over 530 up loaded models from my library of components compiled in the last 14 years
Baldor Electric Motors
Bearings
Conveyor Equipment Components (CEMA)
Dodge Screw Conveyor Shaft Mounted Reducer Components
Storage and Material Handling Components
Most of the Standard Lovejoy Couplings & Spiders
Sprockets from #35 to #100 in Various Configurations
Pulleys (AMEC)
A few Universals
Structural Profiles
Plus other wacky stuff that you are free to download and share
Just type my name in the search bar
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John Stoltzfus
2201 South Fifth Avenue Lebanon, PA 17042
Home: 717-949-2672 Work: 717-274-5333
Email: [email protected]
PS: send any tips to the above address, not that Im asking,
just saying.
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Got It !!! Is this a Tree??
Just Trees