Tutorial: Advanced Assemblies

Chapter 7

Step 1 – Add Pilot Holes to Hatch

• Open a sketch on hatch top surface, add points aligned with centers of holes in hinges

• This step is not required, but otherwise you must be careful when specifying hole locations to specify points associated with the hatch and not the hinge

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Step 2 - Adding Holes

• Use Hole Wizard to add 7/64-inch-diameter holes to hatch. Hiding the hinges makes this operation easier

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Design Intent: Part-Level and Assembly-Level Features

• Why add holes in assembly rather than to the door part file?• Addition of features should reflect manufacturing and

assembly process:– Are holes drilled in the door using a template before

assembly, or– Are hinges placed on the door and the holes in the door

drilled to match the locations of those in the hinges?• Important when creating drawings: in first case, the holes

would be detailed on the door part drawing. In the second case, holes would be detailed on assembly drawing.

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Step 3 – Create Wood Screw

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• Smart Fasteners Tool examines open holes in an assembly and selects fasteners to fit from the SolidWorks Toolbox , a collection of common components

• The SolidWorks Toolbox is included with the Education Edition, but not the Student Design Kit

• Therefore, a simple screw will be created in this tutorial

Step 4 – Add Fasteners to Holes

• Insert one screw into the assembly• Choose a coincident mate between conical portions

of screw and hole in hinge

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Step 4 (cont.)

• Insert a Component Pattern matching the pattern on the holes in the hinge

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Design Intent: Manufacturing Considerations

• When deciding whether to add features at the part level or the assembly level, keep in mind that the part may be used in multiple assemblies

• Hinges could be modeled with no holes, and assembly-level holes added to the hinges and door. However, this would not reflect the actual manufacturing process

• Model should reflect manufacturing process

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Step 5: Creating an Exploded View

• Select components to be exploded in the first step (screws)

• Drag screws upward, or enter a distance

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Step 5 (cont.)

• Select hinges as the next step in the exploded view, drag upward

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Exploded Views

• Exploded view definitions are stored as configurations• Can be toggled between exploded and collapsed states

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Step 6 – Add Explode Lines

• Helpful for complex assemblies to show how parts fit together

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Interference Detection

• Interference detection finds and identifies overlapping parts

• Note that interference will be detected between the screws and holes, since the holes are undersized

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Collision Detection

• Can be used with the Move Command to detect contact between components

• Limits of motion of door:

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