Create part with autogenerated configurations?
Create part with autogenerated configurations?
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Hi,I'm trying to create a model of a O-ring that can be easily added to an assembly. Basically, what I'm hoping for is to insert the o-ring into an assembly with some kind of dialog pop up prompting the user for the inside and outside diameters and the part number. When these properties are entered, a configuration will be generated based on those dimensions and saved to the part. Similar to the process of adding bolts to an assembly except there are non standard sizes. Any suggestions to get this functionality would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
PS I'm using SW 2005
PS I'm using SW 2005






RE: Create part with autogenerated configurations?
The only thing I would recommend would be to create a design table for the part and generate the configurations on an as needed basis.
You should be able to achieve this using API. But I am not an expert in that area. Maybe someone else in the forum who has more experience in that department can help you.
Best Regards,
Jon
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Flores
SW06 SP4.1
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Do you want the users to be able to create non-standard sizes?
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Still, for the same reasons that Toolbox itself is a bad idea, I think you'd find that the file management issues involved in something like this would cause problems. For example, if two users have this file and it is not shared, then one user makes a new config and the other user doesn't have it. This is what causes the "huge screws" problem with Toolbox. Even if the file is shared, who has write permission and who doesn't? Same exact problems as Toolbox.
This is one case where being clever will get you into trouble. I think you're better off just to make the design table with all the sizes (which is easy if you know some Excel functions) and use the Excel design table to create all the sizes.
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Jason
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Don't know if you will run into the problem I've always had: You model grooves to o-ring specs, model the o-ring per id & od. As you know in practice the o-ring is no longer round in cross section after it's installed. So I usually have to cheat and make the cross section of the o-ring to fit the groove so it doesn't look like it's extruding into the part.
Dennis
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