Process Drawings
Process Drawings
(OP)
I have run into a situation where we need to produce process drawings for some machined components. They are relatively simple designs, maybe 15-20 items in the design tree (lathe turned component). We want to produce drawings that show a step by step process map of how the item is machined. We have done it with configurations, but you end up with 1 configuration per process and it doesn't lend itself to reordering the machining methods.
What I want to duplicate is unrolling the tree after you roll back to the origin. I want to duplicate that into a print, either on 1 sheet or individual sheets of a drawings.
Anyone have any ideas on making this more user friendly?
thanks
Joe
What I want to duplicate is unrolling the tree after you roll back to the origin. I want to duplicate that into a print, either on 1 sheet or individual sheets of a drawings.
Anyone have any ideas on making this more user friendly?
thanks
Joe






RE: Process Drawings
I usually try to avoid giving an opinion on whether or not people should do what they're trying to do. However, in this case I am curious as to why you would need to do this rather than simply producing a drawing of the finished part and allowing the machinist to decide which steps he wants to take to make the part. I know if I tried to do that I would end up spending way too much time on the drawing, make the machining steps more inefficiently than an experienced machinist, and tick off said experienced machinist by telling him how to do his job.
RE: Process Drawings
Chris
SolidWorks 06 5.1/PDMWorks 06
AutoCAD 06
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RE: Process Drawings
There are some issues with this approach (does a tech need a roadmap, how do you keep it updated, etc), but its the path that has been chosen. So I am trying to find the best way to do it.
If you think of any way other than config's let me know!
thanks
joe
RE: Process Drawings
Jason
UG NX2.02.2 on Win2000 SP3
SolidWorks 2006 SP5.1 on WinXP SP2
SolidWorks 2007 SP2.1 on WinXP SP2
RE: Process Drawings
If Production/Manufacturing wants to reorder the processes, it should be easy to drag up/down the Features in the Engineering controled model, then update your Configs. I'm with the others, I don't think there's another way. I've had to do the same with hydraulic manifolds in the past, where all 6 sides of the manifold required cavities. Many, many Configs.
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RE: Process Drawings
Thanks again!
Joe