Handling Handed parts
Handling Handed parts
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Just wondering how others handle handed parts and assemblys in Solidworks; when it comes to things like naming them, making drawings for them and how they appear on the BOM?
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RE: Handling Handed parts
Matt Lorono
CAD Engineer/ECN Analyst
Silicon Valley, CA
Lorono's SolidWorks Resources
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RE: Handling Handed parts
RE: Handling Handed parts
I'm not sure if this is the best way of achieving handed parts, so I'm very interested to see how other people manage it.
Some times I have trouble achieving the desired orientation of the mirrored part, although this is likely to be caused by my inexperience more than anything else.
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Usually i make a drawing for the right-hand part and add a note that says the left hand part is opposite.
RE: Handling Handed parts
Matt Lorono
CAD Engineer/ECN Analyst
Silicon Valley, CA
Lorono's SolidWorks Resources
Co-moderator of Solidworks Yahoo! Group
and Mechnical.Engineering Yahoo! Group
RE: Handling Handed parts
If they are complicated parts, I would link them and when updating one the other will update, but still a separate P/N.
Otherwise, I would do the same as Matt and model them separately.
Chris
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 08 2.0
AutoCAD 06/08
ctopher's home (updated 10-07-07)
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Curious, where does the term 'handed' parts come from?
Chris
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 08 2.0
AutoCAD 06/08
ctopher's home (updated 10-07-07)
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If it is a mirror of the whole body itself, then I make a mirror in the assembly level, and give the mirrored part the next consecutive number following the original.
Flores
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"Curious, where does the term 'handed' parts come from?"
Are you guys serious? You've never heard the term "handed part" before?
Left hand, right hand, opposite hand ---> handed.
What would be more logical? Bloody foreigners!
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Chris
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 08 2.0
AutoCAD 06/08
ctopher's home (updated 10-07-07)
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Does anyone have any simple assemblies that show how they have organised handed parts? I would be interested to have a look!
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It is more of a manufacturing term then a CAD term. More specifcally a draughting term used in the UK ... at least it was when I were there.
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I would create a separate part number and detailed drawing for each handed part. At some future time you may need to manufacture just the LH part(s) without need of the other.
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RE: Handling Handed parts
Bradley
SolidWorks Pro 2008 x64 SP3.0
PDMWorks Workgroup, SolidWorks BOM, Dell XPS Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU
3.00 GHz, 5 GB RAM, Virtual memory 12577 MB, nVidia 3400
Use SolidWorks BOM
e-mail is Lotus Notes
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RE: Handling Handed parts
Chris
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 08 2.0
AutoCAD 06/08
ctopher's home (updated 10-07-07)
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I have actually seen a left handed adjustable wrench. The scroll worked in reverse.
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RE: Handling Handed parts
I suppose you’ve seen the muffler bearing I had to go ask for as a youth?
Bradley
SolidWorks Pro 2008 x64 SP3.0
PDMWorks Workgroup, SolidWorks BOM, Dell XPS Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU
3.00 GHz, 5 GB RAM, Virtual memory 12577 MB, nVidia 3400
Use SolidWorks BOM
e-mail is Lotus Notes
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-Dustin
Professional Engineer
Certified SolidWorks Professional
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I look forward to the day Solidworks successfully mirrors cosmetic threads. Every new release I check to see if there is progress, and every new release I've been disappointed.
At least it doesn't leave the threads hanging in space anymore!
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Does the hole callout of a threaded hole in a mirrored part include the threads in 2008 SP3?
Eric
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