Assembly question - will it fit ??
Assembly question - will it fit ??
(OP)
Hi All,
I have an odd shaped assembly that fits very closely in a housing. I have modelled the whole thing i.e. the assembly in the housing, but the question I have is will I be able to get the assembly through the odd shaped and close fitting aperture and into it's final location or will it get 'stuck'?. I have tried slowly feeding the assembly into the housing by dragging it and rotating on the screen and I think it will go in. Trouble is I need to know in advance as changes to the hardware will be difficult later.
How do you deal with this? Am I missing a trick?
By the way, the answer isn't to make the housing bigger! I can't.
I have an odd shaped assembly that fits very closely in a housing. I have modelled the whole thing i.e. the assembly in the housing, but the question I have is will I be able to get the assembly through the odd shaped and close fitting aperture and into it's final location or will it get 'stuck'?. I have tried slowly feeding the assembly into the housing by dragging it and rotating on the screen and I think it will go in. Trouble is I need to know in advance as changes to the hardware will be difficult later.
How do you deal with this? Am I missing a trick?
By the way, the answer isn't to make the housing bigger! I can't.






RE: Assembly question - will it fit ??
Aaron
SolidWorks (x64)/PDMWorks 09 3.0
CADKey 99 R1.0 (Yes, still using it!)
RE: Assembly question - will it fit ??
Aaron
SolidWorks (x64)/PDMWorks 09 3.0
CADKey 99 R1.0 (Yes, still using it!)
RE: Assembly question - will it fit ??
At the moment I do a step by step crawl, checking frequently as I go but there must be a better way!
RE: Assembly question - will it fit ??
Are the contact surfaces close together or spread apart?
Is the assy heavy with sharp protrusions, or light and smooth?
Are the materials used considered soft or prone to galling?
More informataion is needed before a sensible reply can be given. Just because it works in the model doesn't mean it will work in real life.
RE: Assembly question - will it fit ??
In this case and to keep it simple I just need to know if it's possible to get from A to B without physical interference. My assembly of parts is in fact small, and each part can be comfortably held as they are brought together. If the insertion was achievable in a straight line it would be relatively easy but in this case the insertion path would be quite abstract.
RE: Assembly question - will it fit ??
Dan
www.eltronresearch.com
Dan's Blog
RE: Assembly question - will it fit ??
RE: Assembly question - will it fit ??
I want the prototype to confirm it's ok. I don't want to have to start hacking away at it with a file.
It's never quite that easy though. We are making prototypes but they will be going straight to the end user in a real application and time is critical. I have to get it right first time. Unfortunately that would normally mean making generous allowances but I don't have the luxury of that as overall space is at a real premium.
RE: Assembly question - will it fit ??
Just add the note "Pound to fit, paint to match".
I ditto the other suggestions.
Chris
SolidWorks 09 SP4.1
ctopher's home
SolidWorks Legion
RE: Assembly question - will it fit ??
This will allow you to move the assembly however you want to try to get it to fit into the housing. It wont allow you to push thru the walls of the housing, but will stop it.
Obviously there will be some variations in the real parts and some human variations from the installer. But if you can get it into the housing with Physical dynamics turned on, then it is theoretically possible.
RE: Assembly question - will it fit ??
It never ceases to amaze me how there I something to learn about SW almost every day. I have been using SW for over ten years and never used the MOVE with PHYSICAL DYNAMICS function! I am experimenting with it now. Looks good.
Thanks.
RE: Assembly question - will it fit ??
I have resorted to stepping through the path from open to installed to see where collisions occur. I was confident it would fit - but it didn't! I was really surprised how a little projection on one part got inexplicably in the way. Anyway, I have changed the part and now hope it will work. SLS plastic parts arriving later in the week will help verify.