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ASME Y14.41 Digital Data Sets and SolidWorks

ASME Y14.41 Digital Data Sets and SolidWorks

ASME Y14.41 Digital Data Sets and SolidWorks

(OP)
Guys,

I'm messing around with SolidWorks trying to recreate a digital data set from the Drawing Requirements Manual, specifically the image in Figure 26-1, which I would post but I'm not sure that's legal.  It doesn't matter because all you have to do is picture a simple part with geometry, tapped holes, dimensions, and GD&T applied.  I attached a totally different image I found online, however it has all the same ingredients.

Right away I get hung up with the following:

1. SolidWorks doesn't seem to allow me to pick 2 edges for a dimension; it only allows me to pick a single edge for a dimension, and then it won't let me control the annotation plane to "lie" it on.  Am I missing something?  Is there a way to pull "any" dimension you want, like in a drawing or a sketch, and then can I specify how it is oriented (what plane it lies on)?

2. The hole callout wizard is grayed out in the model.  This is really unfortunate because there is no better way to dimension a hole feature you created with hole wizard.  Why is this annotation not available at the model level?

Basically, has anyone had any real success using SolidWorks to make ASME Y14.41 Digital Data sets?  There are the issues above, but also what file type do you save to?  So far the best result I've seen is to leave it as a part (SLDPRT) and then have the downstream consumers use Edrawings to view it.  It looks pretty good in there, however I'd rather save it as something more universal like STP.  But when you do that the annotations get blown away?

Is SolidWorks, and 3D technology in general just not there yet (ASME Y14.41)?  If you have had success I WOULD LOVE TO view a file of yours (if you don't mind).

Thanks!!

Jack

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RE: ASME Y14.41 Digital Data Sets and SolidWorks

Granted, Y14.41 isn't the best written standard.  SolidWorks does currently support much of ASME Y14.41-2003.  (I dont' know any software that is able to support it 100% at this point, though some do make that claim.)  You can use a mix of DimXpert and Reference dims to comply.

To reply to question 1, as described, your workflow isn't all that clear.  Can you go into more detail about what you are trying to accomplish?

About question 2: I'm not sure why you are experiencing Hole Wizard greyed out.  You may need to contact your VAR for a possible bug, or maybe training in this area.

Question "3": eDrawing files do show DimXpert dimensions.

Matt Lorono, CSWP
Product Definition Specialist, DS SolidWorks Corp
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Lorono's SolidWorks Resources & SolidWorks Legion

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