SW Equations
SW Equations
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Has anybody come across any good tutorials?
Manual a bit sparse on details & examples
Manual a bit sparse on details & examples
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RE: SW Equations
What kind of equation are you interested in adding to your part? Or are you just wanting to gain knowledge of the equation option.
Jay
RE: SW Equations
RE: SW Equations
It seems as though equations are limited to sketch dimensions.
RE: SW Equations
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RE: SW Equations
Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP

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FAQ731-376
RE: SW Equations
Scott, I'd like to see your reply in the FAQ area, but am not sure how to do that, and in any case, I think you should get the credit for it (it was exactly what I needed)
John
RE: SW Equations
for example, I'd like to do this:
Eq. 1:
"Wall Thickness" = 0.1
Eq. 2:
"CBore Depth@CBore Sketch" = 0.5*"Wall Thickness"
When I enter Eq. 1, I get a message that it's an invalid equation.
Any thoughts would be appreciated
BTW, the counterbore is being put into a preform which is then split in half with each half shelled out in separate part files based on the same preform (I didn't create this group of files, I just have to deal with it). I'm sure there are other ways to skin this cat (multibodies for one), but due to the complexities of each half, I'm focused on not redoing the model, just making smart incremental changes
RE: SW Equations
In case like that, I make a sketch with a line with a dimension for its length. Then, I use the dimension the same way I would use a constant.
Not the best, but it works for me.
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RE: SW Equations
Create a Surface Offset, then, using Scott's double click advice, capture the feature dimension and rename it "Wall Thickness", and add it to the Equations list. Leave the offset surface in place as a piece of reference geometry.
Create another one, repeat the process, and relate it through an equation as a percentage of the Wall Thickness.
The two offset surfaces convey the intent of the thing, and can now be used to drive the acutal Shell feature and attendant CBore dimensions (even if they aren't restricted to the surface used to create the offset, but lay elsewhere on the shell).
Thanks to both of you.
John
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RE: SW Equations
You can find some VBA and DT examples at my site - http://www.scottjbaugh.com/Design_Portfolio/SW%20Models...
Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP

http://www.3dvisiontech.com
http://www.scottjbaugh.com
FAQ731-376
RE: SW Equations
RE: SW Equations
You could also use offset planes rather than offset surfaces, which would probably create a smaller file and less likelyhood of future surfaces complications.
CorBlimeyLimey
Barrie, Ontario
FAQ559-863