Creating Relationships
Creating Relationships
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Coming from the ProE world, I was hoping SW had the capability to create mathematical relationship between dimensions. ProE sets up a unique dimension tag number that can be inserted into equations relation dimensions. This tag number can even be used to drive dimensions in other parts or assemblies. What is available in SW to do this? Or is this sort of activity reserved for high-end CAD packages and I'm out of luck? Any info in this area would be great. Thanks.
-Joest
-Joest






RE: Creating Relationships
One thing to keep in mind, the help in Solidworks is extremely complete and usually will get you out of the woods. Sometimes it is hard knowing what to ask for, however!
RE: Creating Relationships
You will find that sw relations exist but they don't have all of the functionality. There won't be a one to one capability.
RE: Creating Relationships
Just another way to look at SW.
Check the help on these subjects.
If you haven't done so yet, also check out the online tutorial.
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-Joest
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RE: Creating Relationships
SolidWorks uses "Design Tables" (spreadsheets) as one of the ways to handle multiple configurations in a part file while Pro/E uses "Family Tables". However, I think Family Tables are the only way in Pro/E to handle multiple configs. There are times when the manual, i.e., non-Design Table method is the most appropriate method for creating multipe configs and other times when the spreadsheet method is the better choice.
Similarly, there are times when the relationships between values are best controlled by Equations, other times when it is best to use Linked Values and still other times when the Design Table is best. Many of these situations could use one or more of these methods. The beauty is that you have options to use whichever is the most appropriate.
- - -Dennyd
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