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  1. LeRepeteur

    DELMIAWorks VIN Generation and BOM's

    Hello, We are currently using DELMIAWorks and are looking to get into VIN Generator within the program. The problem or question we have is we are unsure how the weights are calculated for the entire product we are making. For reference, we have a Luggage Rack that we created a BOM for, when you...
  2. LeRepeteur

    Macro to Create Weldment via a User Field

    Thanks FiFi, I'll get a message to you. I'm also under the same name there. Gupta65, would I need to contact my vendor for my licenses to add this? Sorry new to DriveWorks! Cheers, LR
  3. LeRepeteur

    Macro to Create Weldment via a User Field

    Hello @fifiririloulou Yeah, we will have multiple parts within an assembly all created out of weldments. These parts will range in part profile selection but all of the Tube's are created via weldments as a Part. We save each individual part/weldment under a unique name based off of the tube...
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    Macro to Create Weldment via a User Field

    Hello everyone, I am looking to automate our process here at my office to simplify the part creation process. We use Weldments to create all of our tubular pieces in SOLIDWORKS but the process is absolutely abysmal for us and repetitive as we have only two CAD Engineers. We are currently...
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    Trailer Structural Strength in Question

    Hello, We have an 8.5x28 trailer with a gullwing door over the fenders. We are seeing problems with the door frame moving when the trailer is loaded and unloaded. We currently weld our trailers on a level table to ensure everything is square but we have been having this issue with multiple...
  6. LeRepeteur

    GVWR: How to calculate

    So the GVWR does not have to do with the structural capabilities of the frame itself? Just simply the axle weight and weight of trailer itself?
  7. LeRepeteur

    GVWR: How to calculate

    Hello All, I'm looking to find the GVWR of a trailer I have. How would I calculate the GVWR of the trailer if I only have the aluminum tubing skeleton of the trailer available for simulation.
  8. LeRepeteur

    PDM Question - FileVault and Save As of Drawings and Assemblies

    I appreciate everyone's insight, I am the first person to go through this companies Design Department and actually standardize it. PDM is something I don't have a great understanding on when it comes to the references and linkage between part/assembly/drawings so it was a first when I came...
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    PDM Question - FileVault and Save As of Drawings and Assemblies

    Designer creates a drawing for a specific model, for example a 8x17 trailer, from there he will save the file under a different name, for ex 8x19. He then will replace the 8x17 model in the new drawing he just saved with the needed 8x19 model but I am afraid that him doing this is causing PDM to...
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    PDM Question - FileVault and Save As of Drawings and Assemblies

    Hello Everyone, I am a Design Engineer for my company that is very small and have been tasked with overseeing our PDM process and management. We have a designer who is doing "Save As" for drawings and then renaming it to the larger size model we are making drawings for. I am worried this is...
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    Trailer Example

    Hello, I am currently working on a design for a Project. I have been tasked with building a trailer, I know the COG and the lengths to the tire/axle from hitch and rear. My problem is finding my axle placement, I don't have a tongue weight and am unable to figure out how to find the proper...
  12. LeRepeteur

    Understanding proper placement of a trailer axle

    BrdigeSmith, that's exactly what I am trying to stop over here. We have some math from a prior employee that used the worst buckling scenario in order to calculate the axle placement. I just don't see why they did it that way as the axle is now placed for when the trailer weighs 6K lb heavier...
  13. LeRepeteur

    Understanding proper placement of a trailer axle

    Hello everyone, General discussion type of question to see what others are thinking, I have noticed that some companies when buying a trailer have multiple axle placements for for the same size trailer, for example a 8.5X26 from one company has a different placement than a 8.5x26 from another...
  14. LeRepeteur

    Castor Wheel Contact Patch

    Thank you 3DDave and IRstuff. I don't have the toolboxes in front of me due to it being a customer request. We are seeing if multiple toolboxes on castors would break through our floor we currently have in a standard version of a trailer we are designing. Wanted to make sure I incorporated the...
  15. LeRepeteur

    Castor Wheel Contact Patch

    Hello again all! Simple question I'm assuming, but I can't seem to get the information I'm looking for via the web so I thought I'd try here. Working on a project where I need to find the contact patch of castor wheels on a Mr. Big Tool Box. There are 8 castor wheels that are 7" x 2" in size...
  16. LeRepeteur

    Winch Problem

    Hello All, I am just trying to understand the FBD of this winch design I am working on. Attached is a pretty rough sketch but overall I am attaching a winch via 4 hex bolts and 4 nuts to a inch thick piece of wood. What would the forces be at the bolts themselves? I know the force direction...
  17. LeRepeteur

    BOM Export with Multiple Configurations /Common Parts

    No I am using the SolidWorks BOM, just trying to get it to where it shows the configurations name instead of QTY. Cheers, LR
  18. LeRepeteur

    BOM Export with Multiple Configurations /Common Parts

    EDIT: I figured out how to get the quantities to show but am having trouble showing the different configurations. See below for example... To be clear, I'm looking for the where it says QTY to say the configuration name or to be more similar to my picture above... Cheers, LR
  19. LeRepeteur

    BOM Export with Multiple Configurations /Common Parts

    Yo, Hope everyone's week is going strong, I just had a question about BOM's. In Solidworks, I have an assembly with around 10 configurations. Most of these configurations contain common and uncommon parts. I was wondering if any one could maybe direct me on how to create a table that contains...
  20. LeRepeteur

    Creating a Sketch from Sheet Metal Design to create a Part Profile

    I used Convert Entities after watching a YouTube video which ended up doing what I needed it to do. I appreciate your help though. I was trying to create it without having to redo the entire piece, so using the Sheet Metal part as a template. Using Convert Entities brought the edges I needed...

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