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want to knows the driving and driven parts 3

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kaligous

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hi all ...anyone whos know can help me to explain about the driving and driven in the solidworks parts course i'm quite confiuse about it. im the new user for the solidworks software...im very interesting to learn more about the solidworks..because im studying CAE program.

thanks!!!
 
A Driven Part has external references to the Driving Part. When you change features of the Driven Part that are associated with the Driven Part, the Driven Part will also update.

For a real world example, take a rubber band and place it around your 4 fingers. Consider your hand to be the Driving Part, and the rubber band to be the Driven Part. As you spread your fingers apart, the rubber band changes shape, it is being "driven" by the distance between your fingers.

I hope that helps.

Ray Reynolds
"Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons."
Popular Mechanics, forecasting the relentless march of science, 1949
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Myself said:
A Driven Part has external references to the Driving Part. When you change features of the Driven Part that are associated with the Driven Part, the Driven Part will also update.

That should have been:
"A Driven Part has external references to the Driving Part. When you change features of the [red]Driving[/red] Part that are associated with the Driven Part, the Driven Part will also update."

Sorry if that confused anyone further.

Ray Reynolds
"Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons."
Popular Mechanics, forecasting the relentless march of science, 1949
Have you read faq731-376 to make the best use of Eng-Tips Forums?
 
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