Chapter9

AdvancedAssembly
ModelingTechniques
 Chapter9Objectives
After completing this chapter, you
will be able to perform the
following:
Createdesignviewrepresentations
Createflexibleassemblies
Createpositionalrepresentations
Createoverlaydrawingviews
Improveassemblycapacityandperformance
Detectcontactinassemblies
Mirroranassembly
 Chapter9ObjectivesContinued
After completing this chapter, you
will be able to perform the
following:
Copyanassembly
Createassemblyworkfeatures
Createassemblyfeatures
Workwith2Dcomponentsinassemblies
LocatetoolsrelatedtotheContentCenterand
DesignAccelerator
 DesignViewRepresentations
Saveconfigurationsthatshowtheassembly
indifferentstates,storesthefollowing
Componentvisibility(visibleornotvisible)
Componentselectionstatus(enabledornot
enabled)
Colorsettingsandstylecharacteristics
appliedintheassembly
Zoommagnification
Viewingangle
 DesignViewRepresentations
CreateNewDesignViewRepresentation
MakeActive
Rename
Lock
Publicvs.PrivateDesignViews
 DesignViewRepresentations
NewDesignViewRepresentation
MakeActivecheckmark
Lockviewchangesarenotreflectedin
lockedDesignViewRepresentation
DesignViewRepresentations
SetDesignViewwhenplacingan
assemblyfile
Optionsbutton
SelectDesignView
 PrivateDesignView
Representations
SameasaPublicDesignView
RepresentationbutscreatesanIDVfile
Shouldaccompanyassemblyfile
 DrawingsFromDesignView
Representations
SelectRepresentationfromlist
AssociativeYes/No
 FlexibleAssemblies
SetFlexiblepropertytoasubassemblytoallow
movementindependentfromotheroccurrencesofthe
subassembly
 FlexibleAssemblies
Rightclickonthesubassemblyinbrowseror
graphicswindowandclickFlexiblefromthemenu.
 PositionalRepresentations
Createamotionstudyofanassembly
model
Basedonpositionalrepresentation
 PositionalRepresentations
OverrideSettingsforanassembly
constraint
Rename
Override
 PositionalRepresentations
OverrideSettingsforanassembly
constraint
Suppression
Value
 PositionalRepresentations
EditPositionalRepresentation
PanelBar
Spreadsheet
 PositionalRepresentations
CreateBaseViewsbasedonPositional
Representation
 DesignViewRepresentations
LevelofDetail
CopytoLevelofDetail
Improveperformance
 CreatingOverlayViews
Overlayviewsdocumentpositional
representationsofanassemblyinasingle
view.
 Exercise91
PositionalRepresentations
 CapacityandPerformance
Improvetheperformancewhencreating
drawingfiles.Effectthepreviewofthe
viewandincreaseperformancebyreducing
whatisdisplayedpriortoviewcreation
ApplicationOptions>Drawingtab
ShowPreviewAs
AllComponents,Partial,andBoundingBox
SectionViewPreviewasUncut
MemorySavingMode
 CapacityandPerformance
Improvetheperformancewhencreatingdrawing
files.Effectthepreviewoftheviewandincrease
performancebyreducingwhatisdisplayedprior
toviewcreation
ApplicationOptions>Drawingtab
UseBitmapforShadedViews
AlwaysorOfflineOnly
ImageFidelity
MemorySavingMode
PreviewOption
 CapacityMeter
Capacitymetershows
Numberoftheleftdisplaysthenumberof
occurrencesintheactivefile
Numberontherightdisplaysthenumberoffilesin
thesession.
Amemorygraphormeterdisplaystheamountsof
systemRAMandamountofRAMthatisfree
OptionsRightclickatoolbar,selectCustomize
andthenselecttheToolbarstab
 LevelsofDetailRepresentations
Improvecapacityand
performanceinmodeling
anddrawing
environments
Suppresscomponents
Rightclickoncomponent
Browser
GraphicsWindow
 LevelsofDetailRepresentations
Inassemblyfile
ExpandRepresentations
folder
SelectrequiredLevelof
Detail
Openexistingassembly
ClickOptions
SelectrequiredLevelof
Detail
 LevelsofDetailRepresentations
Creatingadrawingviewofanassembly
selectaLevelofDetailRepresentationto
beusedfromthedrawingviewdialog
box.
 ContactDetectionSolver
Determineshowassembledcomponents
behavewhenamechanicalmotionis
applied
DocumentSettingsActivateContact
Solver
 ContactDetectionSolver
Addcomponentstoset
Browser
GraphicsWindow
Underconstrainedcomponents
 ContactDetectionSolver
Drivenconstraint
Contactwilldriveunderconstrained
componentsthatareintheContactSet
 MirroringComponentsinan
Assembly
Mirrorassemblycomponentsoranentire
assemblyinthecurrentdesignfile
InanassemblyclicktheMirror
Componentstool
 MirroringComponentsinan
Assembly
Selectaplanetomirrorcomponents
about
 MirroringComponentsinan
Assembly
Selectcomponentstomirrorand
selectoperationforeachcomponent
 MirroringComponentsinan
Assembly
Moreareaofthedialogbox
ReuseStandardContentandFactoryParts
PreviewComponents
Mirrored
Reuse
StandardContent
 MirroringComponentsinan
Assembly
FileNames
Prefix
Suffix
NamingScheme
 CopyingComponentsinan
Assembly
Copyassemblycomponentsoranentire
assemblyinthecurrentdesignfile
CopyComponentstool
Selectcomponentsingraphicsscreenor
Browser
 CopyingComponentsinan
Assembly
Selectcomponentstocopyandselect
operationforeachcomponent
 CopyingComponentsinan
Assembly
FileNames
NamingScheme
Prefix
Suffix
 Exercise92
MirroringAssemblyComponents
 AssemblyWorkFeatures
Createworkplanesandaxesbetween
partsinanassemblybyselectingedges
orpointsonparts.
Theseworkfeaturesremaintiedtoeach
associatedpartandadjustaccordinglyas
theassemblyismodified
 AssemblyFeatures
Assemblyfeaturesarefeaturesthatare
definedinanassembly
Onlyaffectapartwhenthepartis
viewedinthecontextoftheassembly
Assemblyfeaturesonlyremovematerial
 AssemblySketched
Inanassemblysketchonaparts:
Face
Apartsworkplane
Anassemblyworkplane
 AssemblyFeatureTools
Assembly
featuresexist
onlyatthe
assemblylevel
Theydonot
affectthe
individualpart
files
 AssemblyFeature
RemovingandAddingParticipants
 Exercise93
CreatingAssemblyFeatures
 2DDesignLayout
Functionbeforeform
Createanewpart
Sketch2Dgeometry
Addassemblyconstraints
 Exercise94
Creatinga2DDesignLayout
 ContentCenter
Libraryofstandardcomponents
Placecomponentswhileinanassembly
 ContentCenter
PublishfeaturetoContentCenter
PublishcomponentstoContentCenter
 DesignAccelerator
Createcomplexpartsand
featuresbasedon
engineeringdatasuchas
ratio,torque,power,and
materialproperties.
TheDesignAccelerator
consistsof:
Componentgenerators
Mechanicalcalculators
EngineersHandbook
 ApplyingYourSkills
SkillExercise91