SolidWorks 2010 Bible

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Contents

Organizing groups of purchased components .........................................................453

Depicting an assembly process ................................................................................454

Item numbering ............................................................................................455

Individual steps .............................................................................................455

Patterning considerations ........................................................................................455

Using Folders ....................................................................................................................455

Creating folders in the FeatureManager ...................................................................456

Add To New Folder tool ................................................................................456

Create new folder ..........................................................................................456

Adding items to existing folders ..............................................................................456

Reordering items in the tree ....................................................................................456

Working with Tree Display Options .................................................................................457

Showing feature names and descriptions .................................................................458

Showing component and config names and descriptions .........................................458

Using names other than the part filename in the assembly FeatureManager ............458

Using Component Reference per Instance ...............................................................460

Viewing features, mates, and dependencies .............................................................461

Using Assembly Tools .......................................................................................................462

Using Sensors ..........................................................................................................462

Using the AssemblyXpert ........................................................................................463

Tutorial: Arranging Assemblies .........................................................................................464

Tutorial: Managing the FeatureManager ............................................................................467

Summary ..........................................................................................................................468

Chapter 13: Getting More from Mates  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469

Applying Mates .................................................................................................................470

Mating through the Mate PropertyManager .............................................................470

Mate workflow ..............................................................................................471

View and model positioning ..........................................................................471

Select Other ...................................................................................................472

Multiple Mate mode ......................................................................................473

Taking advantage of SmartMates .............................................................................473

Alt+dragging a SmartMate .............................................................................473

Drag between windows .................................................................................476

Mate references ..............................................................................................476

Mating with macros .................................................................................................476

Mating for Motion .............................................................................................................476

Analyzing degree-of-freedom ..................................................................................477

Setting up successful motion ...................................................................................478

Working with Advanced and Mechanical Mate Types .......................................................480

Symmetric mate ......................................................................................................480

Cam mate ................................................................................................................481

Width mate .............................................................................................................482