Component Library
A component library is an .xml
file that cross-references the components in the from-to
list to the SolidWorks part documents for those components. If you
are not importing data with a from-to list, you do not need a component
library.
To create a component library, do one of the following:
You can also use the Routing Electrical Library
Wizard to help you create, edit, and import electrical cable
and component data.
The component library contains the following fields.
|
Field |
Description |
|
Part number |
A unique value for each component.
The value in this field must match the value in the Part
number field in the from-to list. |
|
Library part name |
The name of the SolidWorks part
for this component, such as db15e.sldprt
or c:\myparts\plug.sldprt. This
can be a relative pathname (relative to the location of the component
library .xml file) or a full pathname. |
|
Configuration name |
The configuration of the SolidWorks part to use for this component. |
|
Description |
A text description of the component. This field is for information only;
the value is not used by the software. |
To create an Excel file for import into a component
library:
Create an Excel file containing the fields listed in the table above.
Keep the following in mind:
The data must start in column A, but does not
need to start in the first row.
Part number
must be the first field, and must be in column A. The order of the remaining
fields is unimportant.
You can use different header names for the fields
in the Excel file and cross-reference the names to the library header
fields when you import the Excel file.
To import an Excel file into a component library:
Click Routing,
Electrical, Import
Component Library.
Set options in the PropertyManager.
Click 
.
The Excel file is imported into a component library (XML file).
To edit an existing
component library:
Click Routing,
Electrical, Open
Component Library.
The Component Library dialog
box appears and displays the most recently accessed library.
In the dialog box:
Click Browse
and select the path to the library file you want to display.
Double-click in any field and type to change
the value in that field.
Click in a SolidWorks
Document field, then type the path or browse to the part document.
When you browse to the part
document, you can also select a configuration.
Click Save
to save the edited values in the existing library, or Save
As to save the edited values in a new file.
Click OK.