Sensors monitor selected properties of parts and assemblies and alert you when values deviate from the limits you specify.
Sensor types include:
- Mass Properties. Monitors properties such as Mass, Volume, and Surface Area.
- Dimension. Monitors dimensions you select.
- Interference Detection. (Available in assemblies only.) Monitors the assembly for interferences between components you select.
- Proximity. (Available in assemblies only.) Monitors the assembly for interferences between a line you define and components you select. For example, use proximity sensors to model laser position detectors.
- Simulation Data. (Available in parts and assemblies, for use in SolidWorks Simulation.) Monitors:
- Simulation data such as stresses, connector forces, and factors of safety on particular regions of the model
- Results from Simulation transient studies (non-linear, dynamic, and drop-test studies)
Sensor types include:
- Mass Properties. Monitors properties such as Mass, Volume, and Surface Area.
- Dimension. Monitors dimensions you select.
- Interference Detection. (Available in assemblies only.) Monitors the assembly for interferences between components you select.
- Proximity. (Available in assemblies only.) Monitors the assembly for interferences between a line you define and components you select. For example, use proximity sensors to model laser position detectors.
- Simulation Data. (Available in parts and assemblies, for use in SolidWorks Simulation.) Monitors:
- Simulation data such as stresses, connector forces, and factors of safety on particular regions of the model
- Results from Simulation transient studies (non-linear, dynamic, and drop-test studies)
Notifications appear at specified intervals to notify you about:
- Sensors that have triggered alerts
- Sensors that are out of date
Example of a notification:
![](../../../../AllArt/art_local/sensor_notification.gif)
Optionally, you can set an alert to notify you immediately when the sensor value deviates from the limits you specify. When a sensor triggers an alert, the sensor is flagged in the FeatureManager design tree.
Sensors and their current values appear in the
Sensors ![](../../../../AllArt/art_otherUI/FM_sensors_folder.gif)
folder in the FeatureManager design tree. Sensors are flagged to indicate the following conditions:
![](../../../../AllArt/art_otherUI/FM_information_blue_dot.gif) |
The sensor is not fully-defined or is out of date. |
![](../../../../AllArt/art_otherUI/FM_exclamation_point.gif) |
The sensor has triggered an alert. |