To use DriveWorksXpress, you first add a SOLIDWORKS model to the DriveWorksXpress database and then identify the parameters to control when generating variations.
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Click .
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In the DriveWorksXpress Task Pane, on the
Welcome
page, click Add/Edit Projects
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Click Use Open Model or select from the
Edit list of models already in DriveWorksXpress and
click Open.
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On the Captured Assembly Structure
tab, select the parts to capture and click Capture
if it is not already selected.
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On the Captured Models
tab, double-click a part in the DriveWorksXpress tree to open the part.
You capture dimensions and features in the part rather than in the
assembly.
- Select the Dimensions and Features
tab.
- Double-click a feature in the SOLIDWORKS FeatureManager design tree.
The dimensions appear in the graphics area.
- Double-click a dimension.
On the
Dimensions and Features
tab, the name of the selected item appears in
Address.
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Type text in Name and
click Add.
The dimension and name appear under the
Dimensions
folder on the
Dimensions and Features tab.
- Repeat these steps to capture additional dimensions and features from this part or others.