SOLIDWORKS 98PLUS英文文献及翻译Word格式.docx

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Thisarticleprovidesdetailsaboutthemajorenhancementsthatmostofthecompetitionsimplydoesnothave.

AssemblyEnhancements

SmartMate.AssemblymodehasbecomemuchstrongerwithSnap-to-FitSmartMate,whichautomaticallyinfersmatingconditionssopartsmateautomaticallyintheassembly.Inallothersystems,youmustinvokenumerouscommandsandperformmultiplestepstoalignnewpartsinanassembly.WithSolidWorks,yousimplydragapartnearanewpart,andit"

smarts"

toalogicallocation.Dragafeature（edge,vertex,orfaceofanopencomponentpart）intotheactiveassemblywindow.Thegeometryselectedispositionedonthegeometryintheactiveassembly.Asthepartbeingdraggedcomesclosetoaspecificalignment,itsnapsintoposition.Ifthatisnotthedesiredalignment,ataballowsyoutoflipthealignmentuntilthecorrectpositionisfound.Nomatesarecreateduntilthecomponentisdropped,thatis,untilyoureleasethemousebutton.

TotryoutSmartMate,Iplacedaflangeontheendofapieceofpipe.IselectedthefaceoftheflangethatIwantedtomatetothepipeanddraggedittoendofthepipe.Theflangestartedsnappingtodifferentalignments,butitonlystayedintheproperalignmentwhenIreleasedthemousebutton.Thisgavemecompletefingertipcontrolofassemblymatingrequirements.Thecommandisautomaticallyinvokedwheneveryoudragapart.

Fromthebeginning,theSolidWorksapproachwasbasedona3D-centricprocess,whichbasicallymeansafullydetailedmodelisusedasamastermodelforgeneratingdrawings,producingassemblies,andperformingotherdownstreamfunctions.IlikethisbecauseI'

matop-downdesigner.

TheSmartMatefeaturevirtuallyeliminatesonemybiggestcomplaintsaboutsolidmodelersoverthelastfewyears--separateassemblyenvironments.

LightweightComponents

Ifyouhaveeverperformedsimpleoperationsorahugeassembly--orevenjustwantedtoviewone,youknowhowtime-consumingandfrustratingtheprocesscanbe.Hugeassembliescanbeslowbecausetheycontainvoluminousdataabouteverylittlebitofeverylittlepart.TheSolidWorks98PlusLightweightfeaturespeedsupassemblyworkbecauseitallowslargeassembliestobeopened,viewed,andmanipulatedwithoutbringingincompletedataforeverycomponent.Thisreducestheamountofmemoryrequiredandcansavesignificanttime.

YoucanselectcomponentsforLightweightstatusbeforeopeninganassembly.ComponentsmarkedforLightweightstatusaremarkedappropriatelyintheFeatureManagerorwhenthecursorispositionedovertheminthegraphicswindow.

AlthoughyoucannotperformalleditingoperationsonaLightweightcomponent,youcankeepmatesintact,maintainplacement,keeporientation,andmoveandrotatethem.Lightweightcomponentscannotbeedited;

havetheiredges,faces,orverticesselectedormatedto;

bedisplayedinhidden-lineorwireframemode;

havetheirfeaturesshownintheFeatureManager;

haveMassPropertiesorInterferenceDetectiondoneonthem;

orbedisplayedinadrawing.However,componentsareautomaticallyresolved,onanas-neededbasis,fortheuser.

ConfigurationManager

Nowyoucanhavemultipleconfigurationsopensimultaneously.ThismeansIcanhavethesameparts/assembliesopen.Butinoneconfiguration,Icanturnoffsomepartsand,inanother,Icanhavethemturnedon.Or,Icanhavethemovingpartsblueandthestatic（fixed）onesinred.Inanotherconfiguration,Icanhavepurchasedpartsgreenandmachinedpartspurple.Alltheseconfigurationsusetheunderlyingpartsandassemblies.

What'

sthebigdeal?

Well,ifapartchanges,alloftheconfigurationsautomaticallyreflectthischange.NootherWindowsmodelingpackagecandothis.Inaddition,youcandothis"

onthefly"

;

youcantakeyourcurrentconfiguration,makeanewone,andmodifyit.（Thisisasimplestep.）

Inaddition,newwithSolidWorks98Plusistheabilitytocontrolsubassemblyconfigurationswithassemblyconfigurations.Thisprovidesunbelievableflexibility.

TableDesigner

AssemblyDesignTablesextendstheconceptofdesigntablesfrompartstoassemblies.UsedinconjunctionwiththeexistingConfigurationManager,thenewAssemblyDesignTableletsyoudevelopanassemblyentirelyinatableusingexistingpartsorassembliesandcontrolandmanagetheentireassemblyprocess.Youcanbuildanddocumententirefamiliesofassembliesaswellascontrolmatingrelationships,visibility,assemblyfeatures,partgeometry,andpartpropertiesthroughtables.Noothersoftwarepackagehasthiscapability.

ThedesigntableusedinanassemblyresemblestheExcelspreadsheet.ColumnheadersareState,Configuration,Show,Part-number,Never（underbar）ExpandIn（underbar）BOM,User（underbar）Notes,andComment.TheformatofthedesigntableisthesameasinpreviousversionsofSolidWorks.

PartModeling

Oneofthemostinnovativenewfeaturesisadrag-and-dropWebtoolthatletsyoudragfeaturesfromtheWeb.Simpleenough,butthepiecede'

resistanceisthatcapturedgeometryretainsitsdynamicparametric,featurenature（forexample,youcanchangedimensionsandcharacteristics）.Thismaysoundliketheend-allofwhistlesandbellsorunnecessaryfluff,butIassureyouthisisaglimpseofthefuture.Verysoon,librariesofpartsandcomponentswillbeavailableontheInternetfordownloadingtoassemblies.Imagine,ifyouwill,neverhavingtoleaveapurchasedpartoutorneverhavingtomodelpurchasedpartsinordertodepictaccuracyinanassembly.

Therearescoresofothermodelingenhancements.HereareafewIparticularlyliked.TheRadiateSurfacefunctionallowedmetodevelopnonplanarpartinglines,thetypeusedinplasticmolds,sandcastings,diecastings,forgings,andmanyothermold-likeapplications.Idon'

tknowofanotherpackagethatdoesthisinonecommandfunction.

TheShapefunctionallowsonetocreateorganicshapesveryeasilyandintuitively.Theapproachissimilartoapplyingpressureagainstathinmembraneusingatechnologycalleddeformablesurfaces,inwhichasurfaceorfaceischangedbyusingpressurepointsandcurvestomanipulatethesurface.ThisisalittlelikepluckingnodesonNURBSsurfaces,afunctioninmainframesurfacingpackages.Initssimplestform,youplaceaguidecurveabovethesurfaceinquestionaridthenexecutetheShapecommand.JustlikeSilly-Putty,thesurfaceformstoyoucommand.

SurfaceLoftinghasalsobeenimproved.Now,thisfunctionletsyoucreateasolidbetween3Dprofiles,surfaces,andfacesofasolid.AlthoughthisfeatureisnotuniquetoSolidWorks,itisexecutedinauniquelysimpleway.Onedrawbackofprimitiveshapemodelersisthattheycannoteasilydealwithfaces.SomeBooleanmodelershaveintegratedsurfacesthatareconvertiblebackandforthbetweensurfacesandsolids,butthenumberofstepsinvolvedcanbeoverwhelming.SolidWorks98Plushascreatedasimple,efficientwaytohandlethisscenario.

OtherenhancedpartmodelingfunctionsincludeaHoleWizardwithpredefinedtemplates,patterns,mirrorsandlibraryfeatures;

vastlyimprovedadvancedshellfunctions;

extrudeandrevolvetechniques;

aswellasconvexorconcavedomecapability,andintelligentsketchingtoolsthatgraphicallyillustrateandcapturerelationshipsasyousketch.

Detailing

ThetworealpurposesofanymodelistohaveaccurateandcompletegeometryfordownstreamapplicationslikeCAMandtheabilitytoproducehardcopydrawingseasilyandcompletely.ThedetailingfunctionalityofSolidWorks98Plushasallthestandardtools,suchasmulti-sheetsupport（cut-and-pasteviewsbetweensheets）andafullsetofdimensioningtoolsandsymbols.Inaddition,thereisahostofsmallandusefulenhancementstoonumeroustolisthere.Theseincludetheabilitytohavemultipleleaders;

toimportmodeldimensionsintoallviewsofthedrawingatonce;

tovarythecrosshatchingbetweenadjacentcomponentsintheassembly;

tocreateyourowndrawingsymbollibraries;

justifiedtextnotes;

andtheabilitytomovegeometrictoleranceframesattachedtodimensionsoutsidetheleaderlines.

Still,therearethingsIwouldreallyliketoseeinthedetailingarea.Forinstance,automaticallyexplodedassemblydrawings,automaticpartballooning,andtotallyflexiblebills-of-material..Thesethingsexistbutdonotoperateautomatically.Iwouldalsoliketobeabletohavemixeddimensionformats（forexample,fractionsanddecimaldimensions）inthesamedrawing.

Ontheotherhand,howmuchcanasoftwarecompanycramintoonerelease?

Romewasn'

tbuiltinaday.TheSolidWorksmanagementanddevelopmentteamtoldmetheyarealreadyworkingonmanyoftheseissues.WewillundoubtedlyseemanyofthesedetailingenhancementsinSolidWorks99.

SheetMetal

Sheetmetalfeatureshavebeenaddedandenhanced.Theyincludeadrag-and-dropfeaturefunctionfromFeaturePalette（fo