2006 Features! SW World General Session - Wednesday

Some highlights taken from:
http://www.swcommunity.com/feature_full.php?id=68100&cpfeatureid=4617


For 2006 the themes are to:

* Become the workhorse of 3D design.
* Go from 3D models to 2D drawings faster and more accurately.
* Capture the hearts and minds of consumer design.

To that end, the team presented four areas of 2006 SolidWorks enhancements:

A. General Enhancements

1. Linked views: multiple screen views scale, scroll, and more all together.
2. Display states: store favorite settings for reuse.
3. COSMOSWorks Analysis Advisor -- a wizard-type tool with tips on
improving design from analysis results.
4. Sketch Blocks: similar to a Windows box select -- everything inside
the box is operated on the same -- then transfer the whole block to a
an assembly.
5. Camera: similar tools and set-up to "lights," but snaps to a view
from the camera's perspective -- use for animation direction, tie to
Animator, save AVIs, and bring to PhotoWorks.
6. Annotation: Text-in-box sizing, shaping, spell-checking, word wrap.
Also generic tables and rows function.
7. Area Fill: Pick a feature, seed with image, fill. Includes full control
of fill parameters, spacing, edges, more.

B. Consumer Product Design
1. 3D Sketcher Enhancements: arcs, circle, rectangular relationships
now supported. 2D plane inside 3D model -- maintain design intent
on change.
Dynamic preview along the way. Easier to manage feature tree.
2. Functional Features: snap holes, mounting blocks -- intelligent
"let SolidWorks do the work" placement.
3. Net Surface.
4. Decals -- complete control, multiple plane and surface control,
size, shape, background -- very "sexy" full layout controls.

C. Machine Design (reuse of previously designed components)
1. Annotation Views: organize dimension annotation on a plane --
leads to cleaner, non "rats-nest" automation of the detail of drawings.
2. Smart Components: Auto sizing of reuse components.
3. Broken views: both horizontal and vertical cut lines to size to fit
to sheet.
4. Loads and Boundaries in COSMOSExpress -- FEA loading wizard.

D. Sheet Metal
1. Multiple Edge Flange.
2. Rip Feature: all features can now be used to define rip and tear.
3. Closed Corner: enhancement allows non-90 degree to each other and
non-90 degree to base plane.
4. Gauge Tables: Table-driven automatic adjust.
5. Drawing Bend/Annotations: Automatic annotation of all bend lines.

On performance -- a demonstration of 2005 vs. 2006: while waiting for
certain components to open in 2005 in a live demo, 2006 completed creation
of a complex drawing, table and annotation -- Wow! minutes saved.

 

I am back - I missed this group as far as keeping up on everything. I have
10 pages of notes to condense into something readable and will let you know
when I have it done.

All in all, I was very pleased to be able to go and came back with several
things that will save us time & money. Certainly well worth the cost of the
trip! Plus, good food, good friends, good time all around, except getting
stuck in Atlanta last night........

WT

 

did you notice that the drawing joe dunn was creating was in light
weight?

 

Here's an article written by and Inventor user. Pretty interesting.
The article breaks down the show on a day by day basis.



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