can you do this with solid works?

[Attilone]

hi to all, I would like to create a set where some components are inserted in a conditional way, I explain, I have a linear actuator with motor, transmission and user, I already have all the parameterized components what I want now is to be able to insert the type of transmission (belt or gear) depending on the power of the engine, practically I would like to know if you can do somehow:

if power > plim:
insert gear transmission model
else:
insert belt transmission model

I repeat that I have already parameterized them according to the power (and other variables), now I would need to insert the transmission type, create a "parameter" also here I mean.

Thank you.

 

[michele81]

interesting question. I've been trying to figure that out for a while. but I think sw doesn't get to this programmability simply.
cmq you can definitely do it with configurations, although in this way you have to evaluate the se power > of x.
If someone in the forum knows more...

 

[re_solidworks]

I think you should be able to program or use a tool like a configurator.
I see it hard enough for practical purposes because around a transmission there are a lot of elements that make it difficult to adapt to an existing set.
Moreover a belt/chain transmission cannot be treated as an element to itself, but are always a series of elements to be adapted to the axieme. For example, the intersection changes to each insertion. in this case how do you manage your variables?
I think you can do it, but it costs a lot of time and it might not be worth it.

If you use a product configurator (in swx it is included driveworks express) you can give rules on individual elements to achieve a certain result. I don't know.
My work is not so standard as to allow me such an optimization, and I never push parameterization in this direction.

 

[Attilone]

thanks for the answers now I try to take a look at the configurator (never used before), however regarding the sizing of the transmission is also done according to the power to transmit, in the end I have all the various parts sized and therefore also the entirex, at this point I should use this value of the whistle to change the case so as to have that entirex in the final axieme.

if you have other tips I am all ears:-d

 

[Pastorman75]

a road could be insert all components together and "suspend" those that do not interest with "if-then-else" conditional instructions.
I know that from table configurations are psable to suspend some components as well as to change the bond parameters.
I also believe that you can recall configurations.
you could make an excell table and connect it to the file together.
I never tried and I don't know if it would work.
If I have time I make two attempts.
Hi.

Hi.

 

[Vincenzi]

hi, I think I understand that you have two possible configurations (both parameterized with excel?) where the discriminant is the power in play...

if so it is sufficient to bind a file of excel to the global axieme and to pilot the suspension of one of the 2 broadcasts.
on a practical level when you indicate the status of the transmission in the file enter a "if" condition, according to which you will get "suspended" or "resolved" and consequently sw "lights" or "spegne" the transmission that interests you.
If you have equations in the axieme (relative to the various transmissions) I suggest you also fly their suspension otherwise sw generates an error message for those related to suspended components. . .


I hope to have been useful and above all clear. . .