Please take a moment to check out two new SolidPractices guides for SOLIDWORKS + 3DEXPERIENCE. These valuable resources are designed to assist SOLIDWORKS users who are adopting the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
Managing Deformed Variations of a Design
Many products contain flexible components. Flexible components deform from their original manufactured shape when placed into a product during assembly. Common examples of flexible components include O-rings, Springs, Hoses, and Cables.
This SolidPractices guide covers the specific set of capabilities in the 3DEXPERIENCE platform that enable users to define a component as deformable, and then easily keep track of which products/designs the deformed variation is used in. Adopting these capabilities will ensure design teams and other departments within a business will gain full value from adopting the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
Managing Multiple Material Finishes
When adopting the 3DEXPERIENCE platform for managing the design to manufacturing process, modelling techniques that worked well with Windows file management are not necessarily the best techniques that will enable a business to take full advantage of the breadth of the 3DEXPERIENCE platform capabilities.
This SolidPractices guide explains how to transition from using a configuration-based approach for capturing material finish information related to a design, to choosing the right approach that will meet the needs of not just a design team, but also consider the needs of other departments within a company.
