#SEU12 - 501 taking solid edge assembly design to the next level advanced topics - art patrick

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This session will present some of the more advanced concepts and workflows for Solid Edge Assembly. Items to be discussed are Assembly Mirror capabilities new in ST5, Assembly Structure reuse workflows, new Assembly File Open functionality, and Piping and Frame Enhancements.

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Solid Edge Advanced Assembly Design

Art Patrick

Solid Edge Planning

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Art Patrick

Product Manager - Solid Edge Assembly

Areas of Experience:

Assembly, Weldments, Surfacing, Part, Sheet Metal, Draft, Sketch, PMI, Standard Parts and Licensing

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Agenda

Assembly File Open/Place Part Modes

Insert Assembly Copy

Mirror Assembly

Publish Terrain Models

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Assembly File Open/Place Part

Global Options/File Open Settings

Applied during place part

Used whenever ASM is opened

Small/Medium/Large Definitions

Automatic Mode

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Insert Assembly Copy

Allows reuse of assembly structure

Component position defined in the parent ASM

Supports Frames/Pipes/Tubes

Basis for:

Mirror Assembly

Multi-body publish

Assembly Process States

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Insert Assembly Default Mode

Occurrence Include/Exclude

Coordinate System Option

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Insert Assembly Mirror Mode

Mirrors the input Assembly

Creates multiple files as needed

Examines geometry to determine mirror operation

Occurrence Exclude/Mirror/Rotate

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Mirror Assembly

Fully Associative

Mirror in place (New feature)

Mirror entire Assembly (Like Insert Part

Copy)

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Publish Terrain Models

Uses Virtual Component Workflow

STL Part File as input

Cookie cutters terrain facets and creates Solids

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Demonstration

Let’s take a look

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Advanced Assembly

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