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CAD publications are a further step for an intelligent CAD part.
...automate the take-over of a construction change, by making it easier for used or worked with parts to be exchanged.
...allow for fast and interactive experimenting and creating through feasibility studies
...make a CAD part more intelligent while reducing costs for construction changes
...produce ca. 5% overtime per created part with eCATALOGsolutions, however reduce the amount of work for the end user by A LOT
The following CAD systems already support the CAD publications, however have a different name for the function:
CAD systems | Publications |
CATIA V5 | Publications: The entire functionality is only given for CATIA V5. |
SolidWorks | linking references |
ProEngineer | components interface |
Inventor | iMates |
Aside from the adjustment of the assemblies in the coordinate system, the positioning of assemblies gains importance, that is to say, every assembly has the benefit that it can be positioned in relation to its environmental construction.
In order to exchange an assembly with a similar one, the same reference element with the same name must be available (see figure).
Only then, can the exchange and the automatic alignment of two geometrically and functionally similar assemblies in the environmental construction and the automatic alignment of the assembly which is dependent on the other assemblies, be possible.
A part can contain several fixture positions (see figure), therefore there are different references offered on the assembly that can be used as needed.
The fixation of the references must make sure that the used references are similar under functionally similar assemblies. Functionally similar assemblies receive the same publications.
Abbreviations, naming conventions (oriented after DIN 32869), and type recognitions for references
It is useful to create all publications of parts of catalogs following a predefined default in order to continually use naming conventions.
The abbreviations (A1, A2, P1, P2, P3……F1, F2,…etc.) are given as default names.
P(x) | Point (for example, fastening flange) |
K(x) | Edge (for example, assembly edge) |
A(x) | Axis (for example, rotation axes, bolt center, pins) |
F(x) | Face (for example, bolt bearing face) |
(x) = running sequence number
You must make sure that for the same "function areas" in the CAD parts, the same publication names be given if anyhow possible.
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Using the
configuration file Detailed information on this is found under Section 5.9.5, “ Name mapping for published elements”.
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