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Question asked by Mohamed Abdel Moniem on Apr 17, 2008
Latest reply on May 8, 2008 by Mohamed Abdel Moniem

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When I run driveworks on one of my models everything works fine except one file \drive works cannot create new part or drawing for this part.
I don't know why. pleas if any one could help it's urgent.

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Mauricio Martinez-Saez Apr 17, 2008 5:58 PM
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Mohamed

Post a compressed file of your assembly so I can see it, maybe there is a way to do it without DriveWorks at all... I believe it is a FAN FRAME assembly made of sheet metal, we do very complex fan assemblies and complete HVAC machines fully parametric and never need DriveWorks.

Do you see the sample file I placed on your post regading the Fan Housing?

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- Mohamed Abdel Moniem @ Mauricio Martinez-Saez on Apr 21, 2008 6:50 PM
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  Do use Excel as your model configuration most of the time?
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  - Mauricio Martinez-Saez @ Mohamed Abdel Moniem on Apr 24, 2008 5:41 AM
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    On small assemblies we use Excel, some times with costum coded VB functions, when the data sets are to big then we use a DT (such as access) which cnatains the data and the "selector" form (or "configurator") which created the especific data set and transfer it to Excel to do the calculations and feed the data into the Design Table data range.
    
    Excel is a very poverfull tool for calculations and functions.
    
    From excel you can even "push" a value into a SolidWorks Dimension even without the need of a design table (all you need is to have the SW file open and run the VB macro as an Excel function.
    
    We think about building a "product configurator" as an Add-In for SolidWorks, but we are afraid that SolidWorks change the structure or code of the applciation and them our tool will not work, so since we believe that solidworks will maintain the link to Excel we use it as a main configurator (on small assemblies) and as a "bridge" on large ones.
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    - Mohamed Abdel Moniem @ Mauricio Martinez-Saez on May 8, 2008 4:26 AM
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      I have modeled a cabinet and i want you to see something in it. could you give your mail to send it to you.
      I also want o take your opinion about somethings related to cabinet modeling on solidworks
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