If the model contains all the proper limits of all the dimensions, is there a way to obtain the weight of the assy at MMC?
I really don't want to go through all these parts and adjust dims to MMC to obtain the that weight.
If this isn't a feature, it should be
Can anyone assist? Thank you!
It was requested by the customer - so we have no choice in whether it makes that big a difference or not. I still have to go in and change all the dims though - which I was trying to avoid. Not lazy; it's just not the best use of my time.
I understand. I sometimes have to make configs for both upper AND lower tolerance limits to do stack-up studies. Not fun.
That would be a good enhancement request to have it automatically make configs based on +/- tolerances in the model.
For all I know it's there and I don't know it!
How often do you need to do this? How many parts in your assembly? The macro at Min/Max Material Models - DASSAULT: SOLIDWORKS 3D Design - Eng-Tips will make 2 configs of the active part at LMC and MMC. You can run that macro on every part, then activate configs in the assembly. This macro has only been around about 11 years... :-D
If you need this often, it could easily be modified to operate on each component of an assembly and then automatically change the referenced config in the assembly.
Hmmmmmm.......I will check this out! That might save my arse. Thank you!
You could always make a configuration with all dims at MMC.
Are your tolerances really that large that it would make a big enough difference to worry about?