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Question asked by daafje braafje on May 27, 2009
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I want some parts to adapt to my assembly. How can i do that?
For example: a door that sits in a frame and when you change the size of the frame, the door changes with it.

Can someone explain how this is done or give me a good article on the web on this subject?

Thank you.

Deepak Gupta May 27, 2009 8:22 AM

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Look for Top down or In context modeling. In this you will create the parts within the assembly environment or link the dimensions of the parts.

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Deepak Gupta May 27, 2009 8:22 AM
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Look for Top down or In context modeling. In this you will create the parts within the assembly environment or link the dimensions of the parts.
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- daafje braafje @ Deepak Gupta on May 27, 2009 8:27 AM
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  Thank you, very usefull!
  
  Deepak Gupta wrote:
  
  Look for Top down or In context modeling. In this you will create the parts within the assembly environment or link the dimensions of the parts.
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Dennis Hvam May 27, 2009 8:42 AM
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Hey Daafje,

Normally I use two options when doing Top-down modelling:

1. Create a 3D sketch inside your assembly to control your elements. (Connect your sketch's to the lines of the 3D sketch made in the assembly, extrude sketches to points in the 3D sketch etc.)

See the attached file "Fuld skelet.zip" for that solution its a bit heave, because everyrthing is controlled from a design table. (SolidWorks 2008 sp4.0 version)

2. relate your parts to a "main" frame e.g. the door frame.

See the attached file "Assem110.zip" for that solution. (SolidWorks 2009 sp3.0 version)

There is so much to explain about top-down modeling but I hope that you'll get some info from the exampel files attached.

A good idea is to google "solidworks top down tutorial"

You are always welcome to contact me regarding top-down modeling
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- daafje braafje @ Dennis Hvam on May 27, 2009 12:11 PM
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  Thanks Dennis, cool solution you have there but maybe to complicated for me at this point (I'm an intern ;x) What i do now is just edit the part in the assembly and add equations and mates to the assembly. Although I'm having problems with a pattern equasion. I want solidworks to alway round the numer down so that 3,6 times pattern becomes 3 and not 4, maybe idd better open a new topic for this.
  
  Thanks alot
  
  Dennis Hvam wrote:
  
  Hey Daafje,
  
  Normally I use two options when doing Top-down modelling:
  
  1. Create a 3D sketch inside your assembly to control your elements. (Connect your sketch's to the lines of the 3D sketch made in the assembly, extrude sketches to points in the 3D sketch etc.)
  
  See the attached file "Fuld skelet.zip" for that solution its a bit heave, because everyrthing is controlled from a design table. (SolidWorks 2008 sp4.0 version)
  
  2. relate your parts to a "main" frame e.g. the door frame.
  
  See the attached file "Assem110.zip" for that solution. (SolidWorks 2009 sp3.0 version)
  
  There is so much to explain about top-down modeling but I hope that you'll get some info from the exampel files attached.
  
  A good idea is to google "solidworks top down tutorial"
  
  You are always welcome to contact me regarding top-down modeling
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Dennis Hvam May 28, 2009 4:23 AM
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Hi Daafje,

yeah a good idea to start a new post regarding equations.

I had the same problem, but I think that I fixed it with a -(minus) 0.3. that ofcouse only work for this specific part

Anyway I'll check it out and I hope you make a new post regarding it, and if I find anything I'll post the answer there.
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- daafje braafje @ Dennis Hvam on May 28, 2009 9:21 AM
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  Great idea! I did a minus 0.5 and it works. Also David, thanks for your advice!
  
  I won't be opening a new topic because I think this will be the last post.
  
  Dennis Hvam wrote:
  
  Hi Daafje,
  
  yeah a good idea to start a new post regarding equations.
  
  I had the same problem, but I think that I fixed it with a -(minus) 0.3. that ofcouse only work for this specific part
  
  Anyway I'll check it out and I hope you make a new post regarding it, and if I find anything I'll post the answer there.
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David Paulson May 28, 2009 5:33 AM
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Daafje, Deepak gave you the best advice regarding in context or top down modeling. Thisis just a way, in assembly mode, that you can describe the door to fit the door frame. This is essentially an equation. The dimensions of the door are always a little less than the door frame. The advantage of this approach is that if you change the door frame the door changes automatically.

Equations only apply to the part that you are working on. I have never referenced the dimensions of one part to another part, and I am not sure that it can be easily done. But even if it could be, SolidWorks makes it easy for you by letting you create parts based upon the dimensions of another part. But in ASSEMBLY MODE.....not PART MODE.
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