Hi,
I am a beginner in solidworks.
I have to draw a box with 2 hinges, a lock and a carrying handle.
At the botto there is a example ,it needs still a hinge, a lock anda carrying handle.
Can someone help me? and send the drawing in zip-format?
greets
What problem are you having in doing this assignment?
Can you attach the assembly of what you have completed so far?
Has the instructor given adequate instructions in how to use SolidWorks to complete the assignment?
When you state Student Version, that isn't really useful information. Is it 2012? 2013? 2014?
Now I am drawing the hinges, but the problem is that the hinges don't move and aren't fix on the box.
When I change the hinge to flexible, I got errors.
The assembly in attach.
Torburnu Y wrote:
How can I attach the assembly in zip-format?
Click on "Use advanced editor" at top right of the Reply box to attach files. Be sure to send the assembly and all parts. The simplest way is probably to do a Pack and Go of the assembly (File > Pack and Go) to a zip file.
Some tips for working with hinges...
Make the hinge as a sub assembly. Use multiple configurations, one for fully opened, fully closed, and then a free state so it can move correctly (you could even try to use a limit angle mate to limit how far it opens).
When you insert the hinge sub assembly into fully mate the part of the hinge which is attached to the "body" of your enclosure. You will need to set the hinge sub assembly to flexible. Right click on the assembly in the feature manager tree, go to component properties, and then there should be a radial button to set if it is flexible or rigid, choose flexible. Now the other half of your hinge can move, if it's set to use the free state config. (also in the component properties dialog box, you can choose which state it is in).
Now for the second hinge. Insert a second hinge assembly and fully mate it to the body, again you will need to make this one flexible, and match the same configuration as the first one. The trick is that you can not mate the second half of the second hinge to the cover, you should mate it to the first hinge. Solidworks seems to like to solve the mates this way better than mating both hinges to the cover, I don't know what, but that's just what I have notice.
You could also create a linear pattern of the first hinge, but if I remember correctly the patterned hinges don't update after you move the cover until a rebuild. The way I described will update all the hinges together.
I hope that makes sense.
FYI, in the top level assembly that would have the body, cover, hinges, mounting hardware, handle, lock, ...etc... you could create configurations for open, closed, free, and set the configurations of the hinges in each of the top level configurations to match. It makes it quite easy to switch states then right from in your top level assembly.
...I work with enclosures and thus hinges in this manner on an almost daily basis, and it works for me.
Can you or anyone complete my assembly with hinges?
and send it back in zip-format?
I have to make this task as soon as possible
I will be you very grateful
