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I want to automate my truss design through driveworksxpress. But I don't know how to put configuration into the rule. Can I automate a master sketch through driveworksxpress?

Question asked by MD Afzalul Karim on Nov 6, 2014
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I make a master sketch for a truss design. It can consists 4,6,8 webs. I want to automate these webs so that when I give command it will create truss with 4 or 6 or 8 webs.But I don't how to make this 4,6 or 8 webs.I create a master sketch which has upper truss and lower truss (equal length).Two truss distance which is width.I made sketch for half of the length in sketch design.Is there any way that I can automate sketch? How to automate with non-linear pattern?

how can I automate web4,web6 and web8?

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Matthew Lawrence Nov 24, 2014 12:27 PM

To Automate the sketch you need to capture the Assembly and capture the dimensions in DriveWorksXpress.

You have a master sketch at the top level that is then being referenced by Parts lower down. This is a form of inconext design, so some things further down might not work. DriveWorksXpress handles one level of incontext design.

You would probably be better off creating the sketch in a Part and controlling it from there. You can then control how many instances there are in DriveWorks through a rule or by entering a value in the form. You should be able to capture the number of instances in a pattern and the distance as well.

I hope this helps.

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Matt

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MD Afzalul Karim @ Matthew Lawrence on Dec 2, 2014 11:52 AM

Hi Matt,

Thanks for your reply. In the master sketch what I did was making the guiding path for web .There is a misunderstanding what I showed in previous post picture. Picture 1 was showing the guided path for 3 webs at left and then mirrored it for making 6; and picture 2 was showing the guided path for 4 webs at left and then mirrored it for making 8.If I made the sketch in part file how can it will guide the master sketch?

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Matthew Lawrence Nov 24, 2014 12:27 PM
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To Automate the sketch you need to capture the Assembly and capture the dimensions in DriveWorksXpress.

You have a master sketch at the top level that is then being referenced by Parts lower down. This is a form of inconext design, so some things further down might not work. DriveWorksXpress handles one level of incontext design.

You would probably be better off creating the sketch in a Part and controlling it from there. You can then control how many instances there are in DriveWorks through a rule or by entering a value in the form. You should be able to capture the number of instances in a pattern and the distance as well.

I hope this helps.

Thanks

Matt
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- MD Afzalul Karim @ Matthew Lawrence on Dec 2, 2014 11:52 AM
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  Hi Matt,
  
  Thanks for your reply. In the master sketch what I did was making the guiding path for web .There is a misunderstanding what I showed in previous post picture. Picture 1 was showing the guided path for 3 webs at left and then mirrored it for making 6; and picture 2 was showing the guided path for 4 webs at left and then mirrored it for making 8.If I made the sketch in part file how can it will guide the master sketch?
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I want to automate my truss design through driveworksxpress. But I don't know how to put configuration into the rule. Can I automate a master sketch through driveworksxpress?

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