429 - Solid Edge - Tips and Tricks

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1 4 th Generation VLC courtesy of Edison Solid Edge - Tips and Tricks Craig Ruchti, Solid Edge Field Support, #SEU13

2 Agenda: Solid Edge - Tips and Tricks Who am I? What you will learn Solid Edge capabilities Demonstrations Benefits of this topic How to learn more 4 th Generation VLC courtesy of Edison2 Page 2

3 About: Craig Ruchti Craig Ruchti Solid Edge Field Support Craig Ruchti is a member of the Solid Edge Field Support team. This group creates Solid Edge demos, produces and delivers technical Solid Edge update training and supports Solid Edge pre-sales activities globally. Craig is a graduate of the University of South Florida with a Mechanical Engineering degree. Prior to working with the Field Support team, he worked designing rehabilitation engineering prototypes for various special projects and testing/altering existing designs to increase use and marketability. Page 3

4 What you will learn In this session, we will look at little known Solid Edge shortcuts and highlight underutilized new and old Solid Edge functionality and commands. We will get back to the basics of things that make Solid Edge great! We will look into tips and techniques you need to know to be successful with synchronous modeling. This includes some best practices for specific design challenges and how to tweak the user interface to make you more productive. Don t miss this one! Page 4

5 Do you know how to add other standard templates to the Create section of the Solid Edge start page? Show Me! Page 5

6 Select Edit Create Options and add other templates Clicking Browse will open the templates dialog and you can simply add from the "More" tab Page 6

7 Did you know you can get important system information while in a Solid Edge Part or Assembly file? Show Me! Page 7

8 CTRL + ALT + (double click) MIDDLE MOUSE WHEEL Can be especially important when debugging an issue with hardware or software Page 8

9 Do you know how to place a subassembly using a configuration? Show Me! Page 9

10 RMB click into the white space of the Part Library to invoke the shortcut menu Select "Use Configurations" Don t forget to toggle it off to disable this function Page 10

11 When you drag in a subassembly, a dialog will be presented with the option to select a configuration Also there is the option to activate all parts Page 11

12 Did you know that when your cursor is over the Command Ribbon that you can use the middle mouse scroll wheel to toggle through the tabs? Show Me! Page 12

13 An underutilized feature for using the radial menu is a gesture Combination of a right mouse button "long click" and moving the mouse in a particular direction Can locate any of the 8 commands on the inside ring The select tool in particular is very handy for terminating a command to select a face or part Also remember that radial menu can be customized per environment! Show Me! Page 13

14 The timing can be set in the Solid Edge options > Helpers Minimum drag distance for gesture: = how far you must make the mouse travel to invoke a gesture Show radial menu after: = How long you must hold down the right mouse button before the radial menu shows Tweak the numbers slowly to adjust to your style It DOES take practice to coordinate moving the mouse and holding down and letting off of the right mouse button Page 14 Show Me!

15 Where do I find lists of the default shortcut keys for each Solid Edge environment? Show Me! Page 15

16 Open a Part Customize the Command Ribbon Select the environment Select the keyboard tab Change "Choose commands from:" to "All Keyboard Assignments" Page 16

17 Note that you can print out the keyboard assignments for each environment Page 17

18 Do you know how to make cross-hatching look the same zoomed in as it looks when zoomed to fit? Make the hatch not resize dynamically while zooming in Show Me! Page 18

19 If you set Solid Edge Options > View tab > Display as printed, then it won't change as you zoom in and out Page 19

20 Do you Use a 3D motion controller? If you use a 3D motion controller like a 3D Connexion device or an Astroid, you may wish to return the scroll behavior of the middle mouse wheel to the ST3 behavior. Stop zooming when scrolling even when the cursor is not over the value edit field Only scroll value changes when a dimension is in edit mode Show Me! Page 20

21 Setting is in Solid Edge Options General Tab Page 21

22 PMI dimensions can be resized on the fly Toggle the increase or decrease font icons or use shortcuts: CTRL+Shift+, for decrease CTRL+Shift+. for increase Show Me! Page 22

23 Similarly, the Steering Wheel can be resized as well! Solid Edge Options > View Small Medium Large Show Me! Page 23

24 Holding the Control + selecting a movement option on the steering wheel will automatically copy the synchronous selection Show Me! Page 24

25 Communicate confidence in synchronous technology Must fully understand the benefits Do not be afraid to use the integrated design, mixing synchronous and ordered in the same model. In many cases, it makes a lot of sense to do this. Page 25

26 Understand the technology Rounding edges is often best left as an ordered operation. Eliminates synchronous faces getting consumed by rounds Show Me! Page 26

27 Have you ever been in a Synchronous Part and could not remove rounds? This is a caveat of synchronous technology If a round has consumed an adjacent face on one of the two surfaces being shared by the round, then synchronous technology cannot create a new face that does not exist in the current state of the model The part cannot repair itself attempting to delete (or detach) the round What do I do now? Show Me! Page 27

28 In cases like this you must do some "creative modeling" to add and/or remove material to get the geometry back to the state you need to continue. Page 28

29 Questions?? Page 29

30 Contact Craig Ruchti Solid Edge Field Support Applications Engineer 675 Discover Drive NW Huntsville, AL Phone: +1 (256) Mobile: +1 (813) th Generation VLC courtesy of Edison2 Page 30