XDESIGN CAD SERIES

Originally posted in the SOLIDWORKS Blog. Sketching is just one area where xDesign introduces several new ways to design. However, part of xDesignвЂ™s appeal is in the new and imaginative approaches it takes to improving traditional workflows. Create parametric parts and assemblies using the. SOLIDWORKS xDesign is built on a strong heritage of time-tested parametric modelling foundations from SOLIDWORKS Desktop. The 3D Creator Role is perfect for users looking for a cloud-based Computer Aided Design (CAD) solution. This is an elegant reboot of a decades old CAD capability that works equally well with a mouse, stylus, or even just a finger.ДЄll these features work together to make sketching fast and intuitive and allow for a lot of design creativity. Like its predecessor SOLIDWORKS, SOLIDWORKS xDesign is a CAD platform that gives you the ability to create complex designs but now adds the benefit of. It doesnвЂ™t even matter if theyвЂ™re connected, and xDesign even approximates the radius based on the pointer location. Sketch booleans are one more way xDesign goes beyond a traditional 2D mindset.ДЇilleting corners is a common sketching technique that xDesign handles beautifully. This allows for more complex shapes to be composed without the clutter of multiple overlapping entities. Taking the notion of Sketch Objects one step further, xDesign also provides boolean operations, so users can add, subtract or intersect two or more objects. With xDesign, after sketching one circle, any subsequent circle will show a pink highlight circle that automatically applies an equal relationship with no extra steps, commands, or keystrokes.

This is traditionally accomplished with dimensions or constraints applied after the fact. Sketching circles is nothing new, but many times, design intent calls for equal diameters. ItвЂ™s an elegant process that works beautifully on a desktop or mobile device. One-touch dimensions provides a more gesture-based approach, which means dimensions can be added immediately after an entity is sketch with no extra steps or command swapping. It works for length, distance, angles, radii, and even max/min arc conditions. ItвЂ™s not even necessary to select a commandвЂ“just pick an entity and the dimension is created. xDesign makes this easier than ever with one-touch dimensioning. Typically the next step in parametric sketching is to assign dimensions. Sketch Objects might look familiar to existing SOLIDWORKS Desktop usersвЂ“thatвЂ™s because this feature was added to SOLIDWORKS 2016, but the technology actually originated on the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform. The modular nature of sketch objects make them easy to move, attach and resizeвЂ“similar to the concept of parts in an assembly.ДЄs a side benefit, shaded sketch contours give visual confirmation that helps avoid common sketching errors like overlapping entities or disjointed endpoints. This approach escapes the traditional 2D mentality of lines, arcs and circles.

XDESIGN CAD SERIES

This blog series will explore how SOLIDWORKS xDesign delivers new and delightful ways to tackle common design workflowsвЂ“starting with sketching.ДЄs you sketch a closed shape in xDesign, the contour is shaded. Instead, it takes a fresh approach to traditional design tasks that are both elegant and innovative. xDesign is not just about translating traditional CAD capabilities to the cloud. If you are wanting a more вЂњtraditionalвЂќ looking design (and one that is more manufacturable) then you simply use the results as a guide to create your final design with less material used and a better understanding of how it will stand up under a load condition.XDesign is SOLIDWORKSвЂ™ next generation browser-based design tool built on the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform. This would be practical if you were 3D printing (plastic or metal) the part. the design guidance вЂњsolverвЂќ will work its magic and propose a solution at what the shape of the part should be changed to!ДЄfter you get the result there is an option to automatically вЂњsmoothвЂќ the output and use it as your final design. But, rather than telling you if your part can stand up to the loads by showing stresses, strains, factors of safety, etc. Then you simply use sketches or 3D geometry to define the connection points and force conditions, and select what existing geometry to leave intact as you have it. ItвЂ™s kind of like doing a traditional FEA / Simulation analysis, in that you start out by modeling your part in the shape you think it should be and applying a material to it. If you are familiar with SOLIDWORKS you will easily transition. This tool will intelligently redesign/streamline your part to help you decide the best shape for it based on some simple input. XDesign is a 100 cloud based CAD product that operates and looks very close to SOLIDWORKS.

In this blog article I am going to introduce you to an amazing tool in xDesign, called Design Guidance. It contains the xDesign app for 3D modeling completely in the cloud through a web browser on any device, anywhere. 3D Creator is one of the roles on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.

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