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See Add Design-Set
Use Design-Sets to edit a number of dimensions and parameters in one place - the Design-Set.
Add to a Design-Set those dimensions and parameters that you believe to be important to the outcome of a design-objective.
You can add more than one Design-Set to the model.
Question:
Why use a Design-Set?
Answers: Three(3) good reasons:
A.Frequently, you will edit many times the same dimensions and parameters to improve a design objective. With a Design-Set, you can edit them in one dialog, rather than open different dialogs many times.
B.If you need to open the model after a period of time, the Design-Set will remind you of which dimensions and parameters are important to your design.
C.You can give your model to a different engineer, and tell him to ONLY edit the dimensions and parameters in the Design-Set.
IMPORTANT
After you add a dimension to a Design-Set, you CAN ONLY use the Design-Set to edit that dimension. To edit a dimension in the Part-Editor again, you must delete the dimension from the Design-Set. A dimension that is in the Design-Set is gray in the Part-Editor - to indicate you cannot edit it. |
Top-Tip:
1.Rename each Dimension to a function-name, to help you recognize it in the Design-Set. Rename each Design-Set to remind of its design-objective. 2.You cannot edit dimensions and parameters in the normal way when they are in the Design-Set. Thus, why not add dimension and parameters that you want to protect in the model - and rename it Do NOT edit, as a warning. |
Edit the Design-Set FB
The Design-Set dialog-box is now open. |
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![]() Design-Set - LOCKED ![]() Design-Set - UNLOCKED |
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When you open the Design-Set dialog-box, the toolbar is locked. It is NOT active. The Design-Set toolbar icons - when active -are:
To enable the Design-Set toolbar icons
The icons and the Design-Set in the toolbar become colorized and active. |
![]() Design-Set - 2 Element Rows |
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To add Element-Rows
The active Element-Row.
To delete an Element-Row
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Maximum and Minimum 'Hard-Limits' It is frequently useful to set maximum and minimum limits for each dimension or parameter in the Design-Set. ![]() |
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To set the Maximum and Minimum limits:
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To replace a Dimension or Parameter in an Element-Row with a different Dimension or Parameter.
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Select the Element-Type:
If the Element-Type has only one(1) Parameter
If the Element-Type has two(2) or more Parameters:
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Available Element-Types and their Parameters
When you click a Linear Motion FB, you add: •Linear Motion as the Element Name •OutputStart_Units as the parameter. OutputStart_Units ≡ Start-Angle parameter in the Linear-Motion dialog-box. |
When you click a Motion-Dimension FB, you add: Mot-Dim Rocker (or Slider) as the Element Name BaseUnits as the parameter BaseUnits ≡ Base-Value in the Motion-Dimension dialog-box. |
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![]() Do not select Phase1 or Phase2 for the Design-Set. |
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![]() | CAD-Line |
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![]() | Pulley |
When you click a Pulley, you add •Path Joint as the Element Name •Tooth-Count as the parameter. Tooth-count ≡ number of Pulley teeth parameter in the Pulley dialog-box. |