Creating Library Features

Phillip MurgJuly 12, 2012

What are Library Features

Pre-defined featuresFeatures can be– Fluid ports– Hole Patterns– Keyways– O-Ring grooves– Retaining ring grooves– Slots

Library Feature Location

Located in the Task Pane under FeaturesInch and Metric locationsSheet Metal features– Cutouts

Adding a Port Feature to the Model

In the Design Library– Select Features

Inch– Fluid Ports

Drag the Feature to the face for placementSelect port sizeSelect locating edgesEdit locating dimensions

Creating Custom Port Features

Base feature– Used for feature creation– Placement plane– Dimension reference

Save As .sldflp– Added folders for feature

parameters

Creating Custom Port Features

Select a face and start a sketch– This geometry is used for

placement of the feature (two lines and a point at intersection)

Create a plane using the lines in the sketch– The plane is used to

create the port sketch

Creating Custom Port Features

Port profile– Rename Dimensions to

port standard callouts– Dimension to the first port

on chart

Creating Custom Port Features

Sketch the port profile– Relate centerline to

positioning sketch point– Rename Dimensions to port

standard callouts– Dimension to the first port on

chart

Create Revolve Cut

Creating Custom Port Features

Select in the Feature Manager– Positioning Sketch– Plane for feature– Revolve Cut for port

Right click and Add to LibraryFeatures in library display green “L”

Creating Custom Port Features

Library folders populate with dimensions from added library selections

Creating Custom Port Features

Move locating dimensions to the Locating Dimensions folder

Creating Custom Port Features

Move internal dimensions to the Internal Dimensions folder– These are dimensions that are

not displayed in the Library Feature entry fields

Save the .sldflp file

Creating Custom Port Features

Create configurations for all the ports

Creating Custom Port Features

Insert a Design Table– Use defaults for table

Creating Custom Port Features

Select dimensions– These are transferred to

the spreadsheet

Creating Custom Port Features

Populate the Table– From the AND10050 port

specification enter the desired information into the table

Creating Custom Port Features

SolidWorks creates the configurations from the Design Table

Test Custom Port Feature

Test Library Feature– Create part– Drag Port Feature part face– Select Port size– Select Edges for location

Note edge selections to reference window– Modify location dimensions– Select OK