978-1-58503-410-9 -- The Fundamentals of SolidWorks 2007

Quick StartCreateCopyrighteda New AssemblyAn assembly is a document that contains two or more parts. An assembly insertedinto another assembly is called a sub-assembly. A part or sub-assembly inserted into anMaterialassembly is called a component. Create the Gear assembly consisting of the followingcomponents: Standoff2 and Gear28.Establishing the correct component relationship in an assembly requiresforethought on component interaction. Mates are geometric relations that align and fitcomponents in an assembly. Mates remove degrees of freedom from a component. Matesreflect the physical behavior of a component in an assembly. The components in the Gearassembly utilize Standard Mate types only.CopyrightedSolidWorks Help Topics list the rules governing Mate Type valid geometry.Tutorial: New Assembly - Gear 1-3Create a New assembly named Gear. First open the Standoff2 part.Material1. Click Open from the Standard toolbar. Double-click the Standoff2 part from theVEXplorer Models folder. You copied this folder from the CD-ROM in the book.Create a New assembly.2. Click New from the Standard toolbar.3. Double-click the Assembly icon from the NewSolidWorks Document dialog box. The InsertComponentCopyrightedPropertyManager is displayed.PropertyManager is displayedwhen the Start commandMaterialwhenThe Insert Componentcreating new assembly option boxis checked.Insert the Standoff2 part.4. Click View; check Originsfrom the Main menu.5. Click Standoff2 from thePart/Assembly to Insert box.Copyrighted6. Click the Origin in theGraphics window. Assem1 isdisplayed in theFeatureManager and is fixedMaterialto the Origin, (f).Page 1 - 17