411 - Creating Exploded and Animated Assemblies - Solid Edge ...

4 th Generation VLCcourtesy of Edison2411 - Creating Exploded andAnimated AssembliesSteve Webb, Solid Edge Field Support, Siemens PLM SoftwareUnrestricted © Siemens AG 2013 All rights reserved.#SEU13

Agenda: 411 - Creating Exploded and AnimatedAssembliesWho am I?What you will learnDemonstrations4 th Generation VLCcourtesy of Edison2Unrestricted © Siemens AG 2013 All rights reserved.Page 2Siemens PLM Software

About: Steve WebbSteve WebbSolid Edge Field SupportSiemens PLM SoftwareSteve is an Applications Engineer in the Solid Edge Field Support group. He hasover 25 years of experience in Mechanical Design Engineering and MechanicalCAD. He has held roles as an Application Engineer and Educator at SiemensPLM Software, PTC, Saratech Inc and Moderntech SI. Before moving into theCAD Industry, Steve applied his CAD knowledge in industries including hydraulicgear pumps, high speed packaging equipment, and textile equipment. He holdsa two year drafting certification from the Williamston Career and TechnologyCenter.Unrestricted © Siemens AG 2013 All rights reserved.Page 3Siemens PLM Software

What you will learnIn this session we will take a deep drive into the two different ways a user cancreate an exploded assembly and which method is the correct way for the outputthat is needed. The Solid Edge Explode Rendering Animate (ERA) environmenthas many tools to allow you to create the perfect explosion of your designs, andall of these tools will be covered. Once the exploded model has been created,we’ll then cover how to animate it. If you need to create exploded drawings, orshow how your designs are assembled or dissembled, this is a must attendsession.Unrestricted © Siemens AG 2013 All rights reserved.Page 4Siemens PLM Software

ExplodeDid you know - That in Solid Edge there’s two differentways to use exploded assemblies? Not just meaning Explode andAuto-Explode.• Animations• Saving video of assembly components moving in 3D.• Drawings• Make detailed 2D ISO drawing views for draft files.Unrestricted © Siemens AG 2013 All rights reserved.Page 5Siemens PLM Software

Animations – Auto Explode vs. ExplodeAuto Explode• Auto Explode uses these assembly relationships to explodeassemblies and subassemblies.• Mate• Axial Align• Any parts that have a Ground relation can not be Auto Exploded.• If working with In Context built parts, Auto Explode will notexplode those parts because they are grounded when located.Unrestricted © Siemens AG 2013 All rights reserved.Page 6Siemens PLM Software

Animations – Auto Explode vs. Explode• Auto Explode has a option to Bind all Subassemblies meaning ifa subassembly is in a top-level assembly treat the sub as asingle unit.• Turning off the Binding option will explode the subassembly.Demo-1Unrestricted © Siemens AG 2013 All rights reserved.Page 7Siemens PLM Software

Animations – Explode PathFinder• Explode PathFinder allows the user to change the exploitationvalues for the entire Group or each Event in the assembly.• Can select Groups, Events, parts andsubassemblies from the PathFinder tochange the explosion distance.• Can select from the graphics window tochange the explosion distance.Demo-2Unrestricted © Siemens AG 2013 All rights reserved.Page 8Siemens PLM Software

Animations – Auto Explode vs. ExplodeExplode• More control than Auto Explode.• Grounded parts can be exploded with the Explode command.• Explode in different direction from Mate and Axial Align whenother relationships are used.• Explode can be used to edit explosions created with the AutoExplode command.Demo-3Unrestricted © Siemens AG 2013 All rights reserved.Page 9Siemens PLM Software

Drawings – Auto Explode,Explode, Drag ComponentDrawing view explosions are used to create precision 2D drawingviews. When creating drawing view explosions of assemblies, usercan use the Explode or Auto-Explode to create a starting point forthe drawing view.Top finalize the explode the following tools can be used:• Drop – will remove all the events placed by the Explode or Auto-Explode commands.• Drag Component – create the precision moves to display thecorrect location of the parts.• Flow Lines – simulate the direction of the parts.Demo-4Unrestricted © Siemens AG 2013 All rights reserved.Page 10Siemens PLM Software

Explode – Flow Lines• This command allows the user to drawflow lines for Draft and Drawingdocumentation purposes.• These annotation flow lines are for display and drawing view useonly and are not in any way associated with explode events• The auto and manual explode commands create events usedin animationUnrestricted © Siemens AG 2013 All rights reserved.Page 11Siemens PLM Software

Explode – Flow Line Enhancements• These flow lines are driven by the location and connection points to thecomponents and update as the components are moved• The Flow Line commands are disabled until an explosion has occurred or acomponent is movedUnrestricted © Siemens AG 2013 All rights reserved.Page 12Siemens PLM Software

Explode – Flow Line Enhancements• The idea behind the flow line command is to provide an easy to use tool toassist the user in manually creating the flow lines they want for draft anddrawing documentation purposes.• A typical workflow to using this tool is to first create an exploded view usingeither the auto or manual method or drag component.• When this is done, Solid Edge creates“Explosion Events” in Explode PathFinderDemo-5Unrestricted © Siemens AG 2013 All rights reserved.Page 13Siemens PLM Software

4 th Generation VLCcourtesy of Edison2Thank YouSteve Webb, Solid Edge Field Support, Siemens PLM SoftwareUnrestricted © Siemens AG 2013 All rights reserved.#SEU13