Alibre Design User Guide

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9.2.1 Editing Sketches and Features ................................................. 246 9.2.2 Suppressing Features in Parts .................................................. 246 9.2.3 Reordering Features ................................................................. 247 9.2.4 Rolling Back Features ............................................................... 248 9.9.1 Setting Up Excel to Drive Designs ............................................ 261 9.9.2 Driving Designs by Spreadsheet ............................................... 263 9.9.3 Modifying Spreadsheet Driven Parameters ............................... 265 9.9.4 Re-linking a Spreadsheet to a Part ........................................... 267 9.10.1 PDF File Creation ...................................................................... 270 9.10.2 Continuing with an Existing PDF ............................................... 276 9.10.3 PDF Publishing Templates ........................................................ 276 9.10.4 Viewing Published PDF Files .................................................... 279 9.10.5 Improving the Quality of Published PDF Files ........................... 280 9.10.6 Publishing a Model to HTML ..................................................... 280 9.10.7 Printing 3D Models .................................................................... 281 9.10.8 Annotations ............................................................................... 281 9.10.9 Troubleshooting Failed Features............................................... 281 9.10.10 Viewing Constituents ............................................................... 282 9.10.11 Display Optimization ................................................................ 282 10.1.1 Lock properties represented in the Design Explorer ................. 287 10.1.2 Editing Properties of Configurations .......................................... 287 10.1.3 Regeneration of Design Configurations .................................... 289 10.2.1 Helpful Notes on Design Configurations in Parts ...................... 293
10.3.1 Inserting Configurations of Parts or Subassemblies .................. 298 10.3.2 Missing Design Configurations .................................................. 301 10.3.3 Configurations in Assembly Patterns ........................................ 302 10.3.4 Helpful Notes on Design Configurations in Assemblies ............ 305 11.3.1 Opening a New Assembly and Inserting Existing Parts ............ 315 11.3.2 Anchored Parts ......................................................................... 316 11.3.3 Inserting an Existing Design Into an Open Assembly ................ 316 11.3.4 Selecting Parts in the Assembly ................................................ 317 11.3.5 Part Display Options ................................................................. 318 11.3.6 Inserting a Duplicate Design Into an Open Assembly ............... 319 11.3.7 Inserting a Pattern of Parts in an Assembly .............................. 319 11.3.8 Moving and Rotating Parts Freely ............................................. 322 11.3.9 Moving and Rotating Parts Precisely ........................................ 324 11.3.10 Moving Parts to Simulate Assembly Physical Motion .............. 325 11.3.11 Hiding a Part ............................................................................ 326 11.3.12 Suppressing a Part .................................................................. 326 11.3.13 Applying Color Properties to a Part.......................................... 327 11.3.14 Checking Measurements ......................................................... 327 11.3.15 Viewing Part Reference Geometry .......................................... 328 11.4.1 Assembly Constraint Types ...................................................... 328 11.4.2 Inserting Assembly Constraints - Quick Constraint Mode ......... 329 11.4.3 Inserting Assembly Constraints - Manual Method ..................... 334 11.4.4 Inter-Design Constraints ........................................................... 335 11.4.5 Managing Assembly Constraints ............................................... 335 11.4.6 Failed Assembly Constraints ..................................................... 337 11.7.1 Inserting an Exploded View Using Auto Explode Mode ............ 342 11.7.2 Inserting an Exploded View Using Manual Explode .................. 344 11.7.3 Viewing and/or Editing an Exploded View ................................. 346 11.7.4 Exploded View Steps ................................................................ 347 11.10.1 Creating a New Part within an Assembly ................................. 349
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4.6.5 Offsetting Figures �
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4.6.7 Patterning Sketch Figures �
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4.6.8 Moving and Rotating Sketch Fi
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4.7 Sketch Dimensions 4.7.1 Dimensi
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4.7.2 Real Time Dimensioning �
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4.7.4 Auto Dimensioning a Sketch
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4.7.5 Working with Sketch Dimension
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4.8.2 Manually Applying Sketch Cons
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4.8.5 Sketch Status and Degrees of
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4.8.6 Sketch Constraint Settings
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4.9.1 Grid and Snap �
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4.9.2 Snapping to the Working Plane
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4.9.9 Checking Sketches for Errors
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4.9.11 Copying and Pasting Sketch F
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5.4 Reference Surfaces 5.4.1 Insert
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5.4.3 Thickening Reference Surfaces
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5.5.2 Hiding Reference Geometry Gro
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3D Sketching 6.1 3D Sketching Inter
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6.9 Working with Existing 3D Sketch
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Feature Creation 7.1 Part Modeling
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7.2 Feature Terminology 7.2.1 Featu
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7.14.1 Saving Catalog Features �
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7.16.1 Design Boolean Editor Enviro
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7.16.3 Design Boolean Feature Editi
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7.17.3 Push Pull Pocket or Boss
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7.17.6 Tips for Successful Direct E
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7.19 Managing Features in the Desig
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8.2 Sheet Metal Part Parameters
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8.6.1 Sheet Metal Changes for Versi
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8.8 Dimple � 8.9 Cut �
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8.11 Holes 8.12 Unbend and Rebend
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Working with Parts 9.1 Design Explo
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9.2.3 Reordering Features �
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10.1.1 Lock properties represented
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10.1.3 Regeneration of Design Confi
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10.2.1 Helpful Notes on Design Conf
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10.3.1 Inserting Configurations of
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10.3.2 Missing Design Configuration
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10.3.4 Helpful Notes on Design Conf
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10.5 Configurations in a BOM �
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10.6 Configurations and the Equatio
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11.2 Assembly Design Interface �
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11.3.2 Anchored Parts � 11.3.3 In
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11.3.15 Viewing Part Reference Geom
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11.4.3 Inserting Assembly Constrain
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11.6 Checking for Interferences �
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11.7.3 Viewing and/or Editing an Ex
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11.8 Deleting an Exploded View �
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11.10.2 Editing a Part in an Assemb
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12.1.3 Selecting the Model �
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12.1.5 Inserting Additional Standar
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12.2.15 Adding Sheets �
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12.2.19 Inserting Images in a Drawi
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12.3.1 Placing Additional Dimension
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12.3.3 Placing Ordinate Dimensions
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12.5.2 Customizing an Existing Temp
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12.5.4 Saving and Using a Custom Te
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12.5.6 Managing Design Property Val
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12.6.1 Note �
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12.6.3 Datum Targets �
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Bills of Material 13.1 Specifying B
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13.2.2 Custom BOM Templates �
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13.3.10 Adding Callout Balloons �
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13.4.9 Customizing Header and Data
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13.4.13 Updating the Table
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Opening and Saving 14.1 Opening Fil
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15.2 Exporting Data 15.2.1 Supporte
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15.3 Special Options for IGES and S
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16.1 An Overview of Simulation �
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16.3.3 Motion Explorer Groups
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16.3.5 Playback Deck
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16.5 Forces and Torques in Simulati
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16.7.3 Generating X-Y Plots from Si
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Alibre Vault, by M-Files 17.1 Criti
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17.6.2 Views
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17.8 Copying Items 17.9 Permissions
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17.10 Setting Up Notifications 17.1
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17.11.3 Version Label Creation �
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17.12 Relationships
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