Yakima SolidWorks User Group (YSWUG) Website
Yakima, WA - USA
Summer Meeting 2012 Page
Information and links for the meeting on 
Thursday September 6, 2012

Below are the topics discussed and links to various resources regarding our recent meeting. 

SUMMER MEETING 2012:
We had a great meeting recently with about 16 people in attendance to hear Jeff Abramson discuss “Using the Dimension Expert  in a SolidWorks Drawing”  and Chris Scarlett demonstrate a 3D printer and present on "Configurations, Design Tables and Equations" 


Greg Maas, Jeff Abramson, Brandon Zahn and Charles Swank at our recent meeting.

Below are some links to various sites and resources that were part of our meeting:

Presentation on 3D Printers


Below are links to the YouTube video on the presentation "Configurations, Design Tables and Equations" at the end of this web page.

1. Configurations, Design Tables & Equations, Part 1, An Introduction
2. Configurations, Design Tables & Equations, Part 2, New Configurations
3. Configurations, Design Tables & Eqs, Part-3, Configuration Feature Suppression
4. Configurations, Design Tables & Equations, Part 4, Derived Configurations
5. Configurations, Design Tables & Equations, Part 5, The Design Table
6. Configurations, Design Tables & Equations, Part 6, Excel Automation
7. Configurations, Design Tables & Equations, Part 7, Equations
8. Configurations, Design Tables & Equations, Part 8, More Equations

Below is a link to Jeff Abramson's Power Point Presentaton slides and  link to a demonstration video that he used:

Dimension Expert Power Point Slides
Dimension Expert Video

Below are links to some websites for various companies and events that were discussed at the meeting:

Design2Parts webiste for the Show in Portland October 23 and 24
SigmaNest software contest link, they provide CAD/CAM nesting software and may be sponsors at our next meeting.
The following is a link to SigmaNest's flyer for the $500 Cabela's Gift Card contest.
CAD Sharp, provides training videos for learning the SolidWorks API.
Remember that the Rapid Group and DriveWorks sponsored our recent meeting
 

YouTube videos on the presentation "Configurations, Design Tables and Equations"

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1.  This video provides an introduction to Configurations, Design Tables and Equations on a part representing a simple link.  Back to the top


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2.  This video shows how to create two Configurations on a part representing a simple link.  
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3.  This video demonstrates feature suppression in a Configuration on a part representing a simple link.   Back to the top

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4.  This video demonstrates the creation of a Derived Configuration off of a Configuration on a part representing a simple link.   Back to the top

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5.  This video demonstrates the creation of a Design Table from existing Configurations on a part representing a simple link.  Back to the top

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6. This video demonstrates the automaton features of Excel when driving a Design Table on a part representing a simple link.  Back to the top

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7. This video provides and introduction to Equations that drive some of the features on a part representing a simple link.  Back to the top

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8.  This video provides another example using an Equation to drive a feature on a part representing a simple link.  Back to the top

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