Learning DriveWorksXpress

54mBeginner2021-08-18

Authors

Ryan Krawchuk

Design engineer with 10+ years of professional experience

Course details

Do you want to use the popular free DriveWorksXpress SOLIDWORKS add-on? In this course, design engineer Ryan Krawchuk shows you how to create user interfaces for customizing the parameters of your models, so that you can easily generate new versions without the usual complexity. Ryan introduces you to the DriveWorksXpress interface and walks you through creating new projects and capturing several different types of SOLIDWORKS files. He explains how to use the DriveWorksXpress form to create text boxes, spin buttons, drop-down boxes, and more. Ryan covers rules for SOLIDWORKS part dimensions and features, then concludes with clear instructions on how to run a test generation to see if your project is working correctly.

Skills covered

DriveWorksXpressDriveWorksSOLIDWORKSDassaultIT AutomationNetwork and System AdministrationDeep Dive (X:Y)

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Design automation with DriveWorksXpress
02 - What you should know

1. What Is DriveWorksXpress

03 - DriveWorksXpress overview
04 - Activating DriveWorksXpress
05 - DriveWorksXpress interface

2. Capturing SOLIDWORKS Files

06 - Introducing the table assembly model
07 - Creating new databases and projects
08 - Creating your project
09 - Capturing dimensions and features
10 - Capturing drawings
11 - Capturing custom properties

3. DriveWorksXpress Forms

12 - Working with forms
13 - Text box
14 - Numeric text box
15 - Spin button
16 - Drop-down
17 - Check box

4. DriveWorksXpress Rules

18 - DriveWorksXpress rules overview
19 - File name rules
20 - Configuration rules
21 - Custom property rules
22 - Dimension rules
23 - Feature rules

Conclusion

24 - Testing
25 - Next steps