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DriveWorks Essentials Training

A Design Automation Evaluation & Mentoring Program

The DriveWorks Essentials training will provide you with the tools necessary to automate model creation and document outputs from SolidWorks. You will learn how to work with Excel Functions and Formulas to generate design rules, which will in turn control these outputs. You will also learn the ability to generate custom input forms, that can be used by sales staff and engineers in your company to generate quotes or designs with ease.

 

Course details and prerequisites:

Duration: 2 Days
Type: Instructor Led
Level: Intermediate

Prerequisites:

  • Good working knowledge of SolidWorks, or similar software

  • Mechanical or Industrial design experience

  • Experience with Microsoft Excel™ functions an asset

 

After the training you will be able to:

  • Build a user interface in DriveWorks

  • Be able to design and develop specific rules for model creation in SolidWorks

  • Create output documents and forms such as drawings/quotes, etc. with DriveWorks

  • Link existing company data to DriveWorks for use in model and document generation


 

Course Outline

  • Lesson 1 - Creating a Group and Capturing Models
  • Lesson 2 - Building a User Interface in DriveWorks Administrator
  • Lesson 3 - Building Rules
  • Lesson 4 - Running your Project
  • Lesson 5 - File Name and Relative Path Rules
  • Lesson 6 - Static Replacement Files
  • Lesson 7 - Tables
  • Lesson 8 - Form Navigation
  • Lesson 9 - Dynamic Replacement Files
  • Lesson 10 - Documents
  • Lesson 11 – Drawings
  • Lesson 12 - Advanced Forms
  • Lesson 13 - Specification Control
  • Lesson 14 - Linking to Data

 

 

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