CUSTOM MATERIAL IN SOLIDWORKS

SOLIDWORKS has an extensive large material library, but some of the users often need to create new custom materials for their project or design. The ability to add custom materials enables users to calculate an accurate mass or simulation of a part or assembly.

You can create custom material by following the below steps:

1) Before creating a material, we will see how to add a material to a part or assembly

A) In a part, materials can be changed by going to the design tree, right clicking Material, and selecting Edit Material.

2) Now we have seen how to add material, now we will create a new material or custom material to the material library, For that you need to access material library, which can be done by searching in search box in SolidWorks or by going to Edit> Appearance> Material Edit

3) Ones the Material Dialogue box is open, scroll to the bottom of the material tree. Right click on custom material and select New Library, then create a New Category within the Library. For this I have used is Strongest Metal and category called Vibranium

4) New materials can be created by copying and pasting a similar material, or entering the material properties manually. Existing SOLIDWORKS materials cannot be edited.

To copy a material, simply click on a material in the existing SOLIDWORKS Library, right click and select copy. Right click in the new category and select Paste. Click Apply.

5) As we have copied the properties of other material properties, we have to edit material properties for our new material. The main property you need to add for your material are as follows

A) Tensile Strength

B) Yield Strength

C) Poisson’s Ratio

6) To edit the values just double click the box as shown in the above image, after inserting required data for your new material click apply and close the material box

7) Now you have successfully added the new custom material to the material library, now you can just add that material to the part as instructed in step 1

 

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Design to Manufacturing Solutions for Brick Making Machine Industry

Integrated SOLIDWORKS platform helps you to deliver Brick Making Machine on time by reduce manufacturing and operating costs.

Modelling Benefits

• SOLIDWORKS is easy to use in a single platform – you can quickly go from an idea to a functioning product.
• Transition between 2D to 3D is easy without the need to convert legacy Data
• Rule Based Design Automation using DriveWorks Xpress
• Creation of 2D drawings from models, so the process is efficient.
• Visually review models in 3D and check for interference and clearance to ensure design fit, form functionality.
• Models changes in drawings are reflected in their related documents, so making design changes is easier and drawings are more accurate.

Simulate for Success

• Linear Static analysis for Structural can be very costly and time consuming depending on the route you’re taking, especially if tests are being carried out on physical models
• Identify Slender structures under compressive loads
• SOLIDWORKS Simulation reduce time to market by saving effort and time in searching for the optimum design.

Real Time Rendering for Marketing

• Create real time renderings with the ease of use visualize tools
• Instantly create multiple design directions, to make better business decisions and get your products to market faster while capturing maximum market share.

Product Data Management Helps to Protect Intellectual Property

• SOLIDWORKS PDM allows to dramatically reduce the time we spend searching for parts, assemblies, and drawings. Part of the SOLIDWORKS product development solution covering design, simulation, technical communication, and data management, SOLIDWORKS PDM will help you drive design reuse and manage your overall product development process.

Solutions for Technical Communication

• Make assembly instructions, service manuals from existing 3D models to rapidly create and update high-quality graphical assets that are fully associated with your 3D design.
• Minimize the time required to create inspection documentation, helping to eliminate input errors, improve quality, and reduce time to market.
• Create organize, and publish 3D annotations, including 3D model data in industry-standard file formats.

 

How Industrial Equipment Manufacturers can create Technical Manuals Faster and Easier?

Introduction

Preparing Technical Documentation is one of the challenging task for Content creators. They tend to create clear, simple and accurate documents which implies for their products.

Usually step by step Documentation will make it easy to understand problems compound in Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Organizations where each Industrial Equipment must be maintained by maintenance department.

Content creators tend to focus and crush their brain on document work word by word, pictures, symbols and shapes. However, small error can cause severe actions for users. So, what is the solutions for those heck and tense? Let’s move further!

Free-up Mind and apply SOLIDWORKS COMPOSER

SOLIDWORKS COMPOSER allows you to quickly create 2D and 3D graphical content to clearly explain and present your products or process.

The tools let you work directly from 3D CAD data to create high quality illustrations, photo realistic images and interactive animations and to import design data.

How it is helpful and what for?

1. For “Work Instructions”

• Create Work Instructions in 3D 
• Replace 2D drawings with 3D Animations 
• Reduce production errors 

2. For “Marketing Presentations”

• 3D Software for marketing 
• Enable Marketing to create animations and graphics for: 

• Pre-Sales demonstrations
• Interactive animations for trade shows
• Technical brochures
• On-line interactive part catalogs

3. For “Service Instructions”

      Field Service Instructions

• Replace text with graphics 
• Replace documents with videos 

• Produce videos at lower costs
• Reduce training costs

Summary

1. Non-technical users can also easily accommodate and work. 
2. Even more complex parts can depict clear and effective. 
3. Associativity: Changes are updated automatically in created contents. 
4. Productivity is maximized very fast because of user interface tools. 
5. Demonstrate products more effectively with interactive storyboards. 
6. Highlight key differentiators with detailed views, glow eff etc and transparent components. 
7. Enter into Market very fast through precise documents in the design stage itself. 
8. In simple terms don’t want to wait for the product to be over, work concurrently in design and content creation.

 

SOLIDWORKS Composer – For Effective Communication of your Machinery design

Quickly and easily create Technical Communication Collaterals

With SOLIDWORKS Composer, anyone in your company can quickly create complete technical communication without CAD experience. Since Composer works directly with your 2D and 3D CAD data, users can extract information directly from the source, manipulate, annotate and publish the finished work in a fraction of time. In a few clicks you can produce Technical illustrations & documentation automatically.

Challenges faced in Preparing Technical Communication Collaterals

• Re-work due to Design Changes and updating the Visual Instructions 
• Maintaining the hierarchy of documentation and Updating the Projects 
• Less availability of Illustrative tools to create eye-catching Technical Content. 
• Repeated Training needed to New Resources in Creating Technical Communication 
• Content creators are often working with different, cobbled together tools, including 2D CAD drawings, digital photography, and file translators. 
• Consumes more time & more steps to get to a finished document. 

Benefits of Composer

• Create detailed visual assembly/dis-assembly instructions that don’t require re-creation from Scratch, even if the Design Changes. 
• Generate a interactive Bill of Material (BOM) that automatically updates with Updation of your Project 
• Create beautiful animations & Images for product CD’s, Brochures, Manuals or online instructions. 

• Illustration Engineers can build Technical documentation in parallel with product design & development, with less training. 
• Create high-resolution, shaded renderings with a three dimensional appearance for presentations and brochures. 
• Clear product documentation 
• Create more life-like visuals and eliminate the need for physical prototypes in creating product marketing materials.