Sharing Assemblies Without giving it all away!

Sharing AssembliesWithout giving it all away! Jim Krivoshein Technical Analyst Computer Aided Technology, Inc. www.cati.com/sww2012

Sharing AssembliesWithout giving it all away! Why Do This Presentation?: • Have you ever wanted someone else’s product to add into your own assembly model? • Have you ever ended up “NOT” finding their product on-line and available for download? • Have you ever thought of sharing your product but chose not too because of the fear of sharing too much? • This is a real, daily occurrence and it’sserious. • The risks are missed opportunities and competitive copying.

Sharing AssembliesWithout giving it all away! • Why Share At All? • Positives: • Market Awareness • Builds Relationships • Speed/Confirm Selection • Test; Fit, Form, Function • Minimize Repeated Effort • Complete the Design. • Negatives: • Loss of Proprietary Info • Loss of Competitive Adv • Aid Knock-off Efforts • Source Elsewhere • Managing Data. 3

Sharing AssembliesWithout giving it all away! • Shared Assembly Goals: • Volume Shape/Space • Interference Detection • Positions/Config/Motion • Collision Detection • Mass Properties • Min. Impact on Resources • Min. File Management • Without Giving It All Away! 4

Sharing AssembliesWithout giving it all away! Test Dataset: • SW Source Model • Files (125) • File Size (95.5MB) • All Features • Component Qty (151) • 3 Top Level Config’s • Full Function/Mates. 5

Sharing AssembliesWithout giving it all away! Methods of Sharing Assemblies: • Pack and Go • Neutral File Format • Save Assembly as a Part • SpeedPak • Defeature. 6

Sharing AssembliesWithout giving it all away! Pack and Go: Example • File Menu, Pack and Go… 7

Sharing AssembliesWithout giving it all away! Pack and Go: Trade Offs • Positives: • Full Detail & Modifiable • Including Asm Motion • Uses Familiar Tools • Fewer Questions Likely • Include Drawings, Etc. • Easily Rename Items • All Config’s Included. • Negatives: • Giving It All Away! • Full Content/Everything • Big Dataset, Even Zipped • Too MuchInfo./Detail • Knock Off Ready • Giving It All Away! 8

Sharing AssembliesWithout giving it all away! Neutral File Format: Examples • File, Save As • Parasolid (*.x_t) • Step (*.STEP) • Iges (*.igs) • ACIS (*.SAT) • Check Export Options • Check Import Options. 9

Chart Example Neutral File Format: Comparison 10

Sharing AssembliesWithout giving it all away! Neutral File Format: Trade Offs • Positives: • Single File (Parasolid) • Full Volume • Hinders Change (Bodies) • Smaller File Size (1/10) • File Template Choice. • Negatives: • Lost Mass Properties • Lost Mates (F/-) • Single Configuration • Appearance Changes • Many SW Items to File. 11

Sharing AssembliesWithout giving it all away! Save Assembly as a Part: Examples • File, Save As, Part File • All Components • Exterior Components • Exterior Faces. 12

Sharing AssembliesWithout giving it all away! • Save Assembly as a Part(All Components): Trade Offs • Positives: • Interference Detection • Collision Detection* • Mass Properties • Single File • Smaller Size (13.5MB) • No Features/Bodies • All Bodies (151). • Negatives: • One Configuration • No Mates/Motion • Collision Detection* • No Hierarchy/Sub-Asm’s. 13

Sharing AssembliesWithout giving it all away! • Save Assembly as a Part(Ext. Components): Trade Offs • Positives: • Interference Detection • Collision Detection* • Mass Properties • Single File • Smaller Size (6.5MB) • No Features/Bodies • Fewer Bodies (74). • Negatives: • One Configuration • No Mates/Motion • Collision Detection* • No Hierarchy/Sub-Asm’s. 14

Sharing AssembliesWithout giving it all away! • Save Assembly as a Part(Ext. Faces): Trade Offs • Positives: • Mass Properties • Single File • Smallest Size (3.2MB) • No Features/Bodies • Fewest Bodies (68). • Negatives: • No Interference Detection • One Configuration • No Mates/Motion • Collision Detection • No Hierarchy/Sub-Asm’s • Surface Bodies. 15

Sharing AssembliesWithout giving it all away! SpeedPak: Example • Right Click on Config • Include Faces • Include Bodies 16

Sharing AssembliesWithout giving it all away! • SpeedPak: Trade Offs • Positives: • All Items Visible • Mass Properties • Single File/Same Asm* • Easier Location Mates • Stored with Native Data • Smaller* Size (12.7MB) • No Feature Tree • Edit SpeedPak. • Negatives: • No Interference Detection • One Configuration • No Mates/Motion • Collision Detection • Manual Data Selection • Appearance Changes. 17

Sharing AssembliesWithout giving it all away! Defeature: Example • Tools, Defeature 18

Sharing AssembliesWithout giving it all away! • Defeature: Trade Offs • Positives: • All Important Parts • Interference Detection • Mass Properties • Mates = Motion • Collision Detection • Single File (w/V. Parts) • Smaller File Size (4.4MB) • Info Saved w/Native Asm • Editable/Reusable Source. • Negatives: • One Configuration • Appearance Changes • It Takes Some Work • Mate Recreation • Mirror Components • Limit Mate. 19

Sharing AssembliesWithout giving it all away! • Resources: Ram / Triangles • 272.7 / 867 = Pack and Go • 268.9 / 885 = ACIS • 245.9 / 124 = SpeedPak • 213.7 / 866 = Part All • 213.1 / 898 = STEP • 207.2 / 867 = Parasolid • 200.3 / 957 = IGES • 173.4 / 334 = Part E Comps • 161.8 / 188 = Defeature • 149.2 / 161 = Part Faces. 20

Sharing AssembliesWithout giving it all away! Remember: Know the options Know the recipient Choose wisely, then share www.cati.com/sww2012

Sharing Assemblies Without giving it all away!