First Look (MasterMover) - Script

Introduction

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Lets take a look at Solid Edge in Action.

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This is nice summary of what Solid Edge is; the complete portfolio. Not only does it offer rich Design solutions, but
also Simulation, Manufacturing, and Design Management solutions. And if you need anything on-top of this, there
are lots of add-on Apps; integrations to best-in-class solutions. To introduce you to Solid Edge, Im going to take you
on a First Look tour.

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The product were going to work on is from a customer MasterMover. Their products are all about moving heavy
loads easily, be it a boat, wind turbine blade, or even a London bus!

WAIT FOR VIDEO TO SHOW CORRECT PRODUCT The model well focus on is for lighter duty loads, but the ideas the
same throughout the range, a clamping mechanism which transfers the weight of the load onto the axle for
traction, ready for injury free, easy load moving! As you can see, these electric tugs are used all over the world, in
well-known companies, such as Aston Martin, Cadbury, even Siemens.

Now it doesnt matter that you dont design these same products, I show this to anyone, regardless of their
industry; what we want to focus on is how Solid Edge works for day to day activities, forming a foundation before
we go into anything more specific.

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This is the workflow well follow: Part Design, Part Drawing, Assembly Design, Assembly Drawing, well do a quick
strength test, and then finish off looking at managing the design data we created. Heres the MasterMover well
work on, and CLICK the project in hand is re-designing this Clamp Arm from scratch, to suit a product update.

Part Design

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First up is Part Design, and what I want to focus on here is something thats a real differentiator in Solid Edge, and
thats synchronous technology.

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Now rather than dismissing this as just some sort of buzzword, let me introduce why Siemens created it.

CLICK The most common type of CAD system available in the market place uses whats called history-based
modeling because it has CLICK great benefits, such as being dimension driven. Its so good in fact that Solid Edge
has been a history-based modeler for around 20 years now, and continues to provide this method. However, weve
worked this way for so long that weve learnt to ignore the CLICK not so good things, such as having to pre-plan the
model.

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Looking for a better way to work, we can turn to CLICK direct modelling, because this has some CLICK great
benefits such as direct interaction with the model. But, there are CLICK downsides to this method too, such as being
feature-less, so not very organized.

So how about taking the best of both worlds, but leaving out the downsides? This is why Siemens created CLICK
synchronous technology, with unique items such as 3D driving dimensions and face relationships to really
synchronize these worlds. In fact, the technology is so unique to Siemens that the last time I checked there were 8
patents granted, with a further 23 pending. Obviously its much more exciting to see this in action, so lets do just
that, and Ill refer back to this slide so that it all makes sense.

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With MM-00001-001_A.asm minimized show start-up screen.

Point out the learning resources, news, and support links.

So this is what you see as soon as you start-up Solid Edge, welcoming you into the software. This is where you start
your designs or open recently worked on designs. Theres also a wealth of learning and help resources, a link to the
Solid Edge community so that you can interact with your Solid Edge peers, a link to Solid Edges social media for the
latest news, and a link to professional support.

Maximize MM-00001-001_A.asm.
Hide top cover
Point out sheet metal components, hoses, weldments
Turn off perspective
Choose Hydraulics and Clamp Display Configuration

So heres the MasterMover well be working on. On the left what you see is all of the parts and assemblies that
make up the overall product. We can hide anything by simply unchecking it, for example, to be able to see inside
the model. And youll notice that there are all types of parts here such as sheet metal components, hoses,
weldments, - its important to note that Solid Edge caters for the design of all of these with specific tools, a
weakness of other CAD systems in the market.

We can save configurations of hidden or shown parts to make it easier to work on different areas of the design. So
as I mentioned, the part were going to design is a new Clamp Arm to go in this gap here.

Start a New part file

o Show Base Reference Planes
o Show the Command Ribbon
o Switch to the Sketching tab and show the circle command

So lets click the command to create a new part. Before we begin modeling, lets just take a minute to look at the
interface. If youre familiar with Microsoft products such as Word, or Outlook, youll feel right at home in Solid Edge
for example the commands broken down into tabs along the ribbon at the top of the window.

To begin creating geometry we need to choose a reference plane think of these as pieces of paper to sketch out
the design. Were going to start the design by sketching a circle which we could select right from the command
ribbon; however, another way to access the circle command is from this shortcut Radial Menu. This is a
customizable menu for your most commonly used tools that pops up right next to the cursor; all about speed and
efficiency.

Use the Radial menu to select the circle command

o Lock to the Top plane
CTRL+H to go to sketch plane
o Sketch and 50.00 mm diameter circle at the origin of the base coordinate system
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 From the Radial menu select rectangle by center and use the center of the circle for the start point
o Key in 25.00 mm width at 0.00
o Turn off the Ref. Planes
o Add 100 mm dimension for rectangle length

First well sketch a 50.00 mm diameter circle on the top plane. Next we will build a rectangle at 25mm wide.
Typing these dimensions on the fly is great for rapid sketch creation, however you dont have to type a value in, for
example lets leave the width. To add a dimension in afterwards, we simply choose the Smart Dimension tool. Either
way, these drive the sketch.

Fence select the regions and extrude 34.00 mm high

o Note the sketch dimensions migrate to the solid
o Edit the 100 mm dimension in 3D and make it 80 mm

What you will notice is that the intersecting sketch elements create regions. Now we can select any of these
regions and drag it into a 3D model, however in our case we want to select all of the regions at once. Notice how
the sketch dimensions automatically migrate onto the 3D model, but theyre still driving watch as I change this
dimension!

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CLICK So what you just saw there was how synchronous technology does drive the model with dimensions, and
more importantly, that theyre 3D dimensions directly on the model.

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Delete starting sketch

Hide PMI dimensions

To make it clear how much control we have in 3D, rather than having to go back to the sketch, we can delete the
sketch altogether! And this isnt just about ease of use; this also means no sketch re-builds.

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CLICK What that means is that models scale well, as in, they dont get slower the larger they get, an issue with
history-based modelers.

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Select the end planar face (opposite the PMI) and begin to drag the rectangle
o Show Symmetry and then uncheck Symmetric in the Design Intent panel
o Drag out 50.00 mm
o Drag the panel to the upper right corner of the graphics window
o Click R to reset the default Design Intent relationships
o Press play button in Design Intent panel

By simply selecting a face we can push and pull to modify the part. The model was created symmetric about the
coordinate system and this design intent is being recognized and maintained through this design intent panel
thats popped up. If however we decide that this design intent should change, we can simply uncheck it in the
panel, and we can type in an exact value in here if we wish. This panel provides awesome on the-fly-control, and to
learn more is as simple as clicking the play button to watch quick video help. Solid Edge offers lots of these
interactive self-learning tools to aid ease of use.

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CLICK So thats how synchronous technology maintains the inherent design intent, and allows you to change your
intent on-the-fly.

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Sketch a line that crosses over the long side of the rectangular section about way
Begin to drag the end region
o Drag into the part to show it cuts
o Begin to drag up and key in a formula of 150-34 for the value (116.00 mm). This ensures the overall
height is 150.00 mm.

We started out by sketching on the reference planes; however, we can also sketch directly on the faces of the 3D
model. Notice as we sketch the line across the top face that it is not necessary to trim the line to the face edges. The
sketch breaks the face into 2 regions. We can then select a region and drag it into the part to cut away, or pull it up
to add material. We know we want an overall height of 150 mm, but remember we started from the top of the solid
so we will subtract the initial protrusion from the 150 mm height right in the distance field; Quick and easy.

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CLICK Thats another good example of the direct interaction, pushing and pulling the model.

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Create Rounds:
o 3 edges of the last protrusion and 2 edges on the opposite side of the rectangle at 1500 mm > accept
o 2 edges where the arm meets the radii at 40.00 mm > accept
Note you can pick edges through the part
o Change selection to all fillets and pick the part
Set these to 2.00 mm
In the QuickBar mouse over the selection filter and scroll to All Rounds
Accept

Lets go ahead and add some rounding to this part. Were going to start out by selecting edges to round. Changing
the radius via the nice pop-up box, we will add a generous round to the next edge, notice how we can select edges
right through the part without the need to rotate it. Also notice this QuickBar at the top that pops-up now and
again. It provides extra options for the tool were in. For example, when rounding, we can get Solid Edge to find all
internal edges to fillet; or all external edges to round; Nice and quick.

Add a PMI dimension on the arm and set to 45.00mm

Hide all PMI

So what if you forgot to add a dimension at the sketch level, so it never got brought through to 3D? Well check this
out; you can simply add a dimension, at any time, directly on to the 3D model.

Click F12 to Sharpen the model if you have not done so by now
On the top face of the cylinder sketch a 34.00 mm diameter circle
o Click N to change the orientation of the plane and press F3 to lock
o CTRL+H to rotate to a sketch view
Sketch a rectangle by center starting at the same center point
o Drag a large rectangle and connect it to the edge for the width

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 Sketch another rectangle by center from the midpoint of the edge on the other side
o Do not key in any values and make the sketch narrow
Make the width just short of the arc tangency
Fence select the regions and drag them through the part symmetrically to create the cuts
o Shift to toggle to a symmetric cut
Use the Face relationship of coplanar to make the slots the same width as another way to do this rather than in
the sketch

Next we want to add a bore where the arm will mount on the shaft. Again we will sketch directly on the face of the
part and create another circle. Just like we did on the initial design, we will sketch another rectangle. This time we
will define the size by just picking a point on the edge of the part. We will add another rectangle on the opposite
side of the part as well. If we want these rectangles to be the same width we could add a geometric relationship
between the sketch elements in the 2D, the way you would in a history-based modeler, but instead Im going to
show you how synchronous technology can cope with that in 3D. So again we can select the regions, but instead of
adding material, this time we will use the regions to cut away material. To cut in both directions at the same time
is one simple keystroke.

Now, as promised, lets align the slot faces. Keep your eye on the slot on the right as we adjust the width of the slot
on the left. Notice the slot stayed centered due to the on-the-fly design intent recognition that we didnt even need
to think about.

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CLICK So thats how synchronous technology allows you to add face relationships, another way to drive the model
directly in 3D.

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Rotate the model to the bottom

Reposition the 34.00 mm dia. dimension
o Add a Unit tolerance +0.25mm and -0.00 mm
Add dimension from the bore to the end and to the end of the slot make 34.00mm
Add a dimension to the slot on the arm side and set the depth to 25.00 mm
Add a dimension for the slot width
o Change to 4.00 mm CLICK TAB to preview - Set to 8.00 mm
Hide all PMI

Now we want to add a few more dimensions to tweak the model to size. First we will add a tolerance to the center
bore as this arm is meant to slide down the shaft and tighten into position. The diameter can be slightly larger but
definitely not any smaller than the nominal diameter. We will add a few more dimensions to parametrically change
the 3D geometry. Because we created some of this geometry without regard to exact dimensions, we at any point
can add 3D dimensions to finalize our design; Very fluid. Finally we will dimension the slot width and notice as we
start to change the dimension that both slots change as is our design intent to keep them the same width.

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CLICK And thats a basic example of the automation synchronous technology provides; we changed one dimension,
and the rest of the model updated intelligently.

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 Create a clearance hole (Lock to the face with F3) for an M10 bolt (through all) in the arm where it passes
through the slot
o Show the Hole dialog to show the options
o Place the hole on center with the lower round
Create a FIXED pattern of holes
o X count 1
o Y count 7
o Distance between holes of 20.00 mm

Next up lets look at hole creation; a very common need. Well add some mounting holes to attach the clamp
mechanism to the arm. Notice all of the different types of holes we can create from this easy interface. We will
place the clearance hole on center with the outside round. The clamp assembly will be adjustable so now we want
to add a pattern of holes up the arm. The type of pattern we want is a fixed number of holes, (7), and equally
spaced at 20 mm apart.

Turn on the PMI Dimensions

Use the View Cube to transition to a Front View
Fence select the tall section of the arm
o Be sure NOT TO INCLUDE the 2.00 mm round between the horizontal and vertical sections
o Be sure you DO INCLUDE the 45.00 width dimension
Move the steering wheel to the lowest hole center point
Rotate the vertical section back 5.00

Ive not mentioned this View Cube down at the bottom right; its a great way to orientate your model, like looking
straight on from the top, right, front. So here, lets make a drastic change, late on in our modelling. Lets tilt the
entire arm back 5. If this was a history-based CAD system this would not be an easy edit to make! With
synchronous technology, we can simply select the arm geometry we want to adjust and rotate it freely to the
required 5 using the main control, the steering wheel; Awesome!

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CLICK Thats what we mean by flexible editing. You should be free to have light-bulb moments and make changes
at any time, without your CAD system limiting you.

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TURN OFF PMI

Change the Material to Cast Aluminum
Use Part Painter > Silver > Feature selection
o Paint the cutout by selecting graphically
o Paint the hole and pattern features by Selecting from PathFinder
Drag the first feature to the end of the tree to show that theres no dependency

The final step is to apply a material; the part cannot be made of nothing! Theres a material library built into Solid
Edge to choose from, with weight, strength properties, etc. included. You can even add your own materials too.
Lets choose cast aluminum. Notice a nice texture gets added to the entire part automatically. In reality, the
machined areas would not have the cast texture and so we can paint the machined features with shiny silver.
Notice that all of this time, synchronous technology has been building features for us on the left. This means we
can easily edit the model, or here easily choose the features of the model we want to paint. Notice that the order of
these features is your own choice though, for example we can move the first feature to the bottom if we so
wished.

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CLICK And thats the last thing to tick off on our list, that yes synchronous technology does provide a list of features
for easy edits and organization, but not a fragile, inter-linked web like you get in a history-based modeler; you saw
we were free to re-order them as we wished.

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To summarize, we saw best of both worlds modeling - the best of history-based and direct modelling methods,
thats synchronous technology. The robust engine behind all of this is Parasolid - this is so good in fact that its used
by many other CAD systems on the market, however what you might not know is that its owned by Siemens. But,
we keep the best bits for our own products synchronous technology is exclusive to Siemens software.

Part Drawing

Next up is creating a drawing of the part. Well add a variety of views to clearly communicate our design, retrieve
dimensions directly from the model, and finally add further dimensions and annotations to get it production-ready.

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Save the Part > MM-00237-002_A.par into the Working folder.

Before creating the drawing, lets save the part. If we were working in a managed environment, the next part
number would have been automatically generated. Here we will just use the next part number in the sequence.

Create a drawing of the active model

o Use the ISO Draft template from the Presentation templates
Create views
o Place front view and use track wheel to change scale to 1:1
o Top view
o ISO view

With all of these 3D dimensions there is the option of going paperless, however we understand that drawings are
still king, so lets go ahead and create one.

Notice how Solid Edge gives us a live preview before we place the view, and as we drag the cursor we continue to
get live previews, now of the projections. Lets create a top view and an isometric view.

Auxiliary view from Radial Menu

o Crop Auxiliary
o Turn off Maintain Alignment
o Drag Auxiliary view to the left

Lets create an Auxiliary View to best dimension the cutout in the model. This is as easy as touching the model to
where we want it to align.

We dont need to see the entire view, so to crop, its as easy as dragging the frame to suit.

Detail view from Radial Menu

o From the right side of the top view
o Place to the right of the top view

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 o Scroll wheel to change scale 5:1
o Drag detail view to the bottom right end of the top view
o Update views from Radial Menu

Another type of view thats popular is a Detail view to magnify small details of a design. We can roll the mouse
wheel to increase or decrease the scale of the view. Lets make this 5:1. And if the detail circle location changes, the
detail view will update ensuring the correct information is displayed at all times.

Center Mark
o Place Center Mark top view on the big bore hole
o Select Use Dimension Axis and turn on Dimension Axis
o Fence select all the drilled holes running at an angle

The Next thing we want to add is some Center Marks. Its as easy as selecting where you want to place them. Here
we may want to have these center marks aligned with the edge of the part. The Center Mark command makes it
quick and easy to do that.

Centerline
o Place a Centerline by 2 lines on the big bore in the front view
o Place a Centerline by 2 lines on the Aux view extend through both holes
o Esc

Also we want to add some Centerlines to areas that have a side view of holes. Again its quick and easy to just
select the two lines that make up the holes.

Dimension Top view

o Retrieve dimensions command from radial menu
o Pick the top view
o Move 50dia to left side of view
o Move 34dia to other side of the leader

You saw me add dimensions in the 3D model, I really dont want to do that work all over again. What we can do is
retrieve those dimensions from the model and Solid Edge will pull all those dimensions to this view. Notice even
the tolerance detail comes through too.

Clean-up is as simple as just dragging things around on the screen.

Dimensions Front view

o Smart dimension command from radial menu
o Add 35mm
o Add 115mm end of part to holes at angle

I also want to show you how you can add dimensions yourself. By selecting items in the view notice how easy it is
to place the types of dimensions needed.

Drag extension lines back to virtual sharps for both the 35mm and the 115mm

Some people like to trim extension lines back to the theoretical sharp corner. Thats as easy as selecting these
nodes and dragging them back to the other edge.

Smart Dimension:
o R15 bottom left fillet
o R2 small fillet in the corner
o Align dimension 20mm between bottom two angled holes

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 o Add 120mm and align to the 20mm dimension from bottom hole to top hole
o 85 degree on the angle
o Esc

What I used there is what we call the Smart Dimension command. The reason we call it Smart Dimensions is
because if Im picking on a radial edge I get a radial value. If I click on a circle I get a diameter. If I click on two circles
I get this vertical dimension or if I hold down the shift key I get the shortest distanced between; One tool to do all
those different types of dimensions. If I click on two lines and select the A on the keyboard I get an angular
dimension. So I dont have to learn a lot of different dimensioning tools I can just use that one command.

Add TYP subfix to the R2 dimension

For any prefixes, suffixes, or subfixes even, thats easy. Here lets add TYP, as this is typical radius on this part.

Copy Attribute from the R2 to the 20mm hole dimension

Drag the 20mm dimension to the outside
o Drag arrows to the outside

Im a little lazy because I know the 20mm is also a typical dimension so I dont want to type that again. We can copy
that attribute from one dimension to another. Lets move that dimension to the outside. Notice how the dimensions
are staying lined up with one another. Here if we want the arrows of this dimension to be to the outside, we can
simply click and drag; very intuitive.

Callouts
o Feature callout on the Drilled holes

Next lets create a Feature Callout. If we click on a feature such as one of these holes, you can see that its
extracting that information directly from the 3D model.

View A
o Add 25mm aligned dimension to the cutout

Lets finish out this auxiliary view. We needed the auxiliary view to describe the depth of the slot. Using the smart
dimension we can add the depth dimension.

Detail B
o Add R2mm to corner fillet

Remember this enlarge view is 5 times the size. So if we dimension this radius is it going to be 5 times too big? No,
Solid Edge will extract the actual dimension directly from the model.

Broken-out section
o Pick the front view
o Create a closed spline around the bottom right corner
o Set the depth in the top view to the center of the milled out pocket
o Add the broken out section to the ISO view

Now Solid Edge can of course create your usual section views, but for our final view lets create a Broken Out
Section; to create this we scribe a spline here in the front view, then tell Solid Edge how deep we want to cut on
another view, and then we can place the result in any other view! Easy. And notice how Solid Edge automatically
places the correct hatch. Worth noting also; this works in an assembly too, cutting all components.

Title Block
o Zoom up to show title block is filled in

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Oh, and while were down here, notice that the title block has automatically filled in things like drawing title, the
material, and even the weight, directly from the model.

Save file to default name of the model to the working directory

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To summarize, we saw fast view creation, automated, production ready dimensions direct from the 3D part with
the ability to create further annotations tweaked to your requirements; and all of this clear and accurate, to the
standard you choose in Solid Edge; For example ISO, ANSI, etc.

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Assembly Design

Next up is assembling our new Clamp Arm into the MasterMover with nuts and bolts. Well also take a look at in-
context, top-down design work, and utilizing the value of 3D to eliminate any interference.

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Switch over to the assembly

Select the bracket to easily locate the following sub-assembly in PathFinder
IPA into (MM-00122-001_A.asm)
CTRL Q to turn off background components

So here we are back in the assembly. We want to place it in a specific sub-assembly, so we will first go into that
sub-assembly.

Move over to Parts Library

Drag MM-00237-002 into assembly from Working folder
Add Mate, then add Align
Select vertical face and drag around into position
Add a Floating Planar relationship between selected face and bracket edge
Hit the ESC key to clear

Here is where we want to place the clamp arm, so we can use the Parts Library to locate it and drag it into the
assembly. Notice when selected it gives us a preview of which part we have selected. Now you assemble it just as
you would in real life. We know we want this bottom face to sit on this top face. We know we want the cylinder to
align to this cylinder. Now just rotate the part around, and then align these two faces. So, very quickly we can get it
into position.

Show the gap between the clamp and the bracket in the assembly
Rotate parts so they can see the gap
Use Coplanar relationship to adjust the height of the bracket

Now if we look closely you will see that we have a small problem. We have a gap that we do not want. Typically you
would need to measure the gap, and then go back into the part and make the change rto correct. Instead, using
synchronous technology we can simply relate the faces together, like we did at the part level, but right here in the

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assembly level instead. Simply select which face to move and which face to move to, and there you go; A very
quick, and accurate fix.

Rotate view to focus on the top of bracket where bolt and washer are located
Create in-place to create new rubber cap
o Use Silicon, General purpose material
o Create the coordsys using By graphic input and select top face of bracket (center of hole)
o Name it MM-00238-002.par and save in Working folder
o Use Quick Shape to create a cylinder
Hold down SHIFT key to locate top of bracket to lock to plane
Select the center of coordsys for center of shape
Set diameter to 34
Pull up cylinder 10mm
Round top edge 5mm
Zoom in to a Left view to see internal components
Use Subtract and remove the bolt and washer for removal
Turn off assembly and show inside of part
Show the new part has been added to the bottom of the PathFinder
Close and Return to next level up assembly

So wouldnt it be great if you could create parts in the context of the assembly to ensure correct fit, first time. Well
in Solid Edge you absolutely can. Rather than bottom-up design which is how we created the Clamp Arm, creating it
out-of-context of the assembly and then assembling it, we can create a part in-context of the assembly, or top-
down. Lets take a look by designing a rubber cap that will sit on top of this pin and washer. So we create a brand
new part, specify a material, and then use the top face of this component as a location to begin the design. Again
well use our next part number for the name, and now were ready to start creating the rubber cap. Its not just
position that we want to be correct, but also size and interaction with the parts, so we can turn on background
components as were modelling this. Theres a great quick shape tool in Solid Edge to create basic prismatic
geometry rapidly; lets use that here to create a cylinder. We want it to be slightly larger than the washer, something
like 34 mm in diameter. Then lift it up to make sure it encapsulates the pin and washer. This has to snap over that
pin and washer, so what we can do here is use that background geometry to subtract material from our model. As
we turn off the background components you can see the result: a part that exists in its own file, but that fits in the
assembly exactly, and right first time; Bottom-up, or top-down design; your choice.

Close and Return to top level assembly

Use the Axial Align from the Assemble command and align the 2 sets of holes to hookup the sub-assemblies

Were now ready to add the Jaw to the Clamp Arm. A couple of relationships will get that into the correct position.
Here we will align 2 sets of holes. Notice how the hydraulic hoses automatically update to the new position.

Place a Fastener System

o Set to Single option and select the 2 hole edges, then accept
o Use the middle mouse to rotate about the round edge of part
o In Fastener System dialog select a bolt to show how it works
o Now select from Saved Settings the correct stack, then click OK
This needs to be setup in advance

We need some fastening hardware - bolts, washers, and nuts, that all suit each other. To achieve this stack, Solid
Edge has Fastener System. We simply click on both sides of where we want this stack to be, and then the Fastener
System will automatically figure out what bolt sizes will fit these holes. Whats left is to choose the standard, type of
bolt, what we want on the top stack: a washer, and bottom stack: a washer and nut, and if weve used this same
stack before, we can simply save it to use again later, like weve got here. Very fast, very easy!
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 Change Display Configuration to 03-Castors and Wheels
Open the castor assembly which is MM-00238-001_A sub-assembly
Select the Right view from the View Cube
Fence select the right side to highlight castor and bolts
o Move the steering wheel to the bottom left bolt center
o Use the CTRL key, then select the steering wheel axis to copy/move parts
o Locate the center of the far left hole to place
o Use Repair unsatisfied relationships option
Select Replace to other components only option
o Select the plate and accept to create the new relationships

Lets take a look at the castor assembly. We need to add another caster for the other side, fasteners and all. We
could mirror this; however Solid Edge provides a quick way to copy components. First lets go into this sub-
assembly. If youre used to using tools like Microsoft PowerPoint, youll know that you can simply select what you
want to copy, and then hold down the CTRL key down while dragging to create. Same functionality here; hold the
CTRL key down and begin the drag. Solid Edge will even automatically create new relationships for these
components to keep everything in place.

Zoom up on the lower right corner bolt

Drag from the Castors/Components folder MM-00236-002_A.par
o Place it on the lower right bolt first (It is capture Fit)
Use Duplicate Component to place the rest of the caps on the remaining bolts
o Use All Matching occurrences to make it fast
Close sub-assembly and Save

The next thing we want to do is add a small rubber cap to the top of the bolts. We can simply drag this from the
Parts Library and quickly lock it into position. Now, what we want is to get this cap on top of all these bolts, but we
cant use a pattern tool because we are not guaranteed this is an equally spaced pattern. In Solid Edge thats not a
problem; we can use Duplicate Component. All we have to do is select what we want to duplicate, what
component to reference from, and very quickly duplicate the rubber cap to all of the bolts; Just that simple!

Use the Drag Component to move the lower shock up

Use Reset once you have moved it up.

Once we get back to the top level assembly we may want to see how this castor mechanism works when its
moved. Thats easy, simply grab it and move it. Notice how even the spring updates! To take this further we could
even apply a motor to simulate the real powered motion of the mechanism, and even take it as far as working out
required power for the real-life motor.

Use Show All on top level assembly

Open the MM-00179-001_A.asm
o Select Drag Component
o It should be set to No Analysis
o Select and drag the yellow bar (MM-00132-002_A.par)
o Move it back and forth a couple times
o Notice it seems to be hitting the black brackets so drag so they are interfering with each other
o Use Command Finder and key in only interf to find Check for interference
o Run the check for interference command and set the options below:
Parts currently shown
Interfering volumes
Show
Highlight interfering parts

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 Hide parts with no interference
Turn on both ignore options
o Select the yellow cross bar and accept Notice the interference
o Use ESC to clear
o Use the Drag Component to move the yellow bar back off the black brackets
o Click on the Right view from the view cube
o Use the CTRL key/Spacebar to get into Face Select mode
o Select the 2 round faces where the collision is occurring
o Click on the Right view of the View Cube
o Zoom in on the 2 radii that need to be moved downward and fence select them both
o Move the steering wheel so it sits on the front edge of the brackets
o Select the axis of the steering wheel facing downward
Move faces downward 5 mm to create clearance

Once again we can simulate the motion of the assembly by dragging the mechanism within its degree of freedom
to move. When it comes to assembly motion, its important to check for any clash, or interference. Lets take a look
at that for the clamping mechanism. Something I havent shown you yet, and a great learning tool for getting up to
speed with Solid Edge, is the Command Finder down here. It does what it says, finds a command for you. So if I
begin to type interference it says yes, Solid Edge has a command called Check Interference. If your hover of it, itll
then show you exactly where it is the interface for your future use. Alternately, you can just select the command
from here from here!

Very quickly you can see we do have some interference. To fix this, lets move the bar out of the way, and just as
we modified components before, well fix this by modifying the geometry in context of this assembly using
synchronous technology; a simple select of the two faces, and a pull down using the Steering Wheel. Lets move
them 5mm, which should give us plenty of clearance.

Close and Return to top level (OK to save as these files are in backup folder)

Alt+Esc, Alt+Tab, or Windows Key+Tab to switch to Solid Edge in Action Demo Slides

To summarize, we quickly assembled our part into place with help from the automated fastener library, ensured fit
& function as we went, in particular eliminating costly interference (a great benefit from working in 3D), and
experienced another great quality of synchronous technology: the ability for rapid top-down assembly work,
blurring the line between part and assembly design.

Assembly Drawing

Advance to slide 10

Next up well create an assembly drawing. This is exactly the same as creating a part drawing, but well take a look
at some assembly specifics such an exploded view, and a parts list. Well also take a look at how to collaborate with
a non-Solid Edge user.

Alt+Esc, Alt+Tab, or Windows Key+Tab to switch to Solid Edge

Update Drawing Views

o Show Drawing view tracker
o Select the dimension in the dialog and click Find
o Clear all and OK then zoom extend
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Lets switch over to the draft file we started earlier, and, oh, Solid Edge is telling me something is out of date. Im
not sure what could be wrong with the drawing, so lets update to see whats happened. It tells me that there was a
change to a 34mm dimension. I dont know where that is, so lets click Find to take me to that dimension. Oh yes,
this is when we made that in-context edit to the part from the assembly. So not only do drawings always stay up to
date with the 3D models, but Solid Edge will tell you whats changed, even if you forget!

Add sheet
Drawing view wizard
o Browse to Clamp Assembly in the main directory
o Select MM-00179-001_A.asm
o Select EXPLODED configuration
o Shade view with edges
o Place in the middle of the sheet

Lets create a new sheet, just like in Excel, for the assembly drawing. The assembly well make a drawing of is that
Clamp assembly. For the view, lets place an exploded configuration, and shaded will look good of all of the parts.
To create an exploded view Solid Edge has tools that look at the mating relationships of the components, and then
automatically explodes for you, including automatic flow lines. You can of course tweak the result to suit; Very
powerful.

Parts List command

o Choice MM Standard from saved settings
o Place parts list to the right of the drawing
Double left mouse click the parts list
o RMC top left corner and turn on highlight
o Select a few part numbers in the parts list to show them highlight in the drawing views

Next lets create a parts list with balloons. You can save your company standard of what you want to show in your
parts list, here we have one for MasterMover. And dont blink or youll miss this one click, and theres the parts list
with associated balloons! Solid Edge has given each component an item number, counted the quantity, and
extracted the document number and description, and even the material. Notice some of these dont have a material
- thats because theyre subassemblies. And check this out - if I select an item from the parts list itll highlight that
part in the drawing view so you can find it easily.

Alignment shape
o Find a blue dot on the alignment shape and drag it inward to move all balloons
o Move a balloon to push another balloon
o Alt+drag a balloon off of the alignment shape

Dealing with the balloons, Solid Edge has something called an alignment shape to control the distance from the
balloons to the parts. You can also grab an individual balloon and move it along the alignment shape and if it runs
into another balloon it will move the balloon to keep it from crossing, or I can press the Alt key to remove it from
the alignment shape. So very easy to get the layout you want.

Tools tab > View and Markup

Bottom panel
o Exit the preview pane in the left navigation
o Select each sheet to see the preview
o Go back to sheet1
Right click on the Package tree list and Add the Clamp Arm Part

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 On the Markup tab go into the Freehand Line command
o Draw a big circle around the vertical part of the arm with the holes
o Add some text We will check this for strength

We mentioned in the PowerPoint that we want to share this information with a non-CAD user. For this, Solid Edge
has a tool called View and Markup; this creates a package that we can prepare and send to a recipient. We can add
other files to the package, like the 3D models, or even non-cad data such as pictures, PDFs, Microsoft Office files.
We can also create mark-ups. Here lets circle this and add text we will check for strength.

Click the Send to Mail Recipient button

Show password button

To send, we simply click this e-mail button, and notice we can apply a password in case we want only the recipient
to view our design. Clicking OK will create an e-mail for us, and in the e-mail, provide a link to download the free
software for our recipient to view, and importantly also make mark-ups. There are also free Solid Edge smartphone
and tablet viewer Apps available. Either way this includes being able to rotate the 3D model, not just the 2D
drawing as we saw.

Alt+Esc, Alt+Tab, or Windows Key+Tab to switch to Solid Edge in Action Demo Slides

To summarize, first of all we saw that drawings are always monitored for model updates, we created automated
parts lists with balloons, and we saw how to collaborate for free with a non-Solid Edge user.

Simulation

Advance to slide 11

As we commented in our mark-up, lets check for strength. Integrated into Solid Edge is a way to simulate this,
virtually, and because its integrated, we can easily make any required changes and re-test as needed. Well also take
a look at documenting our results in the form of a report.

Alt+Esc, Alt+Tab, or Windows Key+Tab to switch to Solid Edge

Ctrl+Tab to switch to the solid edge assembly

Select the bracket (MM-00237-002_A.par ) and Edit in Place (or just Ctrl+Tab to the open part)

Well briefly go back to the assembly we can see that were going to be pulling a load with those jaws. So its
going to put some torque on that arm, and we want to make sure its strong enough.

Lets jump back over to part since we still have it open. If youve heard about Finite Element Analysis, or FEA, this is
the same thing, however think of Solid Edge Simulation as a design tool rather than a scary, specialist subject.

On the Simulation tab, click New Study

o Default values are Study Type: Linear Static, and Mesh Type: Tetrahedral. Keep these default and click
OK
Expand Simulation tab on edge bar
o Pin the menu
Right click on Loads
o Create Structural Load > Force

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 With default values, fence select the through holes from a side view for the first and third holes from the top
(getting both sides)
Select the origin of the steering wheel and snap to center of the hole selected
Once in place, click on the right side node of the Torus (away from the center of the part) to change direction of
the load
Set value to 150 N
Click enter
Right Click on Constraints
o Create New Constraint > Cylindrical
Select the two cylindrical halves of the clamp
o Keep default values and right click to accept constraint

While theres a lot functionality built into Solid Edge Simulation such as vibration and thermal testing, here we just
want to do a first-pass stress to see if our design is strong enough. Notice that we have this simple interface that
walks us through the process. We also have this little circle that looks like pieces of a pie. The first one is already
green and already has been satisfied; this one is represents study geometry and material if you remember we
chose the material for this part when we modelled it, and as were still inside Solid Edge, its remembered this.

So the first thing we need to do is add the load. This is at the bolt locations on these two holes, and we can use our
trusty Steering Wheel to specify the direction the load is in. Well specify 150 newtons as this is the force required to
move our load of 800kg, which the machine is rated for.

Next, we need to add a constraint represented by a cylindrical constraint since it will be locked onto the shaft in
the assembly. Notice how the second piece of pie is now green as these steps have been satisfied. Two slices of the
pie to go, and thats meshing and solving.

Right click on Mesh

o Select mesh options
o Mesh and Solve

So what does mesh and solve mean? Basically what Solid Edge is doing is breaking our part up into elements the
element in Finite Element Analysis, and then testing the loads and the constraints on each of these to give an
overall result. Its then going to give us feedback on where the greatest stress is in the part.

Show Animate on the home tab

o Run by the options and show that you can save the animation out as a movie
Click Actual as deformation
Go back to Animate

So here are our results purple is low stress and red it high stress. We can even animate how the stress propagates
though the part as the load is applied. The first thing you probably noticed is that the model appears to have
deformed an unrealistic amount. This is however just an exaggerated view, to clearly show how the part will
deform. We can change this to actual deformation instead, but notice how now its not so clear. So that exaggerated
view option is great, as how else could we get this insight?

Go to Data Selection area of Home tab and select Factor of Safety from the bottom dropdown
Go to color bar tab
o Select User Defined Scale option
o Change min value to 4
o Max value 5
Insert Min Marker under the show area of the Color bar tab
Close Simulation Results

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So is our design strong enough? Well yes, the material used has a yield stress (essentially the stress at which itll
fail) much lower that the stresses experienced from pulling the load, but lets go further than that; we want to
ensure a factor of safety, for example if someone misused the product trying pull a larger weight. You know how it
is, standing on tables that are designed to hold just plates of food. We want to make this 5 times stronger than it
needs to be.

Solid Edge has a result plot that gives us that information, and by tweaking our color bar, we can clearly see that
there are areas that are less than 5 times strong enough, in-fact we can get Solid Edge to call out the minimum
value 3.xx. So, no, not strong enough; we need to make sure that everything is above 5, so lets make some
modifications.

Close and return back to the part

Ctrl+Tab back to top level assembly
Zoom in on bracket and Ctrl+Spacebar to go to face priority
Select top face of clamped portion of bracket
o Press spacebar for multi select
o Select bottom small face of U shaped bracket directly above that (MM-00045-003_A.psm)
Select up facing arrow on steering wheel and begin dragging the 2 parts upward
Key in 5 and press enter to accept
Select the inside round on the bracket (while still in face priority)
o Click on the R2.00 tag that pops up
Select the Round Selected Faces Only option on the options that pop up
Enter 6.00 as the value

Luckily for us, Solid Edge with synchronous technology makes these potentially complex changes very easy. Since
our part is already in place in the assembly, we can make the edits alongside the parts it connects to. Notice were in
the assembly and can select all of the faces we want to move, and with a simple drag we can update all three of
these parts and have the assembly update in real-time to add a bit more material to the base of our part. Hows that
for one shot editing!? Given the location of where the part would fail, lets also add more material to the round.

Ctrl+Spacebar to get back to part priority (only if you IPA)

In place edit bracket (or Ctrl+Tab to go back to the part)
On Simulation tab, click on Solve

Seeing as we changed the geometry of the part, were going to have to re-mesh and solve notice the yellow
pieces of pie; but thats all, no re-setting up the study. As this is processing, realize that Solid Edge Simulation
provides the optimum default settings to allow us to run these complex studies quickly. We can of course change
these settings if we want extra precision.

Go back to Home tab, under data selection area, select Factor of Safety
On color bar, select user-defined scale
o Min: 4
o Max: 5
Turn back on min marker under show area

So lets give our Factor of Safety another look. What color is the part now? The part is green! Green is good! Even
checking the minimum marker we can see that at the weakest point were at 5.xx, so job done, and no physical
prototypes in sight.

On Color bar and select All Results Scale

Go back to Change data selection on Home tab back to Von Mises Stress
click Create Report
*If first time running demo, set picture to CASTING_resize in First Look (MasterMover)\Setup\Images*
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 Type in introduction: this is the strength test for the new clamp arm
Type in conclusion: were over 5 for our factor of safety
Select Webpage (.html) as document format
Create Report

The last thing that we want to do is create a report of our results, and thats an easy single click Create Report
makes sense, right? We can add in an introduction: This is the strength test for the new clamp arm, and we can
put in a conclusion: Were over 5 for our Factor of Safety. Click Create Report, and it takes screenshots of all of
our results and puts them in a nice HTML or Microsoft Word format. As we scroll through we can see all of the
results and even hotlinks of all the results with screenshots. We could even add this to our package to send to our
collaborator!

Scroll back down to table of contents

Ctrl+click on 10. Results
Show screenshots and values (excluding factor of safety picture)
Exit report
Close Simulation Results

Alt+Esc or Alt+Tab or Windows Key+Tab to switch to Solid Edge in Action Demo Slides

To summarize, this is integrated Simulation for design engineer use. Test for strength virtually to reduce physical
prototypes, or if youre not worried about product failure, find out how much material you can remove from your
product to reduce overall costs. And certainly worth noting, the technology used behind the scenes to ensure
accurate results is renowned Femap and Nastran.

Data Management

Alt+Esc, Alt+Tab, or Windows Key+Tab to switch to Solid Edge in Action Demo Slides
Advance to slide 12

Solid Edge can create a lot of design data, very quickly; a great thing, and deciding on how to look after this design
data, one of your companys most valuable assets, is certainly worth consideration. What well be looking at here are
the fundamental benefits of Solid Edges built-in data management well navigate data simply, quickly find files,
easily make design revisions, and collaborate effectively.

Alt+Esc, Alt+Tab, or Windows Key+Tab to switch to Solid Edge

Navigate to C:\First Look Master Mover (V2)\MasterMover in windows explorer

As you may have noticed, were working in a well-defined folder structure, with titles such as Work in Progress and
Released (i.e. released for manufacture). Whats not obvious though, is that Solid Edge is looking after this
organization for us; we will talk more about this in the process of making the required design changes.

Key in title:pump in the search bar

Click on MM-00198-001_A.psm
Key in title:master in the search bar
Right Click - Open the top level assembly in Design Manager

First step is finding the files that we are wanting to work with. Solid Edge leverages the use of enhanced searching
within Windows Explorer, allowing input of customized search criteria in order to find exactly what we need

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without ever having to open a part or assembly. To better understand this assembly and for other data
management tasks, Design Manager is our central hub for this, available on a right mouse button click.

Mouse over buttons that are mentioned (Revise, Rename)

Move SE Status Column to the right of the Title column
Change Status of the top level assembly (MM-00001-001_A) to In Work
Click SE Status dropdown on MM-00109-003 to show options
o Note: Do not choose an option
Select top level assembly and click Clear Action in the dashboard

Inside of Design Manager, we can view file structures, as well as access all data management actions such as
revising, renaming, and sending files to other users all while maintaining part, assembly, and drawing links.
Remember the mention of automated folder structure? A great example of this is when Solid Edge moves our
completed designs to the Released folder for us. Specifying a released design is as simple as setting the appropriate
status, here. So nice and easy organization, but more importantly, a necessity for business process.

Click Preview in dashboard

Select top level assembly (MM-00001-001_A)
Close Preview Window
Select Editor from the dashboard

Since design manager is directly integrated with Solid Edge, opening our assembly is as easy as clicking a button.

Change the display configuration to no covers

Click on Parts Library
Click Search

Note: Search must be cleared, in order to clear, run a dummy search, this can be anything

For our design task, we need to add a horn to our assembly. Lets run a search to see if theres one from another
design project that we can re-use.

Select Clear All

Set search path to C:\First Look Master Mover (V2)\MasterMover

Using enhanced searching within Solid Edge, we can easily set our search path to find all components that will fit
the criteria of a horn that we can reuse from any of our other designs.

Set search property to Title

Enter: *horn
Hit enter on the keyboard
Click Search

The great thing about enhanced searching in Solid Edge is that we can use any properties or search criteria we
know to find the parts we need. Since we know we need a horn, lets try to look for a component with a title that
contains the word horn. Notice advanced search techniques such as wildcards are supported as well.

Set search property to Mfg Type

Enter: assembled
Click Search

It seems as though we have quite a few files with the word horn in the title, so lets input another criteria to
narrow our search. Since we know that we want a horn that is fully assembled, lets add the manufacturing type to
the search

Click search results to show preview window

Double click MM-00150-001_A
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 Assemble horn to top level assembly
Select mounting bracket top face
Select hole axis in mounting bracket
Select side face on chassis (to align)

Now that the search is narrowed to just a couple of components, we can click on them to preview what each
component looks like, just like we did earlier in Windows Explorer. Now that we have a horn assembly, we can
simply double click to assemble to our MasterMover.

Now that we have the horn in place, we can see that some changes need to be made for it to fit properly.

To fix the interference problem, lets make some changes to the mounting bracket.

Select the round edge of the bracket

Synchronous edit and move face 11mm inward

When we attempt to edit the geometry, Solid Edge gives us a warning message that the bracket is released for
manufacturing and cannot be changed. This protection is very valuable, saving us from a costly mistake of
overriding a part being used in another assembly. For more intelligence before we decide how we want to proceed,
we can use the Where Used command to find exactly where this assembly is being used. Notice how this command
and all other Data Management tools are collected together on a Data Management tab for ease of use. Our inquiry
returns that this horn assembly is being used in a different assembly, as well as an associated drawing.

IPA into the subassembly

Select the bracket
Select Data Management tab from Dashboard
Select Where Used
o Remove default folder
o Add C:/First Look Master Mover (V2)\MasterMover
Right-Click on resulting drawing and show preview
Close the preview and select Cancel

Since the file is released, well make a revision to the part to make the change. Again, well go to the Data
Management tab to do this, and simply click on Revise.

Select the bracket

Select Data Management Tab
Select Revise
Navigate to C:\First Look Master Mover (V2)\MasterMover\Work in Progress\Working
Click Save

When revising, Solid Edge automatically changes the Revision ID of the part using company standards, in this case
revising from A to B, and all we have to do is click Save. And remember how we mentioned Solid Edge maintains
files and folder structures at the beginning? Solid Edge can automatically move our assembly and the associated
drawing to the Work in Progress folder with no added action on our part.

Now that our file has been saved as Revision B, we can fix the interference issue on the horn bracket, a simple job
thanks to synchronous technology.

Select the exterior circle of the bracket (Ctrl-Space)

Synchronous edit the length by 11mm inward
Save the file

Weve given the horn as much clearance as we can by moving the sheet metal bracket, but it looks like well have to
lengthen the entire mounting plate to fit the horn. Well make this revision using a different method than before, by
replacing the current mounting plate with a copy of itself, and then make the edits we need.
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 IPA into MM-00218-001_A assembly
Right click on Mounting Plate and select More-replace part with copy
Accept selection (right click)

Notice that whether revising or saving new parts, Solid Edge looks after our standard naming conventions for us.
All we have to do is type in a Document Number and Solid Edge automatically populates the file name, along with
any other unique part properties desired, keeping our naming conventions consistent.

Sort Documents by highest number

Select highest number
Increase number by one (MM-00172-003_A.psm)
Click Save

Well just use what we think is the next available part number in our folder for our new part and click save.

Use the Document Number Generator

Click New
o New part should be MM-00250
Ctrl-V in the document number field
Navigate to the Working Folder
Click Save

Solid Edge is informing us that the part number we chose is actually already being used. Ensuring unique
document numbers is just another way in which Solid Edge looks after file organization, as duplicate file names
could cause problems later on. So what number should we use? Well, another great tool Solid Edge provides is a
part number generator. This keeps track of the last number used, automatically copying the next available number
to our clipboard so all we have to do is paste it into the box.

Select the top face and hole

o Select the hole by quick pick
Change the slot width (open by 10mm)
Close and Return

Now that we have our new part, we can perform a simple edit to ensure that our mounting plate gives the horn the
clearance it needs. Again, a quick assembly level edit thanks to synchronous technology.

Hover over orange item in pathfinder

So far its just been us working on the MasterMover. But what about collaboration with the rest of the team? Well
Solid Edge takes care of that too. You may have noticed a difference in color of certain components in the
pathfinder - this orange color is in fact telling us that someone else is working on these files, and protects us from
overwriting changes that that persons made. Itll even tell us who that someone else is!

IPA into MM-00123-001_A and send to Design Manager

o Data Management tab from Dashboard
o Design Manger button
Click Save
Close Solid Edge
Select top level assembly and click Expand All from the dashboard
Ctrl-A to select all
Select Move from the dashboard
Select the Dropbox folder on the left of Windows Explorer
Select OK
Select perform actions from the dashboard

With most other CAD systems, this collaborative ability comes with a caveat of needing a vault, some sort of central
database on a special server. Thats not the case with Solid Edge, any shared location can be used. But even better
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than that, Solid Edge is cloud enabled, meaning a cloud storage service can be used instead, be it Dropbox, Google
Drive, One Drive, or whatever the preference to access data anywhere!

Lets go to the cloud right now with our design data. We could move all of our data, but what if we just want to
share a specific subassembly, for example, with a supplier? Easy. Using Solid Edge Design Manager seen earlier we
can select only what we want to go to Dropbox, and it will maintain the links back to the overall local assembly.
These design files can now be accessed anywhere in the world, of course by only who you choose, and even with
this global synchronization, we dont have to worry about file overwrites; Solid Edges cloud integration has an
automatic file locking mechanism.

Show the updated file location for the components that were moved in Windows Explorer
C:\Users\(your username)\First Look Master Mover (V2)\Master Mover\Dropbox
Select a component to show a preview

Alt+Esc or Alt+Tab or Windows Key+Tab to switch to Solid Edge in Action Demo Slides

To summarize, we saw how Solid Edge keeps your data organized such as maintaining folder structure and naming
conventions, provides efficient process management such as easy revisions, allows flexible collaboration thanks to
being cloud enabled, and most importantly, doing all of this out of the box - no extra purchase necessary, no extra
IT overhead required.

Close

Advance to slide 13

Okay so our design is complete, and to assist sales & marketing, Solid Edge comes with best-in-class KeyShot to
create photographic renders: pictures and animations, to help you get to market before production is even
complete, or simply to aid design decisions.

Advance to slide 14

Thats it for the First Look - we saw a breadth of capability, but Id like to finish-up on the main differentiator,
synchronous technology, and value it brings as part of Solid Edge so if youre going to remember three things
about Solid Edge let them be these: CLICK accelerated design to allow more time for innovation, CLICK faster
revisions for quicker time to market, and CLICK better reuse for reduced costs; well this is something we havent
seen the power of yet, but if you need to work with imported 2D and 3D data, we should definitely take a look at
this next, as everything weve just done can be achieved with imported data too. And of course, you dont have to
take my word for all of this as you can see, here are some happy customer quotes! Thanks for your time.

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