solidworks

Contents
21 Routing.............................................................................................................171
3D Route Changes in Flattened Routes.....................................................................................171
Color for Electrical Coverings.....................................................................................................171
Connector Blocks.......................................................................................................................172
Create Multiple Connection Points .......................................................................................172
Length Leaders for Flattened Routes.........................................................................................173
Manufactured-Style Flattened Route..........................................................................................174
Mass and Density of Cables and Wires.....................................................................................174
Minimum Bend Radius ..........................................................................................................174
Pipe Drawings............................................................................................................................175
Reimport Electrical Data .......................................................................................................175
Show/Hide Flatten Route Items..................................................................................................175
Splices Without Components.....................................................................................................176
Transparent Coverings...............................................................................................................177
22 Sheet Metal......................................................................................................178
Convert to Sheet Metal...............................................................................................................178
Tab and Slot ..............................................................................................................................178
23 SOLIDWORKS Simulation...............................................................................179
Collapse Simulation Tree Folders..............................................................................................179
Distributed Coupling for Pins and Bolts ...............................................................................179
Draft and High-Quality Mesh Definition ................................................................................182
Free Body Forces for Nonlinear Studies ...............................................................................183
Link Between Results and Model Files......................................................................................184
Repair Corrupt Studies...............................................................................................................185
Simulation Evaluator .............................................................................................................185
Simulation Performance Improvements.....................................................................................185
Stress Averaging at Mid-Side Nodes.........................................................................................186
Thermal Loads for Beams ....................................................................................................186
24 Sketching.........................................................................................................189
Applying Torsion Continuity Relations ..................................................................................189
Baseline and Chain Dimensions in Sketches.............................................................................190
Importing 2D DXF or DWG Files as Reference Sketches..........................................................191
Power Modify Tool......................................................................................................................191
Silhouette Entities .................................................................................................................193
Creating Silhouette Entities...................................................................................................194
Silhouette Entities PropertyManager.....................................................................................195
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