Let's have a look at how we can get
SOLIDWORKS files into the manufacturing
cell we created in our previous NC Shop
Floor Programmer tutorial.
It's a simple process
and can be done straight
from inside SOLIDWORKS.
We've opened an assembly
and locked the file to us,
assigning ourselves a stock,
a fixture and the part.
This is helpful to show
what our intent is for manufacturing.
From here we can go to the 3D experience.
Add in on the right hand
side of our SOLIDWORKS.
We can simply right click on the assembly
and choose Save
in the pop up window.
We can assign the files to a 3D space,
see their revision status and comments,
and we can check if there's any issues
that we may need to change.
But we know these files are okay.
As we can see that they can be saved.
We can also select a
bookmark that we may want to use
in the top left corner.
A bookmark is effectively a tag
that we often use to refer back to.
In this case, we'll select
an existing bookmark and apply it to all.
That bookmark
is then assigned to everything here,
making it easier for us
to find inside the 3D
Experience platform Later.
So once you've chosen your 3D space
and assigned your bookmark,
click save to send the files
to the platform and save them
within your 3D space on the platform.
Once the save is completed,
we can close SOLIDWORKS
and move back to our shop floor
machining.
We'll click
Import Product
and search for the full file name.
A partial part of the file
name or a string within it.
Clicking on the desired file
from the result will import the file
into the manufacturing cell.
so that's the first stage of the setup.
Complete.
Watch the next tutorial in this series.
To learn how to create your own
CNC machines and define your products
