DriveWorks Pro 22

Model Rules

Model Rules

After capturing the models that you want to drive, you can use the model rules screen to add one or more instances of those models to your project and setup rules for them.

The model rules screen is divided into two areas:

• The component tree
• The rule list

Filtering

The Component Tree and Rule List can be filtered by using the filter bar at the top of each list.

The Filter Bar above the Rule List contains presets that will enable quick filtering of common terms.

These include:

• Dimension - will display all captured dimensions for the selected components
• Configuration - will display all configurations for the selected components
• Feature - will display all captured features for the selected components
• Relative Path - will display all relative paths for the selected components
• Custom Property - will display all captured custom properties for the selected components
• File Name - will display all file names for the selected components
• Instance - will display all captured instances for the selected components
• Tags - will display all tags for the selected components

To use a preset filter term:

1. From the Model Rules task, select the components to display the captured parameters for.
2. From the Filter Bar immediately above the Rule List, select the filter drop down.
3. Select Project Filers.
4. Select the required term from the list.

   

Please see the topic How To Use Filters for more filtering information.

Component Preview

Model Rules will display a preview of anything highlighted in the Component Tree.

Once a component is highlighted the preview, along with additional information, is displayed in the section Component Details, directly under the component tree and rule list.

Component Type	Additional Information	Preview
Assembly	File Path This gives the full path to the component as a link. Clicking the link will open Windows Explorer at the given location. Version The SOLIDWORKS version the file was last saved as. Date Created Last Modified Date Component Count The total number of components within the assembly. Custom Property Count The total number of custom properties (captured and not captured) in the component. Custom Properties Each custom property is listed along with its current value.
Part	File Path This gives the full path to the component as a link. Clicking the link will open Windows Explorer at the given location. Version The SOLIDWORKS version the file was last saved as. Date Created Last Modified Date Custom Property Count The total number of custom properties (captured and not captured) in the component. Custom Properties Each custom property is listed along with its current value.
Drawing	File Path This gives the full path to the component as a link. Clicking the link will open Windows Explorer at the given location. Version The SOLIDWORKS version the file was last saved as. Date Created Last Modified Date Sheet Count The number of sheets in the drawing. On multi-sheet drawings the preview displays the sheet the drawing was last saved on.

To Add a Model to Drive

Click the Add button, the "Add Component" dialog will appear:

The Add Component dialog can be switched to either tree or list view.

The dialog can be be filtered by using the filter at the top of the list.

Please see the topic How To Use Filters for more advanced filtering information.

Select the component to add, and click "OK", the component and its captured children will be added to the component tree.

Import Components

The Import Components wizard enables you to import captured models and all captured parameters from one group, into the current group.

Please see Import Components for more information.

To Remove a Top Level Model and its Children (Component Set)

• Select the Component Set in the component tree by clicking on it.
• Click the "Delete" button on the command bar.

The model and all of its children will be removed.

To Rename a Top Level Model and its Children (Component Set)

• Select the Component Set in the component tree by clicking on it.
• Click the "Renaming" button on the command bar to start editing the Component Set name.
• Type a new name, and press Return when you are done.

To Reorder Top Level Models (Component Sets)

Component sets can be reordered to make sure that one gets calculated before another. This is useful when working with driven replacement models.

• Select the Component Set to move in the component tree by clicking on it.
• Use the Move Up/Move Down buttons on the command bar to move it up or down.
• Alternatively use the Move To Top/Move To Bottom buttons on the command bar to move the component set directly to the top or bottom.

To Select Models to Edit

To display the rules for a model in the rules list, check the box next to it on the left hand side.

From the Command Bar you can select these options:

• Expand All - Opens the list of parts within a model in the component tree
• Collapse All - Collapses the list of parts within the component tree
• Select All - Selects everything within the component tree and displays the rule list
• Deselect All - Deselects every part in the component tree that was selected

To Select Rules to Build

You can select an individual rule in the list and build it by clicking on the "Build" button on the command bar.

To Recalculate Rules

The values shown in the rule list can become out-of-date if changes are made in other tasks in the task explorer. To refresh them all, click the "Calculate" button.

To Refresh Captured Information

If you start working in the model rules screen, and then capture some more models, features, dimensions, and so on, you may need to click the "Refresh" button for them to be shown in the model rules screen.

Drawing Rules

Drawing rules are built in the model rules screen which shows detailed information about the drawing, sheet, views, and so on that were captured.

Drawing sheets are displayed in the model list as children of the drawing. Each sheet has its own node so the parameters applicable to that sheet are displayed when selected.

When a drawing is selected the screen divides into two areas:

1. The top half displays the captured parameters of the selected drawing node.
2. The lower half gives information about the selected drawing node.

The lower area shows information about the captured drawing such as the views that were captured, their sizes and scales and more:

1. The sheets and views tree which shows sheets, views, and view breaklines if captured. Uncaptured sheets, views are shown in a dark gray color.
2. The captured drawing preview which graphically shows the currently selected sheet and its views.
3. The sheet/view information list which shows information that was captured about the currently selected sheet or view.

To Add a Drawing

Drawings are automatically added to the drawing rules screen when their parent models are added to the model rules screen. You may need to click the "Refresh" button for them to become visible.

To Remove a Drawing

Drawings are automatically removed from the drawing rules screen when their parent models are removed from the model rules screen.

A drawing can be removed from it's parent model by following the steps detailed here Drawings

To Select a Drawing to Edit

Click on a drawing in the drawing tree to show its rules and captured information in the drawing rules list.

To Select Rules to Build

You can select an individual rule in the list and build it by clicking on the "Build" button on the command bar.

To Recalculate Rules

The values shown in the rule list can become out-of-date if changes are made in other tasks in the task explorer. To refresh them all, click the "Calculate" button.

To Refresh Captured Information

If you start working in the drawing rules screen, and then capture some more drawings, sheets, views, and so on, you may need to click the "Refresh" button for them to be shown in the drawing rules screen.