1.CAD design (parts, components, engineering drawings, sheet metal, molds, weldments, etc. )
2.CAE finite element analysis (strength, stress and motion stress analysis, etc.). )
3.CAM NC programming module (machining center, CNC lathe, wire cutting, etc.). )
SW has many plug-ins with different functions. In 3D software, operation is the most convenient!
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Introduction of SolidWorks plug-in and integration software
Many beginners don't know the real purpose of SolidWorks software plug-ins. Here are some simple introductions and updates.
If there is "complete integration with SolidWorks" in the plug-in, it means that the plug-in has been assembled in SolidWorks software and can be used normally after being installed in OFFICE PRO mode!
Please note that I don't have that many plug-ins. I will provide relevant information when necessary. I do.
PhotoWorks advanced rendering software is fully integrated with SolidWorks.
Using PhotoWorks software to render the real effect of products, you can make advanced rendering renderings. The software is very convenient to use, and designers can use the rendering wizard to complete the rendering of the real effect of parts or assemblies step by step.
PhotoWorks can be used for the following kinds of rendering:
1. Sets the material and texture of the model or surface.
2. Map the surface of the part
3. Define the light source, reflectivity, transparency and background scene.
4. Use existing materials and textures to define new materials or textures.
5. Images can be output to a screen or a file.
6. Real-time rendering is possible.
FeatureWorks feature recognition software is fully integrated with SolidWorks.
Most 3D design software provides data interfaces, which can be used to read data files in standard formats, such as IGES and EAT. However, the model input into the design environment is only a solid model, and it is very inconvenient to modify the model because it is impossible to distinguish the characteristics of the input model.
FeatureWorks can be used to identify the input entity features in SolidWorks part files. After the solid model is recognized as a feature, it exists in the form of a feature in SolidWorks, which is the same as the feature generated by SolidWorks software. FeatureWorks intelligently processes static conversion files, obtains useful information, and reduces the time spent rebuilding models.
FeatureWorks is most suitable for identifying conventional machining contours and sheet metal features, including features such as stretching, rotation, holes and draft.
1. Stretch feature, whose outline consists of straight lines, circles or arcs.
2. Rotational characteristics of cylinder or cone
3. All hole features, including simple holes, threaded holes and stepped holes.
4. Rib and drafting characteristics
5. Equal radius fillet
Animator and SolidWorks are fully integrated and easy to learn and use.
Interactive animation of products can dynamically visualize the three-dimensional model of SolidWorks, and film the simulated assembly process, disassembly process and operation process of products to realize dynamic design.
Animators have the following characteristics:
1.Animator is seamlessly integrated with SolidWorks and PhotoWorks software, which can make full use of SolidWorks' solid model and PhotoWorks' rendering function.
2. Using the animation wizard, it is easy to animate SolidWorks parts or assembly environment.
3. Explode or disassemble the animation to show the assembly relationship of the parts in the assembly.
4. Turn the model around or rotate it 360 degrees, and you can see the design model from different angles.
5. Use professional lighting control and add materials for parts and features to produce high-quality animation effects.
6. You can send animation files in AVI format directly by email, which can speed up the exchange of design ideas and shorten the design cycle.
Pipeline and SolidWorks integrated pipeline design software
Piping is a powerful pipeline design software, which can automatically complete pipeline design tasks. Pipelines are mainly used in industries involving gas or liquid transportation, and can be designed and assembled efficiently.
Piping can optimize the pipeline design of gas and liquid conveying equipment, and can make full use of SolidWorks' unique functions and flexibility to automatically design pipelines conveniently. Pipes mainly have the following characteristics and functions.
1. Pipeline design is completed automatically, which greatly improves the design efficiency.
2. The assembly and modification of pipelines are very simple, which can be easily completed by dragging and pasting/copying operations.
3. Provide standard pipe fittings library.
4. Reasonable pipe fittings can be selected automatically.
5. Through accurate calculation, automatic resection and management.
6. Automatically insert the pipe joint at the corner.
7. When the rotation angle deviates from the standard angle, a user-defined pipe joint will be generated.
8. Quickly complete the assembly of pipe joints by grasping/matching intelligent assembly.
Intelligent standard parts library with complete integration of toolbox and SolidWorks
Toolbox provides ISO, DIN and other multi-standard standard parts libraries. Using standard parts library, designers do not need to model standard parts, but can directly assemble standard parts of specified types and specifications at the corresponding positions of the model by dragging operation.
Designers can also use the toolbox to automatically generate parts by simply selecting the parameters of the required standard parts.
Toolbox provides standard parts and design functions, including the following.
1. Bearing and bearing service life calculation.
2. Bolts, screws and nuts.
3. Cylindrical pin.
4. Washers and retaining rings.
5. Tension spring and compression spring.
6.PEM plug-in
7. Ordinary fixture.
8. Calculation of aluminum profile and steel profile beam.
9. Design of cam drive, chain drive and belt drive.
COSMOSXpress and SolidWorks fully integrated design and analysis tools
SolidWorks provides users with a preliminary stress analysis tool-COSMOXPRES, which can help users to judge whether the currently designed parts can withstand the load in the real working environment. SolidWorks2003 integrates CosmosXpress, which is a part of COSMOS/Works products.
E-Drawings (professional) electronic engineering drawings, the first tool to communicate by mail, are fully integrated with SolidWorks.
Using the e-Drawings software provided by SolidWorks, engineering drawings can be exported to electronic engineering drawing format (e-Drawings), and the design idea can be conveyed quickly and clearly. After the engineering drawing is output in electronic drawing format, you can directly view the design scheme of the part without opening the model file.
E-Drawings electronic engineering drawing software mainly has the following functions.
1. Virtual view folding can output any part of the view according to the designer's habits when arranging the views.
2. View hyperlink Through the automatic navigation of the view, you can click the view comment to directly locate the view you need to find.
3. The three-dimensional pointer can easily view the position of the outline in different views.
4. Animation shows the relationship between views of engineering drawings in the form of animation, and electronic drawings can dynamically show the alignment projection relationship of all views in engineering drawings.
5. Ultra-compressed file e-Drawings takes up less space and is very convenient to send by e-mail.
6. Embedded browser can browse electronic drawing files under Windwos without additional CAD software or special browser.
SurfaceWorks surface assistant tool
SurfaceWorks is mainly a supplement to SolidWorks surface modeling function. When building a model in SolidWorks, using the edges, faces or points of the existing model, the surface can be directly processed in SurfaceWorks to generate a surface with specific requirements. After the part is saved in SurfaceWorks software and returned to SolidWorks, the surface generated in SurfaceWorks will be automatically input into the current model. Then the current model is materialized by using the input surface, and a model with complex surface is established.
Geartrax gear and gear pair design software
Gearrax is mainly used for the automatic design of precision gears and the design of gear pairs. By specifying gear type, gear modulus and number of teeth, pressure angle and other related parameters, Gearrax can automatically generate gears with accurate tooth profile. It provides an easy-to-use solid modeling tool for engineers to drive parts that can be completed in Solidworks.
The gear types that can be designed are spur gear, helical gear, bevel gear, sprocket, involute, toothed belt gear, worm gear, spline, V-belt gear and so on.
The main features and functions are as follows:
1. Intuitive and easy to use, powerful; Really accurate involute tooth profile, involute tooth profile curve can be imported into SolidWorks sketch.
2. English pitch and metric modulus are optional; Support the national standards of major industries;
2. Automatically calculate the displacement; Really accurate involute tooth profile;
3. Support plastic gear design standards; With ANSI and BS metric keyway options;
4. The user can control all the parameters of the gear.
5. Involute tooth profile curve can be imported into solidworks sketch, and a single tooth entity can be added to the existing prt file.
3D instant website
3D instant website is a brand-new tool, which enables Solidworks users to create and publish a vivid and secure 3D interactive web page quickly and conveniently. Using 3D Instant Website, the existing 3D solid model is published on the website provided by Solidworks or the company's internal website in web page format. 3D Instant website can also put Solidworks' unique electronic engineering drawings on the web page, providing traditional 2D engineering drawings, but it also has communication tools with coloring, 3D model and animation functions.
SolidWorks MoldBase mold base library
SolidWorks MoldBase 200 1 adopts innovative mold technology and methods in order to produce the models we need conveniently and effectively in this era of rapid development and advanced information technology, thus improving personal productivity and increasing company profits.
PDMWorks is an easy-to-establish and easy-to-use product data management system for workgroup.
Mold base provides you with standard mold base.
3D Instant Website-Publish real-time products online.
SolidWorks plug-in
IMOLD mold design software
IMOLD for SolidWorks is the most powerful mold design product in SolidWorks environment. Mold designer can quickly design products and preview them at any time. By using its automatic tools or interactive tools, such as automatic parting line generation tools, internal/cavity surface segmentation tools and edge core development tools, the functions provided by IMOLD are not the same as those provided by other mold design systems.
Module:
Data preparation, object control, core and hole generation, layout design, gating system design, mold base design, ejection design, insert design, elevator design, cooling system design, component library, intelligent screws, bill of materials generator, IMOLD sketches, IMOLD tools, etc.
Engineering analysis (CAE)
COSMOS/Works finite element
Cosmos/Works—— Design and Analysis Tool for Engineers
Universe/Motion Motion Analysis
Cosmos/Motion—— 3D Motion Simulation Software
COSMOS/Floworks fluid analysis
Cosmos/flow works—— Fluid Dynamics and Heat Conduction Analysis Software
COSMOS/M professional analysis
Universe /M (Overview)
Pre-and post-processing of Cosmos/M-GEOSTAR finite element
Stress and displacement analysis of COSMOS/M-STAR
Instability and frequency analysis of Cosmos/M-DSTAR
Dynamic response analysis of Cosmos/M-ASTAR
Nonlinear analysis of Cosmos/M-NSTAR
Optimization of Cosmos/M-OPTSTAR design
Fatigue analysis of Cosmos/M-FSTAR
Heat conduction analysis of Cosmos/M-HSTAR
Cosmic /M-ESTAR electromagnetic analysis
Cosmic /M-HFS High Frequency Analysis
Universe /M-FFE Fast Finite Element Technique
Universe /M- data conversion
Cosmos/M- standard material library
Introduction to CosmosWorks
The universe is SRAC (structural research &; Analysis Company (SRAC) is a powerful finite element analysis software. SRAC is located in Los Angeles, California, USA. Since the establishment of 1982, SRAC has been devoted to the research and development of finite element CAE technology. The early finite element technology was very high, and only some national departments, such as aerospace and military departments, could use it. However, some later finite element analysis software also has the disadvantages of unfriendly interface, difficult to learn and use, and expensive equipment. Although it is widely used, it is concentrated in universities and some research institutions, and only a few professionals can access it, but ordinary engineers can't. But since the appearance of COSMOS, the door of finite element analysis has finally been opened to ordinary engineers, and high-level finite element technology has been popularized. It is easy to learn and use, simple and intuitive, and can run on a common pc without professional finite element verification. Ordinary engineers can carry out engineering analysis and get the analysis results quickly, so as to minimize the design cycle, reduce the test cost, improve product quality and increase profit space. The company has successfully developed a fast finite element-free algorithm, which can analyze the stress and deformation, thermal efficiency, vibration frequency, electromagnetic performance, fluid and power of the parts designed by SolidWorks, optimize the design and conduct nonlinear analysis, shorten the design time, improve the design quality and reduce the design cost. It is a popular computer-aided engineering analysis (CAE) software.
MotionWorks 3D motion simulation software allows engineers to easily simulate the complex motion of assembly through virtual product models, ensuring accurate design and queuing product design errors.
Axalant product lifecycle management software (PLM) allows SolidWorks users to conveniently manage and archive SolidWorks objects, such as 2D drawings, 3D models and parts.
SplitWorks mold design software allows SolidWorks users to speed up the design process.
Type3Works engraving software allows SolidWorks users to engrave characteristic symbols, characters and related signs on SolidWorks parts, so that users can decorate personalized industrial parts and convey product design information more effectively.
MechSoft For SolidWorks 2004 mechanical module 2004
This is a powerful mechanical design module, which provides some powerful mechanical module components to make your mechanical design more perfect and powerful, and this set is specially provided for SW2004. If you are a person who needs mechanical design, this is essential.
Numerical control machining (CAM)
Efficient solid NC machining
Numerical control machining programming software -CAMWorks
CAMWORKS is an efficient, intelligent and professional NC programming software developed by TEKSOFT, a famous American CAD/CAM software developer. It runs on the WINDOWS platform and is a CAM system specially developed for SolidWorks.
ProCAM
ProCAM—— Multi-axis professional NC machining
Other software products
EMbassyWorks wiring software based on SolidWorks
EMbassyWorks, an automatic wiring software based on SolidWorks
CircuitWorks generates 3D circuit boards in SolidWorks based on ECAD software.
MPA, model flow analysis expert
Moldflow Plastics Adviser is developed to meet the needs of parts and mold designers. It allows you to identify and deal with key manufacturing capabilities and quality disputes at the earliest stage of parts and mold cavity design, thus eliminating potential manufacturing problems. Now, plastic injection molding can be designed according to the nature, applicability and function of manufacturing capacity. At a very early stage, even in the conceptual stage of design, the company confirmed and eliminated the problems, achieved remarkable tangible and intangible benefits, and obtained a favorable market environment and sustained trading volume through time and cost savings.
IPA-product interactive animation
Interactive product animation (IPA) dynamic simulation assembly
When people just found that SolidWorks' intuitive and easy-to-use assembly design function can be effectively realized under Windows, many people were surprised. The introduction of IPA, an innovative tool, may make people find that the assembly design they want is really incomplete. The existing assembly design does not express the assembly sequence and assembly mode of parts, which will directly affect the realization of the design. IPA automatically obtains the assembly model from SolidWorks, and then generates the dynamic assembly simulation process of the product. All operations are carried out in a familiar way under Windows, such as "drag, release" and so on. People who don't have much CAD experience can be familiar with it. The dynamic simulation process not only vividly reflects the relationship between parts and assembly methods, but also has vivid visual effects, such as rich light sources and perspectives, colorful textures and pleasing animations. IPA has become a standard tool for exchanging the design results of 3D mechanical products among various departments of enterprises. IPA enables your users, marketers, design engineers, maintenance engineers and others to truly see the actual shape of the product and interact with the product during the design stage.
Fluid mechanics analysis process
SolidWorks FloWorks is the first fluid heat flow analysis software developed by SolidWorks, which is easy to learn and use. Unlike all other fluid simulation software on the market, FloWorks is specially developed for design engineers. FloWorks allows you to immediately understand, verify and improve your design in SolidWorks environment, so your design is not only better, but also smarter.