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Using Solid Edge, you can do the following:

  • Model different types of equipment representations.

  • Use the equipment representations for different types of interference checking.

  • Combine multiple representations for a single piece of equipment component into an assembly file.

Solid Edge symbols are only supported by the software when they are used to create equipment. Solid Edge symbols are not supported by Smart 3D for other tasks.

The Occurrence Name suffix of each part identifies the representation or aspect for the part. You can find the available aspects listed in the Aspect Code sheet of the AllCodeLists.xls workbook. The following table lists the common Solid Edge file names, associated aspects, and example occurrence names. The assembly (.asm) files store the aspects. An assembly file contains all the representations. You list the .asm file name on the part class sheet in the Excel workbook. The Occurrence Name of a .par file defines the aspects in an assembly file.

Codelist Value

Representation

File Name Example

Occurrence Name Example

0

Simple physical

MySymbol1.par

MySymbol1_0.par:1

0

Simple physical

MySymbol2.par

MySymbol2_0.par:1

4

Detailed physical

MySymbol3.par

MySymbol3_4.par:1

6

Operation

MySymbol4.par

MySymbol4_6.par:1

7

Maintenance

MySymbol5.par

MySymbol5_7.par:1

8

Reference Geometry

MySymbol6.par

MySymbol6_8.par:1

The suffix in the Occurrence Name represents the aspect. The software assumes that the aspect is Simple physical if you do not specify an aspect or if you specify any characters other than the codelist values in the suffix of the Occurrence Name.

To control the sizes of the parts, define dimension variables and user-defined variables in Solid Edge. Map the user-defined variables to Smart 3D properties in the Equipment.xls workbook. Each part class sheet in the workbook must contain a column for each user-defined variable in Solid Edge.

For a dimension to be a driving variable, define it as a user-defined variable in Solid Edge, and then define that variable as an occurrence property using the syntax oa:AttributeName in the Equipment.xls workbook.

You cannot move nozzles on parts within Smart 3D. When you model the parts, you can use a macro to define nozzles, or ports, in Solid Edge. The macro assigns a type and a name to each port. For more information, see Create Solid Edge parts and assemblies for use in Smart 3D.

See Also

Create Solid Edge parts and assemblies for use in Smart 3D
Create Smart 3D reference data for use with Solid Edge components
Load and revise Smart 3D reference data
Place and modify Solid Edge components in Smart 3D