Library of standard parts

[slawek456]

Hello,


I need advice. I'm planning to create own library of standard parts. I want to use family tables but have some doubts about such parameters of standard parts (screw) like surface treatment (raw, Fe/Zn, etc), mechanical properties (5.6, 8.8, 10.9). Such parameters doesn't change the geometry but in order to have different text in "NAME" parameter I need toduplicate the instances. I also think about 3D family tables but their creation seems to be time consuming.


Do you have any expierience / ideas how to do it?


How do you name the files of generic part and instances


I will be very appreciated for your help,


S

 

[sip]

Slawek


Create a new parameter and you can add it to the family table and fill in different values or descriptions for the different instances.


Sip

 

[mcgowanp]

Slawek, naming conventions are really just about whatever makes sense to you and your compamy.


Creating your standard parts can be done with family tables however if your working over a network, even a home network, family tables can slow retrieval of the assy and even cause a few crashes, so Family Tables need to be kept simplei.e no threads on screws etc. The handiest method that I have found is a bit of a mix bewteen the both. Because I work on contract for companies some of them do not want to see all of the instances of a family table listed when they click open, which happens. The only real other alternatives will be havin indiviual parts, which is not always a bad thing given that most people have stacks of hard drive space these days (its quite cheap).


Ultimately, the best advice is to have a go with both methods and see which one you prefer and which one suits your method of working the best. Hope this helps.


Paddy

 

[PRStockhausen]

A previous employer used a family table part that was stored offline. When changes were required, the generic and the table were changed, then the affected parts were stored as standalone parts in PDM.