7.1. Function

PARTdesigner is a parametric development system for factory standards and standards catalogs, which are provided in digital parts catalogs within ENTERPRISE 3Dfindit or web-based pages and services.

Characteristic features in key points:

With PARTdesigner is used to create drawings for factory standard parts and standard parts catalogs (2D or 3D).
Sketches, extrusions, rotations and geometrical operations lead to fully parametric geometries.
In the docking window configurator [Configurator], complex assemblies can be created from individual parts.
Instead of fixed dimension values, variables are set up for which specific values are stored in characteristic attribute tables. The characteristic attrib ute tables are created and managed in accordance with DIN 4000-1. This method has the advantage that a separate drawing does not have to be created for each component characteristic.
Due to the open format, especially company standards of larger companies can be displayed in a standardized system.
Geometries created in PARTdesigner can be transferred directly to a large number of common CAD systems via the ENTERPRISE 3Dfindit interfaces.

Functions are subdivided in 2 main issues:

Create parts
Geometries (*.3db files) and characteristic attribute tables (*.tab/tac files) together with dimension drawings and other information form the so-called project files [Project Files] (*.prj files).
Build up assemblies from parts
Complex assemblies [Assemblies] can be put together.
A set of rules controls the assembly configuration.
This states...
- ...which connection components for the selected start element [Start element] in the PARTdataManager will be available,
- ...at which points these parts can be added to the start element and among each other
- ...and how the corresponding table should be dimensioned.
Independent PARTdesigner parts without system of rules

Built up assembly with system of rules

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