Duration: 3 days

Version: ST3

At Course Completion

Students will have learned how to apply all of the relationships used to construct assembly models. They will have learned how to assemble and edit parts that already exist, and how to create new parts within an assembly; how to create exploded views, section views, simplified views, and custom views; how to manage very large assemblies; how to verify assembly integrity; how to design in the context of assemblies; and how to work with Alternate Assemblies. They will also learn advanced assemblies commands such as fastener systems, mirror assemblies, system libraries, and assembly features.

Prerequisites
Here are the standard pre-requisites for the training course. Potential students should have completed the following prior to the class:

• Completed the Solid Edge Fundamentals class or completed the Solid Modeling Tutorials
• Have at least 3 month modeling experience with Solid Edge.
• Mechanical Design Experience
• Windows Experience

Students who lack any of these prerequisites should realize the impact it will have on their learning experience.

Course Content
Course consists of;

• PowerPoint's to support the Instructor’s lecture.
• Instructor lead demonstrations.
• Instructor lead activities.
• Independent practical activities to reinforce the lessons.

Course Outline

Day 1:

• Lesson 1:     Modeling Assemblies (Review)
• The Solid Edge Assembly User Interface
• Creating new assemblies and placing parts into assemblies
• Using relationships to properly positions parts
• Basic placement options and tools
 

• Lesson 2:     Additional Assembly relationships
• Assembly command
• Match Coordinate Systems
• Gears and Motors
• Assembly relationship assistant 

• Lesson 3:     Assembly features
• Assembly based features
• Assembly patterning
• Mirroring Assembly components
• Move Components

• Lesson 4:     Explodes and section views
• Creating exploded views
• Creating section views 

Day 2:

• Lesson 5:     Designing in the context of an assembly
• Bottom Up Design vs. Top Down Design
• Editing Models
• Assembly restructure
• Create in Place
• Associative modeling through Inter-Part Linking 

• Lesson 6:     Additional Assembly Design Tools
• Replacing parts in assemblies
• Fastener System command
• System Libraries

• Lesson 7:     Inspecting assemblies
• Physical Properties
• Drag Component
• Motion
• Sensors
• Interference Checking 

• Lesson 8:     Working with large assemblies
• Selection Tools
• Display Tools
• Queries
• Zones
• Configurations
• Simplified Assemblies 

Day 3:

• Lesson 9:     Revising assemblies
• Using Revision Manager to create new assembly revisions
• Document Properties and Status
• Searching for documents
• Sharing documents 

• Lesson 10: Assembly reports
• Types of Reports
• Creating Assembly Reports
• Item numbers in assemblies

• Lesson 11: Alternate assemblies
• Alternate components
• Creating and modifying new alternate assemblies
• The difference between alternate assemblies and alternate positions
• How to work with alternate positions 

• Lesson 12: Virtual components in assemblies
• Virtual components
• Using the Virtual Component Editor

Note:  The number of lessons covered on any given day could vary due to the progress of the class.