Design Automation Using CADEC+

• Complex variable management: CADEC offers a strong variable definition and calculation workbench to allow for complex and recursive design calculations and to link variables to model parameters.
• Modeling approach flexibility: The designer can create master and library geometries in any manner, and CADEC captures the model history.
• Implementation platform flexibility: The created applications can be used in standalone/LAN/web environment in online or batch mode; they give output in required 3D/2D format.
• Strong MCAD integration: CADEC captures and controls any model entities, such as sub-assemblies, parts, features, sketches, parameters, custom properties, and simulation results.
• Enterprise integration: Due to its rules database architecture and specialized integration modules, CADEC’s design creation process can be integrated with ERP/PDM.

• Design process: Streamline design creation process and automated design process documentation.
• Design time : Dramatic reduction in repetitive design creation time
• Innovation : Free up the designers for more innovative work.
• Intellectual property: Capture and control confidential design logic/methodology
• Independence: Have in-house control on design automation

Mark Design specializes in developing KBE tools for machinery and equipment manufacturers to automatically create rule-based designs and drawings. Mark has been associated with SOLIDWORKS for 15 years, and has had many successful 3D CAD implementations.

Introduction of CADEC+

• Configurator – Champion User
• Creator – End User
• Tools Implemented
• Identification of Shape / size.
• Coupling Lesson

Lesson 1 – Configure Shape Variables

• Use ready master model
• Specify geometry variable for shape
• Capture model history
• Link shape variable values to features
• Save shape rules
• Create instances with different shapes

Lesson 2 – Configure Size Variable

• Use ready master model
• Specify size variables
• Link size variables to model parameters
• Check calculation
• Save size rules
• Create instances with different sizes.
• Presentation on variable grid/conditional variable look up
• Lesson continues . . . .

Lesson 3 – Creating Fixed Input variables

• Use ready master model
• Create look up table
• Create conditional variables
• Create variable validation rules
• Variable
• Import & Export
• Custom Property Linking
• Shape Specific Entities. (Shape Specific Inputs, Shape Specific Shape)
• Hands on
• Q/A Session