Creating Library Features
Phillip Murg
July 12, 2012
What are Library Features
Pre-defined features
Features can be
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Fluid ports
Hole Patterns
Keyways
O-Ring grooves
Retaining ring grooves
Slots
Library Feature Location
Located in the Task Pane under Features
Inch and Metric locations
Sheet Metal features
– Cutouts
Adding a Port Feature to the Model
In the Design Library
– Select Features
Inch
– Fluid Ports
Drag the Feature to the face for
placement
Select port size
Select locating edges
Edit locating dimensions
Creating Custom Port Features
Base feature
– Used for feature creation
– Placement plane
– Dimension reference
Save As .sldflp
– Added folders for feature
parameters
Creating Custom Port Features
Select a face and start a
sketch
– This geometry is used for
placement of the feature
(two lines and a point at
intersection)
Create a plane using the
lines in the sketch
– The plane is used to
create the port sketch
Creating Custom Port Features
Port profile
– Rename Dimensions to
port standard callouts
– Dimension to the first port
on chart
Creating Custom Port Features
Sketch the port profile
– Relate centerline to
positioning sketch point
– Rename Dimensions to port
standard callouts
– Dimension to the first port on
chart
Create Revolve Cut
Creating Custom Port Features
Select in the Feature
Manager
– Positioning Sketch
– Plane for feature
– Revolve Cut for port
Right click and Add to
Library
Features in library
display green “L”
Creating Custom Port Features
Library folders populate with
dimensions from added
library selections
Creating Custom Port Features
Move locating dimensions to
the Locating Dimensions
folder
Creating Custom Port Features
Move internal dimensions to
the Internal Dimensions
folder
– These are dimensions that are
not displayed in the Library
Feature entry fields
Save the .sldflp file
Creating Custom Port Features
Create configurations for
all the ports
Creating Custom Port Features
Insert a Design Table
– Use defaults for table
Creating Custom Port Features
Select dimensions
– These are transferred to
the spreadsheet
Creating Custom Port Features
Populate the Table
– From the AND10050 port
specification enter the
desired information into the
table
Creating Custom Port Features
SolidWorks creates the
configurations from the
Design Table
Test Custom Port Feature
Test Library Feature
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Create part
Drag Port Feature part face
Select Port size
Select Edges for location
Note edge selections to reference window
– Modify location dimensions
– Select OK