Drawing automation

2D plans Layout
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Hello everyone,

With colleagues, we wondered if it was possible to completely automate the creation of a plan from A to Z from a web page.
To start with, why not try with very simple things like a straight pad.

The actions would be as follows:

1) The user fills out and submits a form from a web page
2) The server creates a .txt file containing the 3 dimensions of the right pad
3) An XLS file is generated from the .txt file
4) Solidworks generates the shape from the values of this XLS file
5) A drawing is made (for the moment 3 standard views for example)

The 1 to 1 actions are easy, but the most complicated is the interactions!

What do you think?
The goal would be to be able to create a cylindrical tank by letting the user of the web page choose the diameter, the height of the tank, but also the possibility of adding taps on it.

 

Thank you and have a good evening everyone!

 

 

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Edit: Of course, you would need a PC dedicated to this task.

The best thing would be for the user to fill in his email address, and receive the plan 5 minutes later...

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It's possible, because it's done by Tracepart!

But the work is substantial!

In your place, I would rather get closer to TracePart or Cadenas, to ask to be among the suppliers of their site!

They already have everything in place, and are always stingy with new suppliers!

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See this tutorial

http://www.lynkoa.com/tutos/3d/famille-de-pieces-solidworks

After config your family of parts you just have to change the values or in added

ditto for the N taps, height section, etc.....

 

@+ ;-)

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What you explain is the DRIVEWORKS add-on:

http://www.solidworks.fr/sw/products/details.htm?productID=514

 

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By the way, DriveWorks Pro (the license not included in Solidworks) manages this internet interfacing / Solidwokrs ;)!

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For more information about DriveWorksXpress:

There is very little information and users in French a priori, see these tutorials in English:

https://www.google.fr/?gws_rd=ssl#q=tutoriel+driveworksxpress&tbm=vid

http://www.driveworks.co.uk/help/

http://www.driveworks.co.uk/blog/driveworksxpress/driveworksxpress-train...

Edit: there is a tutorial in French on Lynkoa here:

http://www.lynkoa.com/tutos/utilisation-de-driveworksxpress

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See this tutorial

http://www.lynkoa.com/tutos/initiation-driveworks-xpress

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Personally I've already seen a demo of DRIVEWORKS, it's really impressive: it was on interior wood joinery.

However, you really need so-called "standard" products (with possible options).

It's a big job to put in place, I think, but exciting......

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Just for information and because I just stumbled upon it:

https://grabcad.com/questions/tutorial-how-to-import-points-to-solidworks-from-a-text-file

This link explains how to import points described in a text file into Solidworks.

This could be a lead if you still want to work on it!