Hi all
I'm in the process of creating an assembly that can be controlled from a skeleton.
Is schematic representation more suitable for this kind of use? And if so, why?
I have already read the post below from .PL:
http://www.lynkoa.com/forum/solidworks/representation-schematique-solidworks
But I don't understand the difference between driving an assembly from a sketch or from a schematic representation.
Thank you!
Personally, I don't use schematic representations (wrongly maybe !!).
I think schematic representations can be more practical if you want to simulate a movement, although it's doable via a sketch (if you put all the necessary dimensions).
The explanation of SolidWorks, below, will enlighten you a little more... Or not:
http://help.solidworks.com/2012/French/SolidWorks/sldworks/Assembly_Layout_Sketch.htm
I myself am curious about the schematic representation, but by browsing the help of solidworks I remain unsure of the use
Apparently what I understand is that this is intended to realize concepts. To allow a 2D kinematics to be validated.
I suspect that the idea was developed in the SOLIDWORKS Conceptual Designer product
Okay, so we agree that there's no point in me integrating a schematic representation into my parametric model?
As far as I can see, the only difference between a simple "skeleton" sketch and a schematic representation is the management of mobility, because the schematic representation manages the fact of making parts "move" between them (according to constraints defined at the sketch level), whereas a simple sketch will handle it little or very badly (once the pieces are created).
In short, for a "static" assembly => simple sketch, for a mobile assembly = > schematic representation.
Thanks @mdelbecq, indeed it is possible to create moving parts with schematic representation. If we wanted to do the same with sketches, we would have had to create a sketch for each piece.