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i also enjoy using solidworks. it gets things done so fast. however i have found that there are no frc parts for solidworke. does anyone know where i can find some?

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Originally Posted by JVN

We use SolidWorks here at Innovation First. It is a GREAT program, with lots of cool sheet-metal features (we primarily design sheet metal components as part of Rack-Solutions).

So can you offer the SolidWorks native models for down load from the IFI website?

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Originally Posted by gondorf

i also enjoy using solidworks. it gets things done so fast. however i have found that there are no frc parts for solidworke. does anyone know where i can find some?

yes go to www.firstcadlibrary.com download the *.iges file (use the save it option not the open with one) and then you can open it with solidworks. theres a few steps you have to follow to edit the parts but its not that hard elgin showed me how last night. you have to convert entities and stuff.

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Originally Posted by K.Shaw

Actually, that was for non-IFI mechanical parts (we did a sprocket and modified it to match our current one without having to redraw a sprocket with the teeth and what not for time savings.)

IFI CAD Parts are here:

http://www.ifirobotics.com/kitbot.shtml

I suggest IGES files, and then make them an actual assembly in SolidWorks and mate them as so.
When you first open the Iges file, it will dump them as individual parts if it's an assembly.
(Imported 1, Imported 2, Imported 3, Imported 4.. etc.)

Find them, rename them if you want, and then make a new SW assembly file and assemble them.

If you don't do this, the files are not locked to each other and when you put them in larger assemblies the tend to "float" around since they are not properly mated as an assembly.

If you open an IGES file and it is one piece (a screw for example) you are golden. Just do a save as and you can save it as a native SW part file.

I just noticed this forum (don't ask me why it took this long).

I know Dave Darbyshire and his entire crew (mostly) at DASI. We (FANUC Robotics) was one of Dave's first SolidWorks large customers (more than a few seats) back in 1997. He is a great guy and I will bug him to get one of his tech support guys to get a login name on this forum.

For anyone who needs help, I am a SolidWorks expert and have been using it for 9 years.

As far as getting stuff into SolidWorks I highly recommend using STEP files whenever possible. STEP files are much better than IGES for translation.

-Paul