For those of you new to Design Automation, or Engineering to Order, we encourage you to learn more about the features of DriveWorksXpress that are built into every seat of SolidWorks in our DriveWorks Introductory blog article, here. For those of you who have experimented and possible implemented some of these free features in DriveWorksXpress, and want to investigate how to continue to save your valuable engineering time, this article is for you.
Would the ability to vary weldment profiles within a design template be of benefit? Are you interested in being able to swap one sub-assembly for another to take your design automation project to the next level? DriveWorks Solo greatly enhances your ability to control model features giving you full control over properties such as, color, material, sheet metal properties, and weldment profiles to save you valuable time. You even have the ability to swap parts and whole sub-assemblies within upper level assemblies to create modular design options.
Are you spending time manually managing file locations post model generation? DriveWorks Solo enables saving the files directly to any location desired during model generation eliminating the need to move files manually. Are large amounts of time being used to clean up generated drawings? The ability to control view and dimension locations along with modifying annotation text is available in DriveWorks Solo and can produce perfect drawings every generation; freeing up valuable engineering resources for value-added projects in the place of project overhead.
The user interface in DriveWorks Solo can be greatly enhanced, enabling newer users to easily specify and generate models and drawings with minimal training or understanding of DriveWorks. With the engineering done behind the scenes, it allows for much easier cross training and back up of employees who are not immediately available. This ability enables the engineering department to run flawlessly no matter what the circumstances may be
With DriveWorks Solo, you can go from this standard, out-of-the-box interface:
To the custom Interface on the right:
In just a few clicks, the DriveWorksXpress projects you have already developed can be upgraded into DriveWorks Solo directly with an import template. This ability saves all previous work and enables all the additional power of DriveWorks Solo to be applied to the project!
Take your design automation project to the next level using DriveWorks Solo! Give your company the ability to focus on using engineering resources for value-added functions, like design enhancements that greatly improving profitability. For more information on DriveWorks solo, check out our DriveWorks e-Learning page or sign up for the monthly DriveWorks Solo Intro Webinars. As always, contact your Alignex representative or fill out the Info Request Form to get specific questions answered or to get a Quote on this product.