How does solidworks toolbox work

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All rights reserved. If you click No or if you do not have permission to check out the Toolbox folder, you can view Toolbox settings but you cannot save changes. Toolbar Please Login Logs you in to Toolbox. If Toolbox is not password protected, the login icon does not appear.

Save Saves changes to Toolbox data. Parent topic Configuring Toolbox. Understanding Streamlining Toolbox. Understanding Component File Type Specification. This window also documents the launch time of the utility. So if system performance or launch time is a concern this window can be used to determine if the add-in has a significant impact on the time required to start Solidworks.

The drag and drop functionality is the most common use the toolbox. To access this functionality the user will have to choose the design library icon. Once this is selected a flyout for the design library will appear on the right side of the user interface. An example of the toolbox section of the design library is on the right.

Once the toolbox is selected it will display folders for the various standards and components available to the user. These can be used to select the desired hardware.

Once hardware components are displayed on the right they can be dragged into the modeling window. Hole wizard and toolbox are built to work together, when a toolbox component is dragged over a hole wizard hole it should match the size of the hole as well as display the insert icon shown left.

Once this icon is seen releasing the left mouse button will insert the hardware component into the assembly. The toolbox insert window is automatically pinned allowing the user to insert duplicate pieces of hardware quickly. Once the size has been chosen the user can select any other hole wizard hole and can continue inserting hardware without reselecting size.

One powerful part of the toolbox is that properties can be associated with the hardware and this information can be automatically added to Bills of material BOMs. By default, the part number and description in the toolbox will be added to the standard BOM image below. To add custom properties a column will need to be added to the BOM. Once added the user can select the custom property that should be displayed.

The property in Toolbox should match the custom property used in other components in the assembly, this should minimize the number of unpopulated boxes. Cody is an Application Engineer based out of the beautiful Salt Lake valley. His background includes mechatronics and automation, where he has worked to develop automated systems to help remove or disconnect people from dangerous tasks.

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Article by Cody Salyer on Jul 04, Abstract The goal of this document is to explain the different features and functionality available within toolbox and how to configure these features. Determining the location Toolbox, stored on a network or locally. Toolbox Installation The Solidworks toolbox is installed with every professional or premium version of Solidworks.

Migrating Toolbox files to a network location or PDM Vault There is one major deciding factor to determine if moving the toolbox to a network location would be advantageous. Manually upgrading toolbox When upgrading Solidworks, it is recommended to use the installer to upgrade the toolbox automatically. Toolbox Setup The toolbox can populate bills of material, contain materials, and automatically be added to assemblies. Content: This is what pieces of hardware is available for use in the toolbox add-in within Solidworks.

Custom properties: These are set by the user, these could include vendor, material, or various other trackable hardware information.

Adding: This restricts users from adding custom Solidworks parts to the toolbox database. Part Numbers: This is an included property in each component, this is very similar to its custom property counterpart.

Editing Configuration names: These are the unique names generated by the program when the hardware is initialized for the first time. Toolbox settings The toolbox has a variety of settings that require configuration for the best utilization of the toolbox program. This does not allow the user to enter the same part number for non-similar components Display options control what information about the hardware is visible to the user and in what context.

Standard Component Properties All hardware in the toolbox contains standard properties, the individual properties will vary based on the type of component selected. Manually add components to the toolboX Not all custom components manually added to the toolbox will have the same functionality as components that come preinstalled with the tool.

Creating components similar to toolbox hardware Right click on the hardware component and select copy, then paste the component in the desired location in the toolbox. Adding truly unique components to the toolbox First, all possible configurations for the component need to be prefabricated. Setting Part numbers, Descriptions, Comments for toolbox components The toolbox has 3 default data fields for all hardware components, these are: Part numbers, Descriptions, Comments.

Navigating to the desired piece of hardware in the toolbox settings application. Then insert the data into the boxes that are for the hardware specified.

Export the template from toolbox. Enter data using excel or other application. Import the data back into toolbox. The first box is the fastener name and ID these are the fields used by toolbox to know what hardware component this data is for.

We can configure the Toolbox through Toolbox Settings. Common to all Steps is the Menu bar where changes can be saved and where we can navigate between the Steps and the Home page. Toolbox Setting Menu Bar. The first Step is where we define the settings for Hole Wizard. In this Step, we can define what Standards will be available.

Hole Wizard Standards. Hole Types. Hole Sub-types. In the second Step, we define which Hardware, such as Bolts and Screws, will be available. This process is similar to that used when defining available Hole Wizard Holes. Configuring Toolbox Components. Toolbox Components. By limiting the Hole Wizard Holes and Toolbox components, we constrain what standard components a user has access to. This can limit users to only use components that your company stocks.

Beyond limiting which Toolbox components are available, in Step 2 we can to modify the Standard Properties for these components. Toolbox Standard Properties. In the Standard Properties section, different aspects of the Toolbox component can be controlled.

In the General tab, the Description and Filename can be modified. Here we have another opportunity to specify whether or not the Toolbox component will be available. General Standard Properties. The tabs available will depend on the type of Toolbox component.

You can use Toolbox tools to perform beam and bearing calculations, and to add structural steel beams to your designs. Use the form below to send your comments and suggestions about this topic directly to our documentation team. The documentation team cannot answer technical support questions.

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The fasteners provided in Toolbox are approximate representations and do not include accurate thread detail, which might make them inappropriate for certain analyses such as stress analysis. Toolbox gears are representations for machine design purposes. They are not true involute gears that you can use for manufacturing.