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Advanced assemblies · Lesson 3: Planning with SOLIDWORKS Treehouse

Build and edit the structure of an assembly in Treehouse before or after modeling.

Lesson goal

Prepare the tree structure of an assembly and its properties without opening the CAD software.

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2 videos

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1 exercise

Intermediate

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No prerequisite

1. Watch the videos

Dassault Systèmes videos hosted on MySolidWorks: they open in a new tab and a free account is enough. Watch them in order.

SOLIDWORKS Treehouse - Navigating the User InterfaceVideo 1▶SOLIDWORKS Treehouse - Navigating the User InterfaceCreate the structure of a new assembly with parts and drawings.↗ SOLIDWORKS Treehouse - Editing and Exporting ModelsVideo 2▶SOLIDWORKS Treehouse - Editing and Exporting ModelsImport an assembly, edit properties, quantities and suppression, then reopen in SOLIDWORKS.↗

2. Key takeaways

1

Treehouse represents the assembly as a tree of nodes: subassemblies, parts and drawings.

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You can edit custom properties, quantities and the suppression state of components there.

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The structure created in Treehouse then opens in SOLIDWORKS with the changes applied.

Tip

Use Treehouse in a kickoff meeting: the team validates the tree structure and part numbers before modeling starts.

3. Do the exercise

In Treehouse:

  • create the structure of a machine with two subassemblies and six parts
  • enter the description of each node
  • open the result in SOLIDWORKS
✓To check: In SOLIDWORKS, the FeatureManager design tree reflects the structure and descriptions entered in Treehouse.

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