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Engineering Design with SOLIDWORKS® 2018 Top-Down and Sheet Metal Parts

BOX

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BASE MOTHER BOARD POWER SUPPLY

OTHER PARTS OTHER PARTS OTHER PARTS

Conceptual Top-down design approach

Use a combination of the three assembly methods to create the BOX assembly. Consider

the following in a preliminary design product specification:

• What are the major design components?

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• The motherboard and power supply are the major

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• What are the key design constraints? ~ I History

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The customer specified three different BOX sizes. How • IA] Annotations

does each part relate to the other? From experience and • ~ Equations->

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discussions with the electrical engineering department, a '

c? Top Plane
25mm physical gap is required between the power supply

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and the motherboard. A 20mm physical gap is required

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between the internal components and the side of the BOX.

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How will the customer use the product? The customer does

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not disclose the specific usage of the BOX. The customer is

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in a very competitive market.

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What is the most cost-effective material for the product?

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Aluminum is cost-effective, strong, relatively easy to

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fabricate, corrosion resistant, and non-magnetic.

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Incorporate the design specifications into the BOX

c, Mirror Point

assembly. Use a sketch, solid parts and sheet metal parts.
cP Mirror PLANE

Obtain additional parts from your vendors. '

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