Mechanical Onboarding 2025

Sep 20, 2025

1. bild setup check and file locations check

   1. how 2 bild

      • make a dummy part, with naming convention, push to bild

        • explain dimensioning stuff off of equations so u can change stuff later

        • also how to assign mass properties

        • also renaming features so its easier to track (same thing as leaving comments in code)

        • propertyy apperances (cf / diff colors)

      • check out the part, make edits, check in the part

      • cancel check out

      • emphasize pushing changes, no check out

      • commit messages

2. 000 walkthru for assmbly how to and intro to ref sketch structure ->

   1. How to Assembly

      1. 000 is all just origin mates

      2. system is all subsystem mates

      3. subsystem has some other stuff but part assembly mates (this is not origin mates; but part to part mates)

      4. making configs for heavy and light assemblies

         • supressing threads lmao for rebuild time

      • solidworks mcmaster add in

      • dl explanation

3. intro to OUR hdpts and ref sketch modeling applications,

4. then have an example they can follow along like what esther did - small component stack up ref sketch

Sep 27, 2025