Today's note is about "things to note in the type and catalog notations generated by the CAD data download service.
I would like to write about a series of mistakes I made the other day, and I would like to write about the relationship between CAD data download services and catalogs, and what you should pay attention to.
Cautions for CAD data download service
I think CAD data services these days are the same as before, download from each manufacturer, download from MISUMI, download from CADENAS related ・・・・etc. But it is very convenient because not only 2DCAD but also 3DCAD can be easily downloaded these days.
In particular, it is very easy to understand because it is in the form of selecting a model.However, there is this caveat. (Excerpted from my design error...)
For example, the model and number of THK's LM guides.
Citation: CAD data selection screen of catalog and CADENAS
Point: The model is two bottles, but this model is not ordered as two bottles.
I used to look at catalogs.You should have known better.And yet, I had completely forgotten about it due to the fact that I had to make up for it with something else around 2018 when the LM Guide was not available in the normal delivery time.From the procurement person who has been helping us, "I only wore one?" with a single word.A chill ran down my spine.I still remember the
For example, the type of slide table of SMC.
Citation: CAD data selection screen of catalog and CADENAS
Point: It is possible in the model selection but is not considered to be compatible with the catalog.
This was also the result of a procurement person who told us, "I heard that SMC doesn't have this model when you order it from them. This was also done by a word from a procurement person who has been a great help to us,I wish I had an excuse, but I can't...I also had the painful experience of
For example, PISCO's plastic chain
Citation: Catalog and CAD data provided by Pisco.
Note that if this is done simply by automatically picking up the model number from the CAD model, a different model number will be ordered.
In conclusion, catalog confirmation is necessary
First,These ordering errors are on the design side.In our work, CAD is also easy to download data, and recently, the model number is displayed almost accurately, so many people are using "copy and paste the selected and generated model number.But as I have seen in my mistakes.Some of the details are not fully reflected.Please note that this is not limited to THK, SMC, and Pisco, but is also possible with other manufacturers.
That's it.