{"id":9724,"date":"2013-08-14T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-14T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/Solid-Edge-Blog\/Handy-Tool-for-Off-The-Shelf-Parts-in-Your-Design\/ba-p\/3383"},"modified":"2026-03-26T07:20:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T11:20:14","slug":"handy-tool-for-off-the-shelf-parts-in-your-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/solidedge\/handy-tool-for-off-the-shelf-parts-in-your-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Handy Tool for Off-The-Shelf Parts in Your Design"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Books\"<\/span>Back in m<\/SPAN>y day (as my kids have started calling anything that predates them), finding motors, connectors, pumps,  springs or any other part I might buy off the shelf to use in my design was a lot of work.  I had to go to the library and look though huge catalogs of vendors. There would usually be a picture although it might not match my particular model plus a few specs like connector size or wattage. Once you found a possible solution, you would then have to contact the vendor or supplier for more detailed information.<\/SPAN><\/P><\/p>\n

Today, the world is much easier thanks to an online catalog of parts from Cadenas.The Solid Edge community forum now has a link to Cadenas’ Solid Edge Part community. You can also access these catalogs form the link on the Solid Edge start screen.\"ScreenHunter_334<\/span><\/P><\/p>\n

What makes this so much better is that you are not only provided with specs and a pretty picture, you can download a Solid Edge part of the device you are looking for.  This is valuable for checking interference, connections, creating renderings of your final design, or doing mechanism or FEA simulations.<\/P><\/p>\n

You don\u2019t even have to download the part to a directory then go find it.  Cadenas can install a plugin on your browser that lets you load the part directly into Solid Edge from the portal.<\/P><\/p>\n

The Cadenas catalogs do not contain every part from every possible supplier although the Cadenas catalog is growing every day.  It is worth a quick tour of the site to see if the off-the-self parts you need in your design are in the catalog.  Here is your limo:<\/P><\/p>\n

 http:\/\/solidedge.partcommunity.com<\/A><\/P><\/p>\n

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Also check to the right side on many of the Solid Edge community forum pages.You will find a link under the “Solid Edge Blogs and Links” heading.<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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