Mechanical Design Standards in Flux

Flux is an AI hardware engineer. It applies your mechanical standards to parts and assemblies in your product design.

Record your design rules in Knowledge

Use Knowledge to tell Flux how your team designs mechanical parts. Add the materials, preferred hardware, and design rules that you want Flux to use. Write the guidance once so Flux can apply it when it works on relevant parts and assemblies.

1. Open Knowledge for your account or project.

2. Add a clear instruction for a design standard.

3. State which parts or situations the instruction applies to.

4. Include material names, preferred hardware, and dimensions when they define the standard.

5. Ask Flux to use the guidance in a mechanical design request.

Keep each instruction focused on one standard. For example, record a preferred fastener family in one entry and enclosure wall guidance in another. Add the context that tells Flux when to apply each instruction.

Define standards for fasteners and hardware

Record how your team chooses fasteners and mounts. Include the preferred screw types, dimensions, materials, and engagement requirements. Describe how standoffs attach to the board and which hardware you use for serviceable assemblies.

You can also state which parts or suppliers your team prefers. Name a preferred motor, insert, washer, standoff, or heat sink when that choice affects the mechanical design. Include how the part is used so Flux can apply the preference in the right context.

Flux applies fastener standards by default, including screw engagement and standoffs on the PCB. Add your team's preferences in Knowledge to guide the exact hardware and dimensions used in a design.

Define mating and enclosure rules

Use Knowledge to record how your parts mate and how enclosures fit around the product. Describe the mating geometry checks, enclosure wall rules, and vent rules that apply to your designs.

1. State which surfaces or features must mate.

2. Describe the required wall or vent rules for the enclosure.

3. Name the product types or assemblies that use the rule.

4. Include the material or hardware choices that affect the design.

5. Ask Flux to apply the rule when it creates or edits the relevant part.

Flux applies mating geometry checks and enclosure wall and vent rules by default. Add your own requirements to set the preferred values and design practices for your team.

Apply standards across a product

Use your standards as part of the product requirements. Ask Flux to apply them to brackets, housings, board mounts, and assemblies. When the design changes, keep the same guidance in Knowledge and describe the new requirement.

1. Record a standard in Knowledge.

2. Ask Flux to design or update the relevant mechanical part.

3. Name the standard or product requirement in your request.

4. Include the hardware and material choices that shape the design.

5. Continue with related parts in the same project.

For example, a product can use a preferred screw family across its enclosure and board mounts. Its enclosure can follow your team's vent rules, while the board standoffs follow your standard engagement. This keeps the design guidance together with the product work.

Knowledge can also hold preferred materials for different parts. State the material and its role, such as aluminum 6061 for a motor mount or PA12 nylon for a printed cover. Give Flux the context for each choice so it can use the material in the right design request.

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Related pages

• Knowledge

• Design new parts

• Mechanical parts

• Assemblies and mechanisms