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Engineering CAD Design for F1 in School Program

Engineering CAD Design for F1 in School Program

By

Noor Iswadi Ismail

Dr. Mohd Fauzi Ismail Mahamad Hisyam Mahamad Basri

Sharzali Che Mat Rozaini Othman

Prof Madya Muhammad Abd Razak

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA Pulau Pinang

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Copyright 2012

All rights reserved.

No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means

including information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the author. The

only exception is by a reviewer, who may quote short excerpts in a review.

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Contents Page 1 CAD PART DESIGN ......................................................................................................................... 1

1.1 OPENING SOLIDWORKS PART ............................................................................................ 1

1.2 CONFIGURATION OF SOLIDWORKS PART WINDOW .................................................. 2

1.3 PART DESIGN F1 CAR BODY ............................................................................................. 4

1.3.1 Edit Material ................................................................................................................... 4

1.3.2 Balsa Wood ..................................................................................................................... 4

1.3.3 Body ................................................................................................................................. 5

1.3.4 Chamfer ........................................................................................................................... 7

1.3.5 Fillet ................................................................................................................................. 8

1.3.6 Front Cut ......................................................................................................................... 9

1.3.7 Canister Holder ............................................................................................................ 10

1.3.8 Horn ............................................................................................................................... 12

1.3.9 Front Wing .................................................................................................................... 13

1.3.10 Creating Plane .............................................................................................................. 16

1.3.11 Guide Curve ................................................................................................................. 17

1.3.12 Rear Wing ..................................................................................................................... 19

1.3.13 Canister Hole ................................................................................................................ 20

1.3.14 Fillet ............................................................................................................................... 22

1.3.15 Axle Hole ...................................................................................................................... 24

1.3.16 Axle Boss ....................................................................................................................... 25

1.3.17 Railing ........................................................................................................................... 27

1.3.18 The Complete Model of F1 Car Body........................................................................ 28

1.3.19 Mate References ........................................................................................................... 29

1.4 PART DESIGN WHEEL ....................................................................................................... 30

1.4.1 Sketch ............................................................................................................................. 30

1.4.2 Fillet ............................................................................................................................... 31

1.4.3 Mate References ........................................................................................................... 32

1.4.4 Wheel Material ............................................................................................................. 32

1.4.5 Tire Rubber ................................................................................................................... 32

1.4.6 Tire Tread ...................................................................................................................... 33

1.5 PART DESIGN AXLE ........................................................................................................... 33

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1.5.1 Axle ................................................................................................................................ 33

1.5.2 Fillet ............................................................................................................................... 35

1.5.3 Mate References ........................................................................................................... 36

1.6 PART DESIGN Washer ........................................................................................................ 37

1.6.1 Sketch ............................................................................................................................. 37

1.6.2 Extrude .......................................................................................................................... 37

1.6.3 Mate Reference ............................................................................................................. 38

2 CAD PART ASSEMBLY .................................................................................................................. 40

2.1 ASSEMBLY BASICS AND TOOLBOX .................................................................................. 40

2.2 OPENING SOLIDWORKS ASSEMBLY ................................................................................ 41

2.3 CONFIGURATION OF SOLIDWORKS ASSEMBLY WINDOW ..................................... 42

2.4 ASSEMBLY EXERCISE ............................................................................................................ 43

2.4.1 Insert Axles, Washer and Wheels .............................................................................. 44

2.4.2 Save as F1 CAR ASSEMBLY .................................................................................... 45

2.4.3 Mate: Washer to Axle .................................................................................................. 46

2.4.4 Distance Mate: Wheel to Body Centre ...................................................................... 47

2.4.5 Mirror Features: Wheel Assembly ............................................................................. 49

2.4.6 Insert Canister in Car Assembly ................................................................................ 50

3 ENGINEERING DRAWING -2D DRAWING ............................................................................. 53

3.1 OPEN THE F1 CAR ASSEMBLY ........................................................................................... 53

3.1.1 Create an Assembly 2D Drawing .............................................................................. 53

3.1.2 Set Document Properties ............................................................................................ 55

3.1.3 Insert drawing views ................................................................................................... 56

3.1.4 Modify the drawing view position............................................................................ 57

3.1.5 Edit the Title block ....................................................................................................... 58

3.1.6 Create a Bill of Materials ............................................................................................. 58

3.1.7 Insert a Front Drawing View Dimension. ................................................................ 59

3.1.8 Insert a Right Drawing View Dimension. ................................................................ 60

3.1.9 Add a Sheet to the drawing. ....................................................................................... 61

4 RENDERING .................................................................................................................................... 63

4.1 RENDERING EXCERCISE...................................................................................................... 63

4.1.1 Activate PhotoView 360 .............................................................................................. 63

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4.1.2 Edit Decal ...................................................................................................................... 64

4.1.3 Final Rendering ............................................................................................................ 66

Engineering CAD Design for F1 in School Program 1

Copyright 2012. All rights reserved.

1 CAD PART DESIGN CAD (Computer Aided Design) is a tool based on computer system to create, modify, analyse and

optimise any intended design. It is primarily used to develop an engineering 3D and/or 2D model of

physical components. This manual is prepared for designing F1 car components for F1 in School Program

by using SolidWorks software. It starts with the introduction to the SolidWorks working environment as

in Opening Solidworks Part and the Configuration. The main content of this manual will be the Part

Drawing Exercise which consists of a full procedure to design a car model for F1 in School. There are

four (4) parts drawing will be covered in this manual namely F1 Car Body, Wheel, Axle and Washer.

1.1 OPENING SOLIDWORKS PART A blank SolidWorks window will appear when opening the application from SolidWorks shortcut or

program list. Clicking the File > New, will open the SolidWorks New Document window. Clicking

in the SolidWorks New Document window, will open the SolidWorks Part.

SolidWorks opening window



New SolidWorks Document window

1.2 CONFIGURATION OF SOLIDWORKS PART WINDOW

DRAWING AREA

COMMAND MANAGER

MAIN MENU

VIEWS (HEADS-UP)

TASK

PAN

E

Feature Manager Design Tree

Property Manage

Configuration Manager

Dim Expert

Manager

Display Manager



1.3 PART DESIGN F1 CAR BODY

1.3.1 Edit Material

1. Right click Material in the Feature Material and click Edit Material. Select Balsa Wood.

1.3.2 Balsa Wood

1. Click Right Plane in the Feature Manager and click Sketch

from the Content toolbar.

2. Click Normal To on the Standard Views toolbar.

3. Draw the lines as shown in the figure below. Then, click Exit Sketch.

Origin



4. Click Extruded Boss/Base on Features toolbar. In Extruded Boss/Base Property Manager, click

Direction 1 and select Blind. Enter the distance 200 mm. Then, click OK.

1.3.3 Body

1. Click Top Plane in the Feature Manager and click Sketch







Direction 1 and select Blind. Enter the distance 15 mm. Then, click OK.



1.3.4 Chamfer

1. Click Chamfer on Features toolbar. In Chamfer Property Manager, select the edges. Enter the distance 15 mm and angle 45o. Then, click OK.



1.3.5 Fillet

1. Click Fillet on Features toolbar. In Fillet Property Manager, select the edges. Enter the radius 10 mm. Then, click OK.



1.3.6 Front Cut

1. Click Front Plane in the Feature Manager and click Sketch






4. Click Extruded Cut on Features toolbar. In Extruded Cut Property Manager, click Direction 1

and select Through All. Click Direction 2 and select Through All. Then, click OK .

1.3.7 Canister Holder






3. Draw the lines as in the figure below. Then, click Exit Sketch.

4. Click Revolved Boss/Base on Features toolbar. In Revolved Boss/Base Property Manager, select

axis of rotation. Click Direction 1 and select Blind. Enter 360o. Then, click OK.



1.3.8 Horn






Direction 1 and select Blind. Enter the dimension 5 mm. Click Direction 2 and select Blind.

Enter the dimension 5 mm. Then, click OK.



1.3.9 Front Wing







4. Select plane on the left side of the body as shown in the figure below. Click Sketch.




6. Select plane on the right side of the body as shown in the figure below. Click Sketch.




1.3.10 Creating Plane

1. Click Reference Geometry on Features toolbar. In Reference Geometry Property Manager,

select Plane.



2. At First Reference and Second Reference, select the line as shown in the figure below. Then,

click OK.

1.3.11 Guide Curve

1. Select the plane that has been created in previous step. Click Sketch.




3. Click Lofted Boss/Base on Features toolbar. In Lofted Boss/Base Property Manager, select

Profiles. Click 3 Sketches in the Front Wing step. Then, select the Guide Curves. Click the

Guide created in previous step. Then, click OK.



1.3.12 Rear Wing








Direction 1 and select Blind. Enter the dimension 32.5 mm. Click Direction 2 and select Blind.

Enter the dimension 32.5 mm. Then, click OK.

1.3.13 Canister Hole

1. Select plane on the rear side of the body as shown in the figure below. Click Sketch.



2. Draw the circle as shown in the figure below. Then, click Exit Sketch.


and select Blind. Enter the distance 55 mm. Then, click OK.



1.3.14 Fillet

1. Click Fillet on Features toolbar. In Fillet Property Manager, select the respective edges. Enter the radius 2 mm and 1.5 mm respectively as shown in the figure below. Then, click OK.



1.3.15 Axle Hole








and select Through All. Click Direction 2 and select Through All. Then, click OK.

1.3.16 Axle Boss




3. Draw the circles as shown in the figure below. Then, click Exit Sketch.




Direction 1 and select Blind. Enter the dimension 16.5 mm. Click Direction 2 and select Blind.

Enter the dimension 16.5 mm. Then, click OK.



1.3.17 Railing

1. Select plane on the rear side of the body as shown in the figure below. Click Sketch.



and select Through All. Then, click OK.



1.3.18 The Complete Model of F1 Car Body



1.3.19 Mate References Step 1. At Feature Manager Design Tree, click on Front Plane.

Step 2. At Command Manager, click on Reference Geometry , then click Mate

Reference from the drop down menu. Step 3. In Property Manager, change the parameters.

a. Primary Reference Entity: i. Entity: Front Plane

ii. Mate Reference Type: Coincident iii. Mate Reference Alignment: Any

b. Secondary Reference Entity: i. Entity: Face ; cylindrical surface ii. Figure 5 (c)

iii. Mate Reference Type: Default iv. Mate Reference Alignment: Any

Step 4. Click OK to accept Mate Reference. Step 5. Repeat the process for rear axle hole. Step 6. Save. Use CTRL + S.



1.4 PART DESIGN WHEEL

1.4.1 Sketch

Step 7. Click on the shortcuts menu, and in the New SolidWorks Document window

then click and OK.

Step 8. Click Right Plane in Feature Manager and click sketch from the popup toolbar. (Figure 1)

Figure 1 Start up

Step 9. Open drop down menu Line and click centerline . Draw a

horizontal from the origin of drawing area.

Step 10. Click Corner Rectangular from and a draw rectangular.

Step 11. Click in Command Manager and in pop-up Modify dialog box, set dimensions a in Figure 2.

Figure 2 Sketch1

Step 12. Click to finish sketch. will be added to the tree design.



Step 13. Change the command manager tab to Features. Select in design tree and

click Revolved Boss/Base on the command manager.

Step 14. Click OK in the Property Manager, to accept the revolve (Figure 3).

Figure 3 Revolve

Step 15. Save drawing. Using Save As menu, name the file WHEEL and save.

1.4.2 Fillet

Step 16. Click Fillet from Features command manager. Step 17. In the Property Manager, change the radius to 2mm and select the wheel rounded

surface. Select the Full Preview. Click OK to accept the fillet. (Figure 4) Step 18. Save. Use CTRL+S.

Figure 4 Fillet



1.4.3 Mate References Step 19. At Command Manager, click on Reference Geometry, then click Mate Reference,

shown in Figure 5 (a) Step 20. In Property Manager, change the parameters shown in Figure 5 (b).

a. Primary Reference Entity: i. Entity: Face ; Click on surface of the center hole of the wheel.

ii. Mate Reference Type: Default iii. Mate Reference Alignment: Any

Step 21. Click OK to accept Mate Reference. Step 22. Save. Use CTRL + S.

(a) (b)

Figure 5 Mate reference (a) Mate Reference Menu (b) Mate Reference Parameters

1.4.4 Wheel Material Step 23. Right click on in Feature Manager Design Tree. Click on Edit Material in

the popup menu. Step 24. In Material Dialog-box, select SolidWorks Materials>Plastics> POM Acetal

Copolymer. Click Apply, and then Close.

1.4.5 Tire Rubber Step 25. Hold CTRL key and click on cylinder and fillet surfaces as shown in Figure 6 (a).

Step 26. Open tab for Render Tools Command Manager and click . The Property Manager changes to Color and Task pane for Appearance, Scenes and Decals opens.

Step 27. At task pane, select Apperances(color)>Rubber>Gloss>glossy rubber. Double click on glossy rubber to select.

Step 28. Click OK .



(a) (b)

Figure 6 Appearance (a) Cylinder and fillet surfaces (b) Tire rubber added.

1.4.6 Tire Tread Step 29. Click on cylindrical surface of the wheel, Figure 7.

Step 30. Click on at View (Heads-up). Step 31. At Task Pane, select Appearances(color)>Rubber>Texture>Tire Tread. (Double click

on tire tread).

Step 32. Click OK in Property Manager. Step 33. Save. Use CTRL + S.

(a) (b)

Figure 7 (a) Selected surface (b) Tire tread added

1.5 PART DESIGN AXLE

1.5.1 Axle

Step 1. Click on the shortcuts menu, and in the New SolidWorks Document window then

click and OK.

Step 2. Click Right Plane in Feature Manager and click sketch from the popup toolbar. (Figure 8)



Figure 8 Start up

Step 3. Click circle in the Command Manager.

Step 4. Draw a circle start from origin in the drawing area.

Step 5. Click Smart Dimension in Command Manager and in pop-up Modify dialog box, set diameter of the circle to 3. (Figure 9)

Figure 9 Circle diameter

Step 6. Click Exit Sketch to finish sketch. will be added to the tree design.

Step 7. Change the command manager tab to Features. Click Extrude Boss/Base on the command manager.

Step 8. In the Property Manager, set the parameters for Direction 1: [Mid Plane], Depth:

[57mm]. (Figure 10). Click OK to finish. will be added to design tree.



Figure 10 Extrusion

Step 9. Save drawing. Using Save As menu, name the file AXLE and save.

1.5.2 Fillet

Step 10. Click Fillet from command manager. Step 11. In the Property Manager, change the radius to 0.4mm and select the axle rounded

surface. Click OK to accept the fillet. (Figure 11)

Figure 11 Fillet

Step 12. Save. Use CTRL+S.



1.5.3 Mate References Step 13. At Feature Manager Design Tree, click on Right Plane as in Figure 12 (a). Step 14. At Command Manager, click on Reference Geometry, then click Mate Reference, In

Property Manager, change the parameters Figure 12 (b). a. Primary Reference Entity:

i. Entity: Right Plane ii. Mate Reference Type: Coincident

iii. Mate Reference Alignment: Any b. Secondary Reference Entity:

i. Entity: Face ; cylindrical surface ii. Figure 5 (c)

iii. Mate Reference Type: Default iv. Mate Reference Alignment: Any


(a) (b)

(c) Figure 12 Mate reference



1.6 PART DESIGN Washer

1.6.1 Sketch

Step 1. Click on the shortcuts menu, and in the New SolidWorks Document window then

click and OK.

Step 2. Click Right Plane in Feature Manager and click sketch from the popup

toolbar. Use normal to to view normal to right plane. (Figure 13)

Figure 13 Start up

Step 3. Click circle in the Command Manager.

Step 4. Draw 2 different radius circles with origin as their centre in the drawing area.

Step 5. Click in Command Manager and in pop-up Modify dialog box, set diameter of the circle to 3. (Figure 14)

Figure 14 Sketch 1

Step 6. Click to finish sketch. will be added to the tree design.

1.6.2 Extrude

Step 7. Change the command manager tab to Features. Click Extrude Boss/Base on the command manager.



Step 8. In the Property Manager, set the parameters for Direction 1: [Mid Plane], Depth:

[0.5mm]. (Figure 3). Click OK to finish. will be added to design tree.

Step 9. Save drawing. Using Save As menu, name the file WASHER and save.

Figure 15 Extruded Boss/Base

1.6.3 Mate Reference Step 10. At Feature Manager Design Tree, click on Inner cylindrical face of washer as in Figure

16 (a) Step 11. At Command Manager, click on Reference Geometry, then click Mate Reference

Figure 16 (b) Step 12. In Property Manager, check the parameters.

a. Primary Reference Entity: i. Entity: Face; Inner cylindrical face,

ii. Figure 5 (b) iii. Mate Reference Type: Default iv. Mate Reference Alignment: Any




(a) (b)

Figure 16 Mate reference



2 CAD PART ASSEMBLY

This manual is for assembling car components for F1 in School project. It is started with some

introduction to the CAD Assembly basics and continues with the introduction to the SolidWorks working

environment as in Opening Solidworks Assembly and the Configuration. The main content of this manual

will be the Assembly Exercise which consists of a full procedure to assemble a car model for F1 in

School. There are several repeating processes during the assembling process, especially to fit four wheels

and washers to its position. A simplify method is introduced in ASSEMBLY EXERCISE A to E, which

reduced the repeating process of mating the parts. Should the user want to carry out the assembly process

manually, ASSEMBLY EXERCISE F can be the reference.

2.1 ASSEMBLY BASICS AND TOOLBOX An assembly is a collection of parts that are connected using mates or constraint. There are 5 standard

mates that can be used to construct an assembly model.

Coincident; defines coincidence between two entities o Point-Point : They must lie on top of each other o Point-Line : The point must lie on the line o Point-Plane : The point must lie on the plane o Plane-Plane : The planes must be the same o Etc

Parallel o Line-Line : the two lines must be parallel in 3D space o Plane-Plane : the two planes must be parallel (not the same as coincident)

Perpendicular o Line-Plane : the line must be normal to the plane o Plane-Plane : the two planes must be perpendicular to each other

Tangent o Cylindrical Surface-Plane : the plane must be tangent to the circular surface o Cylindrical Surface-Cylindrical Surface : the two cylinders must be tangent to each

other



Concentric o This is used with two cylindrical surfaces to restrain that their respective axes of

revolutions must be coincident (example: placing a bolt into a hole)

2.2 OPENING SOLIDWORKS ASSEMBLY A blank SolidWorks window will appear when opening the application from SolidWorks shortcut or

program list, Figure 17. Clicking the File > New, will open the SolidWorks New Document window

(Figure 18). Clicking in the SolidWorks New Document window, will open the SolidWorks

Assembly.

Figure 17 SolidWorks opening window

Figure 18 New SolidWorks Document window



2.3 CONFIGURATION OF SOLIDWORKS ASSEMBLY WINDOW Figure 19 shows the basic configuration of SolidWorks Assembly window. The window consists of the

following content;

Main menu o The Main Menu can be hide / show by changing the auto show / . o All functions of the software can be found in here.

Shortcuts o It consists of a small number of main functions from File, Edit and Tools menu.

Command Manager o It displays main Computer Aided Design menu used in the designing process. o The appearance and content of the Command Manager pane will auto-change during

drawing / assembling according to the requirement.

Feature Manager o Feature Manager consists of

Feature Manager Design Tree Property Manager Configuration Manager Display Manager

o It will auto-change during drawing / assembling the designing process and displaying only usable tools.

View (Heads-up) o Displaying main viewing menu such as view orientation, display style, edit appearance

and zoom to fit.

Task Pane o Task pane consists of

SolidWorks resources: Extra information and helps for SolidWorks users. Design Library: Consists of design library, toolbox and other. File Explorer: Similar to windows file explorer. View Palette Appearances, Scenes and Decals Custom Properties

Drawing Area o It is where the visual of the design and designing process appear.



o Pop-up Toolbar / Menu will also appear within the drawing area depending on the process requirement.

Figure 19 SolidWorks Assembly window configuration

2.4 ASSEMBLY EXERCISE In this exercise, components for the car assembly are Body, 2 Axles, 4 Washers, 4 Wheels and Canister.

These components should be prepared prior to the assembly process. There are repeating processes to

assemble wheels, washers and axles to the body. Solidworks can help us to reduce these processes,

provided the components are prepared according to the manual. In the following section; Insert Axles,

Washers and Wheels, the simplified process is used.



2.4.1 Insert Axles, Washer and Wheels

Step 1. From main menu, select File > New. Click Assembly in New SolidWorks

Document and click OK .

Step 2. In , click auto show to change it to . (This will keep the

menu from closing.)

Step 3. Click in .

Step 4. In the Document library windows, browse and select your BODY file and click .

Step 5. Click OK in the Property Manager. This is important. This will place the body origin at

the assembly origin and fix the position of the body. This fixed component should have a (f)

before its name in the Feature Manager i.e.:

AXLE

Step 6. Click in .

Step 7. In the Document library windows, browse and select your AXLE file and click .

Step 8. Position AXLE near Front Axle hole of the BODY. When AXLE snaps into place and symbol

changed to concentric mate, click to release AXLE. Also, position AXLE near Rear

Axle hole. Similarly, when AXLE snaps into place and symbol changed to concentric

mate, click to release Axle.

WASHER

Step 9. Click in .

Step 10. In the Document library windows, browse and select your WASHER file and click

.

Step 11. Place a WASHER on each Axle. When WASHER snaps into place and symbol changed to

concentric mate, click to release WASHER.

Step 12. Click OK in Mate pop-up toolbar .



WHEEL

Step 13. Click in .

Step 14. In the Document library windows, browse and select your WHEEL file and click .

Step 15. Place a WHEEL on each Axle beside the WASHER. When WHEEL snaps into position and

symbol changed to concentric mate, click to release WHEEL.

Step 16. If the WHEEL face reversed, click Flip Mate Alignment in Mate pop-up

to turn it face 180.

Step 17. Click Add/Finish mate in Mate pop-up toolbar to finish. The dark indication in the Mate

pop-up shows the active relationship or mate.

Step 18. Click OK in the Property Manager when done.

Figure 20 Insertion sequence (a) Body, (b) + Axles, (c) + Washers, (d) +Wheels

2.4.2 Save as F1 CAR ASSEMBLY

Step 1. At main menu, click File , then from the dropdown menu click . After that,

in the pop-up screen, Key-in [F1 CAR ASSEMBLY] for the filename and finally click Save

to save.



2.4.3 Mate: Washer to Axle Step 1. Drag WHEELS off the AXLES as in Figure 21.

Step 2. Select a WHEEL and click Zoom to Selection on the pop-up toolbar to zoom to the

WHEEL as in Figure 21.

Figure 21 Pulled out wheel and zoom to selection

Step 3. Press ESC key to unselect Wheel.

Step 4. Click Mate on the Assembly toolbar.

Step 5. Click side face of WASHER as in Figure 22(a).

Step 6. Use key (keyboard) to rotate assembly and view the inside face of WHEEL.

Step 7. Click the flat face of WHEEL, Figure 22(b). The WASHER will move towards WHEEL

(Figure 22(c)), automatically.

(a) (b) (c)

Figure 22 Mating WASHER to WHEEL (a) WASHER face selected, (b) WHEEL hub face selected,

(c) WASHER mate to WHEEL (auto)



Step 8. Click Add/Finish Mate in Mate pop-up to add a Coincident

mate.

Step 9. Click OK in to end the process.

Step 10. Repeat Step 1 to Step 10 for another WHEEL and WASHER assembly.


2.4.4 Distance Mate: Wheel to Body Centre

Step 1. In view orientation , select bottom view, Figure 23.

Figure 23 Selection of view orientation



(a)

(b)

Figure 24 (a) Selection of parallel planes of two components, (b) Defining distance of two mating

plane.

Step 2. In FeatureManager design tree, select Front Plane of F1 CAR ASSEMBLY. Hold

CTRL key and select Right Plane (or any parallel plane to the prior) of (-) Wheel

, (Figure 24 (a)).

Step 3. Click Mate on main toolbar,



Step 4. Click Distance and change the value to 17.5mm, (Figure 24 (b)).

Step 5. Click OK in the PropertyManager to accept the changes.

Step 6. Click OK again to end the process.

Step 7. Repeat Step 2 to Step 6 for the other WHEEL and WASHER Assembly.


2.4.5 Mirror Features: Wheel Assembly

Step 1. Hold CTRL key, select Front Plane, (-) Wheel , (-) Wheel , (-)

Whaser and (-) Washer , as shown in Figure 25 (a).

Step 2. Open drop-down menu from Linear Component Pattern and click on Mirror

Components . The Property Manager will appear as in Figure 25 (b).

Step 3. Click Next in the Property Manager and the window will appear as Figure 25 (c).

Step 4. Click Wheel-2 in and click to create opposite hand version.

Skip this process if the component orientation is as desired.

Step 5. Click Wheel-1 in and click to create opposite hand version.

Skip this process if the component orientation is as desired.

Step 6. Click Next and property manager will change to .

Step 7. In of Property Manager, select on.

Step 8. Click OK to finish mirror process. The assembly will appear as Figure 26.


Notes: Check the existence of tyre texture on the mirrored wheel. It proves the successful component

mirror. The mirror component of wheel is highly depending on the wheels 3D drawing.



Figure 25 (a) Reference plane and components selection (b)PropertyManager: Mirror Components

(c) Set Orientation

Figure 26 Mirrored WASHERS and WHEELS

2.4.6 Insert Canister in Car Assembly

Step 1. Click View Orientation and click front from the dropdown list.

Step 2. Rotate the view using key to view the rear of the car assembly as Figure 27.

Step 3. Click Insert Components on the Command Manager.

Step 4. Click in ..



Step 5. Browse and select your CANISTER file and click

Step 6. Click approximately where the cartridge is positioned in Figure 27 (a).

Step 7. Click Mate on the Command Manager

Step 8. Click cylindrical face of canister and cylindrical face of canister hole, Figure 27 (a).

Step 9. Click OK to add mate to the assembly.

Step 10. Click bottom surface of canister hole and click rounded bottom surface of canister, Figure

27 (c). The canister will move into the hole, it will have tangent mate . The final condition

should be as Figure 27 (d).

Step 11. Click Add/Finish mate at to accept the mating.

Step 12. Click OK at to finish mate process.

Step 13. Save, Use CTRL + S.



(a) (b)

(c)

(d)

Figure 27 Canister insertion hole



3 ENGINEERING DRAWING -2D DRAWING An engineering drawing is a type of technical drawing which is used to completely and clearly identify

requirements for engineered items.

Engineering drawing is a language (graphical language) that communicates ideas and information from

the engineer or draughtsman who designed a part to the workers who will make it.

3.1 OPEN THE F1 CAR ASSEMBLY 1. Click Open from the Menu bar toolbar. Browse to the F1 Car assembly folder and open the F1

Car assembly file.

2. The F1 Car assembly is displayed as figure below.

3.1.1 Create an Assembly 2D Drawing 3. Click the New tab and click Make Drawing from Part/Assembly tool from the Menu bar toolbar.



4. Select required sheet size of 2D drawing template. Click OK from the Sheet Format/Size dialog

box

5. Drawing sheet is displayed as figure below

6. Right-click inside the drawing sheet and click Properties. The Sheet Properties dialog box is

displayed.



7. Select the Type of projection for Third angle. Enter The Sheet Scale size 1:2. Check the Display

sheet format box. Click OK from the Sheet Properties dialog box. The drawing sheet is

displayed.

3.1.2 Set Document Properties 8. Click Options from the Menu bar toolbar. Click the Document Properties tab. Select Units. The

type of Unit system is MMGS. Click OK.

Drawing Sheet



3.1.3 Insert drawing views 9. Click the View Palette tab from the Task Pane. Click and drag the Front icon into drawing sheet.

Front view is displayed.

10. To Insert a Top view click a position directly above the Front view. The Top view is displayed.

Drawing View



11. To Insert a Right view click a position directly to the right of the Front view. The Right view

is displayed. Click OK from the Projected View Property Manager.

3.1.4 Modify the drawing view position. 12. Click dash line and move the view to new position.

Top View

Right

Front



3.1.5 Edit the Title block 13. Right-click inside drawing sheet. Click Edit Sheet Format. Double-click the Title box. Rename

the title block. Click OK from the Note property Manager.

14. Return to the drawing. Right-click inside drawing sheet, click Edit Sheet.

3.1.6 Create a Bill of Materials 15. Click the Annotation tab from the Command Manager. Click Tables, Bill of Materials. Select a

drawing view to specify the model for creating a Bill of Material. The Bill of Material Property

Manager is displayed. Used the default settings. Click OK from the Bill of Material Property

Manager. Click a position in the bottom left corner of drawing sheet.



3.1.7 Insert a Front Drawing View Dimension. 16. Zoom in on the Front View. Click Smart Dimension from the Sketch toolbar. Click the left edge

of the Car than Click the right edge of the Car in the Front view. Click a position below the car

to place the dimension. The overall dimension of the car is 200mm.



17. Click the centre point of the rear wheel than Click the centre point of the front wheel in the Front

view. Click a position below the car to place the dimension. The wheel base dimension is 120mm.

3.1.8 Insert a Right Drawing View Dimension. 18. Zoom in on the Right View. Click the left edge of the Car than Click the right edge of the Car in

the Right view. Click a position below the car to place the dimension. The dimension is 65 mm.

19. Click the bottom of the left rear Wheel. Click the centre of the CO2 cartridge hole. Click a

position to the left to place the dimension. The height is 34 mm.

20. Save the drawing

Note: This is not a complete dimensions engineering drawing. Somewhat it is to introduce some of the

basic steps producing an engineering drawing. Add additional dimensions and information on the

drawing if needed.



3.1.9 Add a Sheet to the drawing.

21. Right-click inside drawing sheet 1, click Add Sheet



22. Click the View Palette tab from the Task Pane. Drag the *Isometric icon into Sheet 2. The

Isometric view is displayed.

23. Modify the Sheet Scale and Display mode. Click Shaded with edges from the Display Style box.

Check the Use custom scale box. Select 1:1 from the drop-down menu. Click OK

24. Save the drawing



4 RENDERING

Rendering is the process of generating an image from a model, by means of computer programs i.e.:

SolidWorks. In SolidWroks, rendering can contain geometry, viewpoint, texture, lighting, and shading

information as a depiction of the virtual scene. This manual provides an exercise for one to explore model

decorating based on virtual decal and the rendering using SolidWorks with F1 car model for F1 in school

competition as the subject. In this manual, the rendering exercise is started with adding virtual decal to a

part (Car Body) in an assembly (F1 Car Assembly). Then, Photoview 360 of SolidWorks is used to

generate the realistic image of the model.

4.1 RENDERING EXCERCISE

4.1.1 Activate PhotoView 360

Step 1. Open F1 CAR ASSEMBLY file.

Step 2. Turn on PhotoView 360. At MAIN MENU, click Tools then Add-Ins. In the Add-ins dialog

box (Figure 28), check PhotoView 360 check boxes for Active Add-ins and Start Up and click

OK.

Figure 28 Add-ins dialog box

Step 3. At Command Manager, click to view Render Tools Command Manager as in

Figure 29 .

Figure 29 Render Tools Command Manager



4.1.2 Edit Decal

Step 4. At the View (Heads-up), click View Orientation then front to view the car

assembly from side. (Refer to Figure 31(a)).

Step 5. At Command Manager, click . Dialog box will

appear in Feature Manager and Task Pane will open.

Step 6. Select image file to be used. In Feature Manager , click

to open browser Open. Browse and select the image file to be used and click

. In this exercise we use this image .

Step 7. Mask image. In Feature Manager , select .

Step 8. Mapping. Click on in Feature Manager.

Step 9. Select reference. Under in Feature Manager, click on Part

to apply changes to part level. Then, click on Faces , Surfaces and Features to

unselect them. Figure 30 (a) and (b) shows the appearance before and after selection.



(a) (b) (c)

Figure 30 (a) before (b) after Geometry Selection (c) after click on body

Step 10. Click on any part of the car body in Drawing Area. The reference name appears in

as shown by Figure 30 (c). If the decal image does not appear

on the car body, delete the reference name in and click again the

car body. The outcome will be as in Figure 31(b).

Step 11. Resize image. (Refer Figure 31(b)) The image frame can be dragged and resized using mouse.

The image can be tilt by hold and drag the nod at the frame centre using mouse.

(a) (b)

Figure 31 (a) Side of the car assembly (b) Adding decal to car body

Step 12. Image reconfiguration. Further re-configuration of the rendering can be done by changing

parameters in and of Feature

Manager.

Step 13. Accept changes. Click OK in Feature Manager to accept the decal edit.



4.1.3 Final Rendering Step 14. Open Photoview 360. From View (Heads-up), change view orientation to diametric. Click

at Command Manager. Photoview 360 window appears and shows realistic image of the

design as in Figure 32.

Figure 32 Image from Photoview 360

Figure 33 Decal using different image and direction.

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