mechanical desktop tutorial
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To profile and extrude multiple loopsThis time we will draw using Mechanical Desktop program with multiple profiles at once to Extrude it.
1. Choose Design > Rectangle, and a draw a rectangle in the graphics area.
2. Choose Design > Circle > 2 Points, and draw three circles inside the rectangle. Make sure that none of the circles overlap or touch each other.
3. In the graphics area, right-click and choose Sketch Solving > Profile.4. Using the small rectangular cursor, select the rectangle and three circles by dragging a box across them until all are highlighted. 5. Press ENTER. The rectangle and all three circles are profiled.
6. In the graphics area, right-click and choose Sketched Work Features > Extrude. 7. In the Extrusion Feature dialog box,
Operation: Base Distance: 60 Draft Angle: 0 Termination; Type: Blind Choose OK
8. Press ENTER to accept the default direction of the arrow.9. To see whether all three circles extruded simultaneously, choose View > 3D Views > Left Isometric.
Creating and Extrude ProfileFor those of you who just learned to draw using Mechanical Desktop, here I will give basic examples of drawing part / 3-dimensional components. Hopefully this will help you to see more of the application of this program. And in this case, I will make a 3-dimensional image of a rectangle with a 3mm high.
The first step is to create a sketch profile (profile a sketch).Select Design > Rectangle, and create a rectangle on the graph image area (for the length and width dimensions as you ignore the past, Insha Allah in the next example I will give).
After that the graphics area, kick-right and select the Sketch Solving > Single Profile. The purpose of this command is to convert the sketch into a profile that is ready for in-Extrude,
to appear dotted line as an example the following image. And the rectangle has now become a profile.
Then in the graph area, right-click and select Work Sketched Features> Extrude.
In the dialog box Feature Extrusion, specify:
Operation: Base
Distance: 3
Draft Angle: 0
Termination Type: Blind
Choose OK.
Press ENTER to accept the above results in the direction of the arrow. To view the isometric drawings, select View > 3D Views > Left Isometric.
To Create a Sketch
For this procedure, you use a polyline and an arc to create a sketch similar to the one shown above. Make sure you are working in the Assembly Modeling environment by choosing the Model tab in the Browser. If the Browser is not displayed, chooseView > Display > Desktop Browser.
1. Choose Design > Polyline.2. In the graphics area, click a start point for the sketch. Continue to click from point to point, forming the shape, until you reach the arc. Each time you click a point, you are prompted to specify the next point.
2. To draw the arc,- Keeping the cursor in place in the drawing, enter a on the command line to create the arc, and then press ENTER.- On the command line, enter d, and press ENTER again.- Click the direction for the arc.
- Click the endpoint to complete the arc.
4. Keeping the cursor in place, enter l (Line) on the command line, and then press ENTER. Resume sketching until you reach the last point before the sketch is closed. 5. Keeping the cursor in place, enter c (Close) on the command line, and then press ENTER. This closes the sketch.
Good try!
Extruded Cut versus Revolved Cut
Previously I had problems when making the command of chamfer at edge bolt heads, which form of
bolt head, is hexagonal. In the Toolbox provided by Solidworks, you'll see that the commands used
to create a chamfer on the head bolts using Revolved Cut, where you need to make a sketch as
cutter.
Here are the details;
Use Revolved Cut;
1. Choose Insert > Cut > Revolved, then create line Sketch at Front Plane
2. Exit Sketch3. Under Revolve Parametersa. Select horizontal construction line at center of bolt as Axis of Revolutionb. Revolved Type at One-Directionc. Set Angle at 360 degree
4. Click OK
Use Extruded Cut;
1. Choose Insert > Cut > Extruded, then create circle sketch at Front Plane
2. Exit Sketch
3. Under Direction 1
a. Set End condition at Through All
b. Check Flip side to cut
c. Set Draft Angle at 60 degree
4. Click OK
And the final picture is
So you want to choose which way?
Cut Extrude with Direction of Extrusion
If you want to make the Cut Extrude command to the slope as the example picture above, the steps are;
1. Create a sketch like the image below for cutter tool
2. Choose Insert > Cut > Extrude
3. On Feature Manager under Direction 1, set End Condition at Through All and at Direction of Extrusion, select edge of part
4. Then exit sketch
Draw Spring with Both Side Surface are Flat
Some time ago, I received a message from a visitor who asked about how to make a spring, where
the both side surface are flat. This spring model I have ever seen on injection mold applications. This
time I will try to make the picture by using helix / spiralcommand with variable pitch parameter
choices.
The first step is to create a sketch a circle with diameter of 60, and choose Insert > Curve >
Helix/Spiral. Will appear Helix/Spiral dialog box, and under Parameter select Variable Pitch. Then fill
the region parameters such as the example image below. For Rev 0, 1, 10 & 11 write Dia = 60mm
and P = 5.2mm. Then Rev 2 until 9 write Dia = 60mm and P = 13.5mm. Don't forget to select
his Start angle at 90 ° (but this is only option, for this tutorial please follow) and select Clockwise.
The next step, make a rectangle sketch like the example below on the front-plane. Click EXIT
SKETCH.
Now we have made a sketch of rectangle that will be used as a profile of a spring. You can also
change the profile above by another spring profile as you wish. Then to display the 3D profile,
choose Insert > Boss/Base> Sweep. Under Profile and Path, select sketch in theProfile box and
select Helix in the Path box. Choose OK.
In order for the bottom surface of the spring and the upper are flat, use the cut extrudecommand.
For spring bottom, make sketch with the circle diameter is 70 on Top Plane, then use the cut
extrude command by choose Insert > Cut > Extrude. Under the Direction box, choose Blind and
write Depth is 2.5mm with the arrows to the top or towards the spring extruded. Whereas for the
upper spring, make circle sketch again with diameter is 70 on the Top Plane, then use cut
extrude command by choosing Insert > Cut > Extrude. UnderForm box, choose Vertex. Then in
the Select A Vertex box, click the outer edge of the spring is shown with a green dot.
Under Direction, choose Blind and write 2.5mm in depth with direction arrows is down at the spring
extruded.
If all the above steps correctly, God willing springs image will look like below. Good luck!
Before you begin, make a part first. For this procedure, you will apply a chamfer with
the same distance (equal distance) in part.
Choose Part> Placed Feature> Chamfer.
In the dialog box Chamfer, specify any of the following:
o Operation: Equal distance
o Distance 1: 10
o Select OK.
Selection of the edge or surface for in-chamfer (dashed line below is the edge
that has been selected).
Press ENTER.
Press ENTER again.
Using the two distances (two distances)
To apply a chamfer with details of two distances, in the dialog box Chamfer, set the
option Operations into Two Distance and specify a value for distance 1 and distance
2. These values determine the magnitude of each edge or surface which in-trim or
stretched crossbones (INTERSECT) or connect (join) with a slash (beveled line).
Using the distance and angle (distance and angle)
To apply a chamfer with the details of a distance and an angle, in the dialog
box Chamfer, set the option Operationto the Distance and Angle, and specify a value
for distance 1 and distance 2. The value for the angle determine the length of
the chamfer and the angle formed by selecting the edge or surface .
Chamfer all edges surface
To apply the chamfer to all the edges on the surface simultaneously, or to download
thechamfer edges on some surface, the selection at many edges or surfaces on
the parts needed. You do not need to press ENTER or the command to restart each
time the chamfer.
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Make Feature Thin (thin feature)
When you create a feature thin (thin feature), you first create a profile open (open
profile) and then add the thickness of one or two directions. You can also use the
option of mid-plane which defines the thickness of the equivalent on the two sides of
the profile. When the profile isoffset, thickness can beExtrude Extrude features like
any other.
For this procedure, a simple polyline sketch is used as an open profile (open
profile). You Extrude profile open(open profile) is into thin feature to determine the
thickness at the same distance on both sides of the profile.
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Meng-Extrude a Sketches (To Extrude a sketch)
Before you begin, create a profile first. To be able to create a profile, you must first
create a sketch of his first and you can learn it in my writings on the topic Creating a
profile and Extrude
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Create a profile and Extrude
For those of you just learning to draw using Mechanical Desktop, here I will give
examples of basic drawing parts / components of 3-dimensional. Hopefully this will
help you to see more applications of this program. And in this case, I will create 3-
dimensional image of a Rectangle with 3mm high.
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Creating Sketches
In the tutorial Mechanical Desktop this time, we will invite you to better understand
how to work with commandpolyline, where the order contains more than one type of
line. Therefore in this procedure, you will be directed to use the
command polyline and arc (arc) in the sketch (sketch) like the example shown in the
picture above. Make sure that you are working in the Assembly Modeling by selecting
the tab Models in Browser. If the browser does not appear, choose View> Display>
Desktop Browser.
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Create Profile and to Extrude with multiple circles
This time we will draw using Mechanical Desktop program multiple profiles at
once to-Extrudeit. On the toolbar menu select Design> Rectangle, and images
pergegipanjang on the graph area.
Then select Design> Circle> 2 Points, and drawing three circles inside the
Rectangle. Make sure that no circle of stacks or in contact with each other.
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