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Shaft

Topics covered:

• Create a simple contour

• Dimension/Half part dimension

• Revolved solid

• Extruded solid

• Trimming with curves

• Creating a reference system

• Subtraction (cutting)

• Chamfer & Fillet

• Simple part drawing

1 Starting a new design document

Open a new file then select a new design document and select a template

Click on the profile icon in the context bar The Profile command will start automatically

NOTE: this will only happen the first time you select the context menu

Use the profile tool to draw the profiles shown below Create the profile by clicking free points but use the cursor feedback information as a guide Start your profile on the coordinate centre point

To close a profile either click onto the first segment or click onto the last (previous segment)

Then end the open profile (shown in grey line)

Click STOP

2 Dimensions

Dimension both contours as shown, use the and for diameters

3 Create the revolved solid

Activate the shapes context menu select the revolved shape icon

Select your curve then select the horizontal base as your rotation axis

Click OK to accept a 360 degrees rotation

NOTE: Changing the direction (in this case) will have no effect

4 Adding the chamfer

Click on the chamfer icon

Choose the chamfer type as LENGTH/LENGTH, enter 1mm in the first length box then click onto the front edge of the shaft

5 Limiting with a profile (trimming)

Click on the trimming icon

For the shape to trim select the shaft

For the trimming shape select the open profile

Ensure that the large red arrow is pointing towards the inside of the curve (area to delete) then click

Cut the keyway

Select the menu Tools, Coordinate system

Select XZ

Click SET AS CURRENT then top view

Draw and extrude the key

Draw a circle using the circle icon

Radius 8mm, Centre point 17,8,0

Extrude the circle to 4mm

Activate the shape context menu then select the extrude icon

Click on the circle

Click on the NORMAL button to change it to CENTRED, then type in 4mm

6 Subtraction

Click on the subtraction icon

Select your shaft as the shape to modify

Select your extruded circle as the tool shape

to use

NOTE: Use the Esc key to exit the command

afterwards

Save your file and name it Shaft

7 Create a drawing of the shaft

Open a new draft document

Use the New document icon then select Draft as the document type and select a Associative

A4 vertical mm template Your windows will tile vertically automatically

NOTE: This only works if there is only one design document open In which case use the tile windows

Select the main view icon

Click on the shaft

Orientate the view with the green arrows and type a

new scaling factor if required, select OK to accept

Position the view onto the sheet and left click

Select AUXILIARY VIEW (or right click) to create the projected and isometric views

Save your file and exit

NOTE: By default the name of the file will be Shaft.dft You may of course choose another name

Modifications to the shaft

8 Drilling holes

Use the menu file Open icon and select the file Shaft.top

Click OK

We will add 2xM4 tapped holes onto the face of the cut-out:

Select the drilling icon , select the face and

use the cursor to position the first hole position

Notice the green and yellow dimensions

Select hole+tapping

Select M4, tick Through and OK

The design calls for 2 holes So use the PROPAGATE button to pattern the second hole

Select LINEAR

Select one of the long edges to define the propagation direction Ensure the direction arrow is correct

The total distance is 25mm

Total number is 2

Save your file

Open the shaft drawing file Shaft.dft

9 Local Section

Let’s add a local section to the main view

Activate the views context menu and select the local section icon then select the main view

Select B-SPLINE

Draw the spline by clicking points, then STOP

NOTE: You could in fact draw any shape first, then

select CONTOUR

Click onto the outline of the shaft

Result

10 Drilling dimensions

Activate the dimensions context menu then select the hole dimensions icon

Select any element belonging to a machined hole, then place the dimension

Save the file

Cover Plate

Topics covered:

• Cylindrical primitive

• Drilling

• Coordinate systems

• Points

• Propagation

• Chamfer

• Feature tree

• Detail drawing

1 New document

Open a New document select Design as the type.

2 Cylinder

Activate the shapes context menu then select the cylinder icon

Enter 50mm

Select Z+

Enter 6mm

Enter 0,0,0

3 Drilling

Drill a Ø14 plain hole in the centre of the cylinder

Select the drilling icon then select the face, fill out the

drilling dialogue for a plain 14mm hole

4 Sketch for the PCD

Draw a circle diameter 38mm centred on the 0,0 point

Draw a vertical sketch line using through 0,0

Select CHANGE TO VERTICAL then ENTER or click the centre point

5 Points

Click on to activate the points menu bar

Select the curve intersection icon

Click on the circle followed by the vertical line Pick close to actual intersection point to identify which one of the two possible solutions you require

6 Place the coordinate system

Click on the icon to activate the coordinate systems menu bar

Select the coordinate system on a point icon Then

click on the point created at the intersection

Drill Ø5 holes on the newly created coordinate system

Select COORDINATE SYSTEM

Click onto the coordinate

system then onto the face of

the cover plate

Select PROPAGATE

Select CIRCULAR

Select Z+ (or select the vertical side of the cover plate)

Right click to accept 360°

Type 3 and Enter

Esc to exit the command

7 Chamfer

Select the chamfer icon , place a 1mm x 45° cham-

fer around the top edge

8 Feature tree

To open the feature tree click on the left hand side of the

graphics window, then onto your shape

Alternatively left click and drag on the left hand side of the

graphics window to open it, then right click in this area and

select Edit then click on the shape

Change the chamfer 1.5mm

Change the number of holes to 6

Change the diameter of the centre hole to 10

Now change them all back to their original values with

Save the file as CoverPlate.top

9 Detail drawing of the cover plate

Open a New document with select Draft as

the document type Create a Main view

Drawing axis may be placed one at a time or in this case we will do all the axis on the part automati- cally

Select PROJECTED AXIS.

Select your view

Select AUTOMATIC

Then OK

11 Cross-section

Select the full section icon

Select CUTTING CURVE DEFINED IN DRAFT

Click the vertical axis

Select OK

Select OK and place the view

12 Change the position of the A-A

Click the modify tool then click the text A-A

Select FREE POSITION to put the text wherever you want it

NOTE:

of the cutting line

13 Dimensions

Dimension the holes

Dimension the chamfer with this icon

NOTE: For chamfers that are not at 45° you must use the START AND TERMINATE SEGMENTS

function

Select the lines on either side of the chamfer to establish the angle and size

Put the other dimensions onto the drawing with and select the relevant lines and arcs

Save the file as CoverPlate.dft

Body

Topics covered:

• Cylindrical primitive

• Sketch contours

• Extrude + Unite

• Propagation

• Drilling

1 Open a new document select Design as the type

2 Cylinder

Activate the shapes context menu then select the cylinder icon

Enter 75mm

Select Z+

Enter 90mm

Enter 0,0,0

3 Add the feet

Draw a construction circle of Ø100

Draw a vertical construction line through 0,0

Draw a circle of radius 12.5 on the top intersection point

of the circle and the line Use the “cursor slide” selection tech-

nique to find the intersection

Draw 2 vertical lines tangent to both sides of the circle

Draw a horizontal line at 0,30

Change your line color and style and draw a contour by

tracing over the construction lines

Extrude the contour 8mm vertically upwards

NOTE: Click on the red arrow to change the extrusion direction

Join the two parts together with the Unite icon

4 Propagation

Propagate the feet around the base with Use a CIR-

tion axis Make a total of 3 feet around 360°

Drill the Ø12 holes in the feet in the dialogue select a

plain drilled hole through

5 Propagate the holes

Select the PROPAGATE button then simply select the

face of one of the feet The propagation will be “copied”

from the feet to the holes

Drill another hole in the centre of Ø50 with a

chamfer (or countersink) of Ø70 x 45°

Select the top face of the body then select hole +

countersinking as the hole type Note the 2 dia-

logues

6 Change the workplane

Select the menu Tools, Coordinate system

Select XZ

Choose SET AS CURRENT then TOP VIEW

Draw a circle of diameter 50 at 0,28

Extrude the circle by 40.5 in Z+

With the unite icon join them together

Open the feature tree and move the drilling operation so that it comes after the unite This will have the effect of removing the obstruction from inside the hole Close the feature tree by clicking on the edge