Pro/DESKTOP R/C MODEL PLANE ENGINE

Created by: Tim Kaltenbach Clarion County Career Center

[email protected]

Overview This purpose of this lesson booklet is to further refine and develop your skills in the use of the Pro/DESKTOP designing software. This activity was created for the person who has very little to no experience using Pro/DESKTOP. The steps in each exercise are very thoroughly explained. Detailed graphics are also included with the explanation. As you progress through the booklet, the explanations and pictures for a specific skill will become less explanatory. The booklet was purposefully designed this way to stretch your comfort zone and hone your skills in using the software. You may need to refer back to a previous step, until you become more proficient. The following areas are covered at least once while completing the project. Revolved Profile Extruded Profile Extruded Tapered Profile Redefine Extrusions Create Workplanes Create Offset Workplanes Create Sketches Setting an Active Sketch Rename Workplanes & Sketches Duplicate Rectangular Duplicate Circular Setup Units Drawing Lines Drawing Circles Selecting Lines, Faces and Edges Delete Line Segments Create Construction Lines Add Rounds to Edges Using Shift key with Line Tool Use Line Tool with Grid Offset Mirror Mouse Functions Assembly w/ Align, Mate and Center Axes. Save Save Copy As Create a new Design

Objective The student will create the RC Model Plane Engine parts using the Pro/DESKTOP design software to an accuracy of 100%. The student will assemble the RC Model Plane parts using the Pro/DESKTOP design software to an accuracy of 100%.

Evaluation

Upon completion of this project the student will modify at least three parts or add three additional parts to the RC Engine.

Table of Contents
Upper Engine Block.................................................................................................1-1 Head ..........................................................................................................................2-1 Head Cooling Ribs ...................................................................................................3-1 Lower Engine Block.................................................................................................4-1 Crank ........................................................................................................................5-1 Muffler Assembly.....................................................................................................6-1 Glow Plug..................................................................................................................7-1 Cap Screw x 0.6 ......................................................................................................8-1 Cap Screw x 1.6 ......................................................................................................9-1 Cap Screw x 0.25 ....................................................................................................10-1 RC Engine Assembly ...............................................................................................11-1

Upper Engine Block

Start a New Design. Change the Units you are working in to inches (Tools>Options>Units> change both model distances and paper distances to inches). Save file as Upper Engine Block. Select the Workplanes from the Browser window. Right mouse-click on the Lateral workplane and choose New Sketch from the floating list. When the new sketch dialog box appears, change the name of the new sketch to Profile and click OK.

Draw the profile for the Upper Engine Block.

Shift+W Using the Line Tool from the design toolbar, draw the profile of the engine block. Hold the Shift key while drawing lines to maintain a perpendicular line. The profile will be 0.7 wide by 0.65 high. Place (4) 0.15 x 0.1 grooves, equally spaced at 0.05. The finished profile should look like the example to the right.

Create a revolved profile.

Go to the Features pull down menu and select Revolve Profile. In the revolve profile dialog box, make sure Add materials and Symmetrical about workplane are selected. The angle should be 360. If the proper revolve is not produced. Select the Axis button and ensure the vertical line is highlighted as shown to the right. Click OK.

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Create workplane for the head mounting holes.

Select the top of the upper engine block for a new workplane. Select>Faces>left click on the top of the upper engine block. Workplanes>New Workplane> Name the workplane Holes. Create a new sketch on the Holes workplane. Right mouse-click on the Holes workplane and choose New Sketch from the floating list. When the new sketch dialog box appears, change the name of the new sketch to Holes and click OK. Shift+W

Create mounting holes.

Using the Line Tool from the design toolbar, draw a line 0.5 long. Change the line to a construction line. Line>Toggle Construction> Hold the Shift key while drawing lines to maintain a perpendicular line. Draw a 0.125 Dia. circle at the end of the line.

Duplicate mounting holes.

Highlight 0.125 Dia. circle. Edit>Duplicate> Left click Circular in the Duplicate dialog box. Type (4) in the text box under number. Click OK. Draw a 0.72 Dia circle in the center of sketch. The finished sketch should look like the picture to the right.

Save your Work!!

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Create workplane for the mounting holes reinforcement.

Rotate the image so you can see the bottom of the upper engine block. Select the bottom of the upper engine block for a new workplane. Select>Faces>left click on the bottom of the upper engine block. Workplanes>New Workplane> Name the workplane Hole Supports. Create a new sketch on the Hole Supports workplane. Right mouse-click on the Hole Supports workplane and choose New Sketch from the floating list. When the new sketch dialog box appears, change the name of the new sketch to Hole Supports and click OK. Shift+W

Create hole Supports.

Using the Line Tool from the design toolbar, draw a line 0.5 long. Change the line to a construction line. Line>Toggle Construction> Hold the Shift key while drawing lines to maintain a perpendicular line. Draw a 0.25 Dia. circle at the end of the line.

Duplicate mounting holes.

Highlight 0.25 Dia. circle. Edit>Duplicate> Left click Circular in the Duplicate dialog box. Type (4) in the text box under number. Click OK.

Project hole supports profile.

Ensure the hole supports sketch is active and the 0.25 Dia. Circles are selected. Features>Project Profile> In the project profile dialog box, make sure Add materials, below workplane, and Thru entire part are selected. Click OK. The finished item should look like the picture to the right.

Save your work!!

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Project mounting and piston holes profile.

Ensure the holes sketch is active. Right click the Holes sketch from the Browser window. Select Active Sketch from the floating menu. Ensure the piston hole and the mounting holes are selected. Features>Projected Profile> In the projected profile dialog box make sure the Subtract material, Above workplane, and Thru entire part are selected. Click OK. The profile of the holes should be removed from the part as shown below.

The finished Upper Engine Block should look like this!

Save your work!!

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Head
Start a New Design.

Change the Units you are working in to inches (Tools>Options>Units> change both model distances and paper distances to inches). Save file as Head. Select the Workplanes from the Browser window. Right mouse-click on the Base workplane and choose New Sketch from the floating list. When the new sketch dialog box appears, change the name of the new sketch to Head and click OK.

Drawing the Head.

Shift+W Draw a 1.1 Dia circle. Extrude the circle 0.1 above the workplane. Feature>Extrude profile> In the extrude profile dialog box, make sure the Add material and Above workplane are selected. Type (.1) in the Distance text box. Click OK. Select the top of the newly extruded piece and create another workplane. Create a new sketch on the new workplane. As shown here. Shift+W Draw a 1.4 Dia. Circle. Extrude this circle 0.15 above the workplane. Feature>Extrude profile> In the extrude profile dialog box, make sure the Add material and Above workplane are selected. Type (.15) in the Distance text box. Click OK.

Save your work!!

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Drawing glow plug and boltholes.

Select the top of the second extruded piece and create another workplane. Create a new sketch on the new workplane. As shown here. Shift+W Draw a 0.5 long line at 90 degrees. Hold Shift key. Change the line to a construction line. Line>Toggle construction> Draw a 0.125 Dia. Circle at the end of the construction line. Duplicate this circle three more times. There will be four cap screws holding the head to the engine block. Edit>Duplicate> Refer back to Chapter 1 for examples. Draw a 0.25 Dia. Circle in the center. This hole will be used to mount the glow plug.

Projecting holes through head.

Ensure the sketch containing the (5) holes is active. Project the holes profiles down through the head. Feature>Project profile> In the Project profile dialog box, make sure the Subtract material, Below workplane, and Thru entire part are selected. Click OK. The finished part will look like this. Save your work!!

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Head Cooling Ribs

Start a New Design.

Change the Units you are working in to inches (Tools>Options>Units> change both model distances and paper distances to inches). Save file as Head Ribs. Select the Workplanes from the Browser window. Right mouse-click on the Base workplane and choose New Sketch from the floating list. When the new sketch dialog box appears, change the name of the new sketch to Ribs and click OK.

Drawing the First Rib.

Shift+W Using the Line Tool from the design toolbar, draw the first side of the first rib. Start the first line at Grid location. (-0.7, -0.7). Hold the Shift key while drawing lines to maintain a perpendicular line. Each rib will measure 1.4 long x 0.05 wide. As shown in the picture to the right.

Duplicate the First Rib.

Ensure all four lines of the first rib are selected. Edit>Duplicate> In the duplicate dialog box, make sure to select the rectangular tab. Type (12) in the X Direction text box. Type (.1225) in the Spacing text box. Click OK.

Project the Rib Profile.

With all (12) ribs highlighted. Extrude them above the workplane a distance of 0.28. Feature>Extrude profile> In the extrude profile dialog box, make sure Add material and Above workplane are selected. Type (0.28) in the Distance text box. Click OK.

Save your work!!

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Draw Clearance Areas around Glow Plug and Cap Screws.

Select the top surfaces of the ribs. Create a new workplane and sketch on top of ribs. Refer to chapter 1 for examples of creating Workplanes and sketches. Shift+W On this new workplane, draw a 2 Dia. Circle. Using the Line Tool from the design toolbar, draw a 0.5 long line at 90 degrees. Change this line to a construction line. Draw a 0.28 Dia. Circle at the end of the construction line. Duplicate the 0.28 circle (3) more times. Edit>Duplicate> Draw a 0.52 Dia. And a 1.4 Dia. Circle in the center. The finished sketch will look like the picture to the right.

Project profiles through part.

With the circles highlighted as shown to the right. Project profile through entire part. Feature>Project profile>

In the project profile dialog box, make sure Subtract material, Below workplane and Thru Entire part are selected. Click OK. The finished part will look like this!

Save your work!!

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Lower Eng. Block W/Exhaust Port

Start a New Design.

Change the Units you are working in to inches (Tools>Options>Units> change both model distances and paper distances to inches). Save file as Lower Engine Block. Select the Workplanes from the Browser window. Right mouse-click on the Base workplane and choose New Sketch from the floating list. When the new sketch dialog box appears, change the name of the new sketch to Lower Block and click OK.

Drawing the Lower Engine Block.

Shift+W Draw two circles. One 1.1 Dia. And another 0.72 Dia.

Extrude engine block profile.

Ensure the two circles are selected. Extrude this profile above the workplane 1.5. Features>Extrude profile> In the extrude profile dialog box, make sure the Add material and Above workplane are selected. Type 1.5 in the Distance text box. Click OK>

Create an Offset Workplane for the Exhaust Port.

Select Workplanes from the pull down browser menu. Left click on Frontal. Create an offset workplane one-inch from the frontal workplane. Workplane>New Workplane> In the Workplane dialog box, select Offset. Rename the workplane Exhaust Port. Type in 1 in the Offset text box. Click OK. Right click on the exhaust port workplane and select new sketch from the floating menu. Rename the sketch Exhaust.

Shift+W Save your work!

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Draw the Exhaust Port profile.

The top of the exhaust port will be 0.1 from the top of the Lower Eng. Block. Draw half the exhaust port, than mirror the other half to finish. Select the Line Tool from the design toolbar. Start the line at grid (0.0, 1.4). Draw a rectangular box 0.9 wide x 0.4 high. Hold Shift key while drawing. While you are still in the Line Tool command, select the middle of the left side of the box and draw a horizontal line 0.125 to the right. Hold the Shift key while drawing. Change this line to a construction line. Line>Toggle construction> Draw two circles at the end of the construction line. One 0.125 Dia. And one 0.0625 Dia. Draw a second rectangular box centered and to the far right of the first rectangular box. This box is to be 0.36 wide x 0.25 high. Draw a vertical line 0.4 long, from the bottom of the large box up through the centers of the two circles. Select the Delete Line Segment Tool from the design toolbar. Delete the line segments from around the two circles and the smaller box until a valid profile looks like the picture below.

Valid Profile will look like this!

Mirror profile.
Ensure all lines of the exhaust port profile are selected. Line>Mirror> In the mirror dialog box, use the Lines and Axes tabs to select the lines to be mirrored and the axes the line are to be mirrored about. Use one of the small lines at the center of the engine block for the axes. When the preview is shown in yellow, click OK. Once the right half has been mirrored. Use the Delete line segments tool to remove the two small lines at the center of the exhaust port. A valid profile will not be allowed until these lines are removed! Save your work!

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Extrude Exhaust Port profile.

The finished exhaust port will look like this! Ensure that all the lines of the exhaust port are selected. Extrude the profile 1 toward the lower engine block. Feature>Extrude profile> In the extrude profile dialog box, make sure the Add material and Below workplane have been selected. Type in 1 in the Distance text box. When the preview looks like this! Click OK.

The finished part will look like this!

Save your work!

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Crank
Start a New Design.

Change the Units you are working in to inches (Tools>Options>Units> change both model distances and paper distances to inches). Save file as Crank. Select the Workplanes from the Browser window. Left mouse-click on the Frontal workplane. Workplane>New workplane> Rename the workplane Crank. Right mouse-click on the Crank workplane and choose New Sketch from the floating list. When the new sketch dialog box appears, change the name of the new sketch to Profile and click OK.

Drawing Crank profile.

Select the Line Tool from the design toolbar. Start the first line at grid (0.0, 0,0). Draw the following (11) lines to form the crank profile. 0.6, 90 ; 0.5,0 ; 0.05,-90 ; 0.85,0 ; 0.25,-90 ; 0.8,0 ; 0.08,-90 Line #8- Draw back to end of line #5 to form a small triangle Line #9- Begin at end of line #6 0.1875,0 ; 0.3,-90 ; Back to start point. A valid profile will not be formed until line #6 is deleted. Select the Delete Line Segment Tool from the design toolbar. The valid profile will look like this!

Save your work!

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Revolve Crank profile.

Select the axes for the revolved profile. Feature>Revolve profile> In the Revolve profile dialog box, make sure Add material and Symmetric about workplane are selected. Click OK.

Add rounds to edges.

Select>Edges> Left click the two edges as shown. Hold the Shift key when selecting more than one item. While the two edges are highlighted, right click. Select Round Edges from the floating menu. In the Round edges dialog box, type 0.1 in the Radius text box. Click OK. Select>Edges> Left click the three edges as shown. Add a round to these edges of 0.02 The Crank should look like the picture below!

Save your work!

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Add Keyed Shaft to Crank.

Select the face as shown. Create a new workplane and rename it Shaft. Create a new sketch on this workplane and rename it Shaft.

Draw a 0.4 Dia circle on the new sketch. Draw a line 0.125 long from 0,0 to the right at an angle of 90 degrees. Change this line to a construction line. Line>Toggle Construction>

Use this construction line to draw a vertical line through the 0.4 circle, as shown below. Delete the segments until a valid profile is formed as shown in the bottom left picture.

Save your work!

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Extrude Shaft Profile.

With the valid profile highlighted. Extrude the profile 0.25 above the workplane. Feature>Extrude profile> In the extrude profile dialog box, make sure the Add material and Above workplane are selected. Type 0.25 in the Distance text box. Click OK.

Add Second Shaft to Crank.

Select the keyed shaft face as shown. Create a new workplane and rename it Shaft2. Create a new sketch on this workplane and rename it Shaft2. You will need to draw a reference line to ensure the second shaft is centered. Set Shaft2 as the active sketch. Draw a line from the center of the 0.4 Dia. circle, which was drawn on sketch Shaft, up and to the right. The distance and angle of this line is not critical, because this line will be erased. Draw a 0.25 Dia. Circle at the beginning point of the reference line. After the circle has been drawn as shown below, erase the reference line. Once the reference line is erased. The circle will become a valid profile.

Save your work!

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Extrude Shaft2 Profile.

With the valid profile highlighted. Extrude the profile 1 above the workplane. Feature>Extrude profile> In the extrude profile dialog box, make sure the Add material and Above workplane are selected. Type 1 in the Distance text box. Click OK.

The finished shafts will look like this!

Setup Workplanes for Piston in Crank Body.

Select the Workplanes from the Browser window. Right mouse-click on the Base workplane and choose New Sketch from the floating list. When the new sketch dialog box appears, change the name of the new sketch to Piston and click OK. Right mouse-click on the Piston workplane and choose New Sketch from the floating list. When the new sketch dialog box appears, change the name of the new sketch to Piston and click OK.

Create Piston in Crank Body.

Shift+W Select the Line Tool from the design toolbar. Start the first line at grid (0.0, 0,0).

Draw a line 0.8 long as shown. Hold Shift key. Draw a 0.375 Dia. Circle at the end of the line.

Save your work!

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Extrude Piston Arm.

With the valid profile highlighted. Extrude the profile .9 above the workplane. Feature>Extrude profile> In the extrude profile dialog box, make sure the Add material and Above workplane are selected. Type .9 in the Distance text box. Click OK.

Draw Piston Head.

Select face at end of piston arm. Create a new workplane and rename it Piston Head. Create a new sketch on this workplane and rename it Piston Head. Draw a 0.72 Dia. Circle on the new sketch.

Extrude Piston Head.

With the valid profile highlighted. Extrude the profile .6 above the workplane. Feature>Extrude profile> In the extrude profile dialog box, make sure the Add material and Above workplane are selected. Type .6 in the Distance text box. Click OK.

The finished Piston Arm & Head will look like this!

Save your work!

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Create Rear Crank Body.

Select face at end of Crank body. Create a new workplane and rename it Rear. Create a new sketch on this workplane and rename it Crank Cover. Draw a 1.2 Dia. Circle on the new sketch. Draw a line at a 45-degree angle as shown. Change this line to a construction line. Line>Toggle construction> Draw a .25Dia. circle at the intersection of the construction line and the 1.2 Dia. Circle. Duplicate this circle three more time around the circle. Edit>Duplicate> In the duplicate dialog box, select the circular tab. Type (4) in the number text box. Select the Delete Line Segment Tool from the design toolbar. Delete out the unwanted line segments as shown.

Extrude Rear Crank Body.

With the valid profile highlighted. Extrude the profile .5 below the workplane. Feature>Extrude profile> In the extrude profile dialog box, make sure the Add material and Below workplane are selected. Type .5 in the Distance text box. Click OK.

Add Mounting holes to Rear Crank Body.

Right mouse-click on the Rear workplane and choose New Sketch from the floating list. When the new sketch dialog box appears, change the name of the new sketch to Holes and click OK. Draw a 0.125 Dia. Circle in the center of the 0.25 Dia. circle. Duplicate this circle (3) more times around the 1.2 Dia. Circle. Edit>Duplicate> In the duplicate dialog box, select the circular tab. Type (4) in the number text box.

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Extrude Mounting Holes profile.

With the valid profile highlighted. Extrude the profile .5 below the workplane. Feature>Extrude profile> In the extrude profile dialog box, make sure the Subtract material and Below workplane are selected. Type .5 in the Distance text box. Click OK.

Add Rear Recess to Rear Crank Body.

Right mouse-click on the Rear workplane and choose New Sketch from the floating list. When the new sketch dialog box appears, change the name of the new sketch to Rear and click OK. Draw a 0.72 Dia. Circle as shown.

Extrude Rear Recess.

With the valid profile highlighted. Extrude the profile .25 below the workplane. Feature>Extrude profile> In the extrude profile dialog box, make sure the Subtract material and Below workplane are selected. Type .25 in the Distance text box. Click OK. The finished rear crank body will look like this!

The finished Crank will look like this!

Save your work!

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Muffler Assembly
Start a New Design.

Change the Units you are working in to inches (Tools>Options>Units> change both model distances and paper distances to inches). Save file as Muffler Assembly. Select the Workplanes from the Browser window. Left mouse-click on the Frontal workplane. Workplane>New workplane> Rename the workplane Exhaust. Right mouse-click on the Exhaust workplane and choose New Sketch from the floating list. When the new sketch dialog box appears, change the name of the new sketch to Exhaust Port and click OK.

Copy exhaust port from Lower Engine Block.

Open Lower Engine Block file. Select Workplanes from the pull down browser menu. Left click the (+) plus sign in front of the Exhaust workplane. Right click the Exhaust sketch and select Activate Sketch from the floating menu. Shift+W Select>Lines> Window the exhaust port details as shown. Edit>Copy> Window>Muffler> The Lower Engine Block file should be closed and you should have the Exhaust sketch up and active. Edit>Paste> All the lines and constraints of the exhaust port as shown to the right, have now been copied onto the Exhaust sketch of the Muffler Assembly file.

Extrude the exhaust port profile.

With the valid profile highlighted. Extrude the profile 1 above the workplane. Feature>Extrude profile> In the extrude profile dialog box, make sure the Add material and Above workplane are selected. Type 1 in the Distance text box. Click OK.

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Create Offset Workplane for Muffler.

Select the Workplanes from the Browser window. Left mouse-click on the Lateral workplane. Workplane>New workplane> Rename the workplane Muffler. In the new workplane dialog box, make sure Offset is selected. Type 1.5 in the Offset text box. Click OK. Right mouse-click on the Muffler workplane and choose New Sketch from the floating list. When the new sketch dialog box appears, change the name of the new sketch to Muffler and click OK.

Draw first section of Muffler.

Shift+W Draw a line 1.62 long from (0,0) @ 180 degrees. Draw a second line from the end of the first line 1.4 long @ 90 degrees. Change the lines to construction lines. Lines>Toggle construction> Draw a 1.5 Dia. Circle at the end of the 1.4 long line. As shown below.

Extrude first section of Muffler.

With the valid profile highlighted. Extrude the profile 3 below the workplane. Feature>Extrude profile> In the extrude profile dialog box, make sure the Add material and Below workplane are selected. Type 3 in the Distance text box. Click OK.

Save your work!

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Round end of Muffler.

Select>Edges> Left click the front edge as shown. While the edge is highlighted, right click. Select Round Edges from the floating menu. In the Round edges dialog box, type 0.5 in the Radius text box. Click OK.

Create Mid Section of Muffler.

Select the opposite end of the first muffler section, as shown. Create a new workplane and rename it Muffler2. Create a new sketch on this workplane and rename it Muffler2. Draw a 1.25 Dia. Circle on the new sketch.

Extrude Tapered Mid Section.

With the valid profile highlighted. Extrude the profile 1.75 above the workplane.

Feature>Extrude profile> In the extrude profile dialog box, make sure the Add material and Above workplane are selected. Type 2 in the Taper Angle text box. Type 1.75 in the Distance text box. Click OK.

Create End Section of Muffler.

Select the opposite end of the mid muffler section, as shown. Create a new workplane and rename it Muffler3. Create a new sketch on this workplane and rename it Muffler3. Draw a 1.12 Dia. Circle on the new sketch. Save your work!

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Extrude Tapered End Section.

With the valid profile highlighted. Extrude the profile 1.125 above the workplane. Feature>Extrude profile> In the extrude profile dialog box, make sure the Add material and Above workplane are selected. Type 15 in the Taper Angle text box. Type 1.125 in the Distance text box. Click OK.

Add Cooling Ribs to Exhaust Port.

Select the top face of the Exhaust Port, as shown. Create a new workplane and rename it Exhaust Port Ribs. Create a new sketch on this workplane and rename it Exhaust Port Ribs. Shift+W Select the Line Tool from the design toolbar. The rib will be drawn from radius to radius, with a width of .05. Start the line in the lower left corner, as shown. Left click when you see the small black box appear on the edge of the radius line. Keep as close to the muffler as possible. Hold the Left mouse buttom and Shift key down as you draw the rib. Watch for the small black box to appear and than let up the mouse button. The line will snap to the line with the small black box.

When completed the first rib will be 0.05 wide. Save your work!

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Duplicate Cooling Rib.

Ensure all four lines of the first rib are selected. Edit>Duplicate> In the duplicate dialog box, select the Rectangular tab. Type (1) in the X Direction Number text box. Type (8) in the Y Direction Number text box and 0.1 in the Y Direction Spacing text box. Click OK.

Extrude Cooling Ribs.

With the valid profile highlighted. Extrude the profile .125 above the workplane. Feature>Extrude profile> In the extrude profile dialog box, make sure the Add material and Above workplane are selected. Type .125 in the Distance text box. Click OK.

Add Rounds to Cooling Rib.

Select>Edges> Left click all the edges as shown. Hold the Shift key when selecting more than one item. While the edges are highlighted, right click. Select Round Edges from the floating menu. In the Round edges dialog box, type 0.05 in the Radius text box. Click OK.

Add Cooling Rib to Muffler.

Select the rear face of the first muffler section, as shown. Create a new workplane and rename it Muffler Ribs. Create a new sketch on this workplane and rename it Muffler Ribs. Shift+W

Save your work!

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Draw a 1.5 Dia. Circle and a 1.625 Dia. Circle on the new sketch. Draw a line from (0,0) vertically up through the muffler, extending the above the circles. Change the line to a construction line. Line>Toggle construction> Once the line is change to a construction line a valid profile will be formed.

Select the construction line. Select>Lines> Line>Offset chain>

In the Offset sketch lines dialog box, type .025 in the Offset text box and check the Both Sides check box. Click OK. Select the Delete Line Segment Tool from the design toolbar.

Delete out the line segments to form an 0.125 high x 0.05 wide rib profile as shown below.

Duplicate Cooling Rib.

Ensure all four lines of the first rib are selected. Edit>Duplicate> In the duplicate dialog box, select the Circular tab.

Type (6) in the Number text box. Type (45) in the Angle text box. Click OK.

Save your work!

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Extrude Cooling Ribs.

With the valid profile highlighted. Extrude the profile 2.5 below the workplane. Feature>Extrude profile> In the extrude profile dialog box, make sure the Add material and Below workplane are selected. Type 2.5 in the Distance text box. Click OK.

Add Rounds to Cooling Rib.

Select>Edges> Left click all the edges as shown. Hold the Shift key when selecting more than one item. While the edges are highlighted, right click. Select Round Edges from the floating menu. In the Round edges dialog box, type 0.05 in the Radius text box. Click OK.

The finished part will look like this!

Save your work!

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Glow Plug
Start a New Design. Change the Units you are working in to inches (Tools>Options>Units> change both model distances and paper distances to inches). Save file as Glow Plug. Select the Workplanes from the Browser window. Right mouse-click on the Base workplane and choose New Sketch from the floating list. When the new sketch dialog box appears, change the name of the new sketch to Base and click OK.

Drawing Glow Plug Base.

Select the Circle Tool from the design toolbar. Start the circle at grid (0.0, 0,0). Draw a 0.25 Dia. Circle. Extrude the 0.25 circle .25 above the workplane. With the valid profile highlighted. Extrude the profile 1.125 above the workplane. Feature>Extrude profile> In the extrude profile dialog box, make sure the Add material and Above workplane are selected. Type .25 in the Distance text box. Click OK.

Drawing Glow Plug Nut.

Select the top of the glow plug base, as shown. Create a new workplane and rename it Nut. Create a new sketch on this workplane and rename it Nut. Draw a .32 Dia. Circle on the new sketch. Draw (6) radial lines approx. 0.5 long @ the angles of 0, 60, 120, 180, 120, and 60 degrees. These lines are guidelines and will be deleted later.

Save your work!!

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Draw (6) additional lines connecting the intersections of the radial lines with the larger circle. Select the Delete Line Segment Tool from the design toolbar. Delete all line segments until a valid Hexagon profile remains.

Extrude Glow Plug Nut.

With the valid profile highlighted. Extrude the profile 0.1875 above the workplane. Feature>Extrude profile>

In the extrude profile dialog box, make sure the Add material and Above workplane are selected. Type .1875 in the Distance text box. Click OK.

Create Glow Plug Top.

Select the top of the glow plug Nut, as shown. Create a new workplane and rename it Top. Create a new sketch on this workplane and rename it Top. Draw a .2 Dia. Circle on the new sketch.

Extrude Glow Plug Top.

With the valid profile highlighted. Extrude the profile 0.05 above the workplane. Feature>Extrude profile> In the extrude profile dialog box, make sure the Add material and Above workplane are selected. Type .05 in the Distance text box. Click OK.

Save your work!!

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Add Rounds to Plug Top.

Select>Edges> Left click all the edges as shown. Hold the Shift key when selecting more than one item. While the edges are highlighted, right click. Select Round Edges from the floating menu. In the Round edges dialog box, type 0.025 in the Radius text box. Click OK.

Create Recess for Pin.

Select the top of the glow plug top, as shown. Create a new workplane and rename it Hole. Create a new sketch on this workplane and rename it Hole. Draw a .1 Dia. Circle on the new sketch.

Extrude Pin Recess.

With the valid profile highlighted. Extrude the profile 0.0625 below the workplane. Feature>Extrude profile> In the extrude profile dialog box, make sure the Add material and Below workplane are selected. Type .0625 in the Distance text box. Click OK.

Create Pin.
Select the bottom of the pin recess, as shown.

Create a new workplane and rename it Pin. Create a new sketch on this workplane and rename it Pin. Draw a .06 Dia. Circle on the new sketch.

Extrude Pin.
With the valid profile highlighted. Extrude the profile 0.25 above the workplane. Feature>Extrude profile>

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In the extrude profile dialog box, make sure the Add material and Above workplane are selected. Type .06 in the Distance text box. Click OK.

Add Rounds to Pin Top.

Select>Edges> Left click all the edges as shown. Hold the Shift key when selecting more than one item. While the edges are highlighted, right click. Select Round Edges from the floating menu. In the Round edges dialog box, type 0.025 in the Radius text box. Click OK.

The finished part will look like this!

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Cap Screws x 0.6

Start a New Design.

Change the Units you are working in to inches (Tools>Options>Units> change both model distances and paper distances to inches). Save file as Cap Screw-.6. Select the Workplanes from the Browser window. Right mouse-click on the Base workplane and choose New Sketch from the floating list. When the new sketch dialog box appears, change the name of the new sketch to Threads and click OK.

Drawing Screw Threads.

Select the Circle Tool from the design toolbar. Start the circle at grid (0.0, 0,0). Draw a 0.25 Dia. Circle. Extrude the 0.25 circle .6 above the workplane. With the valid profile highlighted. Extrude the profile .6 above the workplane. Feature>Extrude profile>

In the extrude profile dialog box, make sure the Add material and Above workplane are selected. Type .6 in the Distance text box. Click OK.

Drawing Cap Screw Head.

Select the top of the screw threads, as shown. Create a new workplane and rename it Head. Create a new sketch on this workplane and rename it Head. Draw a .2 Dia. Circle on the new sketch. Extrude the 0.2 circle .125 above the workplane. With the valid profile highlighted. Extrude the profile .125 above the workplane. Feature>Extrude profile> In the extrude profile dialog box, make sure the Add material and Above workplane are selected. Type .125 in the Distance text box. Click OK.

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Create Socket in Head.

Select the top of the head, as shown. Create a new workplane and rename it Socket. Create a new sketch on this workplane and rename it Socket. Draw a .12 Dia. Circle on the new sketch.

Draw (6) radial lines approx. 0.15 long @ the angles of 0, 60, 120, 180, -120, and 60 degrees. These lines are guidelines and will be deleted later. Draw (6) additional lines connecting the intersections of the radial lines with the smaller circle. Select the Delete Line Segment Tool from the design toolbar. Delete all line segments until a valid Hexagon

profile remains.

Extrude Socket.
With the valid profile highlighted. Extrude the profile 0.07 below the workplane. Feature>Extrude profile> In the extrude profile dialog box, make sure the Add material and Below workplane are selected. Type .07 in the Distance text box. Click OK.

The finished part will look like this!

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Cap Screws x 1.6

Ensure the file Cap Screw-.6 is open and current. Select Features from the pull down browser menu. Right mouse click on extrusion 1. Left mouse click Redefine in the floating menu. In the Extrude Profile dialog box, change the extrusion Distance to 1.6. Click OK.

You will create this cap screw by redefining the thread extrusion and than save the file with a different name.

Update the extrusion by clicking the Update Document button at the top of the screen. Left click the File pull down menu.

Left click Save Copy As. The Save Copy As dialog box will appear. Type Cap Screw-1.6 in the File name text box. Click Save.

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Cap Screws x 0.25

Ensure the file Cap Screw-.6 is open and current. Select Features from the pull down browser menu. Right mouse click on extrusion 1. Left mouse click Redefine in the floating menu. In the Extrude Profile dialog box, change the extrusion Distance to 0.25. Click OK.

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You will create this cap screw by redefining the thread extrusion and than save the file with a different name.

Update the extrusion by clicking the Update Document button at the top of the screen. Left click the File pull down menu.

Left click Save Copy As. The Save Copy As dialog box will appear. Type Cap Screw-.25 in the File name text box. Click Save.

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RC Engine Assembly
Start a New Design.

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Change the Units you are working in to inches (Tools>Options>Units> change both model distances and paper distances to inches). Save file as RC Engine Assembly. This file will be used to assemble all the engine components. Each part is added to the file using the Add Component option from the Assembly pull down menu. Assembly>Add Component> In the Component part dialog box, select the file name for the component to be added. A preview of the part will appear to the right of the list. We will be starting with the Lower Engine Block. Left mouse click the name or type the components name in the text box. Click Open. Once you have added the Lower Engine Block, Immediately add the Crank. The parts may seem to be randomly place in the assembly file. You will need to rotate the view and move the parts to properly assemble the engine.

If you make a mistake in assembling the engine, just use the Undo button or delete the part and add it again. Only two faces can be select at a time. It will take two steps to join a part to the assembly. You will be selecting a face on each of two parts and then using the Align, Mate or Center Axes options to move and join the two parts.

Assemble the first two Components.

Select>Faces> Left click the two faces as shown. Hold the Shift key to select more than one face. Assembly>Center Axes>

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You will need to flip the assembly around, change the assembly to a Wire Frame or Transparent in order to select the appropriate faces. Select the faces as shown. Assembly>Align> There may be multiple ways to assemble the same two parts! If you get it wrong the first time, Undo and try another option. The two parts should align as shown below.

Add Upper Engine Block.

Assembly>Add Component> Mate the top of the Lower Engine Block with the Bottom of the Upper Engine Block. Center Axes the Pistons holes on the Upper and Lower Engine Blocks. The Assembly should look like this!

Add Head.
Assembly>Add Component> Mate the top of the Upper Engine Block with the Bottom of the Head. Center Axes the Pistons hole on the Lower Engine Block with the Glow Plug hole.

Add Head Cooling Ribs.

Assembly>Add Component> Mate the top of the Head with the Bottom of the Head Cooling Ribs. Center Axes the Glow Plug hole on the Head with a face cut out for clearance around the Glow Plug.

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The Assembly should now look like this!

Components can be added in different orders!

Add Cap Screws-.6.

Assembly>Add Component> Center Axes the Cap Screw threads with the holes in the Head. Mate the top of the Head with the under side of the Cap Screw heads. Repeat this for each screw.

Add Glow Plug.

Assembly>Add Component> Mate the top of the Head with the under side of the Glow Plug nut. Center Axes the Glow Plug hole on the Head with the base of the Glow Plug. The Assembly should now look like this!

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Add Muffler Assembly.

Assembly>Add Component> Center Axes the Cap Screw holes on the Muffler Assembly with the Cap Screw holes on the Lower Engine Block. Mate the matching faces from each half of the Exhaust Port.

The Assembly should now look like this!

Add Cap Screws 1.6.

Assembly>Add Component> Center Axes the Cap Screw holes on the Lower Engine Block with the Cap Screw threads. Mate the Exhaust Port face with the under side of the Cap Screw heads.

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Add Cap Screws .25.

Assembly>Add Component> Mate the face of the rear Crank Cover with the under side of the Cap Screw heads. Center Axes the Cap Screw holes on the Crank Cover with the Cap Screw threads.

The Final Assembly

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