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’ Part Modeling Advanced fnterCAD Py. Lt 2A, 1 Shine Place chs Forest NSW 2086 2 SolidWorks intercadSolidWorks Student Survey In conjunction with your local reseller, we at SolidWorks Corporation are continually striving to improve the quality of our training material, courses, and delivery. We know that the best way to gauge our progress is to get direct feedback from you immediately after your training experience, Completing the survey will take less than 3 minutes and ‘will provide information that will help drive the direction of the course ‘material and its presentation ‘When you have completed the course through your local reseller please set your intemet browser to the following URL: ww wsolidworks.com/tmsurvey. In the box labeled Training Manual Serial Number, please enter 147150903-ENGOO0S ‘We appreciate your assistance in helping us to improve the overall educational experience that we deliver in conjunction with your reseller, Spb. David Pancoast ‘Training Manager, Solid Works Corporation Ci 015600014715 PMT0903- ENGSolidWorks® 2009 Advanced Part Modeling Dassault Systémes SolsWorks Corporation 300 Baker Avenue Concord, Massachusetts 01742 USA,(© 1995-2008, Dassault Systtmes Dasa Sysmes SoleWorks Corporation a Dassault Syames SA company. 300 Baker Avene ‘Concord, Mass 01742 USA All Rights Reserve Us, Pants 515,154; 621,019 6219.85; (ti 6: 6611725 Geta a77; 6808.30, {00:712: 109005 7 184,04 ad oem pens, (Gerke i690 mdiP3.51760). 05 and eta Pale peaing The information and the sofvare discussed in this ‘When boss features are created without intersecting the first feature, they are saved as multiple bodies, The Merge result check box remains ‘checked by default, and the bodies will merge i they intersect as a result ofa later change, ‘The Solid Bodies folder holds all solid bodies inthe pat. Bach solid ‘body may be hidden fram the folder. The names are taken ftom the last feature added to that by ‘= Inthe FeatureManager, expand the Solid Bodles jy sable) folder. Bridging "Lesson 1 ‘SolidWorks 2000 Training Manual ‘itty Sede 3 Explore the Solid Bodies folder steady ‘The second eylinder eauses the creation of another tude solid body. Inthe FeatureManager, expand the Solid. tude Bodies folder to view these features. Note Ifthe part contains one sold, the folder will cont 4 Create a bridge. Greate a boss usi the edges ofeach eylinder Extrude the sketch 10mm and check Merge result. ‘The Solid Bodies folde- now displays only one a canine) solid, Bxtrudes. ‘Deeuna 5 Finish tho part. ‘Complete the part by adng the following features: 38mm and 25mm diameter sm Chamfers = 4.5mm x 45° 2 BridgingSolaWorks 2009 Training Manus Lesson 4 Extrude From Extrude From (Open the partuxtruas masta Solie The Extrude From option can be used with extrusions to move the starting position ofa sketch by moving it’ “plane”. Options include: = Sketch Plane ‘The default sketch plane is used. = SurfacePlane/Face ‘The sketch plane is moved to the selected surface, plane or (planar) face. Vortex The sketch plane is 2ostioned atthe vertex or point Offset The sketch plane is ofbet parallel a specified distance. From. ‘The part contains two ends of'a wrench, The Centerline sketch runs betwcen bodies with ‘point atthe midpoint ef the line ‘The Bridge Profite sketch is on the Right Plane. Up to body. [Extrude the sketch Up ‘To Body, selecting the ight Sphove body as the end ofthe extrusion A problem occurs as the extrusion fll in some the open volume ofthe Left Sphere. 2Lesson 1 tie ona “ SolidWorks 2009 Training Manual 3. Extrude From, Use Edit Feature and expand the From group box. For Start Condition: choose Vertex and select the point in the Centerline sketch, 4. Direction 2. Select Direction 2 and Up To Body, using the Left Sphere body. 5 Filles ‘Adding Tmm and 0.5mm fillets completes the part. 6 Save and close the part. Extrude FromSolidWorks 2009 Training Manual Lesson 1 Local Operations Local Operations unto Sos ‘The Local Operations cchnique is used to make specific :modifiations on one bedy without affecting another body. A common ‘example ofthis technique isa variation on shelling. The shelling ‘operation, by default, affects all features ofthe solid body that precede it In this example, a shelling problem will be solved using Merge rosult and Combine, ‘Open part. ae Open the part {io0al Operations. Make the part transparent. Use transparency to display how the shell command affects the entire pat Shell part. ‘Addl a 4mm shel that removes the bottom face. ——— Lt wane sel fete ‘ity set feature [Notice thatthe shel affects the entire part. We only want ito affect the bottom plat,se SoligWorks 2009 Training Manual 4 ey tre a Yeni Se ren er | 5. Explor the sold bodies. 6 9 sattoan ‘Alter learn he Merge reuttcheck box forsach "Er bos, the model breaks nto four solid bodies ove Expand the Solid Bodies folder to view them tie 6 Hide sold bosies. jy sasmnson Hold down Shit an Ore select ot Fib.nden, oe) D_Hlolf1} and Goa DHololal Hide Bodies, ‘The Shel body remains visible. ‘The Combined Bodies feature is used to crete a single solid by adding, subtracting or intersecting the volumes of solid bodies. ‘The Combine tool is used to combine the volumes of multibody solids into a single solid body. The bodies can be combined in different ways, using different operations, The Combine too! has three options: Aad. ‘The Add option uses the Bodies to Combine list to merge the bodies into a single sold by adtng all volumes. This operation is also known, ‘asa union in other systems m= Subtract. ‘The Subtract option uses the Main Body and Bodies to Combine list, to merge the bodies inca single sold by subtracting the bodies to ‘combine from the main body. = Common. ‘The Common option wses the Bodies to Combine lis to merge the bodies into a single soli by finding the volume that is common to all, “This operation is also known a a fntersecron in other systems. 16SolidWor 20089 Training Manual Lesson 4 ‘1 0Click Combine {i on the Features toolbar = Or, click Insert, Features, Combine. ‘mr, select solid bodies, right-click and select Combine. TW ‘The Solid Bodies filter iis usefll when seleting solid bodies. 7 Com bodies. Click Combine (@) on ‘the Features toolbar, Use the Add option for Operation Type. Select all four bodies from the Solid Bodies ‘older for Bodies to Combine. Click Show Preview and OK, the solid 8 Explore the single solid, sold tote) Thepartnowexitsasa 7 single solid body ( \ Combine], ‘The name is assumed from the last feature added tothe body. Tip Features, such as fillets, using the edges formed by merged solid bodies, will fal if Merge result is unchecked ina later operation. ‘The following rebuild error will appear: Fillet]: Multiple bodtes not supported for this feature. Combined Bodies vLesson 1 ‘SolidWorks 2008 Training Manual Pasa ‘The following table displays the results from various combining. Combined Solids techniques available ‘Common -2 Bodies Intersecting Boyt ‘Common -3 Bodies Intersecting Bod * Combined Bodies‘SoligWorks 2009 Training Manual Lesson 4 moto Ses Using Local Many times success in ileting Operations to ‘depends on the order in which you Solve Filloting apply the fillets. Multbody solids Problems and local operations give you the ability to alter the sequence in whieh filles are applied. Thisean be very helpful with particulaely difficult filleting problems. ‘hase Fees Compete ‘es ci i 2 Attemps at itetng Warous atempts to apply a mm filet donot ld satitory results, This because he files are aff by adjacent faces. The Solution i fille the ods separately Combined Bodies 0Lesson 4 SolWorks 2009 Training Manual ‘onbooy Sots 3_Unmerge the solids. Right-click the Angled Pieoe ‘feature and select Eat Feature, Clear the Morge results check bos and click OK. 4 Fillet the Angled Piece feature. Apply @ 6mm filet tothe uppermost face ofthe Angled Pisce. ‘5 Combine the solids. Click Combine (on the Features toolbar. Menge the two solids using the Add option, Click ox, 6 Fillet. ‘Apply the remaining 6mm fillet as shown, 7 Save and close the part. 2 Combined BoctosSolidWorks 2000 Training Manual Lesson 4 suse Sts Common “Tere area variety of ways to combine mtple bodies ino a sngle Bodies sold body. This exampe uses one of the more appealing options ‘Common, or intersecting volumes. 1. Open the part Gombine1. 2. Create a sketch. Using the Right refererce plane, sketch the profile shown, 3. Greate boss extrusion. [Extrude the sketch using the Up To Surface end condition foreach direcion. Important! Clear the Morge result option, Common Bodies aLesson 4 SolidWorks 2009 Training Manual ‘iotbod Sots 4 Combine the solid bodies. Click Combine (8) on tne Features toolbar, Use the Common option for Operation Type and select both bodies. Click Show Preview and OK. 5 Complete the part. ‘Add 4.5mm fillets to complete the part. 6 Save and close the part. Focus on Features Consider part where tke placement of holes, relative to each other and the origin, are of primaty importance. In this example, the “plate” that ‘the holes temave volue fiom is based on their location. 1. Open the part Foous Yraerae Features. ‘yan ‘The part conta solid bodies tine Qa Timm | Quite | Gaara | Baron | | | | Dpton nt Daten tent) json 2 Common BodiesSolar Solid Bodies Folder Options Tool Body Introducing: Insort Part Entities to Transfer Where to Find It Too! Body 2008 Training Manual Lesson 4 nano ode ‘The appearance ofthe Sold ynanen——_—itatcn Bodies folder can be modified | $4Qirn en far case of use Seco she Right-click the Solid Bodies; rmmmmanaan | | Grier mana folder (le) and choose Show munis cach Feature History secthe — Epemnatett — features used to create the body. SBS Be Select one or more features gests | (ght) and rightclick add to SBS om [New Folder to place them ina user defined folder. The folder includes count ofthe solid bodes. Combine the solid bod eee Using the base asthe Main Body ‘x and the remaining solid bodies as the Bodies to Subtract, combine with a Subtract operation. Save and close the pat. ‘The tool body technique is used to add or remove model volume using specialized “too!” pats. ‘You can use the Insert Part command to add one or more solid bodies into the active part, placing the origin ofthe inserted parton that ofthe active part, The inserte¢ parts are then oriented using the Locate Part dialog. When you insert apart you have the option of transfering wit combination ofthe follewing: itany Solid bodies = Surface Bodies Axes Planes = Cosmetic threads = Absorbed sketches 1 Unabsorbed sketches Custom properties Coordinate systems = Model dimensions Click Insert, Part |8 Or, click Insert Part (8) on the Features toolbar. 2Lesson 1 wed SolidWorks 2009 Training Manual Open part. Open the part Cover without Tabs. Rollback. Rollback to just beforethe Filet ‘eaure insert put Che inert Partand ete pat met Botan ‘ne anf set So bodies wunoiman Fortis example ao let Aovorbed sttceseneng oor em eon eer ied and etek On Theparteingimtdi singly meen _ Sonar le == — ‘The Locate Part menu appears and an instance of x the Tool Body Tab is aed tothe active pat. ‘You can locate the partby mates (constraints), similar to the way components are mated in an assembly, or by specifying translation and/or rotation with respect tothe X, Y, and Z axes. Too! BodySolidWorks 2009 Training Manual Lesson 4 ‘Where to Find It Use Move/Copy Bodies to orient solid bodies within a part. Bodies ean moved be using two different methods: 1. Mates, similar tothe way components are mated in an assembly 2. Specifying translation and/or rotation with respect othe X, ¥, and Zaxes. ‘The Locate Part dialogis the same as the MovelCopy Bodies dialog, Click Insert, Features, MovelCopy. 18 Of, click Move!Copy Bodies (2) on the Features toolbar. ‘This example ilustates using mates to locate the solid body. For an example using explicit translation and rotation, see Exercie 5: Using JIndent on page 61. The Translate | Rotate and Constraints buttons toggle between the explicit translation and rotation method and the mate method respectively. Tip Tool Body ‘Solect the faces. ‘erty that you are onthe Mate ‘Settings page ofthe Property Manager. Select the rear face ofthe tab and the "upper face athe cover ss shown, Use Select Other to access the rear face of the tb, Mate the body. “The system selects Coincident as the default mate type. In cases when this snot what you want, you can Selet a diferent tye. Verily the orientation ofthe Tool Body Tab, It is ‘upside down, as in the picture below, change the Mato AllgnmontLesson 4 ‘oto Sonse SolidWorks 2009 Training Manu Coincident mates canbe either Aligned or Anti-Aligned, (Click Add to apply the mate For more information about mates, see the Solidfforks Essentials training ‘manual ‘Additional mates. ‘Add two more Coineidont mate, selecting the fies as shown inthe illysteation below. “This completes postiorng the tab. Examine the feature. 8. toateodyrb-> Expand the Tool Body Tab 5 std toes) feature listing. {Dros tb>-certnet> ‘The absorbed sketch is isted 7 HA) Setchest) in the Sketches folder. a ‘The feature representing the -K,Celdent Ets Tol ody Tab) Locate Part command s Kindo (Tool tay Tb rue!) listed as a child of the Tool “R Colecident (To Boy abr) Body Tab, Ifyou have selected other items to transfer, such as axes or panes, ‘when inserting the pat isee Enites to Taner on page 23), they ‘would bein their ov eoeesponing folders Explore the solid bods. a ‘Asecond slid body is sted inthe MNS folder 1D cto ries» Too! Body‘SollaWorks 2009 Training Manual Lesson t Mate References: Introducing: Mate Reference Where to Find It 10 ‘Too! Body " 2 a When you insert a part, Wate References enable you to drop the part lietly onto destination face. To take advantage of ths, the inserted part must alzeady have te appropriate mate reference ini A preview shows the application ofthe mate reference as you inset the part, IF the Launch Move Dialog option is selected the Locate Part PropertyManager opens with the automatic mate constraint already added, For more information about mate references, see the Advanced Assembly Modeling taining manual. ‘Mate Reference identifies a selected face, edge or vertex to be mated. tthe appropriate geometry inthe destination par. = Click Insert, Reference Geometry, Mate Reference. = On he Reference Geometry toolbus,click Mate Reference ‘pen part. Open the Toot Body ‘Tab part. The first thing we have io dois add a mate reference tothe par. Mato referoncs Click insort, Reference Geometry, Mate Reference. Use Select Other to slzet the bottom face of the part as the Primary Reference Entity. Click OK. Save and close. Save and close the Tool Body ‘Tab part Insort part. Insert a second instanceof the Tool Body Tab. ‘As you move the cursor over the planar faces ofthe destiation part, ‘the cursor changes appearance Mf, tw indicate the presence of a Coincident mate reference Click on the planar end face of the ‘cover. Tis inserts the part and automatically adds the Coincident mat. aLesson 4 tbody Sons Bost Practice SolidWorks 2009 Training Manual 14 Add remaining mates ‘Ada two more Coincident mates fo complete positioning the tab. ‘The preceding example illustrates how to use mate references in ‘multibody part environment, It would not be worth the time and effort {oadd a mate referenceto apart unless you were planning on using that part repeatedly as a library part Ifyou are only going o insert the part, ‘8 couple of time, it would not make sense to add the mate reference, Patterning Bodies Each pattem feature car be used to create instances of solid bodies. The Bodies to Pattorn fel is used to set which body ot bodies will be patterned. ‘The Bodies to Pattorn field exists in the following patter tools = Linear Circular a Miror ‘m Table Driven Sketch Driven Curve Driven Too! BodySolidWorks 2009 Training Manual 19 Mirror body. Insert a Mirror pattern using the Front reference plane. Select both instances of he Tool Body Tab as the Bodies to Mirror. ‘Keep Merge solids cleared. selecting Merge solids because that only would merge the results of the mirror ‘opetaton, The two original tbs would sil be separate bodies. Note Click 0x, 4) 16 Combine the solid bodies. Combine the sold bodies into one using Adi 17 Rollto ond. Right-click in the FFeatureManager and selct Roll to End, or simply tag the rollback bart right after Fillet, 48 Save and close the part. Too! Body 2Lesson 1 SolidWorks 2009 Training Manual itis, Sona Patterning ‘The Patterning technique is used to help create parts faster by using pattems. In this example, solid bodies, rather than features, are patterned and combined ‘Open part. (Open the par Patterning. Iecontains the part PowerCordiind as a Feature. 2. Inserta part. Inset the part PowerBioek, CleartheLauneh Mow Dialog check box,ant | | EL sls OR a drops inthe proper positon, the Origin, by default, 3. Create a linear pattern, Using the Linear Pattern too, create & ap insiances ofthe solid body PowerBook 40mm apart. up 4 Insert and locate part, Insert the par PowerSwitehEnd and mate ito the Jast instance inthe lines pater, 30 Patterning‘SoliWorks 2009 Training Manual Lesson 4 mato Sede 5. Combine the solid bodies. ‘Combine the solid bodies into one sing Add. 6 Save and close the part. Indent Feature The indent feature is used o reshape thin walls ofthe Target Body to the shape of one or mor intrsectng Too! Bodies. The indentation thickness and optional elerance canbe contlled by numeric vals. 1 Targot Body ‘The Target Body is he body beng indented. 1 Tool Body Region ‘The Too! Body Region i scecton ofboth a solid body (oo!) and a region as the tool body is divided by the target body. WheretoFind tw. Click ndent on te Features tots 11 Or click Insert, Features, indent Using indent In this example, Indent i used to reshape ‘an existing thin walled feature fora hole, fastener and clearance fer tools. The selection ofthe tool body region determines to which side ofthe target body the indent feature is applied, Indent Feature aLesson 1 ‘SoliaWorks 2009 Training Manual Fito ue 1. Open part. ‘Open the part Indent tincludes two intersecting solid bodies. 2 Target and tool. Click indent (ej and select the large solid as the Target body. Select the revolved solid body as the Too! body region. ‘The preview shows the indent. Important! ‘Make the tool body region selection ftom the underside of the target body as shown, 3. Parameters. Under Parameters, se’ the Thickness to 6mm and Clearance to Omm as shown. Click OK. 4 Hide body. ide the tool body to see the results 2 Indent FeatureSolidWorks 2009 Training Manual Lesson 1 Muto Sos Using Multiple Tool Bodies Indent Feature 5 Section View. Use the Section Viow tot with the Front Plane to cu the display. Before continuing, tum off the Section View tool and show the tool body. “Multiple tool bodies can be used with Indent. Since the Indent feature cannot be pattemed, the tool bodies themselves must be patterned {6 Rollback and pattern. RRight-lick the indent: reacure and select Rollback. This positions the rollback bar between the Fillet and indent features. ‘Add a Clroular Pattorn ofthe tool body as shown, 7 Edit Feature. Use Roll to End and ‘edit the Indont feature Click in Too! Body Region and select, theadditional bodies as shown, Change the Clearance to 4.25mm and click OK. 8 Section View. Use the Section View to! with the Front Plane to cut the display. Note how the Ck can be reversed ae ala 38Lesson 1 boy Indent with Multiple Target Regions Target Soloctions and Options: SolidWorks 2009 Training Manual ‘When the Target Body contains Features (such as ribs) that subdivide the Tool Body, multiple target regions are created. In this example, the base ofa blender is used as the target. A solid body representing the ‘cup and a drain is sed a8 the tool Inthe chart that follows, the yellow body represents he Target Body and the rel block represents the Tool Body. In this example there ae six possible ‘Tool Body Regions to select. ‘Single Tool Body Region with ‘Keop Selections Indont FeatureSolidWor 2009 Training Manual Lesson 4 munoay Stas “Multiple Too! Body Regions ‘with Koop Selections: Single Tool Body Region with Romove Selections: One newest 663.0% Indent Feature FeLesson 1 ‘ibd Sonde Using Cut 1. Open part indent, ‘The Indent2 part isa muli-body part with solid bodies ‘lower_base and upper_cup) representing a blender hase and mixing gla, ‘The features used to make the ‘base are collected inthe folder base. ‘The cup folder contains features for the other body. 36 ‘SolidWorks 2009 Training Manual “Fomine SSares "eo a Bc gust Indont Feature‘SoliaWorks 2009 Training Manual Lesson 4 Note Indent Feature 2 mannacy Sones Interference between 2odies. Select the solid bodies end use ‘Combine ) with the Common ‘option to view the interiring volume ‘of geometry Use the Show Proview button and click Cancel to avoid adding the feature. “The Interference Detection tool can only be used in an assembly, Solect Tool Body Region. Click indent (e} and seket the Target Body as shown, Select the Too! Body Region by clicking the face indicated by the callout. The preview identities the face and region to indent. Set the Thickness to 0.400" and the Ct rance to 0.018". ‘Additional ‘Adkitonal regions ean >= selected provide thatthe selections are unique faces Selecting a face that has already been selected, even in a different region, desclecs it Ina case such as th multiple regions di ‘same faces, another approach is more efficient, aLesson 4 SolicWorks 2009 Training Manual tbody Sods 5 Selections. Right-click in the Tool Body Region and select Clear Selections, Select the region of the tool body owaside the target. 6 Using Remove Selections. Click Remove Selections fo reverse the entity selection. All regions of the tool tody inside the target are now selected. Click 0x, Fy Indent FeatureSolidWorks 2009 Training Manual Lesson 1 sunvery Soss 7 Results. After hiding the tool body solid, the results ean be seen. Note “The (ool body can be removed using Delete Body Body-Deletel feature Using Cut to Certain cut features willsplita part into multiple solid bodies. 1 this Create happens the Bodies to Keep Multibodies to split the part. 1. Open the part Gut into Bodies. Using Cut to Create Multibodies 2°Lesson 1 SolidWorks 2009 Training Manual ‘unboy Sots 2. Create multibodies. Using Skoteh3, createa Through All cat with the All bodies option 3 Explore the Solid Bodies folder. Sr sasnaee) Te cut feature creates wo solid bodies Genes Saving Solid ‘You can save one or mere ofthe solid bodies in a multibody part as Bodies as Parts separate part files. There are several commands to do this, each with and Assem| Aifferent characteristics Some commands give you the option to also generate an assembly fiom the saved part, Default Templates The commands inthis section ereate new SolidWorks documents ~ either apart or an assembly or both as appropriate. You have the option of specifying a document template or allowing the system to use the ‘default template. This choice is determined by the settings in Tools, Options, System Options, Default Templates. Introducing: Ingort into New Part allows you to save individual solid bodies as part Insert into New Part files, Each resulting pat files linked by an external reference back to the source pat. A Stock- feature appears in the saved part. Ths featurecarres the external reference. For more information about extemal references, refer tothe Adtuanced Assembly “Modeling waning court. Note Ifyou select multiple bodies o the Solid Bodtos folder, the saved part ‘ill bea multibody par: witha Stock feature for exch body. Insert into New Part does not create a feature inthe source part. The soli bodies are saved as they are after the last part feature is rebuil Any changes you make tthe source part will propagate tothe saved parts, Where to Find It 1 Expand the Solid Bodios folder and right-click the body you want to save, Select Insert into New Part. Parts and Assemblies 40 Saving Sold BostSolidWorks 2009 Training Manual Lesson 1 mutboy Sis Insert the solid bodies into new parts. [Expand the Solid Bodies folder. Use Insert Into Now Part to create the parts as shown below, one part for each body. “The new parts ate opened automaticaly. ‘camp top clamp bottom Create an assembly. ‘Open a new assembly. Add the saved parts. Name the assembly ‘clamp _assy. Newly created part, Switch to one ofthe newly created pars. Examine the FeatureManager. [Note the Stock feature. This carries the external reference, ipo” [gaa os Switch back tothe sourse part Sketch two 43mm circks on the planar face onthe underside of the bottom half ofthe elamp as shown, ‘Saving Solid Bodios as Parts and Assomblios aSesson ‘SolidWorks 2008 Training Manual 8 Through All cut. ou Click Extruded Cut Set the end condition to Through All 9 Click Detailed Preview 4. Under Options, select Show only new or modified bodies, Clear the Highlight new or modified faces check box. Examine the preview. Itshows thatthe feature will ext through both bodies. Do nor click OK yet. 40 Tur off Detalled Provew. Feature Scope The Feature Scope allows you to select which bodies are affected by a feature, The Feature Scope option exists in the following tools: Extrude Revolve Sweep Loft (Cut with Surface Thicken ‘Sot the feature scope. Expand the Feature Scape group box. “Suna ‘Clear the Auto-seloct check bos. oom Selet the botiom half the clamp and click OK, | FS ow Feature ScopeSolidWorks 2009 Training Manual Lesson 4 ata Saie 12 Results. ‘The cut feature only affsets the selected body. eel” 13 Second Through All cu feature. Create another Through All cut feature as shown. Use the Feature Scope to limit its effect to just the upper half of the clamp, 14 Examine the individual parts. ‘The changes made to the source part propagated to the saved fle, We" 15 Save and close the files, Introducing: ‘Save Bodies also allows you to save individual solid bodies as part Save Bodies files. You can indicate which bodies you want to save. Optionally you ‘an generate an assembly from the saved parts. ‘Save Bodies adds a Saye Bodtios feature in the FeatureManager ofthe source part, ‘The bodies are saved atthe point inthe part history where the Save Bodies feature appears. Any subsequent features added tothe source part will nor propagate tthe saved files. Feature Scope 2Lesson 1 ‘oouy ‘Where to Find It Tp “ SolidWorks 2009 Training Manual Each resulting part file linked by an external reference back to the source part, A Stook- feature appears in each saved part. This features caries the extemal reference. 11 Click insert, Features, Save Bodies. 1a Rightlick the Solid Bodios folder and sclect Save Bodies Open part. (Open the prt Boat Cleat. There are {so solid bodies representing the core andthe pattern, Ore body is shown semi-transparent for illustration purposes. Edit color. Select the topmost featere in the FeatueManager Click Edit Color fl. Remove the transparency. beh lida ded = Click insert, Features, ave Bodlos. The PropertyManager appears. “) ‘As you move the cursor over the mode, the individual bodies highlight. Sometimes it shard to ell which callout points to which body. Changing the view usually helps = = Saving the bodies. Inthe PropertyManager, under Resulting Parts, double-click the name Feld ‘The Save As dialog appears. Save the bodies as Core and Pattern, om cae Feature ScopeSolidWorks 2009 Training Manual Lesson 4 Note mut Sts ‘When you save the bodies you can specify an origin location. Ifyou do not, the saved parts have the same origin asthe source part 5 Resultant bodies state. Cleat the Consume cut bodies option. This will keep the soid bodies inthe source part visible Creating an Assombly ‘you want to create anassembly do the following: |. Inthe Create Assembly group box, click Browse. The Save As dialog opens. 2. Browse to where you want to save the assembly. 3. Give the assembly a name and cick Save. In this example itis notnecessary to save the assembly. IFlater you 10 Save and close the fils.Lesson 1 riod ones Splitting a Part into Multibodies Introducing: Split Where to Find It 6 ‘SoliaWorks 2009 Training Manual ‘Sometimes itis easier te start a design asa single pat. Then, after form, fit, and Function are defined, the partis spit into its individual ‘components. This is paticularly handy when aesthetics ae important, allows you to break a part into multiple soli bodies using splitting tots such as sketches, faces, planes, or surfaces. Inthe Split ‘command you have the option to save the resulting bodies as individual part files. ‘The Split command creates a Split feature in the FeatureManager of the source pat. This means the bodies are saved atthe pont in the part history where the Spt feature appears. Any subsequent features added to the source part will not appear in the saved files, you delete the Split feature inthe original part, the new parts still, exist, but the status ofthe external reference in the new parts is dangling. CCick Sprit on the Features toolbar Or click Insert, Festures, Split. Spiiting a Part into MutibodiosLesson 4 mus Sls 11 Open part. ‘Open the part named Handle. 2 Splitthe part. Click Sprit for click Insert, Features, Split. 3. Trim tools. Select the Front reference plane as the trim tool 4 Cut the part. Click Gut Part. The system computes the intersection of the trim tools with the part and cealeulats the results, As you move the eursor ‘ver the model, the individual bodies highlight. Click on the bodies you want to create. In this case, click both resulting bodes. 5 into Multibodios aLesson 4 ‘iotbody Soe Note 1 Creating an Assembly Introducing: Create Assembly Where to Find It SolsWorks 2009 Training Manual Saving the bodies. a « Inthe PropertyManaget, under Resulting Parts, \double-eick the name field. The Save As dialog appears. "Name the bodies Handle - Left Side and ==) | Handle - Right Side. Caer When you save the bodies you can specify an | f 1 ‘origin location. Ifyou co not, the saved parts have the same origin asthe source pat Resultant bodies state. Cer the Consume cut bodies option. Ths will keep the solid bodies inthe source part visible. ae citek OK. ‘The new part files are created. Open them in their own windows. ‘You would now finish trodeing the deta ‘of each par. Note: iw oat for lay ‘Once the solid bodies heve been saved as part files, you can use them to decrease (tighten) the clerance valu. Decrease the tolerance ‘value to 1.25mm and see thatthe fi improves. However, the end near the hook des ot look goed until the tolerance goes below 0mm. Set the Tolerance to 0.1mm and click OK. Recreate the sweep. Delete the Pierce relation between the centr ofthe profile eirele and the composite curve, and reereate it tothe 3D fit spline. To do this, you ‘will need to reorder the profile sketch tothe end of the FeatureManager. "Now reereate the sweep with the smal citcleas the profile and the fit spline a the path. Notice thatthe sweep is one continous face, rather than boeing broken up into several faces as it was before. Also notice that itis much smoother than it was before atthe transition areas.Lesson 2 SolidWorks 2009 Training Manual ‘Sease 30 Mirror the spring. Select the flat face nearest the Front reference plane, and mitror as before, 34 Save and close the part. Modeling complex shapes requires some techniques Bottle for creating features that are quite unlike the ‘extruded or revolved shapes built in the basie ‘course. This example will go through the steps of you have done that, you can save the point lst asa file for reuse. To do this, fllow this procedure, ‘The curve is ereated ouside of sketch. Therefore, the X. Y. interpreted with respect tothe Fvont (XY) coordinate system, Double-click in the upper-left ell (op 0, under the heading Point) and the system will opan a row for the frst coordinate point using the default values of X=0.0, Y=0.0, and 2-000. Type inthe appropriate values. Use the Tab key on the keyboard to ‘move from one eell to another or just double-click each cell in tur, Double-click inthe nex cell below Point #1 to add more rows. Ifyou need to, you can insert row inthe mide of the lst. Highlight the row by singie-licking the tumber inthe point columa and click the Insert button. you anticipate using this data set again, you can save it to file using the Save button. IF youare editing an existing file, Save will overwrite the origina file; Save As will save a copy of it Instead of entering the point data directly, we will browse fora file and rad the data from it. ‘The files used here must be ASCII tex files. ‘You can use spaces or tabs between the columns of X, ¥ and Z. coordinates. One easy method of creating the file is to use the Notepad accessory that comes with Windows. guEHE i ee Remember: the curve is ereated outside ofa sketch. Therefore, the X,Y, and Z. are interpreted with espeetto the Front ‘coordinate system, He (Creating a Curve Through a Set of PointsSolidWorks 2009 Training Manual Lesson 2 Editing the Curve I you need to modify the datapoints associated witha curve created through a data point set, use Edit Feature, the same as you would for any feature. When editing the definition of the eure, you have several ‘options: 1 Browse for and substitute a replacement file. ‘8 Edit the existing point list, = eit the original fileand read it in again Procedure Note ‘Begin by opening a new part using the Part_ IN template. Insert curve. (On the Curves toolbar, click Curve Through XYZ Points (7) Select the fle. lick Browse and sclet the file Bottle from Frontaldery from the directory. ‘The file contents are read into the dialog and separated into columns. “The browser can be sot search for Curves (*.SLDCRV) or "Text Fes (°.txt). ‘Add the curve. Click OX to add the eure tothe part. A smooth spline curve is created using the poirts contained in the fle as shown at the right in an Front view. A feature named Curve) ‘appears in the FeatureManager design tre. Create the second guile curve. Click Curve Through 2YZ Points 2) azain, From the browser, selec! the fle Bottle from Side.sidery, Click OK to create the second guide curve. This eurve represents the shape of te bottle when viewed from the side. ‘The illustration at the right shows both guide curves in @ ‘Trimetric view orientaion. ‘Creating a Curve Through a Setof Points 7Lesson 2 Swope Introducing: Insert Ellipse Important! Where to Find It ‘SolidWorks 2009 Training Manual ‘Sweep path. . Select the Front reference plane and open a sketch, Sketch a vertical line, sarting atthe Origin, Dimension this lin o¢ length of 9.128" This will be used as thesweep path. 25 Sketching an ellipse is similar to sketching a ctcle. Position the cursor ‘where you want the cemer and drag the mouse to establish the length of the major axis. Then release the mouse button. Next, drag the outline of the ellipse to establish te length of the minor axis To fully define an ellipse you must dimension or otherwise constrain the Lengths ofthe majorand minor axes. You must also constrain the orientation of one ofthe two axes, One way ta do this is with a Hori ‘zontal relation between the ellipse center and the end ofthe major axis, 1 Click Tools, Sketch Entity, Ellipse. '§ 0r, click Ellipse @) on the Sketch toolbar Creating a Curve Through a Set of PointsSolidWor Color of Sketch Relation Callouts 2008 Training Manual Lesson 2 ‘Sweep section. Select the Top reference plane and open a sketch. (On the Sketch toolbar, click the Ellipse {ool @| and sketch an elipse with ts center at the Origin Relating the sweep section to the guide ‘We want the profile ofthe sweep section to be related to the guide carves. This way the guide curves will contre the size ofthe ellipse. We can do this using a Pierce relation. This is why we ereated the guide curves before the profile Press the Ctrl key, and select the point at the end of the major axis and the fist guide curve. Right-click, and select Pleree. Repeat this procedure forthe ‘minor axis and the secoxd guide curve. ‘The color ofthe sketch relation callous z is controlled by the Selected Item 4 color as defined in Tools, Options, System Options, Colors. Depending on what color scheme you ae using, your colors may vary. Fully defined, Since the Pierce relation on the major axis define its size andorientation, we do not need to further constrain it. If we had used a dimension to contol the sizeof the + ‘major axis, we would need to control the orientation ofthe majoraxis in some way. Exit the sketch, ‘The sweep section is new fully defined so you can ext the sketch. We are now ready to sweep the frst feature, {Croating a Curve Through a Sot of Points 9Lesson 2 Sweep Options Options, Note SollWorks 2009 Training Manual The Sweep PropertyMunager contains selection lists for several types of objects: Profle, Path andy x Guide Curves. It also has options to determine jracaarat a hhow the system orients the sections while sweeping, ‘The dialog is divided imo five sections or group boxes: = Profile and Path Options Guide Curves Starl/End Tangeney Thin Feature ‘The Options group box contains one or more a the following controls depending whether the sweep is a bass ora eut, a base feature, ora rmultibody. Oriontationitwist typo With a simple sweep, the orientation ofthe profile is controlled by ‘choosing either Follow path, Keep normal constant, Twist Along Path ot Twist Along Path With Normal Constant. Ifthe sweep includes guide curves, the orientation ofthe profile ean be controlled by choosing ether: Follow path and tst guide curve, Follow 1st and 2nd guide curves. This is optional. Path alignment type (Available when Follow Path is selected as the Orlentationitwist, type) Stabilize the profile when small and uneven curvature ‘Auetuations along the path cause the profile to misalign. Options are = None Aligns the profile normal to the path, No correction is applied. 1 Minimum Twist (Fer 3D paths only) Prevents the profile fom becoming sel-intersecting as it follows the path. 1 Direction Vector Aligns the profil inthe direction selected for Direction Vector, Select entities to setthe direction vector = AllFaces When the path includes adjacent faces, makes the sweep profile tangent to the adjacent face where geometrically possible. For more detailed information and examples of the Orientation/twist {ype and the Path aligment type options, see Orientation and Twist Control on page 116. ‘Sweep Options,SolidWorks 2009 Training Manual Lesson 2 ‘Merge tangent faces With this option on, it merges tangent faces together, creating an approximation. Planar, cylindrical and cone faces are nor merged. ‘Show preview ‘With this option on, it displays a shaded preview ofthe sweep, ‘changing as each component is added. The more complex the sweep, ‘the longer a preview takes. Morge result ‘With this option off, he sweep generates an additional sold body. This ‘option is not available when the sweep isthe first feature in the part. ‘Align with end facos ‘With this option on, it wll continue the sweep beyond the geometric end. For more information, see Align with End Faces on page 133, This ‘option isnot available when the sweep isthe first feature in the part. ‘Sweep Options: 0 " ‘Sweep with guide curves. Click Sweep Boss/Base (3, or click Insert, Base, ‘Sweep to access the Sweep PropertyManager Select profile and path. ‘Make sure the Profile box is active, and select the cllipse. When you selea the profile, the Path box automatically becomes active. Select the vertical line for the path. Callouts appear on each selection. ‘The preview displays the result without the effect of any guide curves. 4Lesson 2 ‘Steen ‘Showing Intermediate Sections SolidWorks 2009 Training Manual 12 Guide curves. [Expand the Guide Curves group bos. Click in the selection list, and select the 1wo ‘curves indicated. A callout appears ‘only on the last ‘Buide you select. ‘When sweeping a complex shape, you can see how the interme sections will be generatzd by clicking the Show Sections opti ‘When the system compites the sections, it displays spin box listing the number ofthe intermediate section, You can click the up and down lay any them. 18. Showing Sections. Click Show Sections fj and use the spin bos to display he intermediate sections [Notice how the shape othe ellipse is driven by its retationship withthe guide curves 14 options, [Expand the Options group box, and ‘make sure that the default Follow Path is selected ‘Swoop Options‘SolsWorks 2009 Training Manual Lesson 2 48 Finished sweep. ‘The swept feature is shown atthe right in a ‘Trimeteie view. The Label ‘The shape ofthe label i created using a sketch tha is projected onto Shape the face ofthe bottle, Tre curve that is generated will be used asthe ‘Swoop Path of another swept feature, The sketch is already built and hasbeen stored as library feature Library Features Library Features are generally applied using the Design Library (see the SolidWorks Exsenils manual) but canals be dragged and dropped from the File Explorer ar Windows Explorer. File Explorer ‘The File Explorar suse to search dives and folders for SolidWorks filetypes. The files canbe dragged and dropped into SolidWorks. Filo Exploror. Click the File Explorer tab @] of the Task Pane. Double-click the folders ‘Lesson 2 and Case ‘Study to find the library feature label. ‘The Label Shape .Lesson 2 Seease TW 7 18 SolidWorks 2009 Training Manu Drag and drop. amar Show the Front plane of the pat. Drag the label from the Explorer andl drop it on the Front plane Drop the library feature fon the boundary or name of the plane in the ‘rapes area References. Select the Sketch Point reference and click the part's 2 Origin. Although this reference isnot required, selecting it avoids having to repair the dangling relation, Click OK. ‘The Library Feature Folder Tp ‘The etch ppc nt FenreMaage design toe nen ina folder named labele1>. fev eens Dissolve Library Feature can be used to break down the LibPeat folder, This removes the library feature jeon andl causes each of the eatures it contained to be listed individually in the FeatureManager design tre. ‘The Label ShapeSolidWorks 2009 Training Manual Lesson 2 Working with a Non-planar Path Projecting a Sketch onto a Surface In addition to 3D sketches, there are other techniques for ereating non- planar paths. During the remainder ofthis example we will examine the ‘wo techniques: 1m Projecting a sketch onto a surface ‘a Creating a helix In Creating a 3D Curve from Orthogonal Views on page 78 we looked atone way of using the Project Curve command — intersecting wo 2D sketches, In the next part ofthis example, we will reate a projected curve by projecting @ 2D sketch onto the curved surface of he bole. This 3D curve will be sed asthe sweep path forthe label outline on the bottle ‘Working with a Non-p Click Project Curve fi, or click Insert, Curve, Projected, Select the Sketch on fece option fom thelist. 20 Selections. (Click in the Sketch to Project list and select the x sketch. Click inthe Projection Faces list and jas x select the model face free By defal, the system projects the sketch normal | Saami tothe sketch plane long the postive Z axis). If | ES ‘yu want to project the curve ono the back ofthe bottle, click Reverse Projection. Dawn Click Ox. lanar Path 98Lesson 2 ‘SolidWorks 2008 Training Manual Sean 21 Projected curve. ‘The system projects the sketch onto the front surface ofthe bottle, This eurve will be used asthe sweep path to erate a boss to outline ‘the rea the label area cn the bottle, 22 Sketch the profile, Change toa Right view and select the Right reference plase. Open a sketch and draw a cirele in any ‘convenient location, 23 Pierce relation. ‘Add a Pierce relation between the ‘center ofthe etele andthe oO projected curve to define its location. Dimension the circle to 0125" diameter. ‘The projected curve pieces the sketch plane in two places: at the top and the bottom. The system chooses the pierce poi: closest 10 ‘where you select the cue. Ifyou -want the eiele Tocated atthe top, select the projected curve near the top. It's that simple, 96 Working with a Non-planarSolcWorks 2009 Training Manual Lesson 2 Filleting 24 Sweep the boss for the label outline. Exit the sketch, Click Sweep Boss/Base (Select the Circle as the Profle andthe projected curve ‘a the Path, click OK, [Notice the system has ne difficulty sweeping 1 feature with the profile located atthe riddle of a closed path, 25 Add the neck. Select the top face ofthe botle and open a sketch, Use Convert Entities ff to copy this edge imo the active sketch, [Extrude the sketch upwerd a distance of 0.625", ‘A variable radius fillet runs around the bottom ofthe botl. Variable radius fillets are defined by specifying a radius value foreach vertex along the flleted edges and optionally, at additional contro points ‘long the edges. Variable radius control points operate as follows: 12 The system defaults to three control points, located at equidistant increments of 25%, 50%, and 75% along the edge between the vertices. You can increase or deeease the numberof contr points, Variable Radius Fillting orosson2 SolaWorks 2009 Training Manual '= You can change the position of any control point by changing the percentage assigned to that control point. You ean also drag any’ control point, and iss assigned percentage will update accordingly ‘= Although there isa visual display of the control points, they are only active if you select them and assign a radius value ‘= Inactive control pois are orange. Active control points are pray, and have a callout tached to them indicating the assigned radius and percentage values. In this ease there only «single vertex onthe bottom edge of the bottle ‘Therefore, we will use control points ‘Variable radius fillets and other advanced fillet types will be covered in ‘more detail in Advanced Fillets on page 251 of Lesson 4: Other Advanced Tools. Note 1 26 a 28 Fillet the bottom. Click Fillet (onthe Features toolbar For Fillet Type, choose Variable radius. Select the edge. Select the botiom edge ofthe bottle. A callout appears atthe vatex, and three control points appear along the edge. For variable radius filleing, you must select an edge. You caniot select a face, Assign radius value tothe jain vertex. eae Click the callout and enter a = radius value of 0.375". ae ‘The assigned radius alse appears inthe vertex list in the PropertyManaget The buttons Sot Unass'gned and Sot All are used to s8sign fone radius value to many verties (not control points) at ‘once. If most, but not al, vertices have the same radius, it is faster to assign the same value toall of them, and then change only those that require a different value. ‘Variable Radius Fillting‘SollaWorks 2009 Training Manual Lesson 2 Analyzing Geometry What is Curvature? Introducing: Display Curvature Whore to Find It Tp Analyzing Geometry Ey 30 i Radius values. Click the control points and use the callouts tose the radius R10 0.25" and 0.375" as shown. Leave the positions P attheir default values of 25%, 50%, and 7% as shown in the ilstration atthe right Click OK to create the filet. Result. “The result of the variable radius fillet is shown atthe right. The fillet forms a and change the view orientation to Lsometate. Sketch lines. Click the Line too! and start the frst line atthe Origin. Sketch the line in the X direction ofthe Front, ‘ reference plane. : Switch planes ‘egin dragging the second line to see the space handle. Press the Tab key to switeh ftom the ‘default Front plane tothe other planes. Switch t the Right plane orientation and sketch along the Z axis Continue lines. Continue sketching lines and switching planes so that you are always sketching on X, ¥or2 in the appropriate direction, Exercise 9: 30 Sketching‘SolaWorks 2009 Training Manual 5 Relation. ‘Add a Coineident relation between the endpoint and line shown atthe right. 6 Dimensions. Dimension the re lengh ‘of the lines as shown to fally define the sketch. Select the endpoints of the lines othe lines themselves, 7 Fillets. ‘Add 20mm filets atthe vertex points 8 Exit the 3D sketch. 9. Profile skotch. (Create a new plane using Normal to Curve at the endpoint ofthe 3D sketch, Sketch a circle of diameter 15mm. Exetel 9: 8D Sketching usSolidWorks 2009 Training Manu 10 Swoop. Sweep the circle seetion along the 3D path, Optional Edit the profile sketch ofthe sweep to create a thin wall. 11 Edit sketch. Edit the profile sketch end add a concentric circle, diamoter 20mm, Bxit the sete, &, a 12 Modified sweep. ‘The concentric circles form a thin wall inthe sweep. 18 Save and close the part. 14 Exercise 9:30 Sketching‘SoliWorks 2009 Training Manual Exercise 10: ‘Create this part by following the steps as shown, 3D Sketching This ab reinforees the fellowing skills: Menlo 1m 3D Sketching on page 71 1m Using Reference Plaves on page 71 8 Sweeping on page 80. Naeem a Planning Ahead Often times when 3D sketching you will need reference planes other ‘than the three default ones, Whenever possible, iti a good ide to create these Before you start 3D sketching, This usually requires some preplanning as well as some construction geometry. Procedure (Open an existing part named SDSketchAngle. Exercise 10: 30 Sketching wth Planes 4sSolaWorks 2009 Training Manual 1. Reference plane. (Create a reference plane at a 16° angle to the Right reference plane, passing through the letmost 100mm construction line as shown below. "Name the plane Angle 16, 2. Second reference plane. (Create a second reference plane at «60° angle to the Front reference plane, passing through the rearmost 150mm construction line as shown below: Name the plane Angle 60. us Exercise 10: 30 Sketching with PlanesSolidWorks 2009 Training Manual ‘Switching Sketch Planes 3 Now 3D sketch, Create a new 3D Sketch and change the view orientation to Isometric. 4 Sketching a lino. Click the Line tool and sart sketching atthe Origin cfthe oO" sketch. Drag the line using the Along X marker to keep itor the X axis of model spece. End the line so itis Coineident with the endof the constuction Fine &. a Se 1 3D sketching, pressing the Tab key toggles you through the nee onthogonal axes ofthe ative sketch plane. To selet a different sketch plane, press the Ctt key and then selec the plane 5 Switch sketch planes. Press the Ctl key and click the plane named Angle 15. ‘When you stat sketching the next ine the space handle will be algned with the reference plane named Angle 16. Drag the tine using the Vertical marker to keep it onthe ¥ axis ofthe ative plane Look at the eusor 9 s» The green square Ml indiates that you have selected a plane for sketching = The On Surface symbol indicates you are capturing an On Surface relation between the line and the plane. Exercise 10:20 Sketching with Planes sar‘SolidWorks 2009 Training Manual 6 Continue sketching, Dag the line using the Horizontal marker to keep iton the X axis of the active plane, 7 Add relation. Deselect the Line tool ‘Ada an On Plane relation between the endl of the line and the “Angle 60 reference plane. A a8 Exercise 10: 30 Sketching with PlanesSolidWorks 2009 Training Manual Note 8 Activate the Angle 60 plans Double-click the Angle 60 reference plane. This becomes the active sketch plane. Sketch a Horizontal line starting Coincident with the endpoint of the previous line, Drag this Ine beyond the Right reference plane. ‘Then sketch a Vertial line as shown, Horizontal and Vertical se interpreted with respect tothe active sketch plane, not model space. The Angle 18 and Top reference planes are hidden for clarty 9 Add relation Deselect the Line too. Add an On Plane relation between the end of the angled line and the Top reference plane. ‘The two angled planes vere hidden for illustration purpose. Exercise 10: 30 Sketching with Planos “9150 SolaWorks 2009 Training Manual 10 Continue sketching, Deactivate the Angle 30 reference plane by double-clicking an empty area of the graphies window. Starting atthe end ofthe angle line, sketch along the model X axis ‘ending the Tne so itis 11 One more tine. ress Ctrl and click the Right reference plane, Sketch the final line so itis approximately pergendicula to the Angle 60 plane, ‘Add a Perpendicular relation between the line and the Angle 60 plane. Exercise 10: 3D Sketching wth PlanesSolidWorks 2009 Training Manual 12 Add dimensions. Dimension the sketch as shown below. This fully defines the sketch 413 Fil. ‘Add 30mm fillets to all six comers 14 Sweep. Create a circle profile and use the sweep commandto complete the exercise, 415 Save and close the par. m0 Exercise 10: 2D Sketching with Planes 16Exercise 11: Blower Housing Procedure 482 SolidWorks 2009 Training Manual Create tis by following the steps as shown, ‘This lab reinforces the following skills: Helix and Spiral on page 76. = Sweep with guide curves. on page 91 Sweeping Along Model Edges on page 133, ‘With some models, where you should statis not obvious. ‘You may find it very tempting to start building your sweep by drawing the sweep profile frst It is best practice, however, to create the path and guide curves first thatthe profile appeats at the right point history to apply Pierce relations to make the sweep work. This can present some difficulties because i is often helpful to use the profile to Fhlp build the path and guide curves {you find that you must build the profile first and use itt construct the path and guide curves, you can copy the original profile toa new sketch which is driven by the path and guide curves, In this part, the overall shape is a flat spiral, bu the eross section of the involute shape changes in two directions as the sweep progresses. Making the profile grow taller around the sweep will mean that we use spiral for the path ana spiral ofa slightly larger pitch forthe first Buide curve. Making the sweep grow in width will be the work of a helix. Open a new part from the Part. IN template and name it ‘Blower Housing, Create the path. 4000 ‘The path should be the smallest spiral, sinee it is best practice to sweep tothe ‘outside of a curve when you can. ‘Sweeping to the inside ofa curve ean ‘create sel-intersecting geometry ifthe ‘curvature of the path is too smal. ‘Sketch a circle on the Front reference plane with a 4 inch dismeter centered atthe Origin, a shown. Exercise 11: Blower HousingSolidWorks 2009 Training Manual Next use the HelixSpiral tool with the sketched circle to ceate a spiral with the settings below: 1 For Defined By select Spiral 1a For Pitch enter 0.750", For Revolutions erter 1 1 For Start angle enter 0° and click Counterclockwise 2. Create the first guide curve, Draw a second circle agin on the Front reference plane, ths time with 45 inch diameter centered atthe Origin. Use the settings below wo ereate a second spiral which will function as a Buide curve 1m For Defined By sel ‘= For Pitch enter 1.500". 1m For Revolutions enter 1 For Start angle enter 0° and click Counterclockwise. Spiral 3 create the second guide curve : Cree anewplae vit ofa Distanee of 0.200" om fn Prontrterencepane \) Name it Helix Plane. ( }) Draw a third circle on Helix_Plane, with a \ £5 lame, agin centred atthe Ori, Thisine etal wth the setings town For Defined By sclct Height and Revolut For Height enter 0.500”, For Revolutions ester 1 For Start angle enter 0° and click Counterclockwise, You do not need to mae a tapered helix to compensate for the increasing diameter. We will eccommodate that in the profile sketch, You should now have two spirals anda elis Exetel 11: Blower Housing 1534 Draw the profile. Oper SoliaWorks 2009 Training Manual ‘sketch on the Top reference plane, and sketch a rectangle with {wo tangent ares on the horizontal ends, turing two ofthe lines ofthe rectangle to construction geometry 1s shown, ‘To erate involute shape, the spirals will drive the X dimension, so as the spirals get progressively further apat ftom one another, the X dimension ofthe sketch gos large. ‘The ¥ dimension will b driven by the helix, 5 Add sketch points to the profile sketch. ‘Add sketch points to the midpoints points allow the spirals drive the ‘of the vertical lines. The X dimension. The midpoint relations enable the ¥ d'mension to be driven symmetrically. 6 Add Piorce relations to spirals Next, add Piorce relaticns between the sketch poins and the spirals, { L Note ‘The helix has been hidden for laity. 184 Exorciso 11: Blower HousingSolidWorks 2000 Training Man Important! 9 Create the sweep. 7 Add another sketch point to the profile. ‘Adda sketch point tothe construetion line as shown Do not place the pont st the midpoint ofthe line, {ust onthe line so that i only ges a Coincident relation. The point needs to be able to control the | YY dimension and beable to slide back and forth, since the helix does not inerease in diameter, bul the spirals do. 8 Add Piorce relation to helix. ‘Add Pierce relation ‘between the new sketch point and the helix: Make Sure to select the helix in the graphics window near the end where you wan! the point to touch it. “There are thre locations ‘on the plane where the Pierce would be eoreet ‘ther end andthe midpoint ofthe helix. Use the small spiral asthe path, the larg spial as the first guide curve, and the helix asthe second guide curve, Check the intermediate profiles to see how the profile sketch follows the guide curves parametically Also notice thatthe helx on one side drives the ‘width ofthe involute symmetrically. Exercise 11: Blower Housing 155156 SolidWorks 2009 Training Manual 10 Extrude the outlet. Open a sketch on the outlet end of the invotute, selec he end face, and lick Convert Entities, [Now extrude the sketch 2.25", Rename this feature Outlet 11 Offset. ‘Open a new sketch on te Front reference plane, Select the smaller spial from the L FeatureManager design tree, and 20 create a sketch offset at 0.200", 12 Complete the sketch. ‘Complete the sketch with horizontal and vertical lines as shows, ‘Trim the lines and the spline to create a closed profile. 13 Create the body. Create a Mid-Plane extusion with a Depth of 0.900". Exercise 11: Blower HousingSolidWorks 2009 Training Man Tp 14 Draw outlet ring sweep profile, (Open a new sketch onthe Front reference plane Switch to Hidden Lines Removed to make the sketch more visible Notice the sketch penetrates the solid body. In Solid Works, sweeps are not always exact, 50 its best practice to avoid creating line- on-line geometry. In this case, make the sweep interfere slightly with the main body to:make sure thatthe new feature merges. CCreate a Piorcerelationbetween the endpoint ofthe are and the edge of the Ontlat. ge of Outlet 15 Sweep the outlet ring Select the sketch from the previous step as the profile and the piereed edge as the path. Use the option Tangent propagation so the sweep will ‘continue along the tangent edges, much like a fille, “The result of the sweep is shown ina different cobor for illustration purposes. Exercise 1: Blower Housing 157Introducing: Split Lines Where to Find It 150 SolidWorks 2009 Training Manual 16 Create extrusion. ‘Open a sketch on the flat face as shown, ‘Sketch a circle centered on the Origin with a diameter of 4.75". Extrude the sketch « Depth of 0.550" with Draft of 5 ‘s ryt 17 Mirror the feature. “Mirror the extruded boss about the Front reference plane Insert, Curve, Spit Lines uses one or more curves to split ane model face into two. They can be one or more eonnocted sketch entities, They ‘must be oriented 50 that they wil pass through model faces when projected normal tothe sketch plane '& Click Insert, Curve Split Line. ‘= Oron the Curves toolbar, lick Split 18 Splittine. ‘Open sketch on the Front reference plane, Draw a circle centered en the Origin witha diameter of 3.28", Create a Split Line feature splitting the wo flat fies as shown, Make sure the Single Direction option is cleared. a % Exercise 11: Blower HousingSolidWorks 2009 Training Manual 19 Split the Outiet face. ‘Open a new sketch on the end face of the Outlet, Select the flat fice, and offset the edges by 0.08" to the inside as shown. Create Split Line feature onthe face of the Outlet, 20 20 Add filets, ai Tr 6g Exercise 11: Blower Housing 159SolidWorks 2009 Training Manual 21 Shell. Shell the part using a Talekness of 0.050". For the Faces to Remove, sclect the three Faces that were created by the spit lines in step 18 and step 19. 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