LAB REPORT 12

LAB REPORT 12
Objective:
Overview of basic steps of modeling and to practice basic sketch commands (Lines, Circle, arcs,
ellipse, polygon, slot and Rectangle commands) extensively and to practice a 2D sketch drawing
(Sketch Drawing-01)

Theory:
Line command:

To start the drawing sketches with Line command, click on the Sketch button as shown by red
arrow above in Solid works.

Select a plane to sketch in Solid works.

After the entering to the sketching mode, select a plane to create sketch in Solid works.
Click on Line command in Sketch tab.
In “as sketched” mode, you can create your line freely on drawing scheme of Solid works.

Also;
Horizontal: If you select this option, the lines will be crated as horizontal automatically in Solid
works.
Vertical: If you select this option, the lines will be crated as vertical automatically in Solid
works.
Angle: If you select Angle option in Line command, you will enter a length and angle value to
create standard lines at every click on the workspace in Solid works as above.

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Construction lines in Line command.

If you select For Construction as shown by red box above in Line options, created lines will be
like above as shown by red arrow.
Infinite line in Line command of Solid works.
As you can see above, you can create Infinite lines if you select it as shown by red box above in
Solid works.
Midpoint line in Line command.
If you select Midpoint line as shown by red box above, you can create lines starting from their
mid-point, not start point in Solid works.
Also, you can select multiple of line options such as For Solid works in Line command.
Sketching lines in Solid works is simply like that. Knowing the whole features of even basic
commands like Line is very important at advanced levels of design in Solid works.
Sketch entities
Sketch entities provide the ability to create lines, rectangles, parallelograms, circles, etc. during
the sketching process. To access the available sketch entities for SolidWorks, click Tools 
Sketch Entities from the Menu bar menu and select the required entity.
Here we the following sketch entities,
 Line
 Rectangle
 Circle

1) Line
1. Click Line on the Sketch toolbar, or click Tools > Sketch Entities >
Line.

2. The pointer changes to .

3. In the Insert Line Property Manager under Orientation, select one of the
following:

 As sketched
 Horizontal
 Vertical
 Angle

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All selections except as sketched display a Parameters group.

1. Under Options, select:

Option Description
For construction To sketch a construction line
Infinite length To sketch a line of infinite length
Add dimensions (Angle orientation To display the length and angle values
only)

2. Under Parameters, you can do the following, based on the Orientation:

Horizontal or Vertical Angle

Set a value foLength . Set a value for Length .

 
Set a value for Angle .

3. Click in the graphics area and sketch the line. The Line Properties Property Manager is
displayed.
4. Complete the line in one of the following ways:

 Drag the pointer to the end of the line and release.

 Release the pointer, move the pointer to the end of the line, and click again.

With Horizontal, Vertical, and Angle orientations, if you set values for Length and Angle
, the line is automatically created with those values.

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5. You can Edit the line using selections from the groups in the Line Properties Property
Manager. If you create a line using Angle as the Orientation, and you set a value for
Angle , you can edit the angle under the following conditions:

 The line must be referenced in an angular dimension.

 The other line in the dimension must be a horizontal construction line.
 The change must occur within the current Line Properties Property Manager session.
 Continue sketching using the selected Orientation.
 Click or double-click to return to the Insert Line Property Manager to select a
different Orientation or Parameters.

Circle Sketch Commands

Circle sketches can be very starting point for various 3D geometries in Solid works. It is very
important to know all the features about basic commands like Circle for advanced levels.

Access the circle tools by:

 Sketch tab. Clicking the Sketch Command Manager to select circle tools from

the Circle  flyout tool.
 Menu. Clicking Tools, Sketch Entities to select circle tools.
 Circle Property Manager. Changing to different circle tools from the Circle Property
Manager.

To sketch a center-based circle:

1. Click Circle  .
2. Click to place the center of the circle.
 
3. Drag and click to set the radius.
4. Click OK.

To sketch a perimeter-based circle:

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1. Click Perimeter Circle  .
2. Click to place the perimeter.
3. Drag left or right to sketch the circle.
4. Right-click to set the circle.
5. Click OK 

Center Rectangle.
Sketch a rectangle at a center point. Click to define the center. Drag to sketch the rectangle with
centerlines. Release to set the four edges.

3- Point Corner Rectangle.

Sketch a rectangle at a selected angle. Click to define the first corner. Drag, rotate, and then
release to set the length and angle of the first edge. Click

3- Point Center Rectangle.

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Sketch a rectangles with a center point at a selected angle. Click to define the first
corner. Drag and rotate to set one half the length of the centerlines. Click and drag to sketch the
other three edges and centerlines. Release to set the four edges.
TO SKETCH PARALLELOGRAM
Click Parallelogram from the Rectangle flyout tool or you can access it from Menu bar as
Tools>Sketch Entities>Parallelogram.
Click to place the first edge of the rectangle in Graphics area. Move the cursor to set the size and
angle of the rectangle and click to place it. Drag and rotate to define the parallelogram and
release to set the four edges.

Click Ok.

Arc Sketch Commands

To access the arc tools:
 Sketch tab. Click the Arc Command Manager to select arc tools from the Arc   
flyout tool.
 Menu. Click Tools > Sketch Entities to select arc tools.
 Arc Property Manager. Change to different arc tools from the Arc Property Manager.

You can sketch the following arc types:

Arc types Too Arc properties
l
CenterPoint Arc Sketches arcs from a CenterPoint, a start point, and an end point.
Tangent Arc Sketches arcs that are tangent to sketch entities.
3 Point Arc Sketches arcs by specifying three points (start, end, and midpoint).

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Polygon Sketch Commands

To draw Polygons in Solid works, click on the Polygon command.
Select a proper plane or surface for Polygon.
After entering to the Polygon command in Solid works, select a proper plane or feature surface
to draw a polygon.

Enter the required parameters to draw a polygon in Solid works.

After entering into the Polygon command in Solid works, specify the number of sides of the
polygon as shown in red box above. Also, you can enter the CenterPoint location of the Polygon
that you will draw, and the radius of the polygon arc and the orientation angle from the green
box above.
Specify the center point of polygon in Solid works.
You can specify the center of the polygon first as shown by green arrow above then the click to
specify the size and the orientation of the polygon as shown by red arrow above in Solid works.
There are two modes of polygon drawing in Solid works.

Inscribed circle: You can draw the polygon with the help of a circle that tangent to the sides of
the polygon. The example of this polygon technique is like above.
Select Circumscribed Circle option as shown by red arrow.

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Circumscribed circle: You can draw the polygon by selecting this drawing option as shown by
red arrow above. The polygon is drawn with the help of a circle that tangent to the edges of the
polygon.
Specify the CenterPoint of the circumscribed polygon in Solid works.

Ellipse Sketch Commands

Solid works has bunch of ellipses drawing commands that you can obtain your ellipse shapes
easily. Ellipses also very important sketching feature to obtain 3D geometries from them in Solid
works.

To draw ellipses in Solid works sketching, you need to click on the Ellipse command as shown
by red arrow above.
Select a proper plane or surface for Ellipse in Solid works.
After entering to the Ellipse command in Solid works, select a proper plane or feature surface to
draw ellipse.
Select the center point of Ellipse in Solid works sketching.
After selecting a plane or surface to draw ellipse in Solid works, click on a place to select the desired
point of center of ellipse The information inside the red box shows the major and minor radiuses of
ellipse according to your cursor location.

Select the second point of ellipse in Solid works sketching.

Select the second point of your ellipse, the information inside the red box shows the major and minor
radiuses of ellipse according to your cursor location again in Solid works sketching.

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2. Polygon

The Polygon Sketch entity tool provides the ability to create equilateral polygons with any
number of sides between 3 and 40.

Method

1. Click Polygon on the Sketch toolbar, or click Tools > Sketch Entities > Polygon. The

pointer changes to .
2. Set the properties in the Polygon Property Manager as necessary.
3. Click in the graphics area to place the center of the polygon, and drag out the polygon.
4. To sketch another polygon, click New Polygon and repeat steps 2 through 5.
5. Click

Number of Sides
 Sets the number of sides in your polygon.

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6. Slots

The Slot Sketch entity uses the Consolidated Slot Property Manager.
Method to draw Slot
 In a sketch, click slot (Sketch toolbar) or Tools > Sketch Entities > Straight Slot.
 Click to specify the starting point of the slot.
 Move the pointer and then click to specify the length of the slot.
 Move the pointer and then click to specify the width of the slot.
 Straight slot

Straight slot
Sketches a straight slot using the two endpoints.

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