Workshop 2.
1: Sketching
Introduction to ANSYS DesignModeler
Release 2019 R1
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Introduction
Background
➢ This workshop will introduce further practical
sketching techniques. Some simple modelling
operations will also be introduced. An example of a
simple castoring wheel assembly will be used.
➢ It is assumed that workshop 1 has been completed.
Objectives
➢ Create & modify multiple sketches.
➢ Constraining Sketches.
➢ Dimensioning Sketches.
➢ Using Sketches as Base Objects for 3d Operations.
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Project Startup
Create the Project
‐ Start Workbench and follow steps
1. Drag and drop Geometry
component to Project
Schematic 1
2. Double click on Geometry cell
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Preparation
Planning
‐ Sketch contains 4
1. Cross section of the wheel which can be
revolved.
2. Cross section of the shaft which can be
swept along a path.
3. Path that the shaft sketch will be swept 1
along. 3
4. Sketch representing the upper cylindrical
structure which can be extruded.
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Set Unit System
1
Set Units
‐ In this session we will be using Inch
‐ Go to ‘Units’ tab in DesignModeler
and select Inch. 2
▪ Units → Inch
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Sketch Creation
Create a Sketch
• In the Tree Outline, select the XY Plane. 4
• Click the Look At button in the toolbar.
2
• Select the Sketching Mode Tab.
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• Select the Draw Toolbox.
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Drawing a Circle
Create a Sketch (Continued)
‐ Select the Circle Tool
‐ Move the cursor over the Y Axis until a letter ‘C’ appears indicating a
coincident auto constraint then click once
‐ Move the cursor away from the origin to define the radius
approximately as shown and click once again
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Dimensioning a Circle
Adding Dimensions
‐ Select the Dimensions Toolbox.
‐ Select the General Tool.
‐ Click the circle edge and click to position the
dimension.
‐ Set the dimension to 10 inch in the Details View.
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Dimensioning
Adding Dimensions
‐ Click the centre point of the circle, click the X Axis and position the dimension to
define a vertical dimension for the circle centre as shown in the sequence below.
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Dimensioning
Adding Dimensions
‐ In the Details View set the new vertical dimension to 12inch
‐ Now some dimensions have been established you may wish to adjust the view.
‐ Click the Zoom to Fit button.
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Rectangle
Draw a Rectangle
‐ In the Draw Toolbox select the Rectangle Tool
‐ Click on the left side of the circle (make sure you see the C coincident constraint)
‐ Move the cursor diagonally down and to the right clicking again in the
approximate position shown.
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Adding a Coincident Constraint
Add a Coincident Constraint
‐ In the Constraints Toolbox select the Coincident Tool.
‐ Select the upper right vertex of the rectangle followed by the circle edge as
shown in the sequence below.
➢ The rectangle will snap to the circle edge.
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Chamfer
Create a Chamfer
‐ In the Modify Toolbox select the Chamfer Tool, use a chamfer length of 2.5inch.
‐ Click the two edges in sequence as shown below to create the chamfer.
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Trimming
Trim Unwanted Edges
‐ In the Modify Toolbox select the Trim Tool, select the Ignore Axis option.
‐ Click the two edges in sequence as shown. The edges will be trimmed to the next
connected entity ignoring the axis.
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Adding a Symmetry Constraint
Add a Symmetry Constraint
‐ In the Constraints Toolbox select the Symmetry Tool.
‐ Select the Y Axis, the point on the left then the point on the right as shown
in the sequence below.
1 2 3
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Drag
Review Constraints
‐ From the Modify Toolbox select the Drag Tool.
‐ Click and hold on the point as shown
‐ Drag up and down - you can see that the two points are constrained as symmetric.
‐ Release then click the undo button to restore the original position .
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Dimensioning
Add Dimensions
‐ From the Dimensions Toolbox select the General Tool.
‐ Select the edge to apply a vertical dimension as shown.
‐ In the Details View set the dimension to 6inch.
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Dimensioning
Add Dimensions
‐ Select the edge to apply a horizontal dimension as shown using the
General Tool again.
‐ In the Details View set the dimension to 5inch.
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Dimensioning
Add Dimensions
‐ Select the X Axis then the edge as shown in the sequence below to apply a length
dimension using the General Tool setting the value to 3inch in the Details View.
1 2
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Angle Dimension
Add Dimensions
‐ Select the two edges in sequence as shown below
using the ‘Angle’ tool in the ‘dimensions’ tab.
‐ A preview of the suggested angle measurement will
be shown - right click and select alternate angle
from the context menu which appears - repeat until
the correct angle definition is displayed as shown.
‐ In the Details View set the new angle dimension to
135.
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Split
Split Edges
‐ From the modify Toolbox select the Split Tool.
‐ Right click in the Graphics Window and select Split
into n Equal Segments.
‐ In the Modify Toolbox set the split parameter to 2.
‐ Select the curved edge.
➢ The edge will be split into two equal lengths.
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Constraint Status
Add Dimensions
‐ All entities in the sketch are blue indicating
that the sketch is fully constrained.
‐ At this stage check your sketch matches the
image shown here.
‐ We can now apply a 3d Operation to this
sketch to create the wheel geometry.
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Revolve
Revolve the Sketch
‐ Switch to Modeling Mode using the tab.
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‐ Select Sketch1 from the Outline.
‐ Select Revolve from the Create menu or the main toolbar.
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Revolve
Revolve the Sketch (Continued)
‐ In Details View, click in the right column of
‘Axis’ Selection row to activate it. Select the X
Axis in the Graphics Window and click Apply
back in the Axis Selection Box.
‐ Click Generate.
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Review
Review the Model
‐ Having completed the first sketch
and applied a simple modeling
operation the first stage of the
geometry is completed.
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Preparation
Planning
‐ The next stage will be the creation
of the simple circular sketch (2) 4
which will be used to form the shaft
and leg of the geometry.
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3
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Sketch Creation
Draw and Dimension a Circle
• Switch to Sketching Mode using the tab.
• Select the YZPlane from the drop down box, the
view will automatically orientate
• Zoom into the centre as shown.
• Using the Circle Tool in the Draw Toolbox draw a
circle centred on the origin. (P = Point
Constraint)
• Create a Diameter dimension using the General
Tool in the Dimensions Toolbox and set it to
5inch in the Details View.
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Preparation
Planning
‐ Now we’ll create the sketch (3) containing 4
the path which will be used to sweep the
circular sketch we have just created.
1
3
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Sketch Creation
Create an Offset
‐ Select the XYPlane from drop down
box.
‐ Click the new sketch button.
‐ From the Modify Toolbox select the
Offset Tool.
‐ Select the three edges highlighted in
the image (hold down CTRL to
multiple select).
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Offset
Create an Offset (Cont...)
‐ Right click and select End selection /
Place offset from the context menu.
‐ The offset location can be selected by
moving the cursor.
‐ Position it approximately as shown and
click once.
‐ Exit the Offset Tool by right clicking and
selecting End from the context menu.
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Trim
Trim the Sketch
‐ In the Modify Toolbox select the Trim Tool
– this time uncheck the Ignore Axis box.
‐ Select the portion of the edge to the right
of the axis as shown (enlarged below) to
trim the edge to the axis.
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Constraints
Constrain the Offset
‐ From the Constraints Toolbox select the Coincident Tool.
‐ Select the X Axis.
‐ Select the Edge on the offset sketch as shown.
‐ The offset sketch will snap to the X Axis (image on next slide)
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Review
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Line
Add a Line
‐ From the Draw Toolbox select the Line Tool.
‐ Select the point at the top of the arc and select a point on the Y-Axis in the approximate
position shown (zoom out first).
‐ Use the General Dimension Tool to add a vertical dimension to the line and set it to 13inch.
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Sweep
Create a Sketch (Continued)
‐ Switch to Modeling Mode using the tab.
‐ Select Sketch2 from the Outline.
‐ Select Sweep from the Create menu or main toolbar.
‐ In the Details View click in the box to the right of
Path, select Sketch3 in the Outline and click Apply
back in the Details View. Click Generate.
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Preparation
Planning 4
‐ Finally, we need to create the circular sketch (4)
which will be used as the basis for an extrusion
forming the large cylinder.
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3
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Sketching on a Face
Create a Sketch on a Face
‐ Select the Face Selection Filter.
‐ Select the top surface of the model as shown.
‐ Switch to Sketching Mode and, using the Circle
Tool in the Draw Toolbox, create a circle
centred on the origin of the new plane that
has been created on the selected surface.
‐ Dimension the diameter to 10inch
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Extrude
Extrude the Sketch
‐ Switch to Modeling Mode.
‐ Notice that the action of switching to Sketch
Mode with a selected face automatically
created a plane and sketch on the selected
face.
‐ Select Sketch4
‐ Select Extrude from the Create menu of main
toolbar.
‐ Under the Details View set Depth to 15inch as
shown.
‐ Generate.
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Completion
This Completes the workshop.
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Saving the Project
‐ This completes the workshop.
‐ From the main menu select File → Close DesignModeler
➢ Workbench will save any application data.
‐ From the Workbench Project Page use the file menu and save the project as
“DMWS2.1.wbpj” to your working folder.
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Optional Challenge
15m
• All dimensions are in meters
15m
10m
70°
R5m
Hint
• Draw sketch randomly without
20m 10m
45° 45°
considering dimensions
R4m • Apply constraint
• Apply dimensions
35m
15m
10m
17.5m
35m
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