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Spring A. Sketch Path.Step 1. C c F e Menu > New, c c art an OK.
Step 2. C c op p ane) n t e Feature Manager an c c
Sketch rom t e Content too ar, ig. 1.
Step 3. C c ine ) on t e S etc too ar.
Step 4. Draw a line starting at the Origin , Fig. 2. Use the inferencing line, the dotted line that
appears when you draw the line.
Step 5. Click Smart Dimension (S on
the Sketch toolbar.
Step 6. A mens ons as s own n ig. 3 To
Smart dimension angle, c c ot nes
then move the cursor between lines and
c c . Key- n 1.9 or t e mens on an
press ENTER.
Step 7. Press scape to unselect Smart Dimension.
Step 8. De ete t e mens on, Fig. 4. To e ete,
c c t e mens on an press t e De eteey.
Step 9. C c xit Sketch on t e S etc too ar.
B. Save as "SPRING".Step 1. C c F e Menu > Save As.
Step 2. Key- n SPRING or t e ename an press ENTER.
C. Sketch Profile.
Step 1. C c op p ane) n t e Feature Manager an c c Sketch
rom t e Content too ar, Fig. 5
Step 2. C c Circle S on t e S etc too ar.
Chapter 1
ig. 1
Fig. 2Origin
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
ig. 5
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Step 3. Draw a c rc e rect y e ow t e Or -
g n , Fig. 6. Use t e n erenc ng
ne, t e otte ne t at appears w en
you draw the circle.
Step 4. Click oom to Fit (F) on the View toolbar.
Step 5. C c Smart Dimension S on t e S etc too ar.
Step 6. A mens ons as s own n ig. 7.
Step 7. Click xit Sketch on the
Sketch toolbar.
D. Sweep.Step 1. C c eatures on t e Comman Manager too ar.
Step 2. Click Swept Boss/Base on the Features toolbar.
Step 3. In t e Swept Boss Base Property Manager:
or rofile e ,
c c circle n
S etc 2, Fig. 9
for Path field,
c c line n S etc 1,
ig. 9
expand Options
ig. 8
un er Or entat on tw st type:
se wist Along Pathun er De ne y:
set urns
set Num er o Turns 8
c c OK
Step 4. Save. Use Ctrl-S
Origin
Fig. 8
rofile (circle)
Path (line)
Fig. 9
Fig. 10
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E. Show Sketch1.Step 1. Expand Sweep1 n Feature Manager. Click
Sketch1 ne s etc ) an c c Show on t e
Content menu, Fig. 11.
F. Cut Ends of Spring.Step 1. C c ront p ane) n t e Feature Manager
an c c Sketch rom t e Content too ar,
Fig. 12
Step 2. C c ormal To on t e Stan ar V ews
too ar. Ctrl-8)
Step 3. C c ectangle S) on t e S etc
too ar.
Step 4. Draw a rectangle away from the spring,
Fig. 13.
Step 5. Press scape to unse ect
Rectangle tool.
Step 6. Ctrl click left vertical line of
rectangle and Origin o se-
lect both. To Ctrl click, click
the line and hold down Ctrl
ey an c c Or g n, ig. 14
Step 7. Click ake Midpoint on the Content
menu, Fig. 14.
Step 8. C c Smart Dimension S on
t e S etc too ar.
Step 9. Dimension rectangle .8 and .9, ig. 15
Step 10. C c eatures on t e Comman Manager too ar.
Step 11. C c xtruded Cut on t e Features too ar.
Fig. 12ig. 11
Fig. 13
Fig. 14
Ctrl click ine and Origin
Fig. 15
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Step 12. In t e Cut-Extru e Prop-
erty Manager:
un er Direction 1
End Condition to
Through All
The Direction
arrow should point
towards area to be cut
away, Fig. 32. I arrow s
po nt ng n wrong rec-
tion, click Flip side to
cut, Fig. 31.
check Direction 2
Click OK .
Step 13. C c sometric on t e Stan ar V ewstoo ar. Ctrl-7)
Step 14. Save. Use Ctrl-S.
Fig. 16
Fig. 17Direction arrow
Fig. 18
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Step 5. Over n t e Tas Pane,
C ose Bolts and Screws o er , Fig. 5
Expand Nuts folder
C c Hex Nuts
Step 6. In t e ower pane, c c ex ut Fig. 5 an rag
nut onto t e s a t o t e o t, Fig. 6. W en t enut snaps into bolt and the pointer (cursor)
c anges to concentr c
mate , release the nut.
Step 7. W en one, c c OK
an Cance .
Step 8. C c oom to Fiton t e V ew too ar.
Step 9. Grab the nut and slide it off the bolt, Fig. 8.
D. Save as "SPRING ASSEMBLY".Step 1. Click File Menu > Save As.
Step 2. Key- n SPRING ASSEMBLY or t e ename an press ENTER.
E. Insert Spring.Step 1. Click nsert Components on the Assembly toolbar.
Step 2. C c rowse n t e Property Manager.
Step 3. Select SPRING file and
click Open.
Step 4. P ace Spr ng as pos t one n
Fig. 8
Fig. 5
Release nut
when cursorchanges to
Fig. 7 Fig. 8
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F. Mate: Screw.
Step 1. Click ate on the Assembly toolbar.
Step 2. C c cylindrical face of Bolt shaft an cylindrical inside face of Nut hole, Fig. 9.
Step 3. In t e Mate Property
Manager:
expand Mechanical
Mates, Fig. 10
select Screw
select Revolutions/in
set Revolution to 20
uncheck Reverse (the
rotation arrow should
point clockwise aroundthe bolt head),
Fig. 11
c c OK
Step 4. Click OK in the
Property Manager.
Step 5. Sp n nut on o t an c ec out t e screw mate
threads.
G. Mates: Bolt and Spring.
Step 1. C c ate on t e Assem y too ar.
Step 2. C c ine of Spring sketch an cylindrical
face of Bolt shaft, Fig. 12.
Step 3. C c Concentric mate n Mate pop-up
toolbar and Add/Finish Mate , Fig. 13
ig. 10
ig. 9
ig. 11
Fig. 12
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an ig. 14
Step 4. C c nside face of Bolt head, Fig. 15.
Step 5. Expan t e Des gn Tree c c +) n t e top
e t corner o t e raw-
ing area, Fig. 16.
Step 6. Expan SPRING an
c c ight p ane),
Fig. 16.
Step 7. C c A F n s Mate
n Mate pop-up
toolbar to add a Coin-
cident mate, ig. 17
Step 8. C c inside face of
Bolt head, Fig. 18.
Step 9. Rotate v ew to v ew inside face of Nut as
s own n ig. 19 To rotate, o own
m e mouse utton w ee ) an rag.
Step 10. C c inside face of Nut, ig. 19
Step 11. Click istance in Mate pop-up, Fig. 20.
Set distance to 1.9 an c c A F ns Mate
to a t e Distance ma e.
Step 12. C c OK n t e Property Manager.
Step 13. Save. Use Ctrl-S
Fig. 16 ig. 17
g.
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H. Coincident Relation: Line Endpoint and Nut Edge.Step 1. Click ine of Spring sketch in the drawing and
c c dit Sketch on t e Content menu,
Fig. 22
Step 2. Ctrl click endpoint of line closest to Nut and
edge of nut to se ect ot . To Ctr c c , c ct e en po nt an o own Ctr ey an t e
edge of Nut, Fig. 23.
Step 3. C c ake Coincident on t e Content
menu, Fig. 23.
Step 4. C c dit Component on t e S etc
toolbar to turn off edit component and return to
t e assem y e.
Step 5. Save. Use Ctrl-S
I. Hide Sketch1.Step 1. C c ine of spring sketch n t e raw ng an
c c ide on t e Content menu, Fig. 24
J. Motion Study.
Step 1. C c t e Mot on Stu y ta at ottom o t e sp ay, Fig. 25.
Step 2. Drag t e T me Bar to seconds ig. 25 T e T me Bar s t e gray vert ca ne at 0 sec-
on s.
Step 3. Expan Mates n t e Mot on Stu y tree, ig. 25
g.
.
g.
Fig. 25
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Step 4. Right click Distance1
Mate and click Edit
Dimension, Fig. 26.
Step 5. Key n .95 n t e Mo y
ox, Fig. 27 an ig. 28
C c OK .
Step 6. Drag t e T me Bar to
seconds, ig. 29
Step 7. Right click Distance1
Mate an c c Edit Di-
mension ig. 29
Step 8. Key n .9 an c c OK
Step 9. C c ay n Mot on
Manager toolbar, Fig. 32.
Step 10. C c own arrow nex
o Playback Normal , c c oop
an lay , Fig. 32. C c Stop
ig. 26
ig. 27
ig. 28
ig. 29
ig. 30
.
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K. Create Animation Movie.
Step 1. To save Mot on Stu y as a mov e e AVI), c c Save An mat on n t e Mot on
Manager toolbar, Fig. 33.
Step 2. In a e name n t e Save An mat on to F e a og ox. A so, t e rames per secon can
e contro e . T e more rames t e arger t e e s ze. C c Save. C c OK n t e V eo
Compression dialog box.
Step 3. C c t e odel ta at ottom o t e sp ay return to mo e an turn o Mo-
t on Stu y, ig. 33
ig. 33