Solid Edge with Synchronous Technology
Introduce yourself to synchronous modeling
Working sequence
Orient part
Display reference planes
CTRL + J to align the view
Hide reference planes
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Change auto-dimension settings
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Create part profile
Select «Rectangle»
Keying value for:
Width Height Angle
Use F3 to lock working plane
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Create part profile
Place rectangle corner so Coordinate system fit inside
Click to place rectangle
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Create part profile
Select Horizontal/Vertical to help you center the rectangle
Hover the mouse on the horizontal line then click « M » to lock
midpoint
Click on the origin point
Working sequence
Create part profile
Repeat for the vertical line
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Create initial part volume
« ESC » Will cancel the active command
Move mouse over the region then click
Make sure Quickbar setting match
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Create initial part volume
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Hide unnecessary information
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Place hole
Set key point filter on « QuickBar » so multiple points could be recognize
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Place hole
Define hole options
20 mm
50mm
Working sequence
Place hole
•Move mouse on end surface
•Use B or N key to orient the green line (x axis)
•Use F3 to lock working plane
•Localize midpoint by hover the mouse on vertical and horizontal line
•Dash line indicate alignment is recognize
•Click to position the hole
Working sequence
Congratulation, you have complete the first step of our introduction toSolid Edge with Synchronous Technology
Choose the select tool to end active command
Steering wheel
Explorer the steering wheel
Origin
Principal axis
Secondary axis
Steering wheel
Steering wheel plane
Secondary knob
Principal knob
Steering wheel
Initiate translation
To initiate a translation along the principal axis, click on it
Steering wheel
Translation move
Initiate a translation along the secondary axis, click on it
To change the orientation of the secondary axis, click on
the seconday knob.
Steering wheel
Activate the steering wheel
Select one face of our model using the select tool
Steering wheel
Translation move
Select Hole from the «Pathfinder»
Steering wheel
Orient steering wheel
Once you click the principal knob, glide the mouse cursor over an element to align the principal axist.
On a surface On a edge On a vertex/point
Click to lock orientation
Steering wheel
Position the steering wheel
Once you click the principal knob with the «SHIFT» key, glide the mouse over an element and click to lock position
A point in space A vertex/point
Steering wheel
Position the steering wheel
Once you click on one of the axis with the «SHIFT» key. Keying the value of the offset.
Steering wheel
Rotation move
Rotation is around the principal axis by default once you click on the steering wheel.
Steering wheel
Position steering wheel
Once you click on the steering wheel with the «SHIFT» keying the offset angle value <180.
Visualization
Visualization tool
SHIFT + RMB drag = Dynamic rotation
CTRL + RMB drag = Dynamic Zoom
SHIFT + CTRL + RMB drag = Pan
ALT + RMB click = Fit
ALT + RMB drag = Zoom Window
CTRL + T, F, L, R, K, B, = Orthogonal views
CTL + I, J, M = Iso, Dimétrique, Trimétrique
Rotation
Look at
Sketches
Add lines to the 3D model
Select line tool
Glide the mouse over the surface who will receive the line, adjust the orientation using N or B.
SketchesAdd lines to the 3D model
Click to set the first point of the lineIf need use the F3 or the lock icon to to lock plane and orientation
Then the second point
Sketches
Add lines to the 3D model
Clikc «A» to switch from line to arc
Sketches
Display the geometric constraint
Sketches
Center elements
Hover the mouse on the arc then press «C» »
Hove the mouse on the edge then press «M»
Sketches
Regions
Region are delimited by a close boundary
Sketches
Regions
Region can serve to add or remove material
Sketches
Regions
Region can be extrude or revolve
Select tool
Introduction
Select tool
Select elements using the mouse
Four selection mode are available
Use space bar to change mode
Top right corner
Head up display is use to know witch one is active
Select tool
Select elements using the mouse
Live rules
Manage 3D relation (something I refer to geometric tolerance)
One a face is select and a move is initiate, Live rules analyse the model to keep its integrity
Live rules
Manage 3D relation (something I refer to geometric tolerance)
Keep concentric while rotate
Keep concentric while translate
Live rules
Manage 3D relation (something I refer to geometric tolerance)
Coplanar
Live rules
Manage 3D relation (something I refer to geometric tolerance)
Tangent + Keep radius Tangent
Live rules
Manage 3D relation (something I refer to geometric tolerance)
Tangence + Touching
Live rules
Manage 3D relation (something I refer to geometric tolerance)
Parallele
Live rules
Manage 3D relation (something I refer to geometric tolerance)
Perpendicular/Parallel
Live rules
Manage 3D relation (something I refer to geometric tolerance)
Coplanar
CoplanarSymmetry
Selection manager
Tool to help select faces with common relationship
Connect
Selection manager
Tool to help select faces with common relationship
Tangent Faces
Selection manager
Tool to help select faces with common relationship
Tangent chain
Selection manager
Tool to help select faces with common relationship
Along XAlong Y
Custom
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