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Table Of Contents
- Getting Started with Autodesk® Mechanical Desktop®
- Autodesk® Mechanical Desktop® Tutorials
- Using the Tutorials
- Creating Parametric Sketches
- Constraining Sketches
- Creating Sketched Features
- Key Terms
- Basic Concepts of Sketched Features
- Creating Extruded Features
- Editing Extruded Features
- Creating Loft Features
- Editing Loft Features
- Creating Revolved Features
- Editing Revolved Features
- Creating Face Splits
- Editing Face Splits
- Creating Sweep Features
- Editing Sweep Features
- Creating Bend Features
- Editing Bend Features
- Creating Work Features
- Creating Placed Features
- Key Terms
- Basic Concepts of Placed Features
- Creating Hole Features
- Creating Thread Features
- Editing Hole Features
- Editing Thread Features
- Creating Face Drafts
- Editing Face Drafts
- Creating Fillet Features
- Editing Fillet Features
- Creating Chamfer Features
- Editing Chamfer Features
- Creating Shell Features
- Editing Shell Features
- Creating Surface Cut Features
- Editing Surface Cut Features
- Creating Pattern Features
- Editing Pattern Features
- Editing Array Features
- Creating Copied Features
- Editing Copied Features
- Creating Combined Features
- Editing Combined Features
- Creating Part Splits
- Editing Part Splits
- Using Design Variables
- Creating Parts
- Creating Drawing Views
- Creating Shells
- Creating Table Driven Parts
- Assembling Parts
- Combining Parts
- Assembling Complex Models
- Key Terms
- Basic Concepts of Complex Assemblies
- Starting the Assembly Process
- Creating Local and External Parts
- Applying Assembly Constraints
- Creating New Parts
- Creating Subassemblies
- Completing Assemblies
- Editing Mechanical Desktop Parts
- Reloading External References
- Reviewing Assembly Models
- Creating Bills of Material
- Finishing Drawings for Plotting
- Creating and Editing Surfaces
- Combining Parts and Surfaces
- Surfacing Wireframe Models
- Key Terms
- Basic Concepts of Surfacing Wireframe Models
- Surfacing Wireframe Models
- Creating Trimmed Planar Surfaces
- Joining Surfaces on Complex Shapes
- Creating Swept and Projected Surfaces
- Creating Complex Swept Surfaces
- Using Projection to Create Surfaces
- Using Advanced Surfacing Techniques
- Viewing Completed Surfaced Models
- Working with Standard Parts
- Creating Shafts
- Calculating Stress on 3D Parts
- Toolbar Icons
- Desktop Tools
- Part Modeling
- Part Modeling ‰ New Part
- Part Modeling ‰ New Sketch Plane
- Part Modeling ‰ 2D Sketching
- Part Modeling ‰ 2D Constraints
- Part Modeling ‰ Profile a Sketch
- Part Modeling ‰ Sketched Features
- Part Modeling ‰ Placed Features
- Part Modeling ‰ Work Features
- Part Modeling ‰ Power Dimensioning
- Part Modeling ‰ Edit Feature
- Part Modeling ‰ Update Part
- Part Modeling ‰ Part Visibility
- Part Modeling ‰ Options
- Toolbody Modeling
- Assembly Modeling
- Surface Modeling
- Surface Modeling ‰ AutoSurf Options
- Surface Modeling ‰ Swept Surface
- Surface Modeling ‰ Loft U Surface
- Surface Modeling ‰ Blended Surface
- Surface Modeling ‰ Flow Wires
- Surface Modeling ‰ Object Visibility
- Surface Modeling ‰ Surface Display
- Surface Modeling ‰ Stitches Surfaces
- Surface Modeling ‰ Grip Point Placement
- Surface Modeling ‰ Lengthen Surface
- Surface Modeling ‰ Extract Surface Loop
- Surface Modeling ‰ Edit Augmented Line
- Surface Modeling ‰ Wire Direction
- Scene
- Drawing Layout
- Mechanical View
- Index
6 | Chapter 1 Welcome
To install the Mechanical Desktop Migration Assistance from your product CD
1 Hold down the
SHIFT key while you insert the product CD into the CD-ROM
drive. This prevents Setup from starting automatically.
2 In the file tree of the CD-ROM drive, navigate to the Migrate folder and click
setup.exe.
3 Respond to the directions in the Mechanical Desktop Migration Assistance
installation dialog boxes.
NOTE For more information about installing the Migration Assistance and
running the FMT, see "Mechanical Desktop Migration Assistance" in the
Autodesk Mechanical Products Installation Guide on your product CD.
Data Exchange
During your design process, you may want to complement Mechanical
Desktop with other computer-aided design (CAD) software. Mechanical
Desktop 6 includes the STEP translator and the IGES Translator. The Standard
for the Exchange of Product Model Data (STEP) is International Standards
Organization (ISO) 10303. The Initial Graphics Exchange Specification
(IGES) is the ANSI standard for data exchange between CAD systems and is
supported by many CAD vendors.
The IGES Translator is compliant with the most recent version of IGES and
related standards. It supports both the United States Department of Defense
Continuous Acquisition and Life-cycle Support initiative (CALS) and the Japa-
nese Automotive Manufacturers Association subset of IGES (JAMA).
Besides creating and maintaining a flexible CAD tool environment, the
Translator preserves the investment you have made in previous designs
developed with other CAD systems.
The Translator supports the following types of design objects:
■ 2D and 3D wireframe geometry
■ Ruled, parametric, and NURBS surfaces
■ Mechanical Desktop and AutoCAD native solids, and IGES boundary
representation solids (B-rep).
For more information, see STEP and IGES in the Mechanical Desktop Help.