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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
Contents | vii
Using Design Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Active Part Design Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Global Design Variables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Creating Active Part Design Variables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Assigning Design Variables to Active Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Modifying Design Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Working with Global Design Variables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Chapter 12 Creating Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Key Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Basic Concepts of Creating Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Creating Base Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Sketching Base Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Creating Work Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Defining Sketch Planes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Creating Extruded Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Constraining Sketches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Dimensioning Sketches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Creating Constraints Between Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Editing Sketches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Extruding Profiles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Creating Revolved Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Creating Symmetrical Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Constraining Sketches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Refining Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Shading and Lighting Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Chapter 13 Creating Drawing Views. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Key Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Basic Concepts of Creating Drawing Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Planning and Setting Up Drawings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Creating Drawing Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Cleaning Up Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Hiding Extraneous Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Moving Dimensions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Hiding Extraneous Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Enhancing Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Changing Dimension Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Creating Reference Dimensions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Creating Hole Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Creating Centerlines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Creating Other Annotation Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Modifying Drawing Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Exporting Drawing Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343