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Tutorial at a Glance | 691
Tutorial at a Glance
It is no longer necessary to create a cylinder manually and define new sketch
planes and work planes in order to create a shaft. Instead, you make selec-
tions in the 3D Shaft Generator dialog box, and enter values to further define
your selections.
In this tutorial you use this automated feature to
■ Create a shaft with cylindrical and conical sections.
■ Add threads and a profile to the shaft.
■ Edit the shaft.
■ Add standard parts to the shaft.
■ Shade and display 3D views of the shaft.
Basic Concepts of the Shaft Generator
The shaft generator is an automated feature for creating shafts of many con-
figurations, including outer and inner shaft contours for hollow shafts, You
define the different segments of a shaft using the options in the 3D Shaft
Generator dialog box.
As you select and define each segment, it is generated automatically and
added to the shaft. Usually, you work from left to right as you add different
types of segments, such as cylinders, cones, thread, profiles, and grooves.
Shaft segments can be inserted, deleted, or edited.
Each element of a shaft is generated from the segment preceding it. When
you delete a shaft element, you also delete the shaft elements that follow.
As you create shaft segments, corresponding icons for the work features and
shaft contours are displayed in the Desktop Browser.
While you are creating the shaft, it is helpful to display front and isometric
views using two viewports. Toggling between wireframe and shaded displays
also makes it easier to visualize your design.