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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Overview
- 1 About AutoCAD Mechanical
- AutoCAD Mechanical Software Package
- Leveraging Legacy Data
- Starting AutoCAD Mechanical
- AutoCAD Mechanical Help
- Product Support and Training Resources
- Design Features in AutoCAD Mechanical
- Mechanical Structure
- Associative Design and Detailing
- External References for Mechanical Structure
- Associative 2D Hide
- Autodesk Inventor link
- 2D Design Productivity
- Engineering Calculations
- Machinery Systems Generators
- Intelligent Production Drawing and Detailing
- Detailing Productivity
- Annotations
- Standard Mechanical Content
- Standard Parts Tools
- Collaboration
- 2 Commands in AutoCAD Mechanical
- 1 About AutoCAD Mechanical
- Design and Annotation Tools
- 3 Working with Templates
- 4 Using Mechanical Structure
- 5 Designing Levers
- 6 Working with Model Space and Layouts
- 7 Dimensioning
- 8 Working with 2D Hide and 2D Steel Shapes
- 9 Working with Standard Parts
- Key Terms
- Working with Standard Parts
- Inserting Screw Connections
- Copying Screw Connections with Power Copy
- Creating Screw Templates
- Editing Screw Connections with Power Edit
- Working with Power View
- Deleting with Power Erase
- Inserting Holes
- Inserting Pins
- Turning Off Centerlines in Configurations
- Hiding Construction Lines
- Simplifying Representations of Standard Parts
- 10 Working with BOMs and Parts Lists
- 11 Creating Shafts with Standard Parts
- Key Terms
- Creating Shafts
- Configuring Snap Options
- Configuring Shaft Generators
- Creating Cylindrical Shaft Sections and Gears
- Inserting Spline Profiles
- Inserting Chamfers and Fillets
- Inserting Shaft Breaks
- Creating Side Views of Shafts
- Inserting Threads on Shafts
- Editing Shafts and Inserting Sections
- Replacing Shaft Sections
- Inserting Bearings
- Engineering Calculations
- Autodesk Inventor Link
- Index
folders 51, 54, 56, 71
instances of 56
mechanical structure 51, 71
modify 54
G
Gear dialog box 265
gears 236, 259
geometry in structure 52
ghost components 80
grooved drive studs 22
H
hatch patterns 22, 38, 112
hidden edges 160
hidden lines 151
hide situations 92, 153
2D 153
associative 92
in mechanical structure 92
holes 18, 36–38, 167, 194, 374
add notes 374
blind 194
counterbored 38
countersunk 18, 38, 167
tapped blind 36
tapped through 36
through 37
user-defined 38
horizontal linear dimensions 28
I
inner shaft contours 33
instances 52, 59
compared to occurrences 59
in mechanical structure 52
isoareas in calculations 333
isolines in stress calculations 333
J
jogged radius dimensions 28
K
keys in shafts 34
L
language converter 24
Layer Control dialog box 131
layer groups 25, 43, 119
layer system 24
layouts 120
leaders 26, 36, 215, 225
length calculations for chains 287
libraries for storage 100
Library dialog box 25
lines 259, 279
deflection 259, 279
List of Filters dialog box 231
load calculations 21, 259, 275, 321, 327
lock washers 34
lubricators 25
M
Material dialog box 263
Material Properties dialog box 263
material properties for screws 313
Material Type dialog box 280
mechanical browser 15, 51, 72, 74, 76
restructure 76
usage with Bill of Materials 74
mechanical options 44
mechanical structure 51–54, 92, 237
enable 53, 237
folders 52, 54
hide situations 92
mesh in stress calculations 332, 334
model space 32, 120, 126
module values in shafts 241
moments of inertia 23, 276
motion diagrams for cams 341
movable supports 259, 276, 327, 331
movable supports on shafts 264
mtext 37
multi edit dimensions 135, 143
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