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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Part 1 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
- Part 2 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
- Part 3 Engineering Calculations
- Part 4 Autodesk Inventor Link
- Index
DescriptionCommand NameIcon
Inserts a plug from the content library.AMPLUG2D
Produces an identical copy of a specified ob-
ject.
AMPOWERCOPY
Creates multiple types of dimensions within a
single command session and provides the
AMPOWERDIM
ability to specify tolerances or fits as appropri-
ate.
Creates aligned linear dimensions.AMPOWERDIM_ALI
Creates angular dimensions.AMPOWERDIM_ANG
Creates arc length dimensions for arcs and arc
segments on a polyline.
AMPOWERDIM_ARCLEN
Creates a linear or angular dimension from
the first extension line of a selected dimension.
AMPOWERDIM_BAS
Creates a linear, angular, or arc length dimen-
sion from the second extension line of a selec-
ted dimension.
AMPOWERDIM_CHAIN
Creates diameter dimensions for arcs and
circles.
AMPOWERDIM_DIA
Creates horizontal linear dimensions.AMPOWERDIM_HOR
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