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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 an entire fastening assembly using
items from the content library.
AMSCREWCON2D
Inserts an entire fastener assembly using items
predefined on a template.
AMSCREWMACRO2D
Generates Scripts to apply a specified opera-
tion on selected drawings or entire folders.
AMSCRIPT
Inserts a sealing ring from the content library.AMSEALRING2D
Inserts a seal or O-ring and draws the corres-
ponding groove on a shaft.
AMSEALS2D
Draws a section line inserts the corresponding
section view label in the drawing area.
AMSECTIONLINE
Adds, removes, or copies geometry to the
currently activated folder or component view.
AMSEDIT
Imports the drafting standards and the depend-
ant settings from a template file.
AMSETUPDWG
Starts the Shaft Generator utility.AMSHAFT2D
Calculate deflection lines, bending moments,
torsion moments, and factors of safety for
shafts and axles put under static loads.
AMSHAFTCALC
Draws a break line on a shaft to indicate a
shaft end.
AMSHAFTEND
Inserts a parallel or woodruff key on a shaft.AMSHAFTKEY2D
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