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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Part I Overview
- 01 About AutoCAD Mechanical
- AutoCAD Mechanical Software Package
- Leveraging Legacy Data
- Starting AutoCAD Mechanical
- Accessing AutoCAD Mechanical Commands
- 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 Companion Support
- 2D Design Productivity
- Engineering Calculations
- Machinery Systems Generators
- Intelligent Production Drawing and Detailing
- Detailing Productivity
- Annotations
- Standard Mechanical Content
- Standard Parts Tools
- Collaboration
- 02 Commands in AutoCAD Mechanical
- 03 New and Revised Commands
- 01 About AutoCAD Mechanical
- Part II Design and Annotation Tools
- 04 Working with Templates
- 05 Using Mechanical Structure
- 06 Working with Layers and Layer Groups
- 07 Designing Levers
- 08 Working with Model Space and Layouts
- 09 Dimensioning
- 10 Working with 2D Hide and 2D Steel Shapes
- 11 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
- 12 Working with BOMs and Parts Lists
- 13 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
- 14 Calculating Shafts
- Part III Engineering Calculations
- Part IV Autodesk Inventor Link
- Appendix A Layer Specifications
- Appendix B Title Block Attributes
- Appendix C Accelerator and Shortcut Keys
- Index
Inserting External Components
In this exercise, you insert a Gripper on to a Gripper Plate drawing.
1 Open the file Tut_Gripper_Plate.dwg in the acadm\tutorial folder.
Toolbutton
File ➤ Open
Menu
OPENCommand
The drawing contains two views of a gripper plate and contains two
construction lines.
2 To keep the original file intact, save the file as Gripper.dwg
3 Display the Structure Catalog.
Toolbutton
Insert ➤ Structure Catalog
Menu
AMSCATALOGCommand
4 In the Files tab, navigate to the acadm\tutorial folder and select
Tut_Gripper.dwg. The structure panel shows the mechanical structure
components in the drawing and the preview panel shows a preview of
the drawing.
5 In the structure panel, drag GRIPPER ➤ Front to model space.
6 Respond to the prompts as shown:
Specify the insertion point or [Base point/Rotate 90/nextView]:
Pick the upper left corner of the smaller rectangle
Specify rotation angle <0>: Press ENTER
Note the mechanical browser. The external reference (xref) component
is indicated by a blue colored marker.
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