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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
mechanical structure folders 66
restructure 95
view 76
compression springs 342
construction lines 23, 128, 132, 202, 238
Construction Lines dialog box 133
contact areas in screw calculations 364
context menu command access 5
contours 27, 132, 143, 186, 202
backgrounds and foregrounds 186,
202
hatch patterns 143
lines 132
visibility 27
cotter pins 21
counterbores 21, 39
countersinks 21, 39, 202
countersunk rivets 21
Create Drawing View dialog box 415,
418, 433, 437, 439, 441
cross-hatches 143
crosshairs 30
curve paths on cams 388
custom filters for parts lists 274
cutlines 438
cutting planes 34
cylinders in shafts 283
cylindrical pins 21
D
default layers 114
deflection lines 34, 300, 318, 321
desktop menu command access 5
Detail dialog box 147
detail views 128, 146, 152, 156
deviations to dimensions 145
dialog boxes 27, 36, 57–58, 60–61, 117,
119, 123, 129, 132–133, 139,
145, 147, 149, 154, 158, 162,
164, 166–167, 170, 172, 180–181,
205, 209, 218–219, 223, 232,
234, 236, 240, 246, 248, 254,
259–260, 268–269, 271, 279–281,
303–304, 306–308, 322, 324, 330,
334, 358, 360, 374–375, 378, 389–
390, 409, 411–415, 418, 426–427,
431–433, 437, 439, 441
Automatic Dimensioning 172
Beam Calculation 322
Belt and Chain Length
Calculation 330
Cam Design and Calculation 389
Change Title Block Entry 413, 432
Construction Lines 133
Create Drawing view 415
Create Drawing View 418, 433,
437, 439, 441
Detail 147
Drawing Borders with Title
Block 180, 431
Drawing Borders with Ttle
Block 411
Edit Attributes 181
Export Drawing Views 426
FEA 2D Calculation 374
FEA 2D Isolines (Isoareas) 378
FEA Configuration 375
Fillet Radius 139
Gear 306
Layer Control 57, 117, 119, 123,
166
Library 27
List of Filters 271
Material 303
Material Properties 304
Material Type 322
Nominal Diameter 162
Options 58, 414
Page Setup Manager 411, 432
Page Setup-Layout 412, 432
Part Ref Attributes 246, 248, 254
Parts List 259
Point Load 306
Power Dimensioning 145, 149, 164,
170
Power Snap Settings 132, 280
Pulleys and Sprockets 334
Save Drawing As 60
Save Title Block Filename 414
Scale Area 154
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