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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
Screw Assembly Grip Representation
- Front View 209
Screw Assembly Templates 218
Screw Calculation 358
Screw Connection New Part Front
View 223
Screw Diameter Estimation 219
Select a Blind Hole 232
Select a Cylindrical Pin 234
Select a Nut 360
Select a Row 358
Select a Screw 205, 358
Select Graph 308, 324
Select Part Size 236, 330
Select Template 129, 279, 409, 427
Set Value 260, 269
Shaft Calculation 303
Shaft Generator 281
Sort 268
Standard Parts Database 36
Switch Representation of Standard
Parts 240
Template Description 61
Torque 307
Type of Follower 390
View 158, 167
Visibility Enhancement 123
dimensions 22, 144–145, 170–171, 177–
179, 414, 421, 424–425
angular 177
automatic 171
baseline 170
breaks 22, 179
contours 144
deviations 145
multi edit 170, 178
parametric 414, 421
radial 425
reference 424
distance snaps 128
distributed loads 318, 372
drawing borders 39, 180, 411, 431
Drawing Borders with Title Block dialog
box 180, 411, 431
drawing views 411, 414, 426, 431–432
export to AutoCAD 426
insert drawing borders 411, 431
drawings 56, 60, 62, 170
borders 170
default templates 62
layers 56
limits 56, 60
new 62
templates 56, 60
drill bushings 22
durability calculations 372
dynamic calculations 278
dynamic dragging 202, 278, 342
E
edge symbols 23
Edit Attributes dialog box 181
Export Drawing Views dialog box 426
export drawing views to AutoCAD 426
extension springs 23, 342
external reference components 96, 101,
103
external threads 23
F
fatigue factors 300
FEA (Finite Element Analysis) 372
FEA 2D Calculation dialog box 374
FEA 2D Isolines (Isoareas) dialog box 378
FEA Configuration dialog box 375
feature control frame symbols 24
feature identifier symbols 24
Fillet Radius dialog box 139
fillets 24, 139, 278
filters for parts lists 270, 274
finite element analysis (FEA) 372
fits 24, 170, 178
fits lists 182
fixed supports 300, 318, 372, 375
fixed supports on shafts 305
folders 66, 69–70, 86
instances of 70
mechanical structure 66, 86
modify 69
frequently used commands 458
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