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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
G
Gear dialog box 306
gears 278, 300
geometry in structure 66
ghost components 94
grooved drive studs 24
H
hatch patterns 24, 39, 143
hidden edges 194
hidden lines 186
hide situations 106, 187
2D 187
associative 106
in mechanical structure 106
holes 21, 37–39, 202, 231, 423
add notes 423
blind 231
counterbored 39
countersunk 21, 39, 202
tapped blind 37
tapped through 37
through 38
user-defined 39
I
inner shaft contours 34
instances 67, 73
compared to occurrences 73
in mechanical structure 67
isoareas in calculations 378
isolines in stress calculations 378
K
keys in shafts 35
L
language converter 26
Layer Control dialog box 57, 117, 119,
123, 166
layer groups 27, 56, 114, 117, 152
layer specifications 447
layer system 26, 448
layers 57
layouts 152–153
leaders 28, 37, 254, 265
length calculations for chains 329
libraries for storage 128
Library dialog box 27
lines 300, 321
deflection 300, 321
link to assembly files 427
link to part files 409
List of Filters dialog box 271
load calculations 24, 300, 318, 365, 372
lock washers 35
lubricators 27
M
Material dialog box 303
Material Properties dialog box 304
material properties for screws 358
Material Type dialog box 322
mechanical browser 18, 66, 86, 88, 90
restructure 90
usage with Bill of Materials 88
mechanical layers 57, 114
mechanical options 58
mechanical structure 66–68, 106, 280
enable 68, 280
folders 66, 68
hide situations 106
mesh in stress calculations 377, 379
model space 33, 153, 159
module values in shafts 283
moments of inertia 25, 318
motion diagrams for cams 388
movable supports 300, 318, 372, 376
movable supports on shafts 305
mtext 38
multi edit dimensions 170, 178
N
NC (numerical control) 388
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