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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
new commands 50
Nominal Diameter dialog box 162
notches and stress calculations 300
numerical control (NC) 388
nuts 28
O
o-rings 34
object snap modes 30
object snaps 131
objects 67, 122
copy with layer groups 122
mechanical structure 67
occurrences 67, 73
compared with instances 73
in mechanical structure 67
Options dialog box 58
orthogonal views for part files 418
outer shaft contours 34
P
Page Setup - Layout dialog box 412, 432
Page Setup Manager dialog box 411, 432
parallel keys 35
part information 245
Part Ref Attributes dialog box 246, 248,
254
part references 29, 244–245
partitions in chains 328
parts layers 26, 56, 114
Parts List dialog box 259
parts lists 29, 244, 255, 261–262, 267,
270, 434
defined 244
filters 270
merge rows 261
sort 267
split rows 262
pins 234
pitch diameters in chains 328
plain bearings 29
plain rivets 29
plugs 29, 34
point forces 300, 318
Point Load dialog box 306
polylines 138
power commands 128, 193
Power Copy 202, 211, 342
Power Dimensioning 128, 152, 170
Power Dimensioning dialog box 145,
149, 164
Power Edit 202, 222, 342, 372, 381
Power Erase 170, 202, 229, 264
Power Recall 202
Power Snap Settings dialog box 132, 280
Power View 202, 226, 352
precision in dimensions 145
profiles in shafts 286
property class for screws 359
pulleys 19, 36
Pulleys and Sprockets dialog box 334
R
radial dimensions 425
radius reflection lines 278
rectangles 31
reference dimensions 424
reference points 31
relative points 31
representations of standard parts 36,
203, 239
resolution in cam calculations 388
restructure components 95
result blocks in screw calculations 370
retaining rings 24
revised commands 44
revision lists 32
rivets 21, 29
countersunk 21
plain 29
roller bearings 32
roller chains 328
rotate tool 409, 427
S
Save Drawing As dialog box 60
Save Title Block Filename dialog box 414
Scale Area dialog box 154
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