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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
Key Terms
DefinitionTerm
A folder that contains one or more component views dedicated to annotating
and detailing parts and subassemblies.
annotation view
In mechanical structure, the implication that a change to one instance of a
definition is reflected in all other instances of that definition, including the
definition itself.
associative
A browser that contains the hierarchy of components, component views, an-
notation views, and folders of a given mechanical structure.
mechanical browser
A browser placeholder and identification for the component type. A component
is analogous to the manufacturing units of parts and assemblies.
component
A folder nested under a component that contains the geometry for a particular
view of that component.
component view
folder
A description of a folder, component, or view that AutoCAD Mechanical saves
in the database, similar to a block definition.
definition
The graphical elements of a drawing that represent the shape and size of a part
or assembly.
elemental geometry
A folder that contains any drawing item that does not have a dedicated or default
folder preprogrammed in mechanical structure.
folder
A unit of elemental geometry.free object (as used in
the Create Hide Situ-
ation dialog box)
The graphical elements of a drawing that represent the shape and size of a part
or assembly.
geometry
Geometry that is included in a hide situation.hidden geometry
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