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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
Simplifying Representations of Standard Parts . . . . . . . . . . 239
Chapter 12
Working with BOMs and Parts Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Key Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Working with Parts Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Inserting Part References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Editing Part References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Placing Balloons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Creating Parts Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Merging and Splitting Items In Parts Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Collecting Balloons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Sorting and Renumbering Items In Parts Lists . . . . . . . . . . 267
Using Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Chapter 13
Creating Shafts with Standard Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Key Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Creating Shafts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Configuring Snap Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Configuring Shaft Generators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Creating Cylindrical Shaft Sections and Gears . . . . . . . . . . 282
Inserting Spline Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Inserting Chamfers and Fillets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Inserting Shaft Breaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Creating Side Views of Shafts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Inserting Threads on Shafts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Editing Shafts and Inserting Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Replacing Shaft Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Inserting Bearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Chapter 14
Calculating Shafts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Key Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Calculating Shafts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Creating Shaft Contours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Specifying Material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Placing Shaft Supports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Specifying Loads on Shafts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Calculating and Inserting Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Calculating Strengths of Shafts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Engineering Calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Chapter 15 Calculating Moments of Inertia and Deflection Lines . . . . . . 317
Key Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
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