2013 US Flag 13 Star

Create a three dimensional

flag of the United States of
the original 13 states. This
is also call the Betsy Ross
flag. To create the circle of
stars you will have to use
the Circular Pattern tool
To create the first star you
will have to use the
Polygon Tool.


A challenge for this flag is find the proper axis of revolution for the stars
and the dimensions for the stars and rectangles. To do this you will add
a point to a work plane and then create an axis through that point.
1. Create a standard part in inches. Standard (in).ipt
2. Create a new 2D Sketch
3. Draw a rectangle centered at
the origin that is 5.000 by
3.000 inches. Click on Finish
Sketch.




4. Extrude Join to 0.250 inches and click OK.











5. Create a new 2D Sketch and draw the 5.00 by 3.00 inch rectangle,
draw 12 equally space horizontal lines down the rectangle. The
distance between the lines is 3.00 inches / 13 stripes = 0.231
inches and click on Finish Sketch.










6. Extrude join the
alternate spaces
(stripes) between
the lines to a
distance of 0.250
inches. There are
7 raised white
stripes. If you are
unable to Extrude
Join all of the stripes at once then extrude join them in separate
extrusions, you will have to create a new 2D sketch for each
extrusion.
7. Create a new 2D
Sketch on the top
of the stripes and
draw a rectangle
in the upper left
hand corner that
is 1.750 wide by
1.385 inches
down. Click on
Finish Sketch.


8. Extrude Join the rectangle to a distance of 0.250 inches and click
OK.










9. On the rectangle that was just extruded create a new 2D sketch
and draw a doward pointing pentgon that is 0.285 inches from
the top of the rectangle and 0.875 inches frlof the left side of the
rectiangle the
pentagon is
0.058 inches
from flat to
point. Remove
the the
dimensions so
you can use
the Trim tool
to cut out the
internal
diagonals.
10. Extude join the star
outline to a distance of 0.250
inches outward and click OK.








11. Create a new 2D Sketch on the base plane of the stars. In the
Workplane section of the ribbon select Point and scroll down to
Center point of Loop of Edges (shown in Red).












12. In the Work Plane section
of the ribbon click on Axis and
scroll down to Normal to Plane
through Point (shown in Red).
Click on the point that was
created in Step 11 and axis
perpendicular to the plane
should appear. You will use that
axis as your axis of revolution
for the circular pattern.
13. On the ribbon
click on the Circular
Pattern Icon click on
the Star as the
Features and then
click on the axis on
the work plane as
the Rotation Axis. In
the Placment box
type in the number 13 and click OK.

14. If you selected the proper work axis (shown in red)above
your part should have a circle of 13 stars around it, like the
diagram below.










15. Rotate the flag
to show the bottom
edge.







16. Create a new 2D Sketch on the bottom edge and draw a
rectangle that is 5.000 by 0.750 inches and click Finish Sketch.












17. Extrude Join the
rectangle to a distance
of 0.500 inches and
click OK.





18. Rotate
the flag so
that you can
see the
bottom
block.





19. Create a new 2D Sketch
and use the Text Tool to write
your first last and period and
US 13 in the box.




20. Emboss the
text to a depth of
0.10 inches and click
OK.




21. Color the parts of the flag using the appropriate colors.
22. Save the file according to the class convention so that if your
name is Betys Ross and you are in 6
th
period then the file name is:
6 Ross Betsy US 13.ipt ( computer adds the .ipt)

23. Remember to take a jpg picture of your file and add it to
your portfolio.