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Tutorial 1

In this tutorial you will create the model shown in Figure 1-1. The dimensions of the model are shown in Figure 1-2. The extrusion depth of the model is 20mm. After creating the model, rotate the view and then change the view back to isometric view before saving the model. The steps that will be used to complete this tutorial are given next: Open a new part file and then switch to the sketching environment. Draw the outer loop of the sketch and then draw the sketch of three inner cavities. Finally, draw the six circles inside the outer loop, refer to Figures 1-3 through 1-7. Invoke the Extrude Boss/Base tool and extrude the sketch through a distance of 20mm, refer to Figure 1-8. Rotate the view using the Rotate View tool. Change the current view to isometric view and then save the model.

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Figure 1-1 Model for Tutorial 3

Figure 1-2 Dimensions of the model for Tutorial 3

Opening a New Part File


1. Choose the New button from the Standard toolbar and open a new part file using the New SolidWorks Document dialog box.

2. Choose the Sketch button from the Sketch toolbar to switch to the sketching environment for drawing the sketch.

Drawing the Outer Loop


When the sketch consists of more than one closed loop, it is recommended that you add relations and dimensions to the outer loop first so that it is fully defined. Next, draw the inner loops one by one and add relations and dimensions to them. Therefore, you will first draw the outer loop first and then add the relations and dimensions to it. 1. Draw a circle in the first quadrant and then dimension it so that it is forced to a diameter of 100 mm. 2. Locate the center of the circle at a distance of 70mm along X and Y directions from the origin by adding dimensions in both the directions. Choose the Zoom to Fit button to fit the display on the screen. 3. Draw a horizontal centerline from the center of the circle. 4. Draw a circle at the intersection of the centerline and the bigger circle. 5. Trim the part of the sketch so that the sketch looks similar to the one shown in Figure 1-3.

Figure 1-3 Sketch after trimming the unwanted portion

Figure 1-4 Outer loop of the sketch

6. Dimension the smaller arc so that it is forced to a radius of 10mm. 7. Add the Coincident relation to the center point of the smaller arc and the circumference of the outer arc.

You will notice that as you add the dimension and relations to the sketch, it turns black in color. This suggests that the sketch is fully defined. Next, you will create a circular pattern of the smaller arc. The total number of instances in the pattern is 6 and the total angle is 360-degree. 8. Select the smaller arc using the Select tool and then choose the Circular Sketch Step and Repeat button from the Sketch Tools toolbar. The Circular Sketch Step and Repeat dialog box will be displayed and the cursor will be replaced by the circular pattern cursor. 9. Move the circular pattern cursor at the control point available at the end of the arrow that is displayed at the origin. The circular pattern cursor will turn yellow in color. 10. Press and hold the left mouse button down at the control point and then drag it to the center of the outer arc in the sketch. Release the left mouse button when the cursor turns yellow in color. 11. Set the value of the Number spinner in the Step area to 6. Accept all the other default values and choose the OK button to create the pattern. You will notice that all the instances of the pattern are black in color. This is because you have already applied the dimensions and relations to the original instance and so the other instances are also fully defined. 12. Trim the unwanted portion of the outer arc using the Sketch Trim tool. This completes the outer loop. The sketch at this stage should look similar to the one shown in Figure 1-4.

Drawing the Sketch of the Inner Slots


Now, you need to draw the sketch of the inner cavities. You will draw the sketch of one of the cavities and then add the required relations and dimensions to it. Next, you will create a circular pattern of this cavity. The number of instances in the circular pattern will be 3. 1. Using the Centerpoint Arc tool, draw an arc with the center at the center point of the outer arc of 100mm diameter. 2. Dimension this arc such that it is forced to a radius of 30mm. Also, add the angular dimensions to the arc, refer to Figure 1-5. The arc will turn black in color, suggesting that it is fully defined. 3. Offset the last arc outward through a distance of 10mm using the Offset Entities tool. The new arc created using the Offset tool is also black in color. Also, a dimension with the value 10mm will be created between the two arcs. 4. Close the two ends of the arc using the Tangent Arc tool. This completes the sketch of one of the inner cavities. All the entities in the sketch at this stage should be displayed in black color as shown in Figure 1-5.

Figure 1-5 Sketch after drawing the sketch of the inner cavity the circular pattern

Figure 1-6 Sketch after creating

Next, you will create a circular pattern of the inner slot. This is done using the Circular Sketch Step and Repeat tool. 5. Select all the entities in the sketch of the inner slot and then choose the Circular Sketch the Sketch Tools toolbar. Step and Repeat button from

The Circular Sketch Step and Repeat dialog box will be displayed and the center of the circular pattern is again placed at the origin. 6. Hold the left mouse button down at the control point provided at the end of the arrow displayed at the origin and drag it to the center of the outer arc in the sketch. 7. Set the value of the Number spinner in the Step area to 3 and then choose the OK button to create the circular pattern. This completes the sketch of the inner cavities. The sketch after creating the circular pattern of the inner cavities is shown in Figure 1-6.

Drawing the Sketch for the Holes


Next, you need to draw the sketch for the holes. You will draw one of the circles and then add dimension to it. Then you will create a circular pattern of the circle. 1. Taking the center point of one of the arcs on the outer arc of 100mm diameter, draw a circle and then dimension it to force it to a diameter of 10mm. The circle will turn black in color when you dimension it. 2. Select the circle using the Select tool and then choose the Circular Sketch Step and Sketch Tools toolbar. 3. Drag the center of the circular pattern to the center of the outer arc. 4. Set the value of the Number spinner in the Step area to 6. Choose OK to create the pattern. All the instances in the pattern will be displayed in black color. This completes the sketch of the model. The final sketch of the model is shown in Figure 1-7. Repeat button from the

Extruding the Sketch


The next step after drawing the sketch is to extrude it. The sketch will be extruded using the Extrude Boss/Base tool.

Figure 1-7 Final sketch of the model

Figure 1-8 Final model for Tutorial 1

1. Choose the Extrude Boss/Base button from the Features toolbar to invoke the Extrude Property Manager. The current view will be changed to a 3D view and the Extrude Property Manager will be displayed. Also, the preview of the model as it will be created using the default values will be displayed on the screen. 2. Set the value of the Depth spinner to 20 and then choose the OK button to extrude the sketch. 3. Choose the Isometric button from the Standard Views toolbar to change the view to isometric view. The completed model for Tutorial 1 is shown in Figure 1-8.

Rotating the View


1. Choose the Rotate View button from the View toolbar. The arrow cursor will be replaced by the rotate view cursor. 2. Press the left mouse button and drag the cursor on the screen to rotate the view. 3. Choose the Isometric button from the Standard Views toolbar.

Saving the Sketch


Since the document has not been saved even once until now, therefore, when you choose the Save button from the Standard toolbar, the Save As dialog box will be displayed. You can enter the name of the document in this dialog box. 1. Choose the Save button from the Standard toolbar and save the model with a name 2. Choose File > Close from the menu bar to close the file.

Tutorial 2
In this tutorial you will draw the sketch of the model shown in Figure 2-1. In this tutorial you will draw the sketch using the mirror line and then add the required relations and dimensions. The sketch is shown in Figure 2-2. The solid model is given only for reference. (Expected time: 30 min)

Figure 2-1 Solid Model

Figure 2-2 Sketch of the model

The steps that will be followed to complete this tutorial are listed below: a. Start SolidWorks and then open a new part file. b. Maximize the part file document and then switch to the sketching environment.

c. Create a mirror line using the Centerline and the Mirror tool. d. Draw the sketch of the model on one side of the mirror line so that it is automatically drawn on the other side, refer to Figure 2-3 through Figure 2-8. e. Add the required relations to the sketch, refer to Figures 2-9 and Figure 2-10. f. Add the required dimensions to the sketch and fully define the sketch, refer Figure 2-11. g. Save the sketch and then close the file.

Starting SolidWorks and Opening a New Part Document


1. Start SolidWorks 2. Select the Part option and then choose the OK button from the New SolidWorks Document dialog box. A new SolidWorks part document is opened. But the part document window is not maximized in the SolidWorks window. 3. Choose the Maximize button available on the upper right corner of the part document window to maximize the document window. 4. Choose the Sketch button from the Sketch toolbar to invoke the sketching environment. 5. Set the units for measuring linear dimensions to Millimeters and the units for angular dimensions to Degree using the Document Properties - Detailing dialog box. If you selected Millimeters as units while installing SolidWorks, then you can skip this point.

Drawing the Mirror Line


In this tutorial, you will draw the sketch of the given model with the help of a mirror line. As mentioned earlier, the sketches that are symmetrical along any axis are recommended to be drawn using the mirror line. The mirror line is drawn using the Centerline and Mirror tools. When you draw an entity on one side of the mirror line, the same entity is drawn automatically on the other side of the mirror line. The entity drawn on the other side is the mirror image of the entity you draw. A symmetrical relation is applied to the entities on both the sides of the mirror line. Therefore, if you modify an entity on one side of the mirror line, the same modification is reflected in the mirrored entity and vice versa. First, you need to create a mirror line. The origin of the sketcher environment is placed in the center of the drawing area and you have to create the sketch in the first quadrant. Therefore, it is recommended that you modify the drawing area such that the area in the first quadrant in increased. This can be done using the Pan tool. 1. Choose the Pan Tool button from the View toolbar. The select cursor will be replaced by the pan cursor.

2. Press and hold the left mouse button down and drag the cursor toward the bottom left corner of the screen. You will notice that the origin also moves toward the bottom left corner of the screen. This increase the drawing area in the first quadrant. 3. After dragging the origin close to the lower left corner, release the left mouse button.

4. Choose the Centerline button from the Sketch Tools toolbar. The pan cursor is replaced by the line cursor. 5. Move the line cursor to a location whose coordinates are close to 45mm 70mm 0mm. You do not need to move the cursor to exactly this location. You can move it to a point close to this location. 6. Specify the start point of the centerline and move the line cursor vertically downward. Specify the endpoint of the centerline when the length of the line cursor shows a value close to 80.

As soon as you specify the endpoint of the center line, a rubber-band line is attached to the line cursor. Double-click anywhere in the drawing area or right-click to display the shortcut menu and choose the End chain option from the shortcut menu to end line creation. 7. Choose the Zoom to fit button from the View toolbar to fit the sketch on the screen. 8. Choose the Select button from the Sketch toolbar to toggle back to the selection mode and select the center line. 9. Choose the Sketch Mirror button from the Sketch Tools toolbar to convert the center line into a mirror line and invoke the automatic mirror option.

Drawing the Sketch


You will draw the sketch on the right side of the mirror line and the same sketch will be automatically drawn on the other side of the mirror line. 1. Choose the Line button from the Sketch Tools toolbar. The arrow cursor is replaced by the line cursor. 2. Move the line cursor to a location where the coordinates are close to 45mm 10mm 0mm. The line cursor turns yellow in color and an orange bulb is displayed. This suggests that the cursor snaps the mirror line. 3. Specify the start point of the line at this point and move the cursor horizontally toward the right. Specify the endpoint of the line when the length of the line above the line cursor shows a value close to 15. As soon as you press the left mouse button to specify the endpoint of the line, a line of the same length is drawn automatically on the other side of the mirror line. Figure 2-3 shows the mirror image created automatically on the other side of the mirror line. A rubber-band line is attached to the cursor. You will notice that the mirror image that is automatically created on the left of the mirror line is merged with the line drawn on the right. Therefore, the entire line becomes a single entity. As mentioned earlier, the mirror image of the line is merged with the line that you draw only if one of the endpoints of the line you draw is coincident with the mirror line. 4. Move the cursor vertically upward. Specify the endpoint when the length of the line on the line cursor displays a value close to 10. Figure 2-4 shows the sketch after drawing the vertical lines.

Figure 2-3 After releasing the left mouse buttonFigure 2-4 After releasing the left mouse button A rubber-band line is attached to the cursor.

5. Move the line cursor horizontally toward the right. Specify the endpoint of the line when the length of the line on the line cursor displays a value close to 10. 6. Move the line cursor vertically downward. Specify the endpoint when the length of the line on the line cursor displays a value close to 10.

7. Move the line cursor horizontally toward the right. Specify the endpoint when the length of the line on the line cursor displays a value close to 10. 8. Move the line cursor vertically upward. Specify the endpoint when the length of the line on the line cursor displays a value close to 40. 9. Move the line cursor such that the line is drawn at an angle close to 135-degree, see Figure 2-5. Specify the endpoint when the value of the length of the line is close to 14.14. 10. Move the line cursor horizontally toward the left. Specify the endpoint when the cursor snaps to the mirror line and the line cursor turns yellow in color. A rubber-band line is attached to the cursor. Double-click anywhere on the screen to end line creation. The sketch after completing the outer loop is shown in Figure 2-6. Next, you will draw the sketch of the inner cavity. To draw the sketch of the inner cavity, you will start drawing the lower horizontal line. 11. Move the line cursor to a location whose coordinates are around 45mm 25mm 0mm. 12. Specify the startpoint of the line at this point and move the cursor horizontally toward the

Figure 2-5 Sketch after drawing the aligned line profile of the sketch

Figure 2-6 Sketch after completing the outer

right. Specify the endpoint when the length of the line above the line cursor shows a value close to 15. 13. Move the line cursor vertically upwards. Specify the endpoint when the length of the line on the line cursor displays a value close to 10. 14. Move the line cursor horizontally toward the left. Specify the endpoint when the length of the line on the line cursor displays a value close to 10. 15. Move the line cursor vertically downwards. Specify the endpoint when the length of the line on the line cursor displays a value close to 5. 16. Move the line cursor horizontally toward the left. Specify the endpoint when the line cursor snaps to the mirror line. 17. Double-click anywhere on the screen to end line creation. The sketch after completing the inner cavity is shown in Figure 2-7. Next, you will draw the circles using the Circle tool from the Sketch Tools toolbar. 18. Choose the Circle button from the Sketch Tools toolbar to invoke the circle tool. select cursor will be replaced by the circle cursor. When you invoke the circle tool the

19. Move the circle cursor to the point where the inferencing line originating from the endpoints of the right inclined line meet. 20. Specify the center of the circle at this point and move the circle cursor toward the left to define the circle. Press the left mouse button when the radius of the circle above the circle cursor shows a value close to 5. The mirror image of the circle is automatically drawn on the other side of the mirror line. The sketch after drawing the circle is shown in Figure 2-8. Figure 2-8 Sketch after drawing the circle

Sketch after drawing the inner Figure 2-7 cavity

After drawing the sketch, you need to add the relations using the Add Relations Property Manager. The relations are applied to a sketch to constrain its degree of freedom to reduce the number of dimensions in the sketch, and also to capture the design intent in the sketch. 1. Choose the Select button from the Sketch toolbar to remove the circles created previously from the selection set. 2. Choose the Add Relation button from the Sketch Relations toolbar to invoke the Add Relations Property Manager. The confirmation corner is also displayed at the upper right corner of the drawing window. 3. Select the centerpoint of the circle on the right and then select the lower endpoint of the right inclined line. The name of the selected entities are displayed in the Selected Entities area of the Add Relations Property Manager. The relations that can be applied to the two selected entities are displayed in the Add Relations area of the Add Relations Property Manager as shown in Figure 2-9. The Horizontal option is highlighted, suggesting that the horizontal relation is the most appropriate relation for the selected entities.

Figure 2-9Add Relations Property Manager equal relation

Figure 2-10 Entities to be selected to apply the

4. Choose the Horizontal button from the Add Relations area to apply the Horizontal relation to the selected entities. 5. Move the cursor to the drawing area and right-click to invoke the shortcut menu. Choose the Clear Selections option to remove the selected entities from the selection set. 6. Select the centerpoint of the circle on the right and the upper endpoint of the right inclined line. The relations that can be applied to the selected entities are displayed and the Vertical option is highlighted. 7. Choose the Vertical button from the Add Relation area of the Add Relations Property Manager. Right-click in the drawing area and choose the Clear Selection option. 8. Select the entities shown in Figure 2-10. Choose the Equal button from the Add Relations area of the Add Relations Property Manager. 9. Choose the OK button from the Add Relations Property Manager or choose the OK icon from the confirmation corner to close the Property Manager. Specify a point on the screen to clear the selected entities.

Applying the Dimensions to the Sketch


Next, you will apply the dimensions to the sketch and fully define the sketch. As mentioned earlier, the sketched entities are shown in blue, suggesting that the sketch is under defined. It will be changed to black after applying the required dimensions to the sketch, suggesting that the sketch is fully defined. 1. Choose Tools>Options from the menu bar to display the System Options - General dialog box. Select the Input dimension value check box if cleared and choose OK from the System Options - General dialog box. This check box is selected to invoke the modify dialog box to enter a new dimension value and modify the sketch as you place the dimension. 2. Choose the Dimension button Choose the Dimension option to from the Sketch toolbar or right-click in the drawing area to display the shortcut menu. invoke the dimension option.

The cursor is replaced by the dimension cursor. 3. Move the dimension cursor to the lower right horizontal line. The lower right horizontal line is highlighted in red color.

4. Select the line. A linear dimension is attached to the cursor. 5. Move the cursor downwards and using the left mouse button, place the dimension below the line, and refer to Figure 2-11. As you place the dimension, the Modify dialog box is displayed. 6. Enter the dimension value of 10 in this dialog box and press ENTER. The dimension is placed and the length of line is also modified to 10. 7. Move the dimension cursor to the lower middle horizontal line. Select the line when the line changes to red. A dimension is attached to the cursor. 8. Move the cursor downwards and place the dimension using the left mouse button. Enter a value of 30 in the Modify edit box and press ENTER. 9. Move the cursor to the outer left vertical line and when the color of the line changes to red, select the line. A dimension is attached to the cursor. 10. Move the cursor to the left and use the left mouse button to place the dimension. Enter a value of 40 in the Modify dialog box and press ENTER. 11. Select the right inclined line. A dimension is attached to the cursor. Move the cursor vertically upwards to apply the horizontal dimension to the selected line. Using the left mouse button place the dimension at an appropriate place, see Figure 2-11. 12. Enter a value of 10 in the Modify dialog box and press ENTER. 13. Again, select the right aligned line. A dimension is attached to the cursor. Move the cursor horizontally toward the right to apply the vertical dimension for the selected line. Using the left mouse button place the dimension at an appropriate place, see Figure 2-11. 18. Enter a value of 10 in the Modify dialog box and press ENTER. 19. Move the cursor to the left circle and when the circle is highlighted in red, select it. A diameter dimension is attached to the cursor. Move the cursor outside the sketch. 20. Place the diameter dimension. Enter a value of 10 in the Modify dialog box and press ENTER. 21. Select the lower horizontal line of the inner cavity. A linear dimension is attached to the cursor. Select the lower horizontal line of the outer loop. A vertical dimension between the lower horizontal line of the inner cavity and the lower horizontal line of the outer sketch is attached to the cursor. 22. Move the cursor horizontally toward the right and place the dimension. Enter a value of 15 in the Modify dialog box and press ENTER. 23. Select the inner right vertical line of the cavity and place the dimension outside the sketch. Enter a value of 5 in the Modify dialog box and press ENTER. 24. Select the lower horizontal line of the outer sketch and the origin using the left mouse button. 25. Move the cursor horizontally toward the left and place the dimension. Enter a value of 10 in the Modify dialog box. Notice, that some of the entities are displayed in black. This suggests that these entities are now fully defined. But you have to fully define the entire sketch. So you need to add some more dimensions. 26. Select the outer left vertical line of the outer sketch and the origin.

27. Move the cursor vertically downward and place the dimension using the left mouse button. Enter a value of 10 in the Modify dialog box. Notice that all the entities are displayed in black. This suggests that the sketch is fully defined. If the sketch is not fully defined then you have to add a dimension between the outer right vertical line and the outer left vertical line. The value of the dimension should be maintained 70. The fully defined sketch, after applying all the required relations and dimensions, is shown in Figure 2-11.

Figure 3-1 Bench Vice assembly

Figure 2-11 Fully defined sketch after applying all the required relations and dimensions

Saving the Sketch


1. Choose the Save button from the Standard toolbar to invoke the Save As dialog box. 2. Double-click the SolidWorks directory. Choose the Create New Folder button from the Save As dialog box. Enter the name of the folder as c03 and press ENTER. 3. Enter the name of the document as c03-tut01.sldprt in the File name edit box and choose the Save button. The document will be saved in the \My Documents\SolidWorks\c03 directory. 4. Close the file by choosing File>Close from the menu bar.

Tutorial 3
In this tutorial you will create all the components of the Bench Vice and then assemble them. The bench vice assembly is shown in Figure 3-1. The dimensions of the various components are given in Figures 3-2 through 3-5. ( Expected time: 2 hrs 45 min )

Figure 3-2 Views and dimensions of the Vice Body

Figure 3-3 Views and dimensions of Vice Jaw

Figure 3-4 Views and dimensions of Clamping plate, oval fillister, Set screw 1, and Set screw 2 The steps to be followed to complete the assembly are listed below:

a. Create all the components in individual part documents and save them. The part documents will be saved in /My Documents/SolidWorks/c10/Bench Vice. b. Open Vice Body and Vice Jaw part documents and define the mate references in both the part documents. c. Create a new assembly document and open all the part documents. Place the first component, which is Vice Body, by dragging and dropping from the part document window. Now, drag and drop the Vice Jaw in the assembly document. It will automatically assemble with the Vice Jaw because the mate references are already defined in both the part documents, refer to Figures 3-9 and 3-10. d. Drag and drop the jaw screw in the assembly document. Apply the required mates, refer to Figures 3-12 through 3-17. e. Next, analyze the assembly for degrees of freedom. f. After analyzing the assembly, apply the required mates to constrain all the degrees of freedom, refer to Figures 3-18 and 3-19.

Figure 3-5 Views and dimensions of Clamping plate, Jaw screw, Screw bar, and bar globes g. Next, assemble the Clamping Plate, refer to Figure 3-21 through Figure 3-23. h. Next, assemble the Oval Fillister using the feature based mates, refer to Figure 3-24. i. Similarly, assemble the other components.

Creating the Components


1. Create all the components of the Bench Vice assembly as separate part documents. Specify the names of the files as shown in Figures 3-2 through 3-5. The files should be saved in the directory /My Documents/SolidWorks/c10/Bench Vice.

Creating the Mate References


In this tutorial you will assemble the first two components of the assembly using the mate references. For assembling the components using the mate references, first you need to create the mate reference. Therefore, you need to open the part documents in which you will add the mate references. 1. Choose the Open button from the Standard toolbar. The Open dialog box is displayed. 2. Double click the vice body. The vice-body part document is opened in the SolidWorks window. 3. Choose Insert >Mate Reference from the menu bar. The Mate Reference Property Manager is invoked. The selection mode in the Primary Reference Entity display area is active. 4. Select the planar face shown in Figure 3-6 of the model as the primary reference. The selected planar face will be highlighted in green. 5. Select the Coincident option from the Mate Reference Type drop-down list. The selection mode in the Secondary Reference Entity display area is active. 6. Select the planar face shown in Figure 3-6 of the model as the secondary reference. The selected face will be highlighted in red. 7. Select the Coincident option from the Mate Reference Type drop-down list. The selection mode in the Tertiary Reference Entity display area is active. 8. Select the planar face of the model shown in Figure 3-6 as the tertiary reference. The selected face will be highlighted in brown.

Figure 3-6 Faces to be selected as mate references references

Figure 3-7 Faces to be selected as mate

9. Select the Parallel option from the Mate Reference Type drop-down list. 10. Enter Vice Mate Reference as the name of mate reference in the Mate Reference edit box available in the Reference Name rollout. 11. Choose the OK button from the Mate Reference Property Manager. 12. Similarly, create the mate reference in the Vice Jaw part document. The faces to be selected as reference are displayed in Figure 3-7. The names of the mate references should be same in both the part documents.

Assembling First Two Components of the Assembly


After creating the mate references to the part documents, you need to assemble the components. For assembling the components you need to create a new assembly document. After creating the new assembly document open all the part documents of bench vice assembly and tile all the documents vertically or horizontally. 1. Create a new assembly document. If the origin is not displayed in the drawing area, choose View > Origin from the menu bar to display the origin. 2. Open the part documents of Vice Body and Vice Jaw and choose Window >Tile Horizontal/Vertical. As discussed earlier, the first component should be placed coincident to the origin of the assembly document. Therefore, you will drag and drop the first component at the origin of the assembly. 3. Move the cursor on the name of the vice body part document in the Feature Manager Design Tree and press and hold down the left mouse button.

Figure 3-8 First component being dropped at the origin of the assembly document

4. Drag the cursor in the drawing area of the assembly document. Release the left mouse button to drop the part when the cursor snaps to the origin of the assembly document.

Figure 3-8 shows the part being dropped into the assembly document. Next, you need to place the second component in the assembly. As discussed earlier, the second component of the assembly, which is the Vice Jaw, will be assembled with the vice body using the mate references. 5. Expand the assembly document window. Move the cursor to the title bar of the assembly document. The cursor will be replaced by the window expand cursor. Drag the cursor to expand the assembly document window. 6. Move the cursor on the name of the vice jaw part document in the Feature Manager Design Tree. Press and hold down the right mouse button and drag the cursor to the assembly document. When you drag the cursor close to the vice body in the assembly document, the preview of the vice jaw assembled with the vice body is displayed in the assembly document. 7. Drag the component at the required location. The mates specified in the mate references will be applied between the vice jaw and the vice body. Figure 3-9 shows the second component being dragged in the assembly document. Figure 3-10 shows the vice jaw assembled with the vice body.

Figure 3-9 Second component being dragged It is recommended that you close the part documents from which the parts are placed in the assembly document. 8. Close the part document windows of the parts that are placed in assembly document.

Figure 3-10 Vice jaw assembled with the Vice Body assembly document

Figure 3-11 Jaw Screw placed in the

Assembling the Jaw screw


Now, you need to place the Jaw Screw in the assembly document. 1. Open the part file of Jaw Screw and drag and drop the Jaw Screw in the assembly document. 2. Close the part document and maximize the assembly document. Figure 3-11 shows the Jaw Screw placed arbitrarily in the assembly document. Next, you need to add the assembly mates to assemble the components placed in the assembly. 3. Choose the SmartMates button from the Assembly toolbar or invoke the shortcut menu, and choose the SmartMates

option from the shortcut menu. The SamrtMates Property Manager is displayed and the select cursor is replaced by the move cursor. 4. Move the cursor to the cylindrical face of the jaw screw as shown in Figure 3-12. Double-click the face. The jaw screw is displayed as transparent. The move cursor is replaced by the smartmates cursor. 5. Hold the Jaw Screw close to the bottom end and drag it to the hole in the vice body as shown in Figure 3-13. The symbol of concentric mate will be displayed below the cursor.

Figure 3-12 Face to be selected

Figure 3-13 Jaw screw being dragged

6. Drop the jaw screw at this location to add a concentric mate between the cylindrical face of the Jaw Screw and the hole on the Vice Body. Figure 3-14 shows the Jaw Screw assembled to the Vice Body.

Figure 3-14 concentric mate applied between the Jaw Screw and the Vice Body

Next, you need apply the coincident mate between the planar faces of the jaw screw and the 7. Choose the Mate button from the Assembly toolbar to invoke the Mate Property Manager. You the entities to be mated.

vice jaw. are prompted to select

8. Rotate the model and select the face of the vice jaw as shown in Figure 3-15. Next, select the face of the jaw screw as shown in Figure 3-16.

As soon as you select the faces, the Coincident button is displayed as selected in the Mate Property Manager.

9. Choose the OK button from the Mate Property Manager. The assembly after adding the Coincident mate is displayed in Figure 3Face to be Face to be 17. Figure 3-15 Figure 3-16 selected selected In real world, there are two types of assemblies. First one is the fully defined assembly in which all the degrees of freedom of all components are restricted. The other type of assemblies are those in which some degrees of freedom of the components are left free so that they can move or rotate. This type of assemblies are used for mechanism, which you will learn in the next chapter. After adding the Coincident mate, you need to move the assembly to analyze the degree of freedom of the assembly. After analyzing the assembly you will add the mates to constrain that degree of freedom. 10. Choose the Move button from the Assembly toolbar. The Move Property Manager is 11. Select the jaw screw from the drawing area and drag the cursor. You will notice that the jaw screw is rotating on its axis and moving along the X axis. Also, it is forcing the Vice Jaw to move along the X axis. Originally, this degree of freedom of displayed.

Figure 3-17 After applying the coincident mate to the jaw screw Vice Jaw and Jaw Screw needs to be left free so that the assembly can function. But here you will restrict this degree of freedom also to create a fully defined assembly. 12. Invoke the Mate Property Manager and select the faces shown in Figures 3-18 and 3-19.

Figure 3-18 Face to be selected

Figure 3-19 Face to be selected

13. Choose the Distance button from the Mate Settings rollout and set the Distance spinner value to 10. 14. Choose the Keep Visible button from the Mate Property Manager and then choose the OK button. 15. Invoke the Feature Manager Design Tree flyout and select the Top assembly plane. Now, expand the jaw-screw from the Feature Manager Design Tree and select the Top plane. 16. Choose the Angle button from the Mate Settings rollout and set the value of the Angle spinner to 45. 17. Choose the Keep Visible button and then choose the OK button from the Mate Property Manager to close it.

Assembling the Clamping Plate


Now, you need to assemble the Clamping Plate with the assembly. 1. Open the part document of the Clamping Plate and drag and drop it into the assembly document. 2. Rotate the assembly such that the bottom face of the assembly is displayed as shown in Figure 3-20. 3. Choose the Rotate button from the Assembly toolbar and select the clamping plate.

4. Drag the cursor to rotate the clamping plate as shown in Figure 3-21.

Figure 3-20 Rotated assembly

Figure 3-21 Clamping after rotating

5. Apply the Concentric mate between the two cylindrical faces of the clamping plate and the two holes of the vice jaw, refer to Figure 3-22. You may have to move the Clamping Plate after applying the first mate.

Figure 3-22 Faces to be selected to apply mate Using the Move Component tool, move the Clamping Plate. Now apply the Coincident mate between the faces of the clamping plate and the vice jaw as shown in Figure 3-23.

Figure 3-23 Faces to be selected to apply mate Figure 3-24 Assembly after assembling the Vice Body, Vice Jaw, Jaw Screw, Screw Bar, Clamping Plate, Base Plate, Bar Globes Similarly, assemble the Screw Bar, Support Plates, and Bar Globes. The assembly after assembling all these components is shown in Figure 3-24.

Assembling the Remaining Components


Next, you need to assemble the Oval Fillister, Set Screw 1, and Set Screw 2. These fasteners will be assembled using featurebased mates. 1. Close the part file of all the components, if open. 2. Open the part files of Oval Fillisters, Set Screw 1, and Set Screw 2. 3. Choose Window>Tile Horizontal from the menu bar to rearrange the windows. 4. Select the Revolve feature from the Feature Manager Design Tree of the Oval fillister part document. Drag the cursor to place the component in the assembly as shown in Figure 3-25. 5. Drop the component when the coincident symbol is displayed below the cursor. Similarly, assemble the Set Screw 1 and Set screw 2 using feature-based mates. You may have to use the TAB key to reverse the directions. The assembly after assembling all the components is shown in Figure 3-26.

6. Choose the Save button to save the assembly.

Figure 3-25 Dragging the Oval Fillisters in the assembly using feature-based mates Figure assembly

3-26

Final

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