Exercise Revolution Wheel

1. Create the 3D model using the drawing provided below.

2. Dimensions are in inches, 3 decimal places.
3. The part is Symmetrical about the horizontal axis.
4. The 5 mounting holes should be created as a Circular Pattern.

1. Select New Part

Start with the Front plane.

Sketch 1 centerlines and

use the vertical centerline
for Dynamic Mirror.

Sketch

the

profile

as

shown.

Add a tangent are to close off the upper portion of the

sketch.

Add the dimensions and relations as indicated.

2. Revolve

the

profile.
3. Add the 5 holes.
4. Save Part

Exercise Revolution and circular array

1. Select New Part

Unit system IPS, 3

decimal places.

Start with the Front plane.

Click Revolve or select

Insert / Boss-Base /
Revolve.

Select the Vertical

Centerline as the Center
of the rotation.

Direction: Blind (Default)

Revolve Angle: 360 deg.

Click OK

Revolved Line

2. Create Upper Sketch

Open new sketch and select front plane.

Sketch the profile as shown and add

dimensions and/or relations needed to
fully define the sketch.

3. Revolving the Upper Cut:

Click Revolved Cut

or Select Insert / Cut /

Revolved.

Select the Angular centerline (40) as Center of the

rotation.

Revolve One- Direction (Default)

Revolve Angle: 360

deg.

Click OK.

4. Creating the Bottom Cut.

Select the front plane and open a

new sketch.

Sketch the profile as shown, use

Convert-Entities

where

needed.

Add dimensions and relations to fully define the sketch.

Click Revolve cut

Revolve

Direction:

Mid-

Plane

Revolve Angle: 45 Deg.

Click OK.

5. Adding 0.075 Fillets:

Click Fillet or select:

Insert / Feature / FilletRound.

Enter

0.075

in.

for

Radius.

Select

the

edges.

Click OK.

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6. Adding 0.125 Fillets:

Click Fillet or Select: Insert

/ Feature / Fillet-Round.

Enter 0.125 in. for Radius

Select the 2 0uter edges

Click OK

7. Circular Patter the Cots outs:

Click Circular Pattern or

select Insert / PatternMirror

Circular

Pattern.

For activate temporary

axes,

select

View/

Temporary Axes

Select the Center Axis for

use as the Pattern-Axis

Pattern Angle: 360 Deg.

Equal Spacing enabled.

Number of copies: 5

Select Upper Cut, the

Lower Cut, the Fillet 1,
and Fillet 2.

Click OK.

8. Shelling with Multi-Wall:

Click Shell or select Insert /

Feature / Shell.

Select the uppermost face

and enter 0.025 in. for
default thickness

Select the side face as

indicated and enter 0.050 in.
for multi-thickness

Click OK.

9. Creating an offset Plane

Click Plane or select Insert / Reference Geometry /

Plane.

Select the upper face as noted.

Enter 0.450 in. for offset distance.

Click OK

10. Creating the Helix

(Sweep Path):

Select the new plane and

open a new sketch

Convert

the

uppermost

circular edge into a circle

Select: Insert/ Curve / Helix-Spiral.

Pitch: 0.115 in

Revolution: 3.5

Start Angle: 0.00 Deg.

Enable Counterclockwise.

Click OK.

11. Sketching the thread profile

Select the Right plane and open a new

sketch.

Sketch the profile (Triangle), add the

dimensions and relations needed to fully
define the sketch.

Use Dynamic Mirror to keep all sketch

entities symmetrical.

Add a Pierce relation (between the

endpoint of the centerline and the helix)
properly snap the sweep pro file on the
Helix

Exit the Sketch.

12. Adding the Threads:

Click Swept Boss

Base

or

select:

Insert / Boss-Base /
Sweep.

Select the Sketch

Profile (the triangle)

to

for use as the Sweep Profile.

Select the Helix for use as the Sweep Path

Click OK.

13.Rounding the ends:

Select the end-face of the swept feature and

open a new sketch.

Click Convert-Entities to covert the selected

face into a new sketch profile.

Add a vertical centerline as

shown.

Click Revolve or select: Insert

/ Boss-Base / Revolve.

Revolve Blind (Default), click

Reverse if needed

Revolve Angle: 100 Deg.

Click OK.

Repeat Step 13 to round off the other end of the threads.

14. Saving

Click File/ Save As/ Bottle

Click Save