Chapter 1

Spring

A. Sketch Path.

Step 1. Click File Menu > New, click Part and OK.
Step 2. Click Top Plane
Sketch
Step 3. Click Line

in the Feature Manager and click

from the Context toolbar, Fig. 1.

(L) on the Sketch toolbar.

Step 4. Draw a horizontal line starting at the Origin

, Fig. 2.
Use the inferencing line, the dotted line that appears when
you draw the line.
Step 5. Click Smart Dimension
the Sketch toolbar.

(S) on

Origin

Fig. 1

Fig. 2

Step 6. Dimension line 1.9, Fig. 3.

Step 7. Right click graphics area and click
Select from menu to unselect Smart
Dimension.
Step 8. Delete the dimension, Fig. 4. To delete,
click the dimension and press the Delete
key.

Step 9. Click Exit Sketch

Fig. 3

Fig. 4

on the Sketch toolbar.

B. Save as "SPRING".

Step 1. Click File Menu > Save As.

Step 2. Key-in SPRING for the filename and press ENTER.

C. Sketch Profile.
Step 1. Click Top Plane
in the Feature Manager and click Sketch
from the Context toolbar, Fig. 5.
Step 2. Click Circle

(S) on the Sketch toolbar.

Fig. 5

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Step 3. Draw a circle below the Origin

Fig. 6.

Origin
Fig. 6

Step 4. Right click graphics area and click

Select from menu to unselect Circle tool.
Step 5. Ctrl click centerpoint of circle and
Origin to select both, Fig. 7.
Release Ctrl key and click Make
Vertical
toolbar.

Ctrl click center

point and Origin

on the Context

Fig. 7

Step 6. Click Smart Dimension

(S) on the Sketch toolbar.
Step 7. Add dimension, Fig. 8.
Step 8. Click Exit Sketch

Fig. 8
on the Sketch toolbar.

D. Sweep.
Step 1. Click Features

on the Command Manager toolbar.

Step 2. Click Swept Boss/Base

on the Features toolbar.

Step 3. In the Swept Boss/Base Property Manager:

under Profile and Path, Fig. 9

Profile

click circle in Sketch2, Fig. 10

Path
field click line in Sketch1

expand Options
Path
under Orientation/twist type:
(line)
Twist Along Path
under Define by: Turns Profile
(circle)
Number of Turns 8

click OK

Fig. 9

Fig. 10

Step 4. Save. Use Ctrl-S.

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E. Show Sketch1.

Step 1. Expand Sweep1 in Feature Manager. Click

Sketch1(line sketch) and click Show
Context toolbar, Fig. 12.

on the

F. Cut Ends of Spring.

Step 1. Click Front Plane
and click Sketch
Fig. 13.

in the Feature Manager

from the Context toolbar,

Fig. 12

Fig. 13

Step 2. Click Normal To

on the Standard
Views toolbar. (Ctrl-8)
Step 3. Click Corner Rectangle
Sketch toolbar.

(S) on the

Step 4. Draw a rectangle away from the spring,

Fig. 14.

Fig. 14

Step 5. Right click graphics area and click

Select from menu to unselect
Rectangle tool.
Ctrl click
line and
Step 6. Ctrl click left vertical line
Origin
of rectangle and Origin
to select both. Release Ctrl key
and click Make Midpoint
the Context toolbar, Fig. 15.
Step 8. Click Smart Dimension
the Sketch toolbar.

on

Fig. 15

(S) on

Step 9. Dimension rectangle .8 and 1.9, Fig. 16.

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Step 10. Click Features

Step 11. Click Extruded Cut

on the Command Manager toolbar.

on the Features toolbar.

Step 12. In the Cut-Extrude Property Manager:

under Direction 1, Fig. 17
End Condition
Through All - Both
The Direction
arrow should point
towards area to be
cut away (outside),
Fig. 18. If arrow is
pointing in wrong
direction, click Flip
side to cut, Fig. 17.
Direction
arrow
Click OK
.

Fig. 17
Fig. 18

Step 13. Click Isometric

on the Standard Views
toolbar. (Ctrl-7)
Step 14. Save. Use Ctrl-S.

Fig. 19

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