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    Fuselage: A. Side Cut

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    This document provides step-by-step instructions for creating a 3D model of an airplane fuselage in SolidWorks. It describes how to sketch the profile, extrude bosses and cuts to form the basic shape, add fillets and a motor mounting hole, select the material as polystyrene, and set the color. The modeling process involves sketching, extruding, cutting, filleting, setting dimensions, selecting materials, and applying color.

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    Fuselage: A. Side Cut

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    This document provides step-by-step instructions for creating a 3D model of an airplane fuselage in SolidWorks. It describes how to sketch the profile, extrude bosses and cuts to form the basic shape, add fillets and a motor mounting hole, select the material as polystyrene, and set the color. The modeling process involves sketching, extruding, cutting, filleting, setting dimensions, selecting materials, and applying color.

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    This document provides step-by-step instructions for creating a 3D model of an airplane fuselage in SolidWorks. It describes how to sketch the profile, extrude bosses and cuts to form the basic shape, add fillets and a motor mounting hole, select the material as polystyrene, and set the color. The modeling process involves sketching, extruding, cutting, filleting, setting dimensions, selecting materials, and applying color.

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    Fuselage: A. Side Cut

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    This document provides step-by-step instructions for creating a 3D model of an airplane fuselage in SolidWorks. It describes how to sketch the profile, extrude bosses and cuts to form the basic shape, add fillets and a motor mounting hole, select the material as polystyrene, and set the color. The modeling process involves sketching, extruding, cutting, filleting, setting dimensions, selecting materials, and applying color.

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    Chapter 1 Airplane

    Fuselage
    A. Side Cut.
    Step 1. Click File Menu > New, click Part and OK.

    Step 2. Click Right Plane in the Feature Manager


    and click Sketch on the context toolbar, Fig. 1.

    Step 3. Click Line (L) on the Sketch toolbar.

    Fig. 1
    Step 4. Starting at the Origin sketch lines in Fig. 2. Use the inferencing
    line, the dotted line that appears when you sketch the lines to keep the top of the motor
    compartment horizontal. Do not add any extra lines. If you make a mistake, use Undo,
    Ctrl-Z.

    Origin Horizontal

    Fig. 2

    Step 5. Click Smart Dimension (S) on the Sketch toolbar.

    Step 6. Add dimensions, Fig. 3.

    Fig. 3
    Step 7. Click Zoom to Fit (F) on the View toolbar.

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    Step 8. Click Sketch Fillet (S) on the Sketch toolbar.

    Step 9. In the Sketch Fillet Property Manager set:


    under Fillet Parameters, Fig. 4
    Radius .3
    click corner at bottom of
    windshield, Fig. 5
    click OK twice.

    Step 10. Click Features on the


    Command Manager toolbar.
    Fig. 4 Fig. 5
    Step 11. Click Extruded Boss/Base

    on the Features toolbar.

    Step 12. In the Boss-Extrude Property Manager set:


    under Direction 1, Fig. 6
    End Condition Mid Plane
    Depth 1.2
    click OK .

    B. Save as "FUSELAGE".
    Step 1. Click File Menu > Save As.

    Step 2. Key-in FUSELAGE for the file-


    name and press ENTER. Fig. 6 Fig. 7

    SOLIDWORKS 16 F uselage AIRPLANE P age 1-2


    C. Top Cut.
    Step 1. Click Top Plane in the Feature Manager and click
    Sketch on the context toolbar, Fig. 8.

    Step 2. Click Normal To on the View toolbar. (Ctrl-8)

    Step 3. Click Centerline in the Line flyout on the


    Sketch toolbar. Fig. 8

    Step 4. Starting at the Origin sketch vertical centerline up thru part, Fig. 9.

    Centerline
    Step 5. Click Line (L) on the Sketch toolbar.

    Step 6. Sketch two lines, Fig. 10. Start line at top endpoint of centerline, Position 1.
    Extend line part way across rear edge to Position 2. Sketch a second line from
    Position 2 down to side edge to Position 3.

    Origin
    Step 7. Click Smart Dimension (S) on the Sketch toolbar.
    Fig. 9
    Step 8. Dimension double distance .6 and add 4º dimension, Fig. 11. To double distance dimen-
    sion, click centerline and then left endpoint of horizontal line, move the cursor to right
    of centerline and
    click. Key-in .6 in 2 1
    the Modify box and
    press ENTER.

    Step 9. Right click graph-


    ics area and click Drag
    Select from menu selection
    to unselect Smart to left
    Dimension.

    Step 10. Drag a “trend to


    left - more liberal”
    selection across
    centerline and
    lines, Fig. 12.
    3
    Step 11. Click Mir-
    ror Entities
    on
    the Sketch toolbar,
    Fig. 13.
    Fig. 10 Fig. 11 Fig. 12 Fig. 13
    SOLIDWORKS 16 F uselage AIRPLANE P age 1-3
    Step 12. Click Features on the Command Manager toolbar.

    Step 13. Click Extruded Cut on the Features toolbar.

    Step 14. In the Cut-Extrude Property Manager set:


    under Direction 1, Fig. 14
    End Condition Through All
    The Direction arrow should
    point towards area to be cut away,
    Fig. 15. If arrow is pointing in wrong Direction
    direction, click Flip side to cut. Click arrow
    OK .

    Step 15. Save. Use Ctrl-S.

    D. Fillet Edges. Fig. 14


    Step 1. Click Isometric on the Standard Views toolbar.

    Fig. 15 Fig. 16
    Step 2. Click Fillet on the Features toolbar.

    Step 3. In the Fillet Property Manager set:


    select FilletXpert, Fig. 17
    Radius .6 Radius .6
    select Full preview
    click the four side
    edges around the motor
    compartment, Fig. 18
    click Apply.
    Fig. 18

    Fig. 17
    Fig. 19

    SOLIDWORKS 16 F uselage AIRPLANE P age 1-4


    Step 4. Set Radius .3
    click the 3 edges of the top face, Fig. 21
    click Apply Radius .3

    Step 5. Rotate view to view


    underside of fuselage,
    Fig. 23. To rotate view,
    hold down middle
    mouse button (wheel) Fig. 21
    and drag.

    Step 6. Set Radius .3 Fig. 20


    click the 5 edges of
    the bottom face, Fig. 23
    do not select the rear edge
    click Apply. Fig. 22

    Step 7. Click Isometric on the Standard


    Views toolbar. (Ctrl-7) Radius .3

    Step 8. Set Radius .04


    click edge of front face of fuselage,
    Fig. 25
    click OK . Fig. 23

    Step 9. Save. Use Ctrl-S.

    Fig. 24

    Radius .04

    Front
    face Fig. 25 Fig. 26
    SOLIDWORKS 16 F uselage AIRPLANE P age 1-5
    E. Hole for Motor.
    Step 1. Click front face of fuselage and click Sketch on the con-
    text toolbar, Fig. 27.

    Step 2. Click Normal To on the View toolbar.

    Step 3. Click Circle (S) on the Sketch toolbar.


    Front Fig. 27
    Step 4. Sketch circle on front face, Fig. 28. face

    Step 5. Right click graphics area and click


    Select from menu to unselect Circle
    tool.

    Step 6. Ctrl click centerpoint of circle and


    Origin to select both. Release
    Ctrl click
    Ctrl key and click Make Vertical center point
    on the context toolbar, Fig. 29. and Origin

    Step 7. Click Smart Dimension (S) Fig. 28 Fig. 29


    on the Sketch toolbar.

    Step 8. Add dimensions, Fig. 30.

    Step 9. Click Isometric on the View toolbar. (Ctrl-7)

    Step 10. Click Features on the Command Manager toolbar.

    Step 11. Click Extruded Cut on the Features toolbar.

    Step 12. In the Cut-Extrude Property Manager set:


    under Direction 1, Fig. 31
    Fig. 30
    Depth 1.2
    click OK .

    Fig. 32

    Fig. 31
    SOLIDWORKS 16 F uselage AIRPLANE P age 1-6
    F. Material PS HI (Polystyrene).
    Step 1. Right click Material in the Feature Manager and click Edit
    Material, Fig. 33.

    Step 2. Expand Plastics in the material tree and select PS HI, Fig. 34.

    Step 3. Click Apply and Close, Fig. 35.

    Fig. 33

    Fig. 34

    Fig. 35

    SOLIDWORKS 16 F uselage AIRPLANE P age 1-7


    G. Appearance Color.
    Step 1. Click the Fuselage, click Appearance Callout
    on the context toolbar and click FUSE- Click
    part
    LAGE , Fig. 36.

    Step 2. In the Appearances Property Manager:


    under Color, Fig. 37
    set RGB values:
    R 87 Fig. 36
    G 166
    B 255
    click OK .

    Step 3. Save. Use Ctrl-S.

    Fig. 38

    Fig. 37

    SOLIDWORKS 16 F uselage AIRPLANE P age 1-8

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