1. The document discusses assembling components in Solidworks by adding parts to an assembly, moving and rotating components, and creating display states in an assembly.
2. The steps outlined include mating two parts by selecting coincident faces, adding more coincident mates to fully constrain the components, and using display states to set the visibility of components in the assembly.
3. Procedures like setting component visibility, adding display states, and using mates to fully constrain assembled parts are described.
1. The document discusses assembling components in Solidworks by adding parts to an assembly, moving and rotating components, and creating display states in an assembly.
2. The steps outlined include mating two parts by selecting coincident faces, adding more coincident mates to fully constrain the components, and using display states to set the visibility of components in the assembly.
3. Procedures like setting component visibility, adding display states, and using mates to fully constrain assembled parts are described.
1. The document discusses assembling components in Solidworks by adding parts to an assembly, moving and rotating components, and creating display states in an assembly.
2. The steps outlined include mating two parts by selecting coincident faces, adding more coincident mates to fully constrain the components, and using display states to set the visibility of components in the assembly.
3. Procedures like setting component visibility, adding display states, and using mates to fully constrain assembled parts are described.
1. The document discusses assembling components in Solidworks by adding parts to an assembly, moving and rotating components, and creating display states in an assembly.
2. The steps outlined include mating two parts by selecting coincident faces, adding more coincident mates to fully constrain the components, and using display states to set the visibility of components in the assembly.
3. Procedures like setting component visibility, adding display states, and using mates to fully constrain assembled parts are described.
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LAB # 4
AIM To practice the assembly of the given components by using Solidworks. This lesson discusses the following: Adding parts to an assembly Moving and rotating components in an assembly Creating display states in an assembly
1. Creating the Base Feature
You can use the same methods you learned in Lesson 1 to create the base for a new part.
1. Click New (Standard toolbar) and open a new part.
2. Click Extruded Boss/Base (Features toolbar) and select the
Front plane. 3. Sketch a rectangle beginning at the origin.
4. Click Smart Dimension (Dimensions/Relations toolbar) and
dimension the rectangle to 120mm x 120mm.
5. Click Exit Sketch (Sketch toolbar) to exit the sketch.
The Extrude PropertyManager and a preview of the extrusion appear.
6. Under Direction1: a. Set End Condition to Blind.
b. Set Depth to 90.
7. Click to create the extrusion.
8. Click Hidden Lines Visible (View toolbar).
9. Click Fillet (Features toolbar) and select the four edges shown. 10. In the PropertyManager, under Items to Fillet, set Radius to 10.
11. Click to fillet the selected edges.
2. Completing the Base Feature
Next, you shell the part.
1. Click Hidden Lines Removed on the View toolbar.
2. Click Shell on the Features toolbar. The Shell PropertyManager
appears. 3. Select the front face of the model.
The face is listed in Faces to Remove in the PropertyManager.
4. Under Parameters, set Thickness to 4.
5. Click .
6. Save the part.
3. Creating a Lip on the Part
In this section, you use the Convert Entities and Offset Entities tools to create sketch geometry. Then you create a cut to make a lip to mate with the part from Lesson 1.
1. Click Zoom to Area (View toolbar) and drag-select to a corner of the
part, as shown.
2. Click Zoom to Area (View toolbar) again to turn off the
tool. 3. Select the front face of the thin wall. The edges of the face are highlighted.
4. Click Extruded Cut
(Features toolbar). A sketch opens on the selected face.
5. Click Convert Entities (Sketch toolbar).
The outer edges of the selected face are projected (copied) onto the sketch plane as lines and arcs.
6. Click the front face again.
7. Click Offset Entities on the
Sketch toolbar. The Offset Entities PropertyManager appears.
4. Completing the Lip on the Part
1. Under Parameters, set Offset Distance
to 2. The preview shows the
offset extending outward. 2. Select Reverse to change the offset direction. 1. Click Shaded
with Edges
on the View toolbar.
3. Click . A set of lines is added to the sketch, offset from the outside edge of the selected face by 2mm. This relation is maintained if the original edges change.
4. Click Exit Sketch (Sketch toolbar) to exit
the sketch. The Extrude PropertyManager appears.
5. Under Direction 1, set Depth to 20.
You might need to click Flip side to cut to place the cut on the outer face of the part.
6. Click . The material between the two lines is cut, creating the lip.
7. Click Zoom to Fit (View toolbar).
5. Changing the Color of a Part
You can change the color and appearance of a part or its features. 5. Save the part.
Creating the Assembly
Now create an assembly using the two parts.
1. If Tutor1.sldprt is not open, click Open (Standard toolbar)
and open the part you created, or browse to install_dir\samples\ tutorial\lesson2\Tutor1.sldprt.
2. Click New on the Standard toolbar, click Assembly,
then click OK. The Begin Assembly PropertyManager appears. 3. Under Part/Assembly to Insert, select Tutor1. A preview of Tutor1 appears in the graphics area, and the
pointer changes to .
4. Click Keep Visible in the PropertyManager, so you can
insert more than one component without having to re-open the PropertyManager. 5. Click anywhere in the graphics area to place Tutor1.
6. In the PropertyManager under Part/Assembly to Insert, select Tutor2.
7. Click in the graphics area to place Tutor2 beside Tutor1.
8. Click .
9. If necessary, click Zoom to Fit .
10. Save the assembly as Tutor. (The .sldasm extension is added to the file name.) If you see messages about rebuilding the assembly and saving referenced documents, click Save All and Rebuild and save the document.
6. Mating the Components
In this topic, you define assembly mating relations between the components, making them align and fit together.
1. Click Mate (Assembly toolbar). The Mate PropertyManager appears. 2. In the graphics area, select the top edge of Tutor1, then select the outside edge of the lip on the top of Tutor2. The Mate pop-up toolbar appears, and the components move into place, previewing the mate. The edges are listed in the Entities to Mate box under Mate Selections in the PropertyManager.
3. On the Mate pop-up toolbar:
a. Click Coincident as the mate type.
b. Click Add/Finish Mate .
A coincident mate appears under Mates in the PropertyManager.
The position of Tutor2 is not fully defined yet. It still
has some degrees of freedom to move in directions that are not yet constrained by mates.
4. Test degrees of freedom by moving the components:
a. In the graphics area, select the Tutor2 component and
hold down the left mouse button. b. Drag the component from side to side to observe the available degrees of freedom.
7. Adding More Mates
1. Select the rightmost face of one component, then select the
corresponding face on the other component.
2. On the Mate pop-up toolbar, click Coincident , then click
Add/Finish Mate . Another coincident mate appears under Mates in the PropertyManager.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2, but select the top faces of both
components, to add another coincident mate.
4. Click OK . 5. Save the assembly. 8. Using Display States You can change the display settings of the components and save the settings in a display state.
1. At the top of the FeatureManager design tree, to the right of the
tabs, click Show Display Pane . The Display Pane shows the different display settings (appearances, transparency, etc.) of each component.
2. Right-click anywhere in the Display Pane and select Add Display
State.
3. Type a name and press Enter.
4. Move the pointer over Tutor2 in the FeatureManager design tree,
then:
a. Move the pointer into the Display Mode column.
b. When the pointer changes to , click, then select
Hidden Lines Visible .
5. Click Hide Display Pane .
6. Right-click and select Default_Display
State-1. The assembly returns to its original display state.
