978-1-58503-410-9 -- The Fundamentals of SolidWorks 2007

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Quick StartCreateCopyrighteda New AssemblyAn assembly is a document that contains two or more parts. An assembly insertedinto another assembly is called a sub-assembly. A part or sub-assembly inserted into anMaterialassembly is called a component. Create the Gear assembly consisting of the followingcomponents: Standoff2 and Gear28.Establishing the correct component relationship in an assembly requiresforethought on component interaction. Mates are geometric relations that align and fitcomponents in an assembly. Mates remove degrees of freedom from a component. Matesreflect the physical behavior of a component in an assembly. The components in the Gearassembly utilize Standard Mate types only.CopyrightedSolidWorks Help Topics list the rules governing Mate Type valid geometry.Tutorial: New Assembly - Gear 1-3Create a New assembly named Gear. First open the Standoff2 part.Material1. Click Open from the Standard toolbar. Double-click the Standoff2 part from theVEXplorer Models folder. You copied this folder from the CD-ROM in the book.Create a New assembly.2. Click New from the Standard toolbar.3. Double-click the Assembly icon from the NewSolidWorks Document dialog box. The InsertComponentCopyrightedPropertyManager is displayed.PropertyManager is displayedwhen the Start commandMaterialwhenThe Insert Componentcreating new assembly option boxis checked.Insert the Standoff2 part.4. Click View; check Originsfrom the Main menu.5. Click Standoff2 from thePart/Assembly to Insert box.Copyrighted6. Click the Origin in theGraphics window. Assem1 isdisplayed in theFeatureManager and is fixedMaterialto the Origin, (f).Page 1 - 17
Quick Start7. Click File Save As from the Main menu.Copyrightedcomponent in the Gear assembly and is fixed (f).Material8. Select the VEXplorer Model Save in folder. Enter Gear for File name.9. Click Save. The Gear Assembly FeatureManager is displayed. Standoff2 is the firstInsert the Gear28 part.10. Click Insert Component from the Assembly toolbar.The Insert Component PropertyManager is displayed.11. Click Browse from the Part/Assembly to Insert box.12. Double-click the Gear28 part from the VEXplorer Modelsfolder. TheCopyrightedGear28 part is displayed in the Graphics window.Note: Select part for Files of type.13. Click a position in the back of the Standoff2 component asillustrated.14. Press the f key to fit theMaterialmodel to the Graphics window.15. Click and drag the Gear28 component if required as illustrated.Deactivate the Origins.16. Click View; uncheck Origins from the Main menu.The wheel mouse button or middle mouse button controls Zoom In/Out in theGraphics window. Use Ctrl+middle mouse button to Pan. Hold the middle mouse buttondown to rotate the model in the Graphics window.CopyrightedInsert a Concentric Mate between the Standoff2 and the Gear28 component. AConcentric mate forces two cylindrical faces to become concentric. The faces can movealong the common axis, but cannot be moved away from this axis.MaterialInsert a Concentric Mate.17. Click Mate from the Assembly toolbar. The MatePropertyManager is displayed.18. Click the inside cylindrical hole face of Gear28 asillustrated. Note: the mouse pointer icon feedback for theselected face. Face@Gear28 is displayed in the MateSelectionsCopyrightedbox.MaterialPage 1 - 18
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