1. Engineering Graphics with SolidWorks
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Chapter 8 – Objectives
Create a Custom Drawing and Sheet Template.
Create three drawings:
BATTERY
FLASHLIGHT
O-RING-DESIGN-TABLE
Create an O-RING Design Table.
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Chapter 8 – Objectives
Ability to apply the following drawing tools:
Model View
Task Pane (View Palette)
Projected View
Detail View
Note
Model Items
Balloon
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4. Chapter 8 – Custom Drawing and Sheet Template
The foundation of a new SolidWorks drawing is the Drawing Template. Drawing size, drawing standards, company information, manufacturing, and or assembly requirements, units and other properties are defined in the Drawing Template.
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5. Chapter 8 – Custom Drawing and Sheet Template
The Sheet Format is incorporated into the Drawing Template.
The Sheet Format contains:
Border
Title Block information
Revision Block information
Company name
Logo information
Custom Properties
SolidWorks Properties
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6. Chapter 8 – Custom Drawing and Sheet Template
Create a new drawing.
Set the Sheet document Properties.
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Set the Document Properties.
Set Overall drafting standard
Set Unit system
Set precision
Save the drawing document.
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8. Chapter 8 – Custom Drawing and Sheet Template
The Title block contains text fields linked to:
System Properties
Custom Properties
System Properties are determined from the SolidWorks documents.
Custom Property values are assigned to named variables.
Save time. Utilize System Properties and define Custom Properties in your Sheet Formats.
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Tolerance values are different for inch and millimeter document templates.
Enter the Tolerance values for the inch template.
Enter the Tolerance values for the millimeter template.
Save drawing templates with unique filenames.
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10. Chapter 8 – Custom Drawing and Sheet Template
Address company logo.
Save the Sheet Format as a Custom Sheet Format.
Combine the Sheet Format with the Drawing Template to create a Custom Drawing Template.
Use the Custom Sheet Format and Drawing Template to create drawings in this chapter.
Save the drawing Template.
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11. Chapter 8 – BATTERY Drawing
Create the BATTERY drawing from the BATTERY part.
Utilize the Model View feature in the Drawings toolbar.
The Front view is the first view inserted into the drawing.
Note: The Top view and Right view are Projected views.
Insert dimensions into the drawing with the Insert Model Items feature.
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12. Chapter 8 – BATTERY Drawing
Insert Views:
Insert the Front
Insert the Top
Insert the Right
Insert an Isometric
Note –You are in Third Angle Projection.
Save the drawing document.
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13. Chapter 8 – BATTERY Drawing
A Detail view enlarges an area of an existing view.
You need to specify location, name, shape and scale if different than the Parent scale.
Create a Detail view:
Named A with a circle
1:1 Scale
A Detail circle specifies the area of an existing view to enlarge.
The circle contains the same letter as the view name.
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14. Chapter 8 – BATTERY Drawing
Insert dimensions into the drawing sheet.
Move dimensions in Drawing View1 and Drawing View3.
Address extension line gaps.
Move all dimensions off the view.
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15. Chapter 8 – BATTERY Drawing
Insert a Note in the Title block. Remember the two modes:
Edit Sheet Format
Edit Sheet
Save the drawing document.
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16. Chapter 8 – FLASHLIGHT Drawing
Create a new drawing named FLASHLIGHT.
Insert the FLASHLIGHT assembly Isometric view.
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17. Chapter 8 – FLASHLIGHT Drawing
Modify the view properties to display an Exploded view.
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18. Chapter 8 – FLASHLIGHT Drawing
The Bill of Materials reflects the components of the FLASHLIGHT assembly.
Create a drawing with a Bill of Materials.
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19. Chapter 8 – FLASHLIGHT Drawing
Label each component with Balloon text.
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20. Chapter 8 – O-RING DESIGN TABLE and Drawing
A design table is a spreadsheet used to create multiple configurations in a part or assembly.
The design table controls the dimensions and parameters in the part.
Utilize the design table to modify the overall path diameter and profile diameter of the O-RING.
Create three configurations of the O-RING.
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21. Chapter 8 – O-RING DESIGN TABLE and Drawing
Create a new drawing.
Display the Default and Medium size of the O-RING part.
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