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Three section planes Solid surface models

You can use view 3d product solidworks with the section plane. You can create a section view, if you made design 3d, click shaded, click view isometric, Click on the section view in the Drawing toolbar, or click Insert, Drawing View, Section. You can use up to three section planes at once. Solid and surface models as well as assemblies can be sectioned. You can use the spin boxes, enter numbers manually, or drag the arrows that are attached to the section planes to move the section through the model. Section planes can also be rotated by dragging the border of the plane. To create the look of a multi-line, or using the line the middle as the line sections, sketch the line before clicking the tool Section View. Some of the lines can have the same label. If the line does not fully penetrate the bounding box of model in view, we are asked whether we want this to be partial cut. If you click Yes, See Section made as part of partial view.

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Creating Simple Parts Assemblies and Drawings

Extruding from a selection.
The From panel establishes where the Extrude feature starts. By default, SolidWorks extrudes from the sketch plane. Other available options include: l Surface/Face/Plane. The extrude begins from a surface body, a face of a solid, or a reference plane. Extruding from a surface Cross-Reference Surface features are discussed in detail in Chapter 27. n l Vertex. The distance from the sketch plane to the selected vertex is treated as an offset distance. l Offset. You can enter an explicit offset distance, and you can change the direction of the offset. Direction 1 and Direction 2 Direction 1 and Direction 2 are always opposite one another. Direction 2 becomes inactive if you select Mid Plane for the end condition of Direction 1. The arrows that display in the graphics window show a single arrow for Direction 1 and a double arrow for Direction 2. For the Blind end condition, which is described next, dragging the arrows determines the distance of the extrude. Each of the end conditions is affected by the Reverse Direction toggle. This toggle simply changes the default direction by 180 degrees. You need to be careful when using this feature, particularly when using the Up to end conditions, because if the entity that you are extruding up to is not in the selected direction, an error results. Following is a brief description of each of the available end conditions for the Extrude feature: l Blind. Blind in this case means an explicit distance. The term is usually used in conjunction with holes of a specific depth, although here it is associated with a boss rather than a hole. l Up to Vertex. In effect, Up to Vertex works just like the Blind end condition, except that the distance is parametrically controlled by a model vertex or sketch point.
SolidWorks 2010
Bible
Matt Lombard
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AutoCAD Using Polar Tracking and PolarSnap

Because everything that you create requires some degree of precision, it is critical that you learn the different options for creating geometry accurately and yet efficiently. Previously, you learned how to enter coordinate data in the form of absolute and relative coordinates. These methods, though important, are not always the most efficient for creating geometry. Using polar tracking and PolarSnap, you can create geometry with the same precision as coordinate entry allows you, but more efficiently. To use these features, you need to adjust their options and turn them on using the status bar buttons. In the following illustration, the same paths are being drawn using polar tracking and PolarSnap. The alignment paths appear as dotted lines extended indefinitely from the point of your cursor. The polar tooltips display the current position of the cursor relative to the last point selected. The path on the left is using polar tracking with an absolute angle measurement, while the path on the right is using the Relative to Last Segment option. 
Autodesk Official Training Guide
Essentials
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Creating Parallel Line in Unigraphics 3d

Parallel line are created in much the same as tangent line. select application or modelling. create line. Open the Line tool. Make sure the Associative option is selected. Select a start point for the new line. Use the Snap Point tool to aid object selection. The New Line Start Point with Inferred Auto-Plane For clarity in this example, we have used F3 to turn off most of the dynamic input boxes. Set the end constraint to Angle. Select the existing line you want the new line to be parallel with. Existing Line Highlighted The Angle Handle Displays on Selection of the Line The auto-plane changes to match the plane of the selected line, and the Angle handle and a dashed reference line displays. If Snap Point is disabled, you can select the existing line without having to first set the end constraint to Angle, as the system will infer the Angle constraint anyway. Drag the angle handle to 180 or 0 degrees. The parallel symbol displays when the line is parallel. At 0 or 180 Degrees the Lines are Parallel As you drag the angle handle, a parallel symbol displays at 0 and 180 degrees in reference to the selected line, and a perpendicular symbol at 90 and 270 degrees. Drag the start and/or end handles or specify a value to get the desired length. Click MB2 or Apply to create the parallel line. 



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Solidworks Projected Sketch on Sketch

Step by Step make a Projected Sketch on Sketch

1. Create a sketch using the two pieces of the plane perpendicular to each other

    Create as an example in figure 1a & 1b

2. Select the menu Projected (Insert ==> Curve ==> Projected)

3. Select the type Projection Sketch on Sketch, select sketch 1a and 1b on the box
sketch choice. Select OK (green check mark)

4. The result will look like the figure 4

5. If we use to sweep the result will look just as figure 5


You can project a sketched curve onto a model face to create a 3D curve. You can also create a 3D curve that represents the intersection of two extruded surfaces generated by creating sketches on two intersecting planes. You can preselect items before you click Project Curve . If you preselect items, SolidWorks attempts to select the appropriate type of projection . You can right-click in the graphics area and select a projection type from the
shortcut menu. When you have selected enough entities to create a projected curve, the OK pointer appears. Right-click to create the projected curve. To project a curve: Click Project Curve on the Curves toolbar, or Insert, Curve, Projected. The Projected Curve PropertyManager appears. Under Selections, set Projection Type to one of the following: Sketch on Faces Sketch on Sketch A preview of the projected curve appears. Click OK to create the projected curve, or Cancel to cancel the transaction.

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Delete Face Fill Tangen Solidworks Tutorial

Tutorial Delete Face - Fill Tangen Solidworks
1. Open the file with a face that has been split, select the delete face
2. Fill Selection with a face like a picture, on select Delete an Option
fill and check tangent fill selection
3. Click OK
4. The result can be seen from the pictures before and after the process delete face.
Delete Face Deletes a face from a surface body, or deletes one or more faces from a solid body to create surfaces...Deletes a face from a surface body or solid body and automatically patches and trims the body...Deletes faces and generates a single face to close any gap Parts and Features > Features Mid Surface You can either add new face pairs, delete existing ones, or update face pairs...Select a set in Face Pairs and press Delete Parts and Features > Features Recognizing Features Interactively If you want to delete one or more faces, click Delete Faces...If you delete faces that are necessary for previously recognized features, FeatureWorks will not be able to recreate those features Parts and Features > Features Choose Option From the Delete Face PropertyManager, you can select one or more faces on the solid model to create surfaces Import Diagnostics PropertyManager If a face has too many faults to repair, you can delete the face and insert a new face in the gap Import and Export > Import Diagnostics Overview Mold Design Tools Overview Deletes a face from a surface body or solid body and automatically patches and trims the body...Deletes faces and generates a single face to close any gap Mold Design|SOLIDWORKS Fundamentals > Industry-specific Design Tools|Mold Design Tools Overview Tool and Die Design Tools Overview Deletes a face from a surface body, or deletes one or more faces from a solid body to create surfaces...Deletes a face from a surface body or solid body and automatically patches and trims the body...Deletes faces and generates a single face to close any gap SOLIDWORKS Fundamentals > Industry-specific Design Tools Delete Faces Example The following illustrates a good use of Delete Faces...Delete the filleted faces, then recognize the rest of the features in the model...If you delete faces that are necessary for previously recognized features, FeatureWorks will not be able to recreate those features Parts and Features > Features Hints for Interactive Feature Recognition Use Delete Face(s) to remove complex or unwanted faces...If you delete faces that are necessary for previously recognized features, FeatureWorks will not be able to recreate those features Parts and Features > Features Extruding Surfaces from a 2D or 3D Face To remove the faces defining the extrude from the model after extruding, click Delete original faces...The resulting model is hollow where the face was deleted Parts and Features > Features.

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AutoCAD Modifications Element Color

The default screen color background for Model Space is Black. The default screen color background for Paper Space is White (simulating a sheet of paper). This is your best indicator of what space you are working in.
For added convenience for users, AutoCAD also provide a variety of options for displaying colors on
elements of the worksheet. For more details, follow these steps.
1. Type op (OPTION) on the command line.
2. Click the Display tab view Area Window Elements.
3. Then click Colors, Drawing dialog box appears Windows Colors.
4. Select the element you want to change the color on the menu Interface element.
5. For example, click the crosshairs element.
6. In the drop down menu, Color: can be transformed into a red color.

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CIRCULAR ARRAY 3D Solidworks

Array is a repeating pattern of the selected features. we can create a linear pattern, a circular pattern, a pattern driven curve, fill patterns, or use sketch points or coordinate tables to create a pattern. We can choose the option Visual Properties in the Property Manager. With parts of the multi-body, you can use a pattern or a pattern or feature mirror to mirror some of the bodies in the same document. For Linear pattern, select the feature, then specify the direction, linear distance, and the total number of cases. For Pattern Circular, select the features and benefits as the center or axis of rotation, then specify: The number of cases and the total angle at which to create the pattern. For Curve Driven Pattern, select the features and advantages or segments sketch to pattern features. Then you can determine the type of curve, curve method, and the method of alignment. For Patterns Sketch, choose where to fill the superior features by sketching points on the model's face. For Table pattern, add or retrieve previously made X-Y coordinates for the filling of excellent features on the model's face. For Pattern Fill, fill the area defined by a pattern or cut features defined configurations. For Mirror Features, select a feature to copy and planes around which to mirror them. If you choose a planar face on the model, you mirror the entire model of the selected face. 
1. Draw a line to the reference axis
2. Make a feature that will be in the array, make an example extrude cut like
on picture
3. Select the Array ==> Circullar
4. Fill the parameters axis by axis sketch that has been made - Fill in the amount of features we wanted - click Equal spacing (if we wanted the same distance) - Select a feature that will be in the array (extruded cut has been made) - OK (click the check the color green).

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Curve Driven Pattern Solidworks tutorial

1. Make a sketch curve (pattern) which is the reference Pattern / Array.
Example: Create a spline
2. Make a Feature that will be in the pattern. Example: Extrude cut
3. Select the Pattern ==> Curve Driven Pattern - Select Sketch has been created to fill Direction 1 - Fill pattern desired amount - Click Equal spacing (to make the same distance along the curve) or - Fill D1 = to make a suitable distance our desires - Select Feature that will be in pattern (Extrude cut)
4. OK (click the check mark Green color)

The Curve Drive Pattern PropertyManager appears when you create a new curve driven pattern feature, or when you edit an existing curve driven pattern feature. The PropertyManager controls the following properties: Direction 1 Pattern Direction. Select a curve, edge, sketch entity, or select a sketch from the FeatureManager to use as the path for the pattern. If necessary, click Reverse Direction to change the direction of the pattern. The example below uses the upper edge of the model as the Pattern Direction for Direction 1. Number of Instances . Set a value for the number of instances of the seed feature in the pattern. Equal spacing. Sets equal spacing between each pattern instance. The separation between instances depends on the curve selected for Pattern Direction and on the Curve method. Equal spacing check box cleared Equal spacing check box selected Spacing (Available if you do not select Equal spacing). Set a value for the distance between pattern instances along the curve. The distance between the curve and the Features to Pattern is measured normal to the curve. Curve method. Defines the direction of the pattern by transforming how you use the curve selected for Pattern Direction. Select one of the following: Transform curve. The delta X and delta Y distances from the origin of the selected curve to the seed feature are maintained for each instance. Offset curve. The normal distance from the origin of the selected curve to the seed feature is maintained for each instance. Alignment method. Select one of the following: Tangent to curve. Aligns each instance tangent to the curve selected for Pattern Direction. Align to seed. Aligns each instance to match the original alignment of the seed feature. of Curve method and Alignment method selections. Face normal (For 3D curves only). Select the face on which the 3D curve lies to create the curve driven pattern.

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Solidworks Tutorials Fillet Setback

Creates a smooth transition where fillet edges meet. Setback fillets. Defines a setback distance from a vertex at which the fillets start to blend The Fillet PropertyManager appears when you create a new fillet feature, or when you edit an existing fillet feature. The PropertyManager displays the appropriate options based on the type of fillet you create. The PropertyManager remembers its last used state. Setback fillet shown with Full preview , and with the same setback Distance of 12mm applied to all three edges. Setback fillet shown with Full preview , and with a different setback Distance applied to all three edges. 
FILLET with setback
Process sequence:
1. Select the Fillet feature
2. Select Constan radius and the content of the desired radius
3. Select the desired edge
4. Click the menu setback
5. Define the corner of the selected edge meeting
6. Determine the value setback (setback if the same value can click Set All or may also different value for masing2 side edge). In order to more clearly see the picture.

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Tutorial Unigraphics Creating a positioned 2D sketch

Creating a positioned sketch Unigraphics enables you to define explicitly the position of the sketch absolute axis. This offers the following advantages: When the geometry of the part evolves and the associated position of the sketch changes, the shape of the sketched profile (2D geometry of the sketch) remains unchanged (even if the sketched profile is under-constrained). Creating a positioned sketch also ensures associativity with the 3D geometry. Open the Positioned_sketch.CATPart document. You will now create a positioned sketch that will enable you to design the retaining bracket for this part. You will position the sketch absolute axis as follows: its origin will be on the axis of revolution, its horizontal (H) direction will be parallel to the flat face, its vertical (V) direction will be normal to the flat face. Make sure the Reference field is active, and select the blue surface (Shaft.1). The Sketch Positioning dialog box is updated: the Reference field now indicates the reference plane. Also, the Type fields of the Origin and Orientation areas are activated and the Implicit mode is pre-selected. Steps by steps tutorial : Open the file that will be modified. Modeling Run, application and create a layer Iayer work. Create a new sketch. - Select Sketch. - Click on the name of the sketch - Choose the face parts to be modified. By selecting the face on the top, the positive direction will lead XC pad away from the pointed end. Select OK. If our view is not visible, choose File-> Close-> Reopen Selected Parts. select Profile Make sure the list. Constraints to be set to All in Sketch On, Constraint Type is set to All, and Show Constraints set to explicit. There should be one horizontal and one vertical constraint Select Cancel. Constrained sketches. In the design, size must be controlled by determining the length of the horizontally and vertically. Select Dimensions. Select the horizontal line and place the dimension. Change the value and Enter.

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Rotate Object or Part in 3D Unigraphics

If we need to rotate our object or part in 3D Unigraphics, they are some way to rotate an object in Unigraphics, the basic principle is, point that we select will become point reference (0,0,0) than two axes selected become direction, at this video sample Y and Z, axis that does not selected will become rotation axis (at this example X axis) To rotate the object, we can use use a mouse, by press and hold the middle mouse button, then drag. or use the View Rotate Dialog Select View > Operations > Rotate. Select one option Fixed Axis. Move the cursor rotation to the view that we want. Pull the saw while you press and hold MB1. When we draw, look revolves around a particular axis and the scroll bar on the View Rotate dialog displays the values ​​corresponding to the rotation. Rotating About an Alternative Center Rotation When rotating the display using the mouse, the system usually rotates the view about the center. we can also determine the center of rotation relative to the model. Use this feature to rotate about the destination or the position of the screen that may not be near the center of the display. Turning point applies only to look at where we define it. we can determine the point of a different play for each view. The system maintains each display point in playing per session. Rotate the point set remains in effect until removed. Alternative Clearing Center Rotation To remove the center of rotation: With the cursor in the desired view, select Clear Play Point from the pop-View and the step to rotate using two axis, select object , then click OK, select rotate by two axes, select the point, select first axis, then click OK, select second axis, click ok, fill the angle that you want rotate, click copy or move.

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Autocad Tutorial The Drawing Units Setup

The drawing units setup, the metric method of measurement, known as the International System of Units or SI, was originally set up in 1960 to address the issue of a number of diverging metric systems and to coordinate and standardize those systems. Most metric drawings and/or models use kilometers, meters, and millimeters, where one kilometer = 1,000 meters, and one meter = 1,000 millimeters. 
We must determine the value of the units in meters, centimeters or millimeters.
Steps should we do in setting the size of a unit in AutoCAD is:
1. Type in the command line: Units
2. Drawing Units dialog box appears.
3. In the Drawing Units dialog box
Choose type: decimal.
Precision: 0.00,
Units to scale inserted content: millimeters
Units for specifying the intensity of lighting: International.
4. Select OK to exit the Drawing Units Setup box

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