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Engineering and

Technical DrawingUsing Solid Edge Version 9

By Jerry Craig

SDCSchroff Development Corporation

www.schroff.com

PUBLICATIONS



Solid Edge V9 2D Drawing

2D Drawing




Assembly Sketches (Layouts)

These are used to define the criticalgeometry in a series of mating parts.

Elements from the master sketch may be

selected to create the individual parts.This assures that the parts are the correct

size and are located in exactly the right

place.

Elements of the part sketches which are

derived from the master sketch may beassociated (linked) back to the master

sketch. This means that any change in

the master sketch will update all theassociated parts.

Portions of the sketch were used to

create the base of the roller assembly.

Other portions of the same sketch will

be used to create the opening for thewheel.

Modeling the wheel is done by selecting

the large circle from the master sketch.

The final assembly is shown with the

parts modeled exactly as they fit.

As you can see, 2D sketches are the

basis for much of the design and part

creation process. These sketches can bevery general at first then, exact sizes

can be assigned later. All parts

associated to the master sketches will

re-size to the new dimensions.



2D Drawing Solid Edge V9

Starting a 2D Sketch

In this chapter all drawings

will start from the Part

Environment. Most of the

commands and constructiontechniques are the same inother environments.

If Solid Edge is already running,pop down the File menu ....

Pick New …

Select the More tabUse Normeng.par (inch)

For an introduction to 2Dsketches, we will use the option

to create a sketch. This option

allows the designer to create anoverall master outline showing

major features of the part. When

the actual part creation takesplace, elements from the master

sketch will be copied to the part

outline sketch.

• Selecting Sketch brings up

the prompt:

Watch the bottom left corner

of the screen for instructions

and prompts.

• Pick the Front reference

plane.




2D Sketch Window

Selecting a reference plane places a

special window on the drawing. The

view is looking straight at the selected

reference plane. In this example the topand right planes appear as an edge and

the front plane is the drawing surface.

The profile will be created on the Front

plane.

The Drawing Tools Menu activates:

Edge view of Right plane

Edge view of Top plane

The sketch will be created on the surface of the Front plane.

2D Sketch Window

Drawing Tools Menu

Pick Tool

Axis of Revolution

Line*

Arc

Circle

Rectangle

Pattern*

Fillet/Chamfer

Trim/Extend

Offset*Copy from

Sketch*

Construction/Entity

Move*

Smart Dimension

Dimension

Connect*

Horizontal/Vertical*

Tangent*

Equal*

Explore the commands.

Remember that each icon with a small arrow at the lower right corner hasa Fly Out with additional commands.

DRAW

EDIT

CONSTRAIN * * Advanced concepts are discussed in the next chapter.

( Illustration from Solid Edge Online Help )




Line

Starting the line command

displays the ribbon bar at the top

of the screen. Click a start point

and move the mouse. The lengthof the line and the angle will

display.

• You can type in a length and

an angle in the dialog boxes.

• While drawing a line you can

switch to the arc commandand back.

Line to Arc

Clicking the arc button on the

ribbon bar switches to the arccommand.

• An Intent Zone icon isdisplayed on the end of the line.

Moving the mouse through the

4 sectors produces a differentresult for each sector.

Switch between line/arc

IntentZone

Special Line Options

Curve: Click points

(square boxes) to define aseries of tangent arcs. The

radius of each arc is determined

by the direction of the previousand next points.

FreeSketch and FreeFormwill be discussed in the next

chapter.

Line Curve FreeSketch FreeForm




Circle

5 options are shown on the

circle fly out.

The ribbon bar accepts either

diameter or radius.

Tangent can be:

• Tangent to one entity

• Tangent to two entities

including the reference planes.You can set the radius then

move the circle tangent.

Many options exist. Trydifferent commands and ways

of using the commands.Online Help gives excellent

instructions for the use of

each option.

Center 3 Points Tangent Ellipse Ellipse

Radius/ 3 Points CenterDiameter 2 Points

Arc

From the fly out menu, 3 options

are possible.

Depending on the option chosen,(line or arc) exact sizes may be

set using the ribbon bar.

Tangent 3 Points Center, Start, End

Note: In some constructions it is easier and more accurate to draw a

full circle then trim to define an arc.




Rectangle

Three construction methods are

available:

• Use dialog boxes.Input Width, Height and Angle.

• Click two points for the widthand one point for the height.

• Draw a diagonal sketch line with

the mouse.

Sketch Diagonal Line Rectangle Constructed

Sketch Editing Tools

Select Tool

Fillet/Chamfer

Fillet will round a corner or add an

arc between two entities. Often,Fillet is the easiest way to create an

arc when the start/end/center points

are not well defined.

Chamfer will bevel a corner. The

bevel can be the same angle ordistance on both sides or, the

bevel may be a different distance

or angle on each side. Note theexpanded ribbon bar.

Small rounds, fillets and chamfersshould usually be added to the

solid model after the major shape

has been created.

A

B

Used to select entities for editing. Hold down the CTRL Key to selectmultiple entities. To delete an entity, select it and press the Delete Key




Move/Rotate/Mirror/Scale/Delete

Move Rotate Mirror Scale Delete

Move.

• First click the Select Tool.

• Pick the object to move.

(Hold down the CTRL Key toselect multiple objects or use a

window to select the objects within

the window.)

• Click where the object is now.

• Click to set new location.

Dimensioning

Smart Dimensions

Use where one entity

is to be dimensioned.

• Line

• Circle

• Arc

All the dimensions shown areSmart Dimensions.

Standard Dimensions

Distance Angle Coor- Sym- DimensionBetween dinate metric Axis

To change the size of an entity on

the drawing:

• Select the dimension.

• Type in a new size.




SketchPoint

This is a drawing tool that allows

entities to be placed in relation to

another entity.

• Select the Tools pop down• Click SketchPoint to turn on.

SketchPoint will prompt for a

target location. (Upper right cornerof rectangle.)

• Start a command (circle).

• Set the diameter of the circle.

• Move the mouse and note the

distance reading.• Set exact distances using theSketchPoint dialog boxes.

SketchPoint Ribbon Bar

On/ Set Angle From Increments X-distance Y-distance

Off Target Horizontal Set to .125 (Left/Right) (Up/Down)

or ??

Key in a distance or angle and press Enter to lock the value.

To unlock the value, set the value to zero.

• To turn off SketchPoint, press the ESC key or click the On/Off icon..

Display Commands

As work progresses, the screen

size may need to be changed.

• Zoom Window - magnify

• Zoom Out (shrink)

• Fit (re-size to fit screen)

• Pan (slide without changing size)

All allow for quick magnification,

or re-sizing of the drawing image.

Zoom Zoom Fit Pan

Window Smaller

Main Toolbar- Top of Screen




IntelliSketch QuickPick

You may have noticed a number of symbols on the lines of the previous examples. These are geometric

indicators which constrain the geometry. As you draw these symbols appear. The check box turns the

momentary indicators on/off.

Geometric Relationships

As you draw some of the

relationships are automatically set.Sketches must have the proper

relationships between entities in

order to create actual parts.Sketches must be properly

constrained to create the intended

objects.

• Remove a relationship by

deleting the marker.

• Add a relationship by selecting

from the Relationships menu.This menu is near the bottom of

the Draw Toolbar.

Connect Concentric Tangent

Horizontal/Vertical Co-Linear Parallel Perpendicular

Equal Symmetric Symmetric Axis

QuickPick is a tool used to sort out the correct item when

several possibilities exist due to stacked geometry. Park themouse for a few seconds and dots

will appear. Left click for the

selection box. Geometry highlights

as numbers are selected.




Tutorial - Accurate layout approach

Draw the sketch for:

Shaft Support Bracket. Refer back to this drawing as you complete the tutorial.

__ Start Solid Edge Part

__ Select Sketch from the leftmenu.

__ Select the Front plane for this

drawing.

__ Start SketchPoint

ShaftSupportBracket




__ Set the SketchPoint Target atthe mid-point of the horizontal

reference plane. Watch for the

IntelliSketch mid-point icon andclick to set the target.

Mid-point icon

__ Start the Line command.__ Using the dialog boxes in the

SketchPoint ribbon bar, start a line

at X= -2.000, Y= .500

On/ Set X distance Y distance

Off Target from Target From Target

__ Draw the line vertical down toY = 0.000

__ Continue the line. Set the length

to 5.000.__ Continue the line up a length

of .500 as shown on the drawings

above. Right-click to stop.

Note:Work with both the active ribbon

bars to draw the lines. Click a box to

make it active so numbers can beinput.

Start

End




__ Start the Circle command.__ Set the radius for .875

__ Use SketchPoint to lock thecenter at X=000, Y=3.000.

Type each value in the dialog boxand press Enter.

Click to place the circle.

__ Draw a short horizontal line

from the upper end of the leftmost.500 length vertical line as shown.

Be sure the IntelliSketch iconindicates a connect and horizontal

conditions.

__ Reset the SketchPoint target to

the lower right as shown.

__ Start a circle. Set the radius =.750.

__ Keyin X= -.6250

and Y= 1.250. Click to set thecircle.

__ Turn off SketchPoint. (Click the

On/Off icon).

__ Draw the three lines shown. Thediagonal line should be tangent to

both circles.

The horizontal line should connect

at the right and be tangent at the

bottom of the right circle.

The vertical line should connect to

the top circle.




__ Start the Fillet command.Set the radius to .500.

Pick the two lines as shown to

create the radius.

The Fillet command will extendor trim the lines to create thecorrect radius.

Save the drawing as Tutorial1

__ Use the Trim command toremove the excess arcs from the

construction.

__ Draw the 1.000 diametercircle. Start the circle command.

Move your mouse over the top

arc then toward the center of thearc. A special icon will show when

the center is selected. Click and set

the circle size to 1.000.

__ Use SmartDimension and

regular dimension commands toplace the dimensions on the

drawing as shown.

Remember to move your mouse

over an arc or circle before you try

to place a dimension to the center.

__ Save the Drawing as Tutorial1.

Trim

Fillet




• The sketch is complete. It can be used to create a solid part by selecting geometry from the layout.

• At this time we will create a preliminary 2D drawing. This is often done for design approval.

• Copy the sketch and dimensions

to the Clip Board.

__ Pick Edit.__ Pick Select All

(All the elements on the drawing

should change color).__ Click Copy. This places the

selected elements on the Clipboard.

This is one way of reusing a sketchin different Solid Edge

environments.

__ Pick Finish to close the sketch.

Creating a Drawing

In the next steps we will:

1. Open a Solid Edge Draftdocument.

2. Set the correct sheet size and

title block.3. Paste the drawing from the

Clipboard.

__ On the File menu pick New.

__ Select Normal.Dft

The default sheet size and

background are too big.

__ At the bottom of the screen Right-Click the word Sheet.

__ Pick Sheet Setup.Use “A” horizontal and “A”

background.

Note: Save the Part as Tutorial1

__ Set Size for “A” wide.__ Click Background and set for “A”

__ On the Main Ribbon Bar click Fit

View.

You can re-edit a sketch

after you click finish.

__Click the sketch.

__Click Edit

__ Click the

sketch icon.




__ Turn on the Draw Toolbar

Select View

Toolbars

Toolbars

Place a checkmark in the Drawbox.

__ On the Edit pop-downclick Paste. The sketch

will appear but in the

wrong place.

__ Use the Move (Draw

Toolbar) command to

move the sketch to themiddle of the title block.

Click any place on the

sketch then drag the sketchas shown.

Move is on a fly-out with

several other commands.You may have to look for it

if another command is

current.




Exercise 1.

__ Layout the sketch in the Part Environment.

__ Dimension the sketch.

__ Set up an “A” size sheet in the Draft Environment.

__ Use the Clipboard to copy the sketch onto the A-size title block.

__Move the sketch to the center of the sheet.

You may need to turn on the Draw Toolbar in order to move the sketch to the middle of the title block.

__Fill in the Title Block as shown. Use your name in the DR BY: box.

__Save and print the drawing.




Exercise 2.

Create the sketch for the

part shown below.

Follow the steps as shownin Exercise 1.

Create a drawing,

dimension and print.




Exercise 3. Layout the sketch as shown. Dimension as shown. Create a drawing.




2D Drawings may take two forms:

2D Sketches show the outlines and locations of

multiple shapes or parts to be designed.

2D Profiles must be closed shapes with no entitiesinside or crossing the sketch. The sketch at the rightmay be used to create a part by selecting specific

shapes then “cleaning up” the outline by trimming

inner curves. The final shape must be a single series

of connected lines and arcs.

Concept Sketch.

(Cannot be used

to create a part inthis form).

Profile mustbe a closed

figure with no

internal lines.

Additional sketches were used to define the protrusionat the middle and the holes in the part after the initial

shape was created.

Resulting 3Dobject with

depth added.





These are used to define the criticalgeometry in a series of mating parts.


selected to create the individual parts.This assures that the parts are the correct

size and are located in exactly the right

place.


derived from the master sketch may beassociated (linked) back to the master


the master sketch will update all theassociated parts.




be used to create the opening for thewheel.







creation process. These sketches can bevery general at first then, exact sizes











commands and constructiontechniques are the same inother environments.

If Solid Edge is already running,pop down the File menu ....

Pick New …

Select the More tabUse Normeng.par (inch)

For an introduction to 2Dsketches, we will use the option


allows the designer to create anoverall master outline showing


the actual part creation takesplace, elements from the master


outline sketch.

• Selecting Sketch brings up

the prompt:

Watch the bottom left corner

of the screen for instructions

and prompts.

• Pick the Front reference

plane.




2D Sketch Window







plane.


Edge view of Right plane

Edge view of Top plane


2D Sketch Window

Drawing Tools Menu

Pick Tool

Axis of Revolution

Line*

Arc

Circle

Rectangle

Pattern*

Fillet/Chamfer

Trim/Extend

Offset*Copy from

Sketch*

Construction/Entity

Move*

Smart Dimension

Dimension

Connect*


Tangent*

Equal*


Remember that each icon with a small arrow at the lower right cornerhas a Fly Out with additional commands.

DRAW

EDIT

CONSTRAIN * * Advanced concepts are discussed in the next chapter.





Line





display.

• You can type in a length and


• While drawing a line you can

switch to the arc commandand back.

Line to Arc


ribbon bar switches to the arccommand.

• An Intent Zone icon isdisplayed on the end of the line.


4 sectors produces a differentresult for each sector.


IntentZone

Special Line Options

Curve: Click points

(square boxes) to define aseries of tangent arcs. The

radius of each arc is determined

by the direction of the previousand next points.

FreeSketch and FreeFormwill be discussed in the next

chapter.

Line Curve FreeSketch FreeForm




Circle


circle fly out.


diameter or radius.

Tangent can be:

• Tangent to one entity

• Tangent to two entities

including the reference planes.You can set the radius then


Many options exist. Trydifferent commands and ways

of using the commands.Online Help gives excellent


each option.


Radius/ 3 Points CenterDiameter 2 Points

Arc


are possible.

Depending on the option chosen,(line or arc) exact sizes may be








Rectangle


available:

• Use dialog boxes.Input Width, Height and Angle.

• Click two points for the widthand one point for the height.

• Draw a diagonal sketch line with

the mouse.



Select Tool

Fillet/Chamfer


arc between two entities. Often,Fillet is the easiest way to create an




bevel can be the same angle ordistance on both sides or, the

bevel may be a different distance

or angle on each side. Note theexpanded ribbon bar.

Small rounds, fillets and chamfersshould usually be added to the


has been created.

A

B

Used to select entities for editing. Hold down the CTRL Key to selectmultiple entities. To delete an entity, select it and press the Delete Key




Trim/Extend

Trim Trim Extend

Trim is used to remove segments

of entities. The segments are

defined by intersections on thesketch.

Multiple segments may betrimmed by sketching a line

through each entity.

Extend will cause entities tointersect.

extend will not work if one entity

does not provide a stop for theentity being extended.

• You can extend a line byselecting the line and keying in a

new length in the dialog box.

Trimline

Construction Lines

Any entity may be designated as aconstruction element. This means

that it is used to define geometry

but is not considered as a part of the outline shape.

Converts entities to construction and

visa-versa.

Construction lines were used tolocate the center for the circle.




SketchPoint



another entity.

• Select the Tools pop down• Click SketchPoint to turn on.


target location. (Upper right cornerof rectangle.)

• Start a command (circle).

• Set the diameter of the circle.

• Move the mouse and note the

distance reading.• Set exact distances using theSketchPoint dialog boxes.




or ??



• To turn off SketchPoint, press the ESC key or click the On/Off icon..

Display Commands



• Zoom Window - magnify

• Zoom Out (shrink)

• Fit (re-size to fit screen)

• Pan (slide without changing size)



Zoom Zoom Fit Pan

Window Smaller











relationships are automatically set.Sketches must have the proper


order to create actual parts.Sketches must be properly

constrained to create the intended

objects.

• Remove a relationship by


• Add a relationship by selecting

from the Relationships menu.This menu is near the bottom of

the Draw Toolbar.





several possibilities exist due to stacked geometry. Park themouse for a few seconds and dots

will appear. Left click for the

selection box. Geometry highlights

as numbers are selected.










drawing.


ShaftSupportBracket




__ Set the SketchPoint Target atthe mid-point of the horizontal


IntelliSketch mid-point icon andclick to set the target.

Mid-point icon

__ Start the Line command.__ Using the dialog boxes in the


at X= -2.000, Y= .500



__ Draw the line vertical down toY = 0.000

__ Continue the line horizontally.

Set the length to 5.000.__ Continue the line up a length



Note:Work with both the active ribbon


make it active so numbers can beinput.

Start

End




__ Start the Circle command.__ Set the radius for .875

__ Use SketchPoint to lock thecenter at X=000, Y=3.000.





Be sure the IntelliSketch iconindicates a connect and horizontal

conditions.



__ Start a circle. Set the radius =.750.

__ Keyin X= -.6250



On/Off icon).

__ Draw the three lines shown. Thediagonal line should be tangent to

both circles.





the top circle.




__ Start the Fillet command.Set the radius to .500.


create the radius.

The Fillet command will extendor trim the lines to create thecorrect radius.


__ Use the Trim command toremove the excess arcs from the

construction.

__ Draw the 1.000 diametercircle. Start the circle command.


arc then toward the center of thearc. A special icon will show when




regular dimension commands toplace the dimensions on the

drawing as shown.




__ Save the Drawing as Tutorial1.

Trim

Fillet




• The sketch is complete. It can be used to create a solid part by selecting geometry from the layout.

• At this time we will create a preliminary 2D drawing. This is often done for design approval.

• Copy the sketch and dimensions

to the Clip Board.

__ Pick Edit.__ Pick Select All


should change color).__ Click Copy. This places the

selected elements on the Clipboard.

This is one way of reusing a sketchin different Solid Edge

environments.

__ Pick Finish to close the sketch.

Creating a Drawing


1. Open a Solid Edge Draftdocument.



Clipboard.

__ On the File menu pick New.

__ Select Normal.Dft



__ At the bottom of the screen Right-Click the word Sheet.

__ Pick Sheet Setup.Use “A” horizontal and “A”

background.


__ Set Size for “A” wide.__ Click Background and set for “A”


View.



__Click the sketch.

__Click Edit

__ Click the

sketch icon.




__ Use the Text Tool to place text in

the Title Block as shown. Input yourown school/company and name.

Note: Place the text approximately then

use the Select Tool to drag it to the desiredlocation. Text height is .125”

__ Save the

drawing.

__ Print thedrawing.

Printing/Plottingwill vary

depending on theoutput devicesavailable. Check

with your

instructor.

__ Click

Properties for more settings. You may have to turn the drawing to ahorizontal direction (Landscape).

Put your own name in

the DR BY box.




Exercise 1.












Exercise 2.


part shown below.


Create a drawing,




Engineering and

Technical DrawingUsing Solid Edge V15

By Jerry Craig

SDC

Schroff Development Corporation

www.schroff.com

www.schroff-europe.com

Series V15

PUBLICATIONS



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2D Drawing

2D Sketches

Chapter 2

Entity

Objects

Lines Arcs

Circles

and

Ellipses

Rectangles

Editing

Sketches

Fillets

and

Chamfers

Trimming

and

Extending

IntelliSketch

Settings

Geometric

Relations

Selecting

Entities &

Deleteing

Construction

Lines

Reference

PlanesSelecting

Profile

View

Problems

Using

2D Sketches

Create

Part

Create

Assembly

Sketch

PointStarting

Setting

Reference

Point

Display

Commands

Zoom

Window

Zoom

Smaller Fit Pan

DimensioningSmart

Dimensions

Standard

Dimensions

TutorialAccurate

Layout

Creating

Drawings

Adding Text

and

Dimensions

Printing

2D

Profiles

2D

Sketches

Key-In

Values



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2D Profiles must be closed shapes with no entitiesinside or crossing the sketch. The sketch at the right

may be used to create a part by selecting specific




Concept Sketch.

(Cannot be used

to create a part in

this form).

Profile must be a closed

figure with no

internal lines.

Additional sketches were used to define the protrusion

at the middle and the holes in the part after the initial

shape was created.

Resulting 3D

object with

depth added.



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These are used to define the critical

geometry in a series of mating parts.


selected to create the individual parts.This assures that the parts are the

correct size and are located in exactly

the right place.


derived from the master sketch may be

associated (linked) back to the master


the master sketch will update all the

associated parts.




be used to create the opening for the

wheel.







creation process. These sketches can be

very general at first then, exact sizes






28






commands and constructiontechniques are the same in

other environments.

If Solid Edge is already running,

pop down the File menu ....

Pick New …

Select the More tab

Use Normeng.par (inch)

For an introduction to 2D

sketches, we will use the option


allows the designer to create an

overall master outline showing


the actual part creation takes

place, elements from the master


outline sketch.

Watch the Status Bar for

instructions and prompts.

· Pick the Front reference

plane.

Top

Right

2D Sketch

selected

Front



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2D Sketch Window







plane.


Edge view of

Right planeEdge view of

Top plane


2D Sketch Window

Drawing Tools Menu

Pick Tool

Line

Free Form Arc

Arc

Circle

Rectangle

Fillet/Chamfer

Trim/Extend

Offset*

Copy from Sketch*(Include)/

Construction Entity flyout

Move*

Smart Dimension Other Dim

Connect*


Tangent*

Equal*


Remember that each icon with a small arrow at the lower

right corner has a Fly Out with additional commands.

Constrain* * Advanced concepts are discussed in the next chapter.


Draw

Edit



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Line





display.

· You can type in a length and


· While drawing a line you can

switch to the arc command

and back.

Line to Arc


ribbon bar switches to the arc

command.

· An Intent Zone icon is

displayed on the end of the line.


4 sectors produces a different

result for each sector.

Point - Available from the fly

out menu. Click to place or

input coordinates.

Points are placed as

Construction Elements .

Free Sketch. Use mouse to

draw outline. Solid Edge

converts to geometry. (Usually

needs a lot of editing).

Curve Menu. Draws or

converts to BSPLINE geometry.

Click curve to edit inflection

points. Freehand courve or

input points.


Intent

Zone

Line Point Free

Sketch

Freehand drawing converted to

geometry

Bspline Convert

to Bspline



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Circle


circle fly out.


diameter or radius.

Tangent can be:

· Tangent to one entity

· Tangent to two entities

including the reference planes.

You can set the radius then


Many options exist. Try

different commands and ways

of using the commands.

Online Help gives excellent


each option.


Radius/ 3 Points Center

Diameter 2 Points

Arc


are possible.

Depending on the option chosen,

(line or arc) exact sizes may be







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Rectangle


available:

· Use dialog boxes.

Input Width, Height and Angle.

· Click two points for the width

and one point for the height.

· Draw a diagonal sketch line with

the mouse.



Select Tool

Fillet/Chamfer


arc between two entities. Often,

Fillet is the easiest way to create an




bevel can be the same angle or

distance on both sides or, the

bevel may be a different distanceor angle on each side. Note the

expanded ribbon bar.

Small rounds, fillets and chamfers

should usually be added to the


has been created.

A

B

Used to select entities for editing. Hold down the CTRL Key to select

multiple entities. To delete an entity, select it and press the Delete Key



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Trim/Extend

Trim Trim Extend



defined by intersections on the

sketch.

Multiple segments may be

trimmed by sketching a line


Extend will cause entities tointersect.

Extend will not work if one entity

does not provide a stop for the

entity being extended.

· You can extend a line by

selecting the line and keying in a


Trim

line

Construction Lines

Any entity may be designated as a

construction element. This means


but is not considered as a part of

the outline shape.

The Construction toggle is on the flyout with the

Include command.




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Move/Rotate/Mirror/Scale/Delete

Move Rotate Mirror Scale Delete

Move.

· First click the Select Tool.

· Pick the object to move.

(Hold down the CTRL Key to

select multiple objects or use a


the window.)

· Click where the object is now.

· Click to set new location.

Dimensioning

Smart Dimensions



· Line

· Circle

· Arc


Standard Dimensions

Distance Angle Coor- Sym- Dimension

Between dinate metric Axis


the drawing:

· Select the dimension.

· Type in a new size.



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SketchPoint



another entity.

· Select the Tools pop down· Click SketchPoint to turn on.


target location. (Upper right corner

of rectangle.)

· Start a command (circle).

· Set the diameter of the circle.

· Move the mouse and note the

distance reading.· Set exact distances using the

SketchPoint dialog boxes.




or ??



· To turn off SketchPoint, press the ESC key or click the On/Off icon..

Display Commands



· Zoom Window - magnify

· Zoom Out (shrink)

· Fit (re-size to fit screen)

· Pan (slide without changing size)



Zoom Zoom Fit Pan

Window Smaller

/Larger


Sketch point provides

a temporary origin to

measure relative to

existing geometry.



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relationships are automatically set.

Sketches must have the proper


order to create actual parts.

Sketches must be properly

constrained to create the

intended objects.

· Remove a relationship by


· Add a relationship by selecting

from the Relationships menu.

This menu is near the bottom of

the Draw Toolbar.





several possibilities exist due to stacked geometry. Park the

mouse for a few seconds and dots will appear.

Right-click for the selection list.



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drawing.


Shaft

Support

Bracket



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__ Set the SketchPoint Target at

the mid-point of the horizontal


IntelliSketch mid-point icon and

click to set the target.

Mid-point icon

__ Start the Line command.

__ Using the dialog boxes in the


at X= -2.000, Y= .500



__ Draw the line vertical down to

Y = 0.000

__ Continue the line horizontally.

Set the length to 5.000.

__ Continue the line up a length



Note:

Work with both the active ribbon


make it active so numbers can be

input.

Start

End



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__ Start the Circle command.

__ Set the radius for .875

__ Use SketchPoint to lock the

center at X=000, Y=3.000.





Be sure the IntelliSketch icon

indicates a connect and horizontal

conditions.



__ Start a circle. Set the radius =

.750.

__ Keyin X= -.6250



On/Off icon).

__ Draw the three lines shown. The

diagonal line should be tangent to

both circles.





the top circle.



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__ Start the Fillet command.

Set the radius to .500.


create the radius.

The Fillet command will extendor trim the lines to create the

correct radius.


__ Use the Trim command to

remove the excess arcs from the

construction.

__ Draw the 1.000 diameter

circle. Start the circle command.


arc then toward the center of the

arc. A special icon will show when




regular dimension commands

to place the dimensions on the

drawing as shown.




__ Save the Drawing as Tutorial1

Trim

Fillet



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· The sketch is complete. It can be used to create a solid part by selecting geometry from the layout.

· At this time we will create a preliminary 2D drawing. This is often done for design approval.

· Copy the sketch and dimensions

to the Clip Board.

__ Pick Edit.

__ Pick Select All


should change color).

__ Click Copy. This places the

selected elements on the

Clipboard.

This is one way of re-using a

sketch in different Solid Edge

models.

Creating a Drawing


1. Open a Solid Edge Draft

document.



Clipboard.

__ On the File menu pick New

__ Click the More tab.

__ Select Normeng.Dft



__ At the bottom of the screen

Right-Click the word Sheet.

__ Pick Sheet Setup.

Set “A” background.


__ Set Size for “A” wide.

__ Click Background and set for “A”


View.



__Click the sketch.

__Click Edit

__ Click the

sketch icon.



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Select View

Toolbars

Toolbars

Place a checkmark in the Draw box.

__ On the Edit pop-down

click Paste. The sketch


wrong place.

__ Use the Move (Draw

Toolbar) command to

move the sketch to the

middle of the title block.

Click any place on the

sketch then drag the sketch

as shown.


several other commands.

You may have to look for it


current.

Note:

This method of creating

drawings is useful for quick

2D sketches. It may be used

with WORD and other

editors for report writing.

Except for these exercises we

will use other tools to createdetail drawings.



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__ Use the Text Tool to place text in

the Title Block as shown. Input your

own school/company and name.

Note: Place the text approximately then

use the Select Tool to drag it to the desired

location. Text height is .125”

_ _ Save the

drawing.

__ Print the

drawing.

Printing/Plotting

will vary

depending on theoutput devices

available. Check

with your

instructor.

__ Click

Properties for more settings. You may have to turn the drawing to a

horizontal direction (Landscape).

Put your own name in

the DR BY box.



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Exercise 1.











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Exercise 2.


part shown below.


Create a drawing,




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Exercise 4. Do the Tutorial. Save a copy as Ch2-Ex-4. Make a drawing. See Tutorial page 65.

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SDC

Schroff Development Corporation

www.schroff.comwww.schroff-europe.com

Series V16

PUBLICATIONS



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2D Drawing

2D Sketches

Chapter 2

Entity

Objects

Lines Arcs

Circles

and

Ellipses

Rectangles

Editing

Sketches

Fillets

and

Chamfers

Trimming

and

Extending

IntelliSketch

Settings

Geometric

Relations

Selecting

Entities &

Deleteing

Construction

Lines

Reference

PlanesSelecting

Profile

View

Problems

Using

2D Sketches

Create

Part

Create

Assembly

Sketch

PointStarting

Setting

Reference

Point

Display

Commands

Zoom

Window

Zoom

Smaller Fit Pan

DimensioningSmart

Dimensions

Standard

Dimensions

TutorialAccurate

Layout

Creating

Drawings

Adding Text

and

Dimensions

Printing

2D

Profiles

2D

Sketches

Key-In

Values



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2D Profiles must be closed shapes with no entitiesinside or crossing the sketch. The sketch at the right

may be used to create a part by selecting specific




Concept Sketch.

(Cannot be used

to create a part in

this form).

Profile must be a closed

figure with no

internal lines.

Additional sketches were used to define the protrusion

at the middle and the holes in the part after the initial

shape was created.

Resulting 3D

object with

depth added.



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2D Sketch with Grid. Selecting a reference plane for the 2D sketch creates a 2D drawing screen.

Turning on the Grid displays the Grid Tool Bar and places a grid on the screen..

Grid Icon

Grid Settings Tool Bar

Edge View of Top

X - Y plane

Edge View of

Right Y - Z plane

Face View of Front X - Z plane

Grid

OptionsSnap

To

Grid

Grid

Off/OnReset

Origin

To

Zero

Move

Origin

Grid Tool Bar

Zero Origin

Point



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Grid Options Dialog Box

Grid settings may be adjusted for the type of sketch to

be created. Major lines might be 1 inch while minor

lines might be:

8 lines/inch = 1/8 inch (.125)

10 lines/inch = .10 inch, etc.

Snap To Grid locks the drawing geometry to the grid.

This creates accurate geometry quickly without keying

in distances as long as the points can be set to the grid

locations.

Show Readouts turns on the X - Y display showing the

cursor distance from the current Origin.

Show Alignments projects a dashed line when the

cursor is in line with existing geometry.

Grid as Points. The grid may be displayed as

points if prefered.

Cursor Position Display. X and Y pointer

locations are displayed as points are set. The

distance is from the Origin.

Default

Zero

Origin

New OriginResetting the Origin is

often necessary during

2D drawing

construction.



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Line





display.

· You can type in a length and


· While drawing a line you can

switch to the arc command

and back.

Line to Arc


ribbon bar switches to the arc

command.

· An Intent Zone icon is

displayed on the end of the line.


4 sectors produces a different

result for each sector.

Point - Available from the fly

out menu. Click to place or

input coordinates.

Points are placed as

Construction Elements .

Free Sketch. Use mouse to

draw outline. Solid Edge

converts to geometry. (Usually

needs a lot of editing).

Curve Menu. Draws or

converts to BSPLINE geometry.

Click curve to edit inflection

points. Freehand courve or

input points.


Intent

Zone

Line Point Free

Sketch

Freehand drawing converted to

geometry

Bspline Convert

to Bspline



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Circle


circle fly out.


diameter or radius.

Tangent can be:

· Tangent to one entity

· Tangent to two entities

including the reference planes.

You can set the radius then


Many options exist. Try

different commands and ways

of using the commands.

Online Help gives excellent


each option.


Radius/ 3 Points Center

Diameter 2 Points

Arc


are possible.

Depending on the option chosen,

(line or arc) exact sizes may be







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Rectangle


available:

· Use dialog boxes.

Input Width, Height and Angle.

· Click two points for the width

and one point for the height.

· Draw a diagonal sketch line with

the mouse.



Select Tool

Fillet/Chamfer


arc between two entities. Often,

Fillet is the easiest way to create an




bevel can be the same angle or

distance on both sides or, the

bevel may be a different distanceor angle on each side. Note the

expanded ribbon bar.

Small rounds, fillets and chamfers

should usually be added to the


has been created.

A

B

Used to select entities for editing. Hold down the CTRL Key to select

multiple entities. To delete an entity, select it and press the Delete Key



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Trim/Extend/Break

Trim Trim Extend Break Corner



defined by intersections on the

sketch.

Multiple segments may be

trimmed by sketching a line


Extend will cause entities to

intersect.

Extend will not work if one entity

does not provide a stop for the

entity being extended.

· You can extend a line by

selecting the line and keying in a


Break will slice an entity into two

parts.

Trim

line

Construction Lines

Any entity may be designated as a

construction element. This means


but is not considered as a part of

the outline shape.

The Construction toggle is on the flyout with the

Include command.




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Move/Rotate/Mirror/Scale/Stretch/Delete

Move Rotate Mirror Scale Stretch Delete

Move.

· First click the Select Tool.

· Pick the object to move.

(Hold down the CTRL Key to

select multiple objects or use a


the window.)

· Click where the object is now.

· Click to set new location.

Dimensioning

Smart Dimensions



· Line

· Circle

· Arc


Standard Dimensions

Distance Angle Coor- Sym- Dimension

Between dinate metric Axis


the drawing:

· Select the dimension.

· Type in a new size.



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Display Commands



· Zoom Window - magnify· Zoom Out (shrink)

· Fit (re-size to fit screen)

· Pan (slide without changing size)



A "Wheel Mouse" may be used for

fast zooms by activating the wheel.

Zoom Zoom Fit Pan

Window Smaller /Larger


Fill places a pattern or solid in a closed area. Fill Ribbon Bar:



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relationships are automatically set.

Sketches must have the proper


order to create actual parts.

Sketches must be properly

constrained to create the

intended objects.

· Remove a relationship by


· Add a relationship by selecting

from the Relationships menu.

This menu is near the bottom of

the Draw Toolbar.





several possibilities exist due to stacked geometry. Park the

mouse for a few seconds and dots will appear.

Right-click for the selection list.



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__ Start Solid Edge

Part __ Select Sketch from

the left menu.

__ Select the Front

plane for this drawing.

Shaft

Support

Bracket

__ Turn ON the Grid.

__ Set the Grid for:

1.00 inch major lines, 8 minor (0.125 inch) lines.

Activate Grid Snap



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__ Start the Circle command.

__ Set the radius for .875

__ Use Grid readouts to position

the center at X=000, Y=3.000.



from the upper end of the leftmost

.500 length vertical line as shown.

Be sure the IntelliSketch icon

indicates a connect and horizontal

conditions.

__ Reset the Grid Origin to the

lower right (X=3.00, Y=0.000)

as shown.

__ Start a circle. Set the radius =

.750.

__ Place the center at

X= -.6250 and Y= 1.250.

Click to set the circle.

__ Pick Tools ... IntelliSketchSet the dialog box as shown

New Grid Origin

__ Draw the Vertical and Tangent

lines as shown.

Turn Off the

Grid

Watch for the

Allignment

Icons "Point On"

and "Tangent"



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__ Start the Fillet command.

Set the radius to .500.


create the radius.

The Fillet command will extendor trim the lines to create the

correct radius.


__ Use the Trim command to

remove the excess arcs from the

construction.

__ Draw the 1.000 diameter

circle. Start the circle command.


arc then toward the center of the

arc. A special icon will show when




regular dimension commands

to place the dimensions on the

drawing as shown.


over a arc or circle before you try


__ Save the Drawing as Tutorial1

Trim

Fillet



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· The sketch is complete. It can be used to create a solid part by selecting geometry from the layout.

· At this time we will create a preliminary 2D drawing. This is often done for design approval.

· Copy the sketch and dimensions

to the Clip Board.

__ Pick Edit.

__ Pick Select All


should change color).

__ Click Copy. This places the

selected elements on the

Clipboard.

This is one way of re-using a

sketch in different Solid Edge

models.

Creating a Drawing


1. Open a Solid Edge Draft

document.



Clipboard.

__ On the File menu pick New

__ Click the More tab.

__ Select Normeng.Dft



__ At the bottom of the screen

Right-Click the word Sheet.

__ Pick Sheet Setup.

Set “A” background.

Note: Save the Part as Sketch1

Set Size for “A” wide:

__ Click Background and set for “A”

__ Zoom to full screen: On the Main

Ribbon Bar click Fit View.



__Click the sketch.

__Click Edit

__ Click the

sketch icon.

The size tab should show "A-Wide"



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Select View

Toolbars

Toolbars

Place a checkmark in the Draw box.

__ On the Edit pop-down

click Paste. The sketch


wrong place. Click the

sketch and hold down the

left mouse key. Drag the

sketch to the middle of thetitle block.

If necessary, use the Move

(Draw Toolbar) command

to move the sketch to the

middle of the title block.

Window the sketch then

drag the sketch as shown.


several other commands.

You may have to look for it


current.

Note:

This method of creating

drawings is useful for quick

2D sketches. It may be used

with WORD and other

editors for report writing by

pasting from the clipboard.

Except for these exercises wewill use other tools to create

detail drawings.



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Exercise 1.








__Save and print the drawing. Drawing Name: Baffle Plate



47


Exercise 2.


part shown below.


Create a drawing,




48



Exercise 4. Do the Tutorial.

Part Name:

TEMPLATE



Solid Edge V172D Drawing


2D Sketches show the outlines and locations of mul-tiple shapes or parts to be designed.

2D Profiles must be closed shapes with no entities

inside or crossing the sketch. The sketch at the rightmay be used to create a part by selecting specificshapes then “cleaning up” the outline by trimminginner curves. The final shape must be a single series of connected lines and arcs.

Complete Master Sketch. (Cannot beused to create a partin this form).

Profile must be aclosed “loop” withno internal lines.

Resulting 3Dobject with depthadded.

Portions of the Master Sketch are copiedwhen creating individual part features.





These are used to define the criticalgeometry in a series of mating parts.Elements from the master sketch may be selected to create the individual

parts. This assures that the parts are thecorrect size and are located in exactlythe right place.

Elements of the part sketches whichare derived from the master sketch may be associated (linked) back to the mas-ter sketch. This means that any changein the master sketch will update all theassociated parts.

Portions of the sketch were used tocreate the base of the pillow block as-sembly.Other portions of the same sketch will be used to create the opening for the bearing.

Modeling the bearing is done by selecting the inner circles. The bronze bearing is created as a separate part.

The final assembly is shown with the parts modeled exactly as they fit.

As you can see, 2D sketches are the basis for much of the design and part creation process. These sketches can be very general at first then, exact sizes can be assigned later. All parts associated to the master sketches will re-size to the new dimensions. Each part will be the right size and in the right place.

ExplodedAssembly view.

BronzeBearing




Starting a 2D Drawing

Any new object starts with a 2D sketch. Complexobjects can be designed more efficiently by creating amaster sketch with part geometry defined by a seriesof overlapping lines. As the part shape evolves the 2D

lines are used to add material or cut away material.

Simpler shapes may be designed by staring directlywith the Protrusion or revolved Protrusion icons. Master sketches give more control over the modeling

process.

Component Sketches are placeholders for existing parts or for related items yet to be designed.

Once Sketch is started, The Ribbon Bar displays prompts and options.A Reference Plane must be selected. Or, a new reference plane must be defined as a 2D drawing plane.

A pop down dialog box allow the selection of alternate planes for starting the sketch.

Coincident Option starts a sketch on one of theexisting reference planes.




A 2D drawingscreen appears.

• The Draw toolbar replaces the Maintoolbar.

• The drawingsurface is now theFront (X-Z) plane.

• The horizontalline is the edgeview of the Top(X-Y) plane.

• The vertical line is

the edge of the Side(Y-Z) plane.

Draw menu items

may hve several op-

tions selected from

pop down menus.

The first tutorial(chapter 1) intro-

duced the 2D draw-ing process.

2D drawing surface = Front (X-Z) plane

Edge of Top (X-Y) plane E d g e o f S i d e ( Y - Z ) p l a n e

Exercise:

√ Start Solid Edge.√ Click Sketch.√ Click the Front reference plane.

Draw some shapes.Explore the pop downs

Press ESC key to stop a command.

When finished, click the RETURN button.

Exit Do not save the drawing.




Line command. Starting a line displays the Line Ribbon Bar.

Color Type Thickness

Toggle between line and arc

ActiveLineStyle

Intent Zone

Alignment Indicator Many indicators will appear as a drawing iscreated. These help to insure good geometry.

A straight line was drawn then the arc togglewas selected. The intent zone creates the arc

based on how the mouse moves out of theintent zone.

Alignment indicators flash when horizon-tal.vertical, extensions or other alignmentsare sensed.

Indicators may be turned On/Off by clickingTools menu and clicking the selection but-tons.

Tools ... Intellisketch ... Relationships

toggles various geomentric indicatorson/off.

Alignment IndicatorsOn/Off toggles.




Other options for Line are Point(used as a marker or place holder)and Freesketch.

Freesketch. Hold left moude buttondown and draw shape. Solid Edgewill create straight lines and arcs.

√ Place smart dimensions to con-strain the shape.

Point

Circle. Pop down provides options for drawingcircles and ellipses.

The circle ribbon bar provides options for color,linetype and line thickness. Click either diameter or radius box to input size.

Tangent Circle

A circle was placed at ran-dom tangent to two lines.

The circle size may be setusing the circle command or by placing asmart dimension.

Distance Between

dimension optionwas used to fix point location.




Arc.

Three options are shown.The arc ribbon bar gives slightlydifferent options for each arc type.

Curve.

Click a series of points.A smooth curve isdrawn.

Curve has many set-tings and options.Check Help for moreinformation.

Rectangle.

Quick method:

Select Rectangle.

Hold down leftmouse button andsketch diagonal line.

Usesmart dimensions

to set size.




Constraining Sketches.

Constraints help to insure that changes to a sketch behave in a predictable manner. Editing causes shapes tochange and parts often must be re-sized for weight, strength, appearance or other reasons. All of the changescan result in some weird shapes unless constraints are in place to control the changes.

Two types of constraints are used: Dimension Constraints and Geometric Constraints.

Dimension Constraints

Smart Dimensions are applied to individual elements.A single pick will dimension a line, circle, etc.

A pop down menu for other dimension types is shown.Distance between and angle between relate two items.

Driving dimensions control a part feature.Driven dimensions are controlled by other dimen-sions. Each type is a different color on the screen.

Geometric Constraints

Turns display of geometric iconsOff/On

The geometric con-straint icons are shown.Choosing and applyingconstraints is a matter of planning which elementsmust remain fixed inrelation to other ele-ments that are allowed tochange.




Aligning Geometry

The rectange is centeredon the reference planes us-ing connect constraint.

(The first tutorial in chap-

ter 1 used horizontal and

vertical to do the same

thing).

Connect the mid-point of the horizontal line to thevertical (Y-Z) plane.

Connect the mid pointof the vertical line to thehorizontal (X-Y) plane.

Changing the 2.000 and 3.000 dimensions will keep the rectangle centered.

A hexagon has been circumscribedabout a circle. We want to be able tochange the circle size and keep thehexagon shape.

Lines are connect constrained andtangent constrained.

Changing the circle size produces in anunexpected result!

What other constraints need to be addedto fix the problem?




Editing 2D sketches.2D drawings are often constructed using basic shapes then editing the shapes to get the final forms.

Fillet is a rounded corner. Chamfer is a beveled corner.

Offset may be one side or both sides.

Sizes and locations may be fixed by placing dimensions.

Objects may be moved or re-sized by changing the dimensionvalue.

Move pop-down displays several related edit-ing commands.

The rectangle shape was modified using the fillet editing command.




Trim

Inner circular arcs wereremoved using trim.

Extend would not work butTrim would work.

Extend will only work if there is a “stopper” boundry.

Construction Lines

Regular lines may be toggled to con-struction line status (and back).Construction lines are not considered as part of a profile sketch.

Using construction lines is a good wayto anchor geometry and locate circlecenters, etc.




Grid and Grid Snap

Placing a grid on the screen enables additional drawing accuracy controls. By setting a useful grid spacing andtoggling Snap To Grid, the start and end points of lines, centers of circles, etc. can be placed accurately.

Grid is very useful when an item must be placed relative to an existing point. Re-set the grid zero then mea-sure over to the new point.

Toggle GridOn/Off with thescreen icon or useTools ...Grid

Grid Ribbon Bar is shown.

Grid settings dialog

Grid display On/Off

Snap to GridOn/Off

Set Gridto Origin

Set Grid 0,0 to newlocation

Grid Options Dialog Box

Sets major line spacing,Minor spaces per major,colors, etc.

A typical decimal inch setting is shown.

Working with architectural layouts, a typi-

cal setting might be:Major = 1 footMinor = 12 (1 inch)




Origin 0,0

Decimal inch grid settingshown.

Grid Snap enabled so startand end points are on gridintersections.

X,Y locations may be set byclicking left mouse button or by keying in points.

Re-Sizing the Grid Area

√ Click the Select Tool

√ Click near the outside of thegrid.

√ Drag the grid to a new area.

A new ribbon bar for Grid Size Setting will appear

at the top of the screen.

An auto-resize option may be

enabled.




Tutorial - Shaft Support√ Start a new Part. Be sure to use More ... Normeng.par as the startup file√ Click Sketch√ Pick the Front (X-Z) reference plane.Refer back to this drawing for dimensions

1. Set up a decimal inch grid as shown in the previous section. 1.000 inch major lines and 10 minor lines.2. Draw the base of the part as shown.Start Line at -2.000,-0500 to -2.000, 0.000 to 3.000,0.000 to 3.000, 0.500Re-size the grid if needed.

Origin 0,0




3. Draw two circles with center at

X = 0.000, Y = 3.000

The small circle is 1.000 diameter.( Ø symbol = diameter)

The large circle is .875 radius.( R = radius)Use the Tab Key to move the inputto radius in the circle ribbon bar.

4. Draw a line straight down from theside of the large circle.

Make sure the line is tangent to thecircle and is indicated vertical.

5. Draw a short line across from

-2.000, 0.500

6. Use the Trim Corner tool to closethe corner.




7. Re-set the grid origin to theend of the line at 3.000, 0.000

Click the re-position origin icon on the grid ribbon bar.

Click the end if the line at3.000,0.000.

8. Draw the circleat -0.620, 1.250Key in the center location

in the X: and Y: boxes in thegrid ribbon bar.

Point to the center location. Origin 0,0

9. Draw line tanget to 2 circlesas shown.

Use tangent constraint to be sure line is tangent to bothcircles.

10. Draw line from0.000, 0.500 tangent to the bot-tom of the right circle.

Save the drawingas ShaftSupport




The bottom of the large circle and the upper side of the right circle.

The .500 radius at the left side of the drawing. (We could have used Fillet at step 6.)

Place dimensions on the sketch as shown. Use dimension constraints to correct any location errors.

Be sure the center of the two circles is in vertical alignment with the Side (Y-Z) reference plane.

Save the drawing.

(Next, we will make a part and a drawing).




18. Click RETURN and set thedepth of the part to 1.000

19. Click Cutout

Select the Front

(X-Z) plane.

20. Click Include

Just OK thedialog box.

Include the 1.00diameter center circle.




20. Click RETURN

Click the Through Next optionin the cutout ribbon bar.

Use the mouse to point the cutout arrow to-

ward the back of the part.

Save the model.

Making a drawing.

Be sure the part is savedfrom the previous steps.

21. Click New on the

File Menu.Click the More Taband selectNormeng.dft

A default drawing sheetwill show.

22. At the bottlom of the screen, Right Click the Sheet option.

Part Properties.

Collecting data for Bill of Material lists is an important documentation step. If your instructor provides data,fill in the dialog boxes. If not, just Cancel.




23. Click the Background Taband select A-Sheet (8 1/2 x 11 size)

24. Select theShaftSupport.par modelfrom the folder where yousave it.

25. SelectFront

for the key view.




Problem 1. __ Layout the sketch in the Part Environment.



__ Place the views of the part as shown in the previous tutorial.


__Dimension the drawing.

__ Save and Print the drawing.

Thickness = 1.000




Thickness = .125

Problem 2.

Create the sketch for the partshown below.

Follow the steps as shown in

Tutorial 1.

Create a drawing,

dimension save and print.




Problem 3.

Create sketch and model. Make a drawing as shown in Tutorial 1. Dimension, Save and Print.

Part = Template

Thickness = .25




Problem 4.Do the “Modeling Parts with Sketches” tutorial. Make a drawing as shown in Tutorial 1.Save and Print the model and the drawing.



Engineering and

Technical Drawing

Using Solid Edge V18

by Jerry Craig

SDCSchroff Development Corporation

www.schroff.comwww.schroff-europe.com

PUBLICATIONS

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Edge Gallery

Progressive Sheet Metal Die




2D Sketches

Chapter 2

Entity

ObjectsLines Arcs

Circles

and

Ellipses

Rectangles

Editing

Sketches

Fillets

and

Chamfers

Trimming

and

Extending

IntelliSketch

Settings

Geometric

Relations

Selecting

Entities &

Deleteing

Construction

Lines

Reference

PlanesSelecting

Profile

View

Using

2D Sketches

Create

Part

Create

Assembly

Grid SettingsRe-Setting

Origin

Constraining

Sketches

Smart

Dimensions

Standard

Dimensions

TutorialAccurate

Layout

Creating

Drawings

Adding Text

and

Dimensions

Printing

2D

Profiles

2D

Sketches

Key-In

Values

Geometric

Constraints





2D Sketches show the outlines and locations of mul-tiple shapes or parts to be designed.

2D Profiles must be closed shapes with no entities

inside or crossing the sketch. The sketch at the rightmay be used to create a part by selecting specificshapes then “cleaning up” the outline by trimminginner curves. The final shape must be a single series of connected lines and arcs.

Complete Master Sketch. (Cannot beused to create a partin this form).

Profile must be aclosed “loop” withno internal lines.

Resulting 3Dobject with depthadded.

Portions of the Master Sketch are copiedwhen creating individual part features.





These are used to define the criticalgeometry in a series of mating parts.Elements from the master sketch may be selected to create the individual

parts. This assures that the parts are thecorrect size and are located in exactlythe right place.

Elements of the part sketches whichare derived from the master sketch may be associated (linked) back to the mas-ter sketch. This means that any changein the master sketch will update all theassociated parts.

Portions of the sketch were used tocreate the base of the pillow block as-sembly.Other portions of the same sketch will be used to create the opening for the bearing.

Modeling the bearing is done by selecting the inner circles. The bronze bearing is created as a separate part.

The final assembly is shown with the parts modeled exactly as they fit.

As you can see, 2D sketches are the basis for much of the design and part creation process. These sketches can be very general at first then, exact sizes can be assigned later. All parts associated to the master sketches will re-size to the new dimensions. Each part will be the right size and in the right place.

ExplodedAssembly view.

BronzeBearing




Starting a 2D Drawing

Any new object starts with a 2D sketch. Complexobjects can be designed more efficiently by creating amaster sketch with part geometry defined by a seriesof overlapping lines. As the part shape evolves the 2D

lines are used to add material or cut away material.

Simpler shapes may be designed by staring directlywith the Protrusion or revolved Protrusion icons. Master sketches give more control over the modeling

process.

Component Sketches are placeholders for existing parts or for related items yet to be designed.

Once Sketch is started, The Ribbon Bar displays prompts and options.A Reference Plane must be selected. Or, a new reference plane must be defined as a 2D drawing plane.

A pop down dialog box allow the selection of alternate planes for starting the sketch.

Coincident Option starts a sketch on one of theexisting reference planes.




A 2D drawingscreen appears.

• The Draw toolbar replaces the Maintoolbar.

• The drawingsurface is now theFront (X-Z) plane.

• The horizontalline is the edgeview of the Top(X-Y) plane.

• The vertical line is

the edge of the Side(Y-Z) plane.

Draw menu items

may hve several op-

tions selected from

pop down menus.

The first tutorial(chapter 1) intro-

duced the 2D draw-ing process.

2D drawing surface = Front (X-Z) plane

Edge of Top (X-Y) plane E d g e o f S i d e ( Y - Z ) p l a n e

Exercise:

√ Start Solid Edge.√ Click Sketch.√ Click the Front reference plane.

Draw some shapes.Explore the pop downs

Press ESC key to stop a command.

When finished, click the RETURN button.

Exit Do not save the drawing.




Draw Menu

Edit Menu

Constraints Menu

Drawn items may be changed by editing lengths, angles,

diameter/radius, etc.

When items are connected,changing one item may causeanother entity to change in anunexpected or unwanted man-ner.

Placing constraints on a 2Dsketch helps to ensure Engineering Intent.

Constraining sketches is an important step in the design process. Many features may be changed as the designevolves. Making sure the master sketch changes in a predictable manner is critical.

Constraints are a combination of geometric (parallel, vertical, concentric, tangent, etc.) and dimensional lengths.The first tutorial (chapter 1) introduced some of these ideas.




Line command. Starting a line displays the Line Ribbon Bar.

Color Type Thickness

Toggle between line and arc

ActiveLineStyle

Intent Zone

Alignment Indicator Many indicators will appear as a drawing iscreated. These help to insure good geometry.

A straight line was drawn then the arc togglewas selected. The intent zone creates the arc

based on how the mouse moves out of theintent zone.

Alignment indicators flash when horizon-tal.vertical, extensions or other alignmentsare sensed.

Indicators may be turned On/Off by clickingTools menu and clicking the selection but-tons.

Tools ... Intellisketch ... Relationships

toggles various geomentric indicatorson/off.

Alignment IndicatorsOn/Off toggles.




Other options for Line are Point(used as a marker or place holder)and Freesketch.

Freesketch. Hold left moude buttondown and draw shape. Solid Edgewill create straight lines and arcs.

√ Place smart dimensions to con-strain the shape.

Point

Circle. Pop down provides options for drawingcircles and ellipses.

The circle ribbon bar provides options for color,linetype and line thickness. Click either diameter or radius box to input size.

Tangent Circle

A circle was placed at ran-dom tangent to two lines.

The circle size may be setusing the circle command or by placing asmart dimension.

Distance Between

dimension optionwas used to fix point location.




Arc.

Three options are shown.The arc ribbon bar gives slightlydifferent options for each arc type.

Curve.

Click a series of points.A smooth curve isdrawn.

Curve has many set-tings and options.Check Help for moreinformation.

Rectangle.

Quick method:

Select Rectangle.

Hold down leftmouse button andsketch diagonal line.

Usesmart dimensions

to set size.




Constraining Sketches.

Constraints help to insure that changes to a sketch behave in a predictable manner. Editing causes shapes tochange and parts often must be re-sized for weight, strength, appearance or other reasons. All of the changescan result in some weird shapes unless constraints are in place to control the changes.

Two types of constraints are used: Dimension Constraints and Geometric Constraints.

Dimension Constraints

Smart Dimensions are applied to individual elements.A single pick will dimension a line, circle, etc.

A pop down menu for other dimension types is shown.Distance between and angle between relate two items.

Driving dimensions control a part feature.Driven dimensions are controlled by other dimen-sions. Each type is a different color on the screen.

Geometric Constraints

Turns display of geometric iconsOff/On

The geometric con-straint icons are shown.Choosing and applyingconstraints is a matter of planning which elementsmust remain fixed inrelation to other ele-ments that are allowed tochange.




Aligning Geometry

The rectange is centeredon the reference planes us-ing connect constraint.

(The first tutorial in chap-

ter 1 used horizontal and

vertical to do the same

thing).

Connect the mid-point of the horizontal line to thevertical (Y-Z) plane.

Connect the mid pointof the vertical line to thehorizontal (X-Y) plane.

Changing the 2.000 and 3.000 dimensions will keep the rectangle centered.

A hexagon has been circumscribedabout a circle. We want to be able tochange the circle size and keep thehexagon shape.

Lines are connect constrained andtangent constrained.

Changing the circle size produces in anunexpected result!

What other constraints need to be addedto fix the problem?




Trim

Inner circular arcs wereremoved using trim.

Extend would not work butTrim would work.

Extend will only work if there is a “stopper” boundry.

Construction Lines

Regular lines may be toggled to con-struction line status (and back).Construction lines are not considered as part of a profile sketch.

Using construction lines is a good wayto anchor geometry and locate circlecenters, etc.




Tutorial - Shaft Support√ Start a new Part. Be sure to use More ... Normeng.par as the startup file√ Click Sketch√ Pick the Front (X-Z) reference plane.Refer back to this drawing for dimensions

1. Set up a decimal inch grid as shown in the previous section. 1.000 inch major lines and 10 minor lines.2. Draw the base of the part as shown.Start Line at -2.000, 0.500 to -2.000, 0.000 to 3.000,0.000 to 3.000, 0.500Re-size the grid if needed.

Origin 0,0




3. Draw two circles with center at

X = 0.000, Y = 3.000

The small circle is 1.000 diameter.( Ø symbol = diameter)

The large circle is .875 radius.( R = radius)Use the Tab Key to move the inputto radius in the circle ribbon bar.

4. Draw a line straight down from theside of the large circle.

Make sure the line is tangent to thecircle and is indicated vertical.

5. Draw a short line across from

-2.000, 0.500

6. Use the Trim Corner tool to closethe corner.




7. Re-set the grid origin to theend of the line at 3.000, 0.000

Click the re-position origin icon on the grid ribbon bar.

Click the end if the line at3.000,0.000.

8. Draw the circleat -0.620, 1.250Key in the center location

in the X: and Y: boxes in thegrid ribbon bar.

Point to the center location. Origin 0,0

9. Draw line tanget to 2 circlesas shown.

Use tangent constraint to be sure line is tangent to bothcircles.

10. Draw line from0.000, 0.500 tangent to the bot-tom of the right circle.

Save the drawingas ShaftSupport




The bottom of the large circle and the upper side of the right circle.

The .500 radius at the left side of the drawing. (We could have used Fillet at step 6.)

Place dimensions on the sketch as shown. Use dimension constraints to correct any location errors.

Be sure the center of the two circles is in vertical alignment with the Side (Y-Z) reference plane.

Save the drawing.

(Next, we will make a part and a drawing).




13. Click the Return icon

The sketch can be seen on the Front(X-Z) plane.

14. Click Protrusion

15. Select the Front (X-Z) plane

16. Click Include

Just O.K the dialog box.

17 Click each of the lines and arcsthat define the outline of the part.A Include icon will appear on eachitem.

Do NOT include the reference

planes.

The final outline should be a closedloop.




18. Click RETURN and set thedepth of the part to 1.000

19. Click Cutout

Select the Front

(X-Z) plane.

20. Click Include

Just OK thedialog box.

Include the 1.00diameter center circle.




20. Click RETURN

Click the Through Next optionin the cutout ribbon bar.

Use the mouse to point the cutout arrow to-

ward the back of the part.

Save the model.

Making a drawing.

Be sure the part is savedfrom the previous steps.

21. Click New on the

File Menu.Click the More Taband selectNormeng.dft

A default drawing sheetwill show.

22. At the bottlom of the screen, Right Click the Sheet option.

Part Properties.

Collecting data for Bill of Material lists is an important documentation step. If your instructor provides data,fill in the dialog boxes. If not, just Cancel.




23. Click the Background Taband select A-Sheet (8 1/2 x 11 size)

24. Click the

Drawing View Wizard.Select theShaftSupport.par model fromthe folder where you saved it.

25. SelectFront

for the key view.




26. The Front view is selected by default.

Click TOP , RIGHT andISOMETRIC as shown.

Click Finish.

The drawing will fit at a scaleof 1:2 . Select that option be-fore placing the views.

Click a view to move it on thesheet.

Place some dimensions asshown.

Save and Print the drawing.

End of tutorial




Problem 1. __ Layout the sketch in the Part Environment.



__ Place the views of the part as shown in the previous tutorial.


__Dimension the drawing.

__ Save and Print the drawing.

Thickness = 1.000




Problem 4.Do the “Modeling Parts with Sketches” tutorial. Make a drawing as shown in Tutorial 1.Save and Print the model and the drawing.

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