7/21/2019 Tutorial 5.doc http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/tutorial-5doc-56d96e0289948 1/16 Tutorial 5: Revolves, Patterns, and Copies Introduction The Revolve option is useful for designing circular parts and features. Patterns and copies allow multiple instances of a feature to be created with little effort. In this section, you will revolve a section around a centerline to create a pulley and a hole. You will also create a pattern of holes and a copy of this pattern. Creating a Revolved Part 1. Start Pro! "ildfire. #. $hoose %&ile' () %*ew' and name the new part %!+ample'. 3. Select the Revolve Tool icon from the tool bar at the right of the screen, as shown in &igure .1. %&igure .1' 4. Select the S-etcher icon from the revolve tool bar on the dashboard. 5. Select the plane labeled &R*T and select the S-etch button in the Section menu. 6. Select %S-etch' () %Intent /anager' from the menu bar.7. 0oom in so that you see the coordinates shown in &igure .#. 8. Select %ine' from the 2!/!TRY menu, and select %$enterline' from the I*! TYP! menu. 1
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The Revolve option is useful for designing circular parts and features. Patterns and copies allow multiple instances of a feature tobe created with little effort. In this section, you will revolve a section around a centerline to create a pulley and a hole. You will alsocreate a pattern of holes and a copy of this pattern.
Creating a Revolved Part
1. Start Pro! "ildfire.#. $hoose %&ile' () %*ew' and name the new part %!+ample'.
3. Select the Revolve Tool icon from the tool bar at the right of the screen, as shown in &igure .1.
%&igure .1'
4. Select the S-etcher icon from the revolve tool bar on the dashboard.
5. Select the plane labeled &R*T and select the S-etch button in the Section menu.
6. Select %S-etch' () %Intent /anager' from the menu bar.
7. 0oom in so that you see the coordinates shown in &igure .#.
8. Select %ine' from the 2!/!TRY menu, and select %$enterline' from the I*! TYP! menu.
14. &ollow the same procedure to add the dimensions at points 4 and $. 15. &ollow the normal procedure for dimensioning to add the dimensions at points 5, !, &, 2, and 7.
16. Select %Regenerate'. You should now be able to see dimensions similar to those shown in &igure .8.
%&igure .8'
17. Select %Scale' from the /5 S6!T$7 menu.
18. Select the dimension at point 3.
19. Type : into the te+tbo+ and clic- the chec- mar-.
20. Select %Regenerate'. 3ll of the dimensions should scale.
4. Select %S-etch' () %Intent /anager' from the menu bar.
5. Select %ine' from the 2!/!TRY menu and %$enterline' from the I*! TYP! menu.
6. $lic- points 3 and 4 to draw a centerline as shown in &igure .<. 7. Select %2eometry' from the I*! TYP! menu and clic- points $, 5, !, &, 2, 7, $ to draw the section shown in &igure .<.
11. /odify the dimensions to match those shown in &igure .>.
%&igure .>'
12. Select %Regenerate' and then %5one' from the S6!T$7!R menu. 13. Select the top surface of the pulley. 3n outline of a hole should be shown as in &igure .@.
1. Select the hole that was just created and select the Pattern Tool icon fro the tool !ar at the ri"ht of the screen.#. 5ouble clic- on the dimension that was shown at point 4 in &igure .1:. $hange the value from : to ;:, as shown in &igure .18.
3. $hange the number of features to ;, as in &igure .18. This will ma-e a pattern of ; holes located ;: degrees apart.
. To create a plane to mirror the holes, select the 5atum Plane icon from the tool bar at the right of the screen.
6. To define references' select the (lane la!eled T)P.
7. &ro the *+T,- P+/ enu' enter 37.5 into the )ffset Translation tet!o' and clic$ the ) !utton. This will (ut a datu (lane inthe center of the (ulle' as shown in &i"ure 5.15.