Engineering Drawings 123

Computer Aided Design (CAD)

Week 2

Make use of the tools you have learned so far to create the 3 mm thick gasket below. Only
new concepts and tools will be demonstrated in this exercise, so if you are struggling to
remember how to create some features, refer to the notes for the Week 1 exercise.
When you feel comfortable that you have mastered the new tools you have learned, try to
create the parametric model from the formal drawing only for practice.
Step 1: Create circles
1. Create a new metric iPart file [Step2, Week 1] and create a 2D Sketch [Step 3, Week
1].
2. Use the circle tool in the Create panel of the Sketch ribbon [Step 2, Week1] to create
three circles around the origin as shown below. The circle tool is similar to the ellipse
tool (same menu) used in the previous exercise, but instead of placing the major and
minor axes (ellipse) you only have to place the radius (circle) [Step 8, Week 1].
3. Use the horizontal constraint in the Constrain panel in the Sketch ribbon to constrain
the center point of the diameter 20 circle (right) with the origin [Step 7.1, Week 1].
4. Use the Dimension tool in the Constrain panel of the Sketch ribbon to fully constrain
the circles in relation to the origin [Step 6, Week 1].

NOTE: The center circle has a diameter of 52 mm, NOT 54 mm as in demo figures.
Step 2: Create tangent lines
1. Use the Line tool from the Create panel in the Sketch to create two lines above and
below the two circles on the right [Step 4, Week 1].
2. Constrain the lines to the circles with the Tangent tool in the Constrain panel of the
Sketch ribbon [Step 8.6, Week 1].
3. Trim away the excess line ends protruding past the circles by using the Trim tool in
the Modify panel of the Sketch ribbon [Step 9, Week 1].
Step 3: Draw arcs
1. Click on the Arc tool in the Create panel of the Sketch ribbon [Step 5, Week 1].
2. Create an arc to the upper left of the left and center circles as shown below by
clicking once at each end point and then clicking a third time to place the radius.
3. Repeat the above steps to create another arc below the same two circles.
Step 4: Complete profile
1. Use the Tangent tool again to constrain the arcs to the circles.
2. Fully constrain the arcs by using the Dimension tool to specify radii values.
3. Trim away the excess of the arcs.
Step 5: Extrude the profile
1. Use the Extrude tool in the Create Panel of the 3D Model ribbon [Step 10, Week
1].
• Select all the enclosed profiles.
• Select the symmetric option to extrude symmetrically around the origin.
• Fill the Distance field to specify a 3 mm thickness.
Step 6: Create new sketch on surface
Creating a sketch on a surface is similar to creating a sketch on a plane as was done in
1. Switch back to the Sketch ribbon by clicking on the Sketch tab.
2. Click on Start 2D Sketch in the Sketch panel of the Sketch ribbon to select the
sketch creation tool.
3. Click on the front surface of the part created in the previous step to create a
sketch on that surface.
Step 7: Project geometry
Projecting the geometry of the part to the sketch will allow us to draw on features of the
model.
1. Click on Project Geometry in the Sketch ribbon.
2. With the projection tool selected, click on the same surface used to create the
sketch in order to project the edges and arc centers to the sketch in yellow.
Step 8: Drill hole
When cutting cylindrical features out of material it is best practice to use the hole feature.
1. Switch back to the 3D Model ribbon by clicking the 3D Model tab.
2. Click on the Hole tool by clicking the Hole tool in the Modify panel of the 3D Model
ribbon.
3. With the hole tool highlighted, click on the center point of the bottom left arc to
specify the hole location.
4. In the Hole Properties window that popped up, specify the hole metrics:
• Select Simple Hole under Type.
• Select Through All next to Termination.
• Fill hole diameter in the dimension field.
5. Click OK to apply the metrics and to create the hole.
Step 9: Drill second hole
Repeat steps 7 and 8 to create the diameter 14 hole.
Step 10: Hexagon hole sketch
1. Create a sketch on the front surface of the model. We can create a polygon by
clicking the drop-down arrow below the Rectangle tool in the Create panel of the
Sketch ribbon.
2. We can specify the number of sides for the polygon in the property window that pops
up. Since the default value is already six, we do not need to change it. Click on the
projected origin point in the middle of the model to specify the position of the polygon
and then click again away from the center point to create the polygon (similar to
creating a circle).
3. Use the line tool (and vertical constraint if necessary) to create a vertical line
upwards from the projected origin point. We need this line to define the orientation of
the polygon.
4. Use the Dimension tool in the Constrain panel of the Sketch ribbon to constrain fully
constraint the polygon (orientation and size) [Step 6, Week 1].
Step 11: Cut polygon hole
1. Switch back to the 3D Model ribbon by clicking the 3D Model tab.
2. Select the Extrude tool in the Create panel.
3. With the Extrude tool highlighted, select the polygon profile to specify what we want
to cut away.
4. In the Output section of the properties window that pops up, select the Cut icon to
specify that we want to remove material instead of adding it. In the Behavior section
next to the Distance field, select Through All. This will specify a full depth cut. If you
do not see the preview of the cut, change the direction of the cut in the Behavior
section.
Step 12: Create Drawing
1. Open the Create New File window [Step 1, Week 1].
2. Expand the Templates folder and highlight the en-US folder.
3. Choose the Stellenbosch A4 template.
4. Click Create to open the A4 drawing template.
Step 13: Place base view
1. Click on the Base view icon in the Create panel of the Place Views ribbon.
2. Select the part file created in the steps above in the File field.
3. Make sure the scale is set to 1:1.
4. Click OK to place the view.

NOTE: You can change the position of the view by hovering your mouse over it until a dotted
outline is displayed. Moving the cursor close to this dotted border will display a four
directional arrow that indicates that you can click and drag to move the view. You can also
right click on the view and select Edit View to move the view around.
Step 14: Drawing resources
Drop down the Drawing Resources folder and the Sketch Symbols folder in the Model tree.
1. Double-click on the ISO first angle projection symbol (iso1st) icon and place the
symbol in the top right corner of the drawing.
2. Double-click on the tolerance table (TOLTAB1) icon and place the table at the bottom
left corner of the drawing.
3. Create the parts list:
• Switch to the Annotate ribbon by clicking on the Annotate tab.
• Select the Parts List icon in the Table panel.
• Choose the correct part file from the Select Document field.
• Place the parts list in the bottom right corner.

Step 15: Fill title block

Fill in all the relevant information in the title block and parts list. Refer to the drawing notes
for a description of the required information. Specify the material of the gasket to be rubber.
Step 16: Annotation: Center marks
1. Click on the Center Mark tool in the Symbols panel of the Annotation ribbon.
2. Click on each hole’s edge in the view in order to place the center mark for each hole.
3. Place the center mark in the middle by clicking on one of the arcs that form part of
the diameter 54 circle surrounding the origin placed in Step 1.
4. Exit the Center Mark tool by right clicking and clicking OK, or by pressing the Escape
key.
5. Click and drag the ends of the center mark to make it larger. The ends will highlight
as green points when hovering the mouse cursor over the center mark.
Step 17: Dimensions
Dimensioning our formal drawing is similar in method to the dimensioning constraints that we
use sketch mode when creating the parametric model with the primary difference being that
dimensioning in the formal drawing is used to communicate information to the reader of the
drawing rather than specifying the metrics of a model. Therefor, the dimensioning should be
as neat and concise as possible. Conform to the dimensioning standards taught in the hand
drawings portion of the course, with particular emphasis on crossing dimension lines, gaps
between dimension lines and features, dimensioning outside of the view, as well as ensuring
that all the relevant information for manufacture is communicated (a good check for this is to
see if you can recreate the part from your own drawing).
1. Click on the Dimension tool in the Dimension panel to the far left of the Annotate
ribbon.
2. Dimension the diameter 14 hole:
• With the dimension tool selected, dimension the hole to the right by clicking
on the hole’s edge and then placing the dimension by clicking again at the
desired dimension location.
• The Edit Dimension window will pop up. Since we do not need to change
anything about the dimension, simply click OK to apply the dimension
annotation.
3. Dimension radius 120 arc:
• The dimension tool should still be selected. Click on it again if it is not.
• Click on the top left radius 120 arc that forms the tangent feature between the
center and left circular features and then place the dimension.
• Again, just click OK in the Edit Dimension window that pops up to apply the
dimension annotation.
4. Add center distance between hexagon hole and diameter 14 hole:
• Check that dimension tool is selected.
• Click on the vertical center line (or endpoint of the center line) for both the
center and right-hand center marks.
• Drag the mouse up and place the center-to-center distance dimension of 70.
• Again, just click OK in the Edit Dimension window that pops up to apply the
dimension annotation.
5. Add angle of hexagon feature:
• Check that dimension tool is selected.
• Adding the angle dimension is similar to adding the angular constraint. Simply
click on the two lines between which we want to specify the angle, in this case
the hexagon edge to the right of the top most corner of the hexagon and the
vertical center line of the center mark. Note: Be sure select the lines and not
points on the line. For example, hovering the cursor over the hexagon edge
near the edge center will automatically snap the selection to the center point
of the edge. This will be indicated by highlighting the particular point as a
green dot.
6. Add hexagon size (edge-to-edge) dimension:
• Check that the dimension tool is selected.
• Adding a linear dimension between two parallel lines is similar to adding an
angular dimension. Simply click on both lines (again making sure you select
the lines and not any points on the lines) and then place the dimension by
clicking at the desired dimension location.
• This time do not apply the dimension yet.
 7. Edit dimension text:
• When dimensioning polygons (hexagons in particular) it is common to give
the measurement from edge-to-edge, rather than corner-to-corner. This is
known as the “across-flats” dimension and is indicated by AF after the
measurement value.
• Select the Text tab in the Edit Dimension window (the default opened tab is
Precision and Tolerance).
• Click in the text field after the <<>> (indicating the true value of the
measurement) and then typing in the AF.
• Click on OK to apply the dimension annotation.

Step 18: Complete dimensions

1. Complete the rest of the dimensions for the formal drawing by making use of the
tools that you learned in the steps above.

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