Overview

In completing this exercise you will

• create new design for each component
  • create new sketches on principal planes
  • attach sketch to a surface
  • draw
    • rectangles
    • lines
    • circles
  • apply constraints
  • create extrusions to
    • add material
    • remove material
• create and assembly design
  • duplicate components
  • fix component
  • align components
  • mate components
• create an album
• create an assembly drawing

In the following steps the words in bold are the names of components

Create design for base

• new design
• on base initial sketch - draw rectangle
• constrain rectangle to 112 wide and 200 long
• extrude 5
• save as base
  

Create design for end

• new design
• create a new sketch on lateral plane - change name to profile
• draw rectangle
• constrain rectangle to 100 wide - 75 high
• extrude 12
• save as end

Create design for side

• new design
• new sketch on frontal plane - change name to profile
• draw rectangle
• constrain to 200 long - 75 high
• extrude 12
• select front surface of extrusion
• add new sketch - change name to router
• view onto new workplane (Shift w)
• draw two rectangles for end rebates
  • start at top corner
  • stretch inward and down to the base line
  • [this automatically constrains the height to that of the existing side]
• draw rectangle for housing joint
  • start on top line [avoid the centre as it will constrain the new line]
  • stretch down and across to bottom line
  • [this will constrain the height of the rectangle to that of the side]
• apply width constraints of 12 to each of the rectangles
• apply positioning constraint for housing joint - 94 from end
• extrude below workplane to remove material to depth of 6
• save as side

Create design for handle

• new design
• new sketch on lateral plane - change name to profile
• draw rectangle
• constrain to 200 wide - 150 high
• view onto sketch (Shift w)
• draw two circles for hole
• constrain to diameter 25
• constrain circles to 30 from sides and top
• draw two lines tangent to circles
• trim internal half of circle
  • notice constraints go green - indicates redundant constraint
• draw curves on corner
• constrain to diameter 50
• re-constrain width to 100
• extrude 12
• save as handle

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Add sides and ends to design

• new design
• Assembly menu - add component - select side
• Edit menu - duplicate - spacing 100
• select one side and move away
• select one side and from Assemble menu select fix component
• Assembly menu - add component - end
• Edit menu - duplicate - spacing 100
• select one end and move away

Assemble sides and ends

• select end surface of an end and the edge of the rebate of the fixed side
• Assembly menu - mate
• select top surfaces of fixed side and mated end
• assemble menu - align
• select inside surface of mated end and matching surface of rebate on fixed side
• Assemble menu - mate
• select the end of the attached end component and the matching rebate of the second side
• Assemble menu - mate
• select top surfaces of fixed end and second side
• Assemble menu - align
• select inside surface of end and matching surface of rebate on side
• Assemble menu - mate

• mate and align the second end

Assemble handle

• Assembly menu - add component - handle
• select side of handle and bottom of housing on side
• Assemble menu - mate
• select face of handle and side of housing on side
• Assemble menu - mate
• select bottom of handle and bottom of one side
• Assemble menu - align

Assemble base

• Assembly menu - add component - base
• select top of base and bottom a side
• Assemble menu - mate
• select end of base and outside of an end
• Assemble menu - align
• select edge of base and outside surface of side
• Assemble menu - align

Investigate:

• select one component - the handle
• Assembly menu - set component colour

Save assembled drawing as NailboxAssembled

Create Drawing

• Windows menu - select NailboxAssembled.des
• Tools menu - select New Drawing
• select
  • top row middle template
  • click existing design button - select NailboxAssembled.des
  • click OK
• File menu - save - NailBox

Investigate

• Tools menu - select - New Drawing
• select Handle.des and the top middle
• in the created drawing select
  • Dimension view - Import Sketch Dimensions

Create Album

• new album
• Image menu - new image - select NailboxAssembled design
• Tools menu - materials browser
• open non- metals
• click and drag the Wood, varnished icon to a component
• click the update button
• click and drag wood ,varnished to each of the other components
• update
• save as NailBox

Investigate

• Image menu - image properties