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Creating ParametricSketches
Autodesk
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Mechanical Desktop
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automates your designand revision process using parametric geometry.Parametric geometry controls relationships amongdesign elements and automatically updates models anddrawings as they are refined.The sketch is the basic design element that defines theapproximate size and shape of features in your part. Asthe name implies, a sketch is a loose approximation of the shape that will become a feature. After a sketch issolved, you apply parametric constraints to control itsshape.After you learn to create sketches, move on to chapter 2to learn how to add constraints to sketches.
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Analyzing a design and creating astrategy for sketching
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Text sketch profiles
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Open profile sketches
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Closed profile sketches
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Path sketches
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Cut line sketches
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Split line sketches
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Break line sketches
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Key Terms
TermDefinition
2D constraintDefines how a sketch can change shape or size. Geometric constraints control theshape and relationships among sketch lines and arcs. Dimensional constraintscontrol the size of sketch geometry.closed loopA polyline entity, or group of lines and arcs that form a closed shape. Closed loopsare used to create profile sketches.closed profile A constrained sketch that is a cross section or boundary of a shape, such as anextrusion, a revolved feature, or a swept feature.construction geometryAny line or arc created with a noncontinuous linetype. Using constructiongeometry in paths and profiles may mean fewer constraints and dimensions areneeded to control size and shape of symmetrical or geometrically consistentsketches.cut lineUsed to specify the path of a cross-section drawing view. Unlike a profile sketch,the cut line sketch is not a closed loop. There are two types of cut line sketches—offset and aligned. featureAn element of a parametric part model. You can create extruded features,revolved features, loft features, and swept features using profiles and paths. Youcan also create placed features like holes, chamfers, and fillets. You combine features to create complete parametric part models.nested loopA closed loop that lies within the boundary of another closed loop. Nested loopsare used to create more complex profile sketches.open profileA profile created from one or more line segments sketched to form an openshape. Open profiles are used in bend, rib, and thin wall features.path sketchA constrained sketch that is a trajectory for a swept feature.sketchA planar collection of points, lines, arcs, and polylines used to form a profile, path,split line, break line, or cutting line. An unconstrained sketch contains geometryand occasionally dimensions. A constrained sketch, such as a profile, path, splitline, cut line, or break line that contains “real” and construction geometry, and iscontrolled by dimensions and geometric constraints.sketch toleranceTolerance setting that closes gaps smaller than the pickbox and snaps lines tohorizontal, vertical, parallel, or perpendicular.split lineA sketch, either open or closed, used to split a part into two distinct parts. Alsoknown as a parting line.text sketch profileA profile created from a single line of text in a selected font and style. Text-basedprofiles are used to emboss parts with text.
Basic Concepts of Parametric Sketching
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You create, constrain, and edit sketches to define a
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Profile that governs the shape of your part or feature
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Location for a bend feature in a part design
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Path for your profile to follow
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Cut line to define section views
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Split line to split a face or part
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Break line to define breakout section viewsAfter you create a rough sketch with lines, polylines, arcs, circles, and ellipsesto represent a feature, you solve the sketch. Solving a sketch creates a para-metric profile, path, cut line, split line, or break line from your sketchedgeometry.When you solve a sketch, Mechanical Desktop converts it to a parametricsketch by applying two-dimensional constraints to it, according to internalrules. This reduces the number of dimensions and constraints you need tofully constrain it. In general, a sketch should be fully constrained before it isused to create a feature.You can control the shape and size of the parametric sketch throughout mul-tiple design revisions.In this tutorial, you learn to create and solve sketches. Chapter 7,
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introduces you to creating, modifying, and deleting the con-straints and parametric dimensions that control a sketch.
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