Lesson Three: Creating Engineering Drawings in I-DEAS

Introduction:

I-DEAS will draw the 2D views of a model in Master Drafter, which you can then dimension accordingly.
This is major benefit to modeling in I-DEAS as it makes the drafting process smoother, and eliminates the
need for an external 2D Computer Drafting Program
What are we going to cover today?
Create a 2D draft for the model Valveblock
On your own examples

Creating 2D Drafts:

Youll notice when you switch into Master Drafter that the program looks similar:

****If

your interface is not the same as the one below go to Options\Preferences\Icon

Panel and click off the Windows Drafting colors box. Restart the program.

Icon Panel

Workbench

Ideas PROMPT
window

IDEAS List

The I-DEAS Prompt window is located within the icon panel

Display info
about the
draft layer

The location of some icons have moved

The middle mouse button is enter or done or you can select the Done button from the
Prompt window. The right mouse button is now Cancel.

I-DEAS will create the 2D draft views of a model by following these general steps:
Open your model file on the workplane within the Master Modeler to Master Drafter application and
task
Switch from the Master Modeler task to the Master Drafter task
Select the Create a new drawing icon
Input information such as what size of paper, what standards to be used, what views to include etc.
The 2D draft views should now be displayed on the screen, and from here you need to input your
OWN dimensions etc.

NOTE: The dimensions that I-DEAS uses to store the geometric information of the model ARE
NOT the same dimensions that a machinist will use to build the design. Therefore, it is CRITICAL
that you input the proper drafting dimensions yourself!

Tips for Creating 2D Draft Drawings:

Ensure that the correct model name is in the form when creating the drawings and that there are NO errors in
the model.
When selecting the parameters for the draft drawings, you can have I-DEAS automatically input the key
driving dimensions for the part, REALIZING that they are not all the dimensions that have to be included
and need to be placed/labeled properly according to standard drafting procedures:
A point of reference is established for each drawing
Dimensions extend from the most descriptive view
Adequate distance is placed between the object and the first row dimensions (including adequate
distance from the witness lines to the part)
Aside: Witness Line: the verticle/horizontal lines that the dimension
arrows run between
Dimensions are logically grouped
Appropriate placement of dimensions to illustrate object
Dimensions applied to visible lines only
Drawing is not overconstrained (use of REF dimensions)
Proper dimensioning techniques for various shapes (circles, fillets, holes etc.)

Use the
(Modify) command to move and change the appearance of the dimensions (including the
appearance of the lines/arrows and the dimension numbers)

Use
(Cross section) and
(Detail) to create additional views of a part by creating a cross
section of an area and zooming in on a defined section respectively.

Use the
(Notes) command to include any annotations that is useful for the machinist (i.e. surfacing
techniques, describing patterns etc.)

2D Draft Drawing Task: Valveblock

Create the 2D draft drawing for the model Valveblock by completing the following steps:

Bring the model file Valveblock on the workplane in Master Modeler

Switch the application from Master Modeler to Master Drafter

Select Create Drawing

and:
STEP 1: Create Drawing
Enter in the Name (ND) of the drawing and the Bin (NB) to be
stored in
Select Create Standard Views
Select the paper size (A4-H)
Select the Drafting Standard (ISO)

STEP 2: Create Standard Views

Check to make sure the correct Model Name (MN) is entered. (Use
the ? to find the model file if not correct)
Select the View Types (e.g. Frt/Top/Rght/Iso)

Step 3: Create the View (Options)

from the icon bar

Select the
Change the line rendering from Coarse Hidden to Precise Hidden
Change Tan Edge Defining to Tan Edge None

Select the
(Modify) to move the dimensions and alter the
appearance where necessary.

Try all of these options with a dimension

Make sure this is selected so the dimension is

centered on the dimension line
Changes the line leader style, try the different options
with a radial and a diametrical dimension
Changes decimal places displayed, you have to
determine what is appropriate
Changes the dimensions line style, select a
dimension and try all the options

You can change the size of your drawing boxes by using the View Border button.
One thing you have to watch is that you keep your drawings aligned

You can change the colour of the lines on your drawing by selecting a drawing box, then selecting lines and/or
dimensions and selecting the colour bar in the Prompt Window. A good colour for printing is Blue.

You have full control over your dimensions by using your edit entity button
selecting the edit entity button try the following:

Change the leader

options

Change the
position options

An arrow size of
5.00 works well
with this template

The horizontal
option will help
keep your
dimensions
aligned

This 2.00 spacing

will create a good
gap between the
drawing and the
leader

Deselect the
Comma to give
your dimensions a
decimal point

If you select a dimension after

Use the
(Centerlines) command to insert the centers of holes. The following graphic displays the
settings for this feature:

Use the
dimensions

Use the Erase command to delete dimensions you have created, and use the Hide command (in the same
menu as Erase) to delete dimensions that was created by I-DEAS (i.e. the key/driving dimensions)

When you are completely done dimensioning etc to your draft drawing, you can hide the view boarders (i.e.

(Linear Dimension) and

(Radial/Diameter Dimensions) to insert missing

the green boarders) by selecting the boarder and then the

option in the I-DEAS Prompt window.

button, and deselect the Show Boarder

Note: Your drawing should now look something similar to the drawing on the following page:

Using the ENGG2100 2D Drawing Template for a Title Block:

Save your work and shut down I-DEAS

Open Windows Explorer and open your H: drive

There should be a file called masterdrafting.cfg open the file with notepad
Edit the file so that it is the same as below (location of text is approximately half way down):

Save the masterdrafting.cfg file and close the file

Open I-DEAS in the Design Master Drafting task and

application. Create a new drawing using the Create Drawing
button. Delete the drafting Drawing if it is still on the screen.

Make sure the Create Standard Views option is chosen

Must be selected to use the Drawing Template

Select the paper size (Explicit)
Make the dimensions 541.18x414.18mm
Select Metric (if you created your part with metric
dimensions)

Printing Your Engineering Drawings:

Make sure your drawing is zoomed out fully by selecting the Zoom All button

Make sure under: Options\Preferences\Icon Panel the Windows Print is toggled on

Under File\Print make the following selections:

Select Scale To Paper Height

Select Landscape
Select Center On Page

Also Included in this File Set:

File: 2D Valve Block Detail.cdr

A further example of the Valveblock that takes the front view and uses the

(Cross Section) and

(Detail) icons to create additional, more descriptive views of the part
File: 2D Post.cdr An example of a post showing good drafting skills
File: 2D Corner Bracket.cdr 2D draft drawings of the Corner Bracket showing how fillets (by their radius)
and holes (by their diameter) are labeled. You can try this one on your own if you like.

ON YOUR OWN (Due next class!)

Perform the Online Tutorials Under Drafting: Associative Drawings:
Creating Associative Drawings, View Creation Options, Adding Section Detail and Auxiliary Views,
Creating Drawing Views from Model Views