Solidworks 2009 Design With Analysis: (Tutorial 3 - Deep Fry Basket)

Solidworks 2009 Design with Analysis Deep Fry Basket
Solidworks 2009
Design with Analysis
(Tutorial 3 Deep Fry Basket)
Infrastructure
Sketcher
Solid-modeling
Surface-modeling
Assembly Design
Structural Analysis
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Version 2a June 2010
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Written by Dickson Sham
Overview of Tasks
Tutorial 3A - Modeling
Build a Master Model of the basket handle
Create the upper & the lower parts from the Master Model
Build the mechanical features on the both parts
Get the both parts auto-updated after modifying the outlook of

the master model
Parts
Tutorial 3B - Modeling
Build the metal arm
Build the basket
Add material texture onto all components
Assemble components
Master Model
Linked Children
Assembly
Tutorial 3C Structural analysis
Simplify the model for analysis
Create Meshes onto two components and create connectors

between them
Create boundary conditions & define properties
Analyze displacements & stresses

Tutorial 3D Structural analysis (By Nastran)
Repeat Tutorial 3C with the use of Nastran

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Structural
analysis
General
Change the view with the mouse

A.
Rotating enables you to rotate

the model around a point. Click
and hold the middle mouse button,
then drag the mouse.
B.
Panning enables you to move the

model on a plane parallel to the
screen. Press and hold Ctrl key,
then click and hold the middle
mouse button, then drag the
mouse.
C.
Zooming enables you to increase

or decrease the size of the model.
Press and hold Shift key, then
click and hold the middle button,
then drag the mouse up or down.
Middle button
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Tutorial 3A
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Enter Solidworks 2009

Select File/New on the menu bar;
Select Part
Click OK
Select View/Origins on the top menu to show the

system origin (blue)
To build 1st sketch:

Click Sketch icon and select Top Plane
Draw an arc with one end touching y-axis
Add a dimension onto the circle by clicking Smart

Dimension icon and then selecting the circle.
Modify the radius as 380mm; the arc will be resized

automatically
Draw a centerline along the x-axis
Click Mirror Entities icon and then select the arc

and the centerline (mirror about) to duplicate the arc
on the opposite side
origin
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To build
1st
sketch (Cont):-
Tutorial 3A
Draw an Arc
Draw an arc (R35) connecting the bigger arcs, on the

positive-x side, which is NOT tangent to them
Similarly, Draw another smaller arc (R10) connecting
the bigger arcs on the negative-x side
Multi-select the arc (R10) and the upper arc(R380)
by pressing and holding ctrl key on the keyboard
Select Tangent in the entry box Add Relations
Click Ok
Add another Tangent relation between the arc (R10)
and the lower arc(R380) by repeating the above steps
Not Tangent
Tangent
Tangent
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Not Tangent
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To build
1st
sketch (Cont):-
Tutorial 3A
Click Smart Dimension icon and then select the

arcs R10 & R35
(by default, distance is measured from two arc
centers)
Select the tabpage Leaders
Select Max for First arc condition & Second arc
condition
Modify the value to 120mm
Similarly, Click Smart Dimension icon and then

select the endpoints of arc R35
Modify the value to 36mm
Exit the workbench by clicking Exit Sketch icon
Now, you are back to the 3D environment and

Sketch1 is created on the tree.
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Tutorial 3A
To build a solid:
Click Extruded Boss/Base icon

Select Sketch1 on the tree / click on
the profile directly
(Select Blind as type)

Enter 20mm as the length of Direction 1
Click ok
A solid is created
To round the sharp edges:
Add a Fillet R5mm onto the vertical

sharp edges
R5
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R5
Modeling
Tutorial 3A
To make a draft on the solid:
Draft
+1deg
Click Draft icon

Enter 1deg as Angle
Select the bottom face as Neutral plane
The arrow should point UPWARD. If not,

click it to reverse.
Move the mouse cursor onto a vertical

face , then right-click and select
Select Tangency (all tangent faces are
selected as Faces to Draft )
Click ok to complete
Bottom face is
Neutral Plane
Vertical faces
(Faces to draft)
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To make a mirror solid:
Click Mirror icon

Select the bottom face as Mirror Plane
Click on the entry box Bodies to Mirror

Select the solid
Result
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Tutorial 3A
To create a reference plane:
Click Plane icon
Select Right Plane on tree

Enter 38mm as Offset value
Select the option Reverse direction
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Tutorial 3A
To build 2nd sketch:
Click Sketch icon and select Front Plane

Press Space key on the keyboard and then select
Normal to
Draw a horizontal centerline as shown
Multi-select the endpoint of the centerline and plane1
by pressing and holding ctrl key on the keyboard
Select Coincident and ok
Add a dimension 12mm
Draw another two arcs (R450 & R270) and add the
two tangent relations as shown
Click on an empty space to deselect the sketch
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Centerline
Tangent & coincided
Plane1
Origin
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To build
3rd
sketch:-
Tutorial 3A
Click Sketch icon and select Plane1

Press Space key on the keyboard and then select
Normal to
Draw a centerline along y-axis

Draw an arc as shown
Multi-select the endpoints of the arc, then the
centerline by pressing and holding ctrl key on the
keyboard
Select Symmetric and ok
Sketch.2
Add Dimension R30 onto the arc

Rotate the model by mouse to have an isometric
view
Multi-select the arc and the point
by pressing
and holding ctrl key on the keyboard.
Select Coincident and ok
(Now the arc should be coincided with Sketch.2)
Exit sketch
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Tutorial 3A
To build a Surface:
Select Insert/Surface/Sweep on the top menu bar

Select Sketch2 as Profile
Select Sketch3 as Path
Click ok
(A surface is created, which is stored in another folder
named as Surface Bodies on the tree)
Sketch.2
profile
path
Sketch.3
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To duplicate a surface by mirroring:
Click Mirror icon

Select Front Plane as Mirror Plane
Select Surface-Sweep1 as Bodies to Mirror
Select Knit Surfaces under Options
(The original surface and the mirror surface are knitted
together as one big surface, which is stored in the
folder named as Surface Bodies on the tree)
Only one resultant surface
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Tutorial 3A
To cut the solid with a surface:
Select Insert/Cut/With Surface on the menu bar

Select the surface
Reverse the arrow so that it points upward
To hide the surface:
Right-Click on the surface

Select icon Hide
Or click on
arrow to
change
Click this icon

to change
arrow direction
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Tutorial 3A
Now, we are going to create a Loft
surface for the bottom face. Before
that, we need to construct three
guide curves and three different
profiles
Guide-curve
Guide-curve
Profile
Guide-curve
Click Plane icon

Select Top Plane on tree
Select the option Reverse direction
Click ok
Profile
Profile
the new
plane
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To create an intersection curve:
Select Insert/Curve/Split Line on the
menu bar
Select Intersection as Type of Split
Select Plane2 as splitting plane
Select the Face

as Face to Split
Plane2
To create another intersection curve on
the opposite side:
Repeat the above steps but select
the Face
as Face to Split
Split Line.1
Remark: The selected faces will be

broken into two
Split Line.2
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To build 4th sketch:
Click Sketch icon and select Front

Plane
Press Space key on the keyboard and
then select Normal to
Draw a horizontal centerline as shown

(with one endpoint touching Plane1,
15mm below the origin)
Draw another two arcs (R300 & R150)

by using Tangent arc command.
(Two tangent relations are created
automatically)
Exit Sketch
Click on an empty space to deselect the

sketch
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Tangent & coincided

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Press Space key on the keyboard and then
select Normal to
Draw an arc as shown
Rotate the model so that you can see the edges

Split Line1 & Split Line2
Multi-select an endpoint
of the arc and Split
Line1, then select Pierce
Similarly, multi-select the other endpoint of the

arc and Split Line2, then select Pierce
Split Line 1
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To build 5th sketch (Cont):
Multi-select the arc and the point

of
Sketch4 by pressing and holding ctrl key on
the keyboard.
Select Coincident and ok.
(The arc now touches Split Line1, Split Line2,
& Sketch4)
Exit Sketch
point
Sketch4
Click Plane icon

Select Right Plane
Select Endpoint
of the edge Split Line1
Click ok
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Split Line1
Make a plane at the

endpoint of Split Line 1
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Tutorial 3A
Click Sketch icon and select Plane.3
Draw an arc with the endpoints

Split Line1 & Split Line2
touching
Split Line2
Draw a point on the arc

Multi-select the point and Sketch4, then select
Pierce
(The arc now touches Sketch4, too)
Exit Sketch
Split Line1
Draw an arc touching Split

Line1 & Split Line2
Sketch.4
The resultant arc touches Split Line1,

Split Line2, and also Sketch4
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Click Plane icon

Select Right Plane
Select another Endpoint
Line.1
of the curve Split
Draw an Arc, which touches Split Line1, Split

Line2 & Sketch4
(Refer to the steps of building 6th sketch)
Exit Sketch
Sketch4
Split Line1
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Draw an arc touching

three curves
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Tutorial 3A
To create a Loft surface:
Sketch.4
Sketch.7 (guide)
(profile)
Select Insert/Surface/Loft.. on the menu bar

Select Sketch.6, Sketch.5, & Sketch.7 in
order (They will then be inserted into the entry
box of Profiles)
All closing points (Blue points) should be on the
same side; If not, drag on it to change.
Then click the entry box of Guide Curves once

Select Split Line.1, Sketch.4 & Split Line.2
Split Line2
(guide)
Sketch.5
(profile)
Split Line1
(guide)
Sketch.6
(profile)
All blue points should be
on the same side,
otherwise the resultant
surface will be twisted
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Hide the solid
As seen, the Loft surface is not big enough

to cut through the whole solid
To hide the solid:
Right-click on the solid

Select Hide
*Hide all Planes (Plane1, 2, 3 & 4)*
To extend the surface from both ends:
Select Insert/ Surface/ Extend on the top

menu bar
Select the two edges
Enter 20mm as Length D1
Select Same Surface as Extension Type
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To Unhide the solid body:
Right-Click Split Line2 on tree
Select icon Show
Show the solid
To cut the solid with this extended surface:

Select Insert/ Cut/ With Surface on the top
menu bar
Select the extended surface
Reverse the arrow so that it points downward.
To hide the surface:

Right-Click the surface, then select Hide
Result after split by

the extended
surface
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Tutorial 3A
Next, we are going to create a curve-based
pocket on the top face:-

To create a reference plane (plane.5):
Click Plane icon

Select Right Plane
Click Reverse Direction
Click ok
Create a plane
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Click Sketch icon and select plane.5

Draw an arc (R24, endpoints symmetric about the
centerline)
Add a Dimension (9mm) to define the distance between
the arc and the origin
Exit Sketch
Click Sketch icon and select Front Plane

Draw a centerline onto the centerline of Sketch8
Draw an arc (R28, endpoints symmetric about the
centerline)
Add a Dimension (9mm) to define the distance between
the arc and the origin
Exit Sketch
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Draw a centerline
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Tutorial 3A
To build a Sweep Surface:
Select Insert/Surface/Sweep on the menu
bar
Select Sketch9 as Profile
Select Sketch8 as Path
Click ok
Sweep.2
To duplicate a surface by mirroring:

Click Mirror icon
Select Front Plane as Mirror Plane
Select Surface-Sweep2 as Bodies to Mirror
Select Knit Surfaces under Options
Click ok
To cut the solid with this SURFACE:
Select Insert/Cut/With Surface on the top
menu bar
Select the surface
(arrow should point upward)
Click ok
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To hide:
Right-Click the surface , then select Hide

Right-Click the plane5, then select Hide
Hide this
surface
To add Edge Fillets:

Click Fillet icon
Select Tangent Propagation
Enter 3mm as Radius
Select the three sharp edges
Click ok
To save the new part in a Project Folder:It is a good practice to store all part files of a
product in one specific project folder.
Create a folder wherever you can save (by MS

window technique)
Save your current part as

master_handle_a.sldprt into the folder
(Add a after its name to remind us its version)

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To make the solid hollow:
Click Shell icon
Enter 2mm as Thickness D1
Click ok
(the material inside the solid is removed)
To cut the solid with a plane and export the cut

portions into part files:
Select Insert/Features/Split on the menu bar
Select Top Plane as Trim Tools
Click Cut Part icon
Double-click the entry box of File on row1
Enter Upper_body_a as File Name
Double-click the entry box of File on row2
Enter Lower_body_a as File Name
Master_
handle.sldprt
Upper_
body.sldprt
Lower_
body.sldprt
**File Save all (3 part files)**

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Building mechanical features on Upper Body:Switch the window to Upper_Body:
Select Window/Upper_body_a.sldprt on the menu
bar
To get a boundary curve from the solid:

Click Sketch icon
Select the planar face of the solid
Right-click an inner edge

and then select
Select Loop
Click Convert Entities icon to project the edges

onto the sketch
Exit Sketch
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Tutorial 3A
To remove material from the boundary:
Select tabpage Features

Click Extruded Cut icon
Select Sketch1
Enter 1.5mm as D1 (Length of Direction1)
Select Thin Feature option

Select Mid Plane as Type
Enter 2mm as T1
Click ok
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To build a sketch:
Click Sketch icon and select the bottom planar

face of Cut-Extrude-Thin1
Draw 4 lines (two horizontal & two vertical)
Add a Symmetric Constraint between two vertical
lines
Add 3 more dimensional constraints (28mm, 8mm
& 14mm)
Exit Sketch
To build a solid from the open profile:
Click Rib icon

Select Sketch2
Select Both Sides option for thickness
Enter 1mm as thickness T1
Select Normal to Sketch option for Extrusion
direction
(Arrow points downward)
Result
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To build another sketch:
Click Sketch icon and select Top Plane

Draw a circle (Dia6.0) on x-axis
Add a dimensional Constraint (20mm)
Exit Sketch
To build a solid:

Select Up to Next as Direction1
Activate Direction2, then Enter 5mm as
Direction2
+5 mm
Up to Next
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Top face of
cylinder
To make a hole:
Click Hole Wizard icon and select the top

face of the cylinder
Select Legacy Hole as Hole Specification
Select Simple as Type
Enter 2.5mm as Diameter
Enter 13mm as Depth
Click on the tab page Positions
Select the center of the top face
To make a reference direction:
Click Axis icon

Select the global origin on tree
Select Right Plane
(To show the axis, select View/Axes on
the menu bar)
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To make a pattern:
Click Linear Pattern icon

Select Axis1 as Direction1
Reverse Direction1
Enter 62mm as D1 (Instance Spacing)
Enter 2 as Number of Instances
Click the entry box Features to Pattern
Select Extrude1 & Hole1 on tree
Click ok
To check the depth of holes:
Select View/Display/Section View on the

top menu bar
Select Front Plane
Select the option Show Section Cap
Visual Check whether the holes are too
deep or not deep enough (for this case,
they are accepted)
Click Cancel icon to exit
Not too thick &

not too thin
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To make a Cut:
Click Sketch icon and select Right Plane

Draw a circle (Dia3.0) at (-12.0mm, 0)
Click Mirror Entities icon, select the circle as
entities to mirror and select the centerline as
mirror about
Exit Sketch

Select Mid Plane as Type of Direction1
Enter 20mm as Direction1
Click ok
Extruded
Cut
To hide all Axes:

DeSelect View/Axes on the menu bar
** SAVE THE FILE AGAIN **

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Building mechanical features on Lower Body:Switch the window to Lower_Body:
Select Window/Lower_body_a.sldprt on the menu

bar
To get a boundary curve from the solid:
Click Sketch icon

Select the planar face of the solid
Right-click an inner edge
and then select Select
Loop
Click on the Yellow arrow to get the close-loop
boundary of the planar face
Click Convert Entities icon to project the edges
onto the sketch
Parting
surface
Exit Sketch
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To add material from the boundary:
Select Sketch1
Enter 1.5mm as D1 (Length)
Select the tab page Thin Feature
Select One Direction as type
Enter 1mm as T1 (thickness)
To Offset a solid face:

Select Insert/ Face/ Move on the menu bar
Select Offset as Type
Select the parting surface
Enter 0.5mm as D (offset direction)
Select the option Flip Direction so that material is

removed
Click ok
Remove material
from this parting
surface
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To build a sketch:
Click Sketch icon and select the highest planar

face of the solid
Draw a centerline along x-axis
Draw 4 lines (two horizontal & two vertical)
Add a symmetric Constraint between two horizontal
lines
Add 3 more dimensional constraints (28mm, 8mm &
14mm)
Exit Sketch
To build a solid from the open profile:
Click Rib icon

Select Sketch2
Select Both Sides option for thickness
Enter 1mm as thickness T1
Select Normal to Sketch option for Extrusion
direction
(Arrow points downward)
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To make a Cut:
Click Sketch icon and select Right Plane
Draw a Profile as shown

Multi-select the circle center and the origin,
then select horizontal
Click Mirror icon, select the profile as
entities to mirror and select the centerline as
mirror about
Exit Sketch

Circle center
and Origin
are on same
horizontal
level
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To make an extruded solid:
Click Sketch icon and select the highest
planar face
Draw a centerline along x-axis
Draw 3 lines (three horizontal lines)
Add a symmetric Constraint between two

horizontal lines
Add 2 more dimensional constraints (50mm,

& 7mm)
Exit Sketch

sketch

Click on a Line of the previous sketch
Reverse Direction1
Select Up to Next as Type of Direction1
Select Mid Plane as Type of Thin Feature
Enter 1mm as T1 (Thickness)
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To make two more extruded solids:
Click Extruded Boss/Base icon again

Select Sketch4 on tree
Click on the other line of Sketch4
Reverse Direction1
Click ok
Click Extruded Boss/Base icon again

Select Sketch4 on tree
Click on the other line of Sketch4
Reverse Direction1
Click ok
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To make a Cut:
Click Sketch icon and select the face

Draw a Profile (two vertical lines, one
horizontal line & an arc)
Add a dimensional constraint R1.5 on the arc
Add another dimensional constraint (45mm)
between the circle centre and the y-axis
Multi-select the circle centre and the origin,
then select Horizontal
Exit Sketch

Click ok
Circle center and origin

are on the same
horizontal level
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Create a new plane here
Click Plane icon

Select Top plane as Reference
Click Reverse Direction in the command
window (The arrow should point to negative Y)
Enter 5mm as Offset Direction
Click ok
To make an extruded solid:

Draw a Circle (Dia9.5mm)
Add a dimensional constraint (20mm) between
the circle center and the origin
Exit Sketch

Reverse Direction1
Click ok
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To make an extruded cut:
Click Sketch icon and select the top face of
the cylinder
Draw a circle, concentric with the circular

edge
Add a dimensional constraint (1.5mm)
Exit Sketch icon

Select the tab page From and then select
Offset
Click Reverse Direction icon next to From
Enter 2.5mm as offset value
Select Through All as Direction1
2.5mm
Resultant Cut
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To make a hole:
Click Hole Wizard icon and select the top

face of the cylinder
Select Legacy Hole as Hole Specification
Select Simple as Type
Enter 3.2mm as Diameter
Select Through all as End Condition
Click on the tab page Positions
Select the center of the top face
Click ok
Make a
concentric hole
To make a solid by an used sketch:

Select Sketch.6 as Profile (Sketch.6 has
been used before and it is now hidden, so
select it on the tree)
Enter 1.5mm as D1 (Direction1)
Select the tab page Thin Feature
Reverse Direction under Thin Feature
Enter 1.5mm as T1 (Thin Feature Thickness)
Click ok
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Result
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Tutorial 3A
To make a reference direction:
Click Axis icon
Select the global origin on tree
Select Right Plane
(To show the axis, select View/Axes on the

menu bar)
To make a pattern:
Click Linear Pattern icon
Select Axis1 as Direction1
Reverse Direction1
Enter 62mm as D1 (Instance Spacing)
Enter 2 as Number of Instances
Click the entry box Features to Pattern
Select the last FOUR solid features
A group of solid features

is duplicated here
To hide:
DeSelect View/Axes on the menu bar

Hide Plane1
**SAVE THE FILE AGAIN**

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Tutorial 3A
Now we have three part files:
Master_handle (which controls the handle outlook)

Upper_body (which is a child of Master_handle
and has its own mechanical features)
Lower_body (which is a child of Master_handle
and has its own mechanical features)
To modify Master Handle:

Right-Click Sketch1 in Master_handle
Select Edit Sketch
Change R380 to R250
Change R10 to R12
Exit Sketch
Master
Handle
Lower
body
Upper
body
Modify Master
model
To get Upper & Lower bodies updated:

Activate the window of Upper_body
After a few second, the model is updated in shape

automatically
Activate the window of Lower body to update
Both Parts will be

updated
automatically, if the
master model is
modified
**SAVE ALL FILES AGAIN, then CLOSE THEM **

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Modeling
Tutorial 3B
Building the basket:We are going to use Surface-modeling
technique to build the basket
Select File/New on the menu bar

Select Part
Click ok
To build a sketch:
Click Sketch icon and select Top plane
Draw a rectangle (center at origin, 170mm x 130mm)
(Use Center Rectangle to create this profile;

symmetric relations will be created automatically)
Exit Sketch
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Tutorial 3B
To create an extruded surface:
Select Insert/ Surface/ Extrude on the
menu bar
Select Sketch1
Reverse Direction1
Enter 59mm as D1
Click ok
sketch1
To make a Draft on the surface:

Select Insert/Features/Draft on the menu
bar
Select Parting Line as Type of Draft
Enter 10deg as Draft Angle
Select Top Plane as Direction of Pull
Select the four edges

as Parting Lines
Click ok
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To create a surface from a closed boundary:
Select Insert/ Surface/ Fill on the menu bar

Select all the four edges
of the smaller
opening
Click ok to complete (a surface will be created to
fill the opening)
To Join surfaces into one:
Select Insert/ Surface/ Knit on the menu bar

Select surfaces Draft.1 & Surface-Fill.1
Click ok to complete (a new surface is created to
represent the previous two surfaces)
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To add a Fillet on surface edges:
Click Fillet icon

Select all the four Vertical edges
Enter 15mm as Radius
Click ok
To add another Fillet on surface edges:
Click Fillet icon

Select the bottom face
Enter 15mm as Radius
Click ok
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To get a boundary from a surface:
Click 3D Sketch icon

Right-click the edge
and then select
Select Open Loop
(all open edges are selected automatically)
Click Convert Entities icon to project the
edges onto the sketch
Right-Click the edge,
then select Select
Open Loop
Exit Sketch

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To draw a circle on the plane:
Click Sketch icon
Select Right Plane
Draw a circle (Dia 3.0)
Multi-select the circle center and the

edge
, then select Pierce
Exit Sketch
To create a swept surface:

Select Insert/ Surface/ Sweep on the
menu bar
Select Sketch3 (circle) as Profile
Select Sketch2 (boundary) as Path
Click ok
A swept surface is
created along the
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Click Plane icon

Select Right Plane as Reference
Click ok
To make a circle on a new sketch:
Click Sketch icon and select Plane.1

Draw a circle (Dia2.0, at x= -20, y= -40)
Exit Sketch
To break a face:
Select Insert/ Curve/ Split Line on the menu
bar
Select Projection as Type of Split
Select the sketch
Select the face
Click ok
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To create 3 more splits on that face:

Select Insert/ Curve/ Split Line on the menu bar
Select the sketch
Select the face

Draw a circle (Dia2.0, at x= 20, y= -40)
Select the sketch
Select the face
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Exit the workbench by clicking Exit Sketch
icon
Select Insert/ Curve/ Split Line on the
menu bar
Select the sketch
Select the face
Hide Plane.1
(After 4 Splits, the face should

have 4 circular sub-faces)
Split Line.4
Split Line.2
Split Line.3
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To add Material Texture:
Download the image file mesh.jpg on web and then

save it into your project folder:
http://myweb.polyu.edu.hk/~mmdsham/Ex3.htm
Right-Click on a face of the basket, then click icon

appearance
Select Body on the list
Click button Browse
Select the image file mesh.jpg in your project folder
Click Open
Click Save on a pop-window to create a appearance
file mesh.p2m
Adjust the image size by dragging the handle
Click ok
(optional) To modify the mapping method & orientation, select

appearance again and mapping parameters can be found
on the command menu.
If you select planar mapping & then
choose current view as axis direction,
you will have a better image mapping for
the current view.

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Right-click
To add Material Texture:
Right-Click Surface-Sweep1
Select icon Appearance
Click Browse
Select Metal/ steel/ Brushed Steel.p2m
as Texture
Click open
Click ok
To save the new part in Project Folder:

Basket_a.sldprt into your project folder.
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Building the metal arm:We are going to learn how to build 3D curves to
represent the metal arm

Select Part
Click Plane icon

Select Right plane as Reference
Click ok
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To make a Sketch:
Click Sketch icon

Select Plane.1
Draw a horizontal centerline along x-axis
Draw a vertical centerline along y-axis
Draw the Profile as shown
Add dimensional constraints as shown
Exit Sketch
Hide Plane.1
Put the mouse cursor
at this endpoint for a
few second, then we
can draw a tangent
arc continuously
HINT
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To create another reference plane:
Click Plane icon

Select Right plane as Reference
Click ok
To make the 2nd Sketch:
Click Sketch icon

Select Plane.2
Draw a straight line as shown
Multi-select the line
of the previous sketch and
the current line; and add a Collinear Constraint.
Add two more dimensional constraints as shown
Exit Sketch
A line in
Sketch.1
Draw this line
Hide Plane.2
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To create a connecting 3D curve:

Click Spline icon
Select the endpoint of Sketch.1
Select the endpoint of Sketch.2
Click Spline icon again/ Press Esc key on the
keyboard to complete the spline
Sketch.2
Multi-select the Spline & Sketch.1, then select

Tangent
Multi-select the Spline & Sketch.2, then select
Tangent
Spline
Sketch.1
Exit Sketch

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Sketch2
To create another 3D curve:

Select Sketch2
Click Convert Entities icon
Click Line icon

Select the endpoint
Switch the viewpoint to Front View (Press Space
key on keyboard then select *Front)
Draw a horizontal line as shown
Multi-select the endpoint

select On Plane
Click Sketch Fillet , then select the intersection

point
Enter 5mm as Fillet radius
Exit Sketch
and Right Plane, then
Front View
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To hide a sketch:
Sketch1
Right-Click Sketch.2 on tree

Select Hide
3DSketch2
3DSketch1
To group all lines & curves:
Select Insert /Curve/ Composite on the menu bar

Select all lines & curves on the screen, which are
Sketch.1, 3D Sketch1 & 3D Sketch2
Click ok
To create a sketch:
Click Sketch icon

Select Right Plane
Draw a circle (Dia3.0)
Multi-select the circle center and the composite
curve, then select Pierce
Exit Sketch
Composite curve
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To make a solid:
Solid is created
Click Swept Boss/Base icon

Select the circle as Profile
Select the composite curve as Path
Click ok
To duplicate elements by mirroring:
Click Mirror icon

Select Right Plane as Mirror Plane
Select the solid as Bodies to mirror
Select the option Merge Solid
Click ok
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Click Plane icon

Select Front Plane as Reference
Click ok
To make a circle on a new sketch:

Exit Sketch
To break a face:

bar
Select the sketch
Select the nearest solid face
Click ok
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Circular face is
formed
Modeling
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Exit Sketch
Select the sketch

Exit Sketch
Select the sketch
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(Cont):

Exit Sketch
bar
Select the sketch
Hide Plane.3
Split Line.4
Split Line.2
(After 4 Splits, the solid should

have 4 circular sub-faces)
Split Line.1
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To add material texture:
Right-Click on any face of the solid

Select icon Appearance
Click Button Browse
Select Metal/ steel/ Brushed Steel.p2m as
Texture
Click open
To save the new part in Project Folder:

Metal_arm_a.sldprt into your project folder.
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Assemble components together
In the folder, you should have five part files;
Master_handle_a.sldprt
Upper_body_a.sldprt
Lower_body_a.sldprt
Basket_a.sldprt
Metal_arm_a.sldprt
To create a new assembly:

Select Assembly
Click Browse icon

Select basket_a.sldprt in the product folder
Click Open
Click Ok to complete
(The part origin should collide with the assembly

origin; in other words, the inserted part should be
positioned at the assembly origin.)
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To insert existing parts into an assembly:
Click Insert Components icon

Select metal_arm_a.sldprt in the project
folder
Click once on the screen to drop the part onto
the assembly
Similarly, insert the following parts:
Upper_body_a.sldprt
Lower_body_a.sldprt
We should see that all
inserted parts are at
wrong positions.
(f) Fixed in space (we

cannot move it directly)
(-) Free to move
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To move a part by mouse:
Click and Hold the part that you want to

move
Drag the part to a desired position
To rotate the part, click Rotate Component
icon first
(HINT: Switch to the proper viewpoint before
dragging)
You should have four

circular sub-faces on
this side
Repeat the steps so that all parts are

NEARLY at desired positions
Now the parts are separated. It is easier for
us to select part features later
Result
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To assemble parts by adding constraints:-
(1) Link Metal Arm to Basket
Click Mate icon

Select Right Plane of Metal Arm
Select Front Plane of Basket
Click ok icon on the sub-menu
(If you want to delete a constraint, just click the

constraint on the list, and then press Delete
key on the keyboard.)
You should have four

circular sub-faces on
this side
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Distance
(Cont)
Select Top Plane of Metal Arm

Select Top Plane of Basket
Click Distance option
Enter 8mm as Distance
Select Front Plane of Metal Arm

Select Right Plane of Basket
Click Distance option
Enter 89mm as Distance
Click OK on the main menu to complete
Result
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(2) Link Lower Body to Metal Arm
Click Mate icon

Select the circular face of Metal Arm
Select the circular face of Lower Body
Select the circular face of Metal Arm

Result
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(3) Link Upper Body to Lower Body
Click Mate icon

Select the circular face of Upper Body
Select the circular face of Upper Body

Select Top Plane of Upper Body

Select Top Plane of Lower Body
Result
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END RESULT
after assembly
To Save all files:
Select File/Save all

Enter Basket_assm_a.sldasm as the assemblys
filename and save it in your project folder.
**CLOSE ALL FILES**

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Analysis by Solidworks
Tutorial 3C
We are going to estimate the deflection of the
basket under the maximum load by
Finite Element Analysis
Max Load 15N

(~1500g)
Assumptions:
-
Linear Behavior of the material

Displacements will be small such that a linear
solution is valid
The spot weld joint between the basket and the
metal arm will not break under the load
Loading rate should be sufficiently low
Load is uniformly distributed on the bottom faces
of the basket
The deformation of the basket is much lower than
that of the metal arm
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Before we start, check the layout setting:
Select Tools/ Add-ins on the menu bar

Activate Solidworks Simulation on the list
**File/Open/ Basket_assm_a.SLDASM**
(1) To simplify the model for analysis:-
One Solid
Right-Click Upper_body_a on tree and select

Suppress
Right-Click Lower_body_a on tree and select

Suppress
Now, we should see the below elements only:
2 surface bodies
1 Solid body
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Surfaces
Tutorial 3C
(2) Create an analysis case:
Select Simulation/ Study on the top menu bar

Select Static as analysis type
(3) To define a 2D mesh:
Right-Click Surface-Body2 on Simulation study tree

Select Exclude from Analysis
Right-Click Surface-Body1
Select Edit Definition
Select Thin as type
Enter 1mm as thickness
Surface-body2
Surface-body1
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(4) Create Meshes:
Click Create Mesh icon

Select Mesh Parameters
Enter 5mm as Global size (Tolerance will
be changed to 0.25 automatically)
Select Automatic Transition as Mesh
Control
Click ok
Result - with
Automatic Transition
(If you need to rebuild meshes, click

Create Mesh icon again)
REMARK: EVERY Time after weve

changed mesh properties, remember to
regenerate meshes before analysis;
otherwise the analysis will be based on
the old meshes.
Without Automatic
Transition
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Now, we have already created two meshes:
One Surface Mesh (for the basket)
One 3D Mesh (for the metal arm)
(5) To Create a constraint:
Open Fixtures menu

then select Fixed Geometry
Select the two circular faces as shown
Click ok
Close to the real

case, the metal
arm is fixed here
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(6) To Create a Distributed Force onto Faces:
Right-Click Mesh on tree, select Hide Mesh
Select Tools/ Measure on the top menu bar

Multi-select the 9 Faces
(by pressing CTRL key)
Get the value of the total area (e.g 20238mm2)
Calculate the Pressure by the equation:

P = F/A
= 15/20238 x106 N/m2
= 741.2 N/m2
Open External Loads menu

Click Pressure
Select the 9 Faces
Select Use Reference geometry as type
Select Top Plane as Plane for Direction
Select Normal to Plane
Enter (741.2 N/m2) as Pressure Value
Click Reverse Direction to make the arrow
downward
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(7) To Apply Material:
Right-Click basket_a on tree, select apply

material to all bodies
Select Custom Defined
Select Linear Elastic Isotropic as Model Type
Enter 1.2e11 (N_m2) as Elastic Modulus
Enter 0.291 as Poissons Ratio
Enter 7100 (kg/m3) as Density
Enter 0.55e9 (N/m2) as Yield Strength
Right-Click metal_arm_a on tree and select
Apply/Edit Material
Select Custom Defined
Enter the same values as basket_a
Click ok
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(8) To build Connections between meshes:
(We have four pairs of faces and we are going to

build a connection for EVERY PAIR
independently)
1
Open Connections menu

Click Rigid Connection icon
Select Rigid as Type
Select Small Face 1 as First Element
Click the entry box of Second Element
Select Small Face 2 as Second Element
Repeat the above steps for the remaining three

pairs
Four
connectors
are made
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What we have already done

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Simplify the model (Hide unnecessary

parts & features)
Define Property of 2D mesh
Create Meshes (2D & 3D)
Create a constraint (Fixed geometry)
Create a load (Pressure)
Apply Material
Create & Define Properties of connectors
** SAVE THE FILE BEFORE COMPUTATION**
Select File/Save
(All Pre-processing data of this analysis will be
stored into the assembly file, i.e.
Basket_assm_a.sldasm )
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(9) To start Computation:
Click Run icon

After a few second, a warning window will
pop up; Click No to proceed
(10) To View the result:
(Von Mises Stress should appear on the

screen)
To view a result (e.g. displacement), rightclick on it, then select Show
To simulate movement, right-click on the

shown result, then select Animate
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(10) (Cont):
To show the stress distribution of the

basket only, we can do in this way:
Hide Components
Right-Click metal_arm_a on tree and

then select Hide Components
Right-Click Stress_1 on tree

Select Chart Options
Select the option Show Min/Max range
based on shown parts only
Click ok
(To refresh the screen), right-click Stress_1,

select hide & then show
(To show the mesh boundary)
right-click Stress_1, select settings
Select Mesh as Boundary Options
Click ok
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(Cont):
Right-Click Displacement 1 on tree

Select Show
(We can see the maximum displacement of the
basket is about 96mm!)
The Displacement is too big to accept.

Now we are going to shorten the
length of the metal arm and make it thicker
To edit the part Metal Arm:
Right-click Metal_arm_a on Assembly Tree

and select Open Part
The part Metal_arm_a will be open in a new
window
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Change to 50mm
(Cont):
Right-click Sketch.1 on tree and then select

Edit Sketch
Modify the dimension 100mm to 50mm
Exit Sketch
(The metal arm is automatically updated)
To increase the wire diameter:
Right-click Sketch.3 on tree and then select

Edit Sketch
Modify the diameter from 3mm to 3.5mm
Exit Sketch
(The metal arm is automatically updated)
Resultant solid is
shorter and
thicker
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To Compute Analysis again:
Tutorial 3C
Select Window/ Basket_assm_a.sldasm on the menu bar

Click Yes to rebuild the assembly
Select Tabpage Study 1 at the left lower corner
Click Create Mesh icon to rebuild meshes
Click yes to accept the deletion of existing results
Click the option Run (solve) the analysis
Click ok to proceed
After a few second, a warning window will pop up; Click No
to proceed
To View the result again:
Right-Click Displacement 1 on tree; Select Show
(The maximum displacement is now decreased to 27.5mm

after the modification of the metal arm)
REMARK: EVERY Time after weve changed mesh
properties, remember to regenerate meshes before
analysis; otherwise the analysis will be based on the old
meshes.
** SAVE ALL FILES AGAIN AND THEN CLOSE THEM**

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Analysis by Patran
Tutorial 3D
We are going to estimate the deflection of the
basket again by another FEA tool, MSC
PATRAN
Assumptions: (Same as Tutorial 3C)

-
Linear Behavior of the material

Displacements will be small such that a linear
solution Is valid
The spot weld joint between the basket and the
metal arm will not break under the load
Loading rate should be sufficiently low
Load is uniformly distributed on the bottom faces
of the basket
The deformation of the basket is much lower than
that of the metal arm
Max Load 15N

(~1500g)
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**Close Solidworks**
**Enter MSC Patran**
Double-Click Patran 2005 r2 icon on the desktop
(2) To Create a NEW Database:
File/New
Select Your project folder
Enter basket.db as File Name
Click OK
Select Based on Model as Tolerance
Select MSC Nastran as Analysis Code
Select Structural as Analysis Type
Click OK
(3) Import the model geometry:
File/Import
Select IGES as Source
Click IGES Options
Click Model Unit and select millimeters
Click Ok then YES to accept
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Select your project folder

Select the file Basket_assm_a.igs (which is
stored in (your DVD drive):\Model)
Click APPLY
Origin
(all elements in IGES have been imported; the

white + is the model origin)
REMINDER
To correct surface gaps, Click the icon

Geometry
Select Edit/Surface/Sew
Select all surfaces
Click APPLY
Click Yes for all
The unit of the imported model is mm. To

have the unit consistency in Patran, remember
to use the SI(mm) units as shown
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View the model geometry:

Click Smooth Shaded icon to switch to
the shading mode
Use the middle mouse button to rotate the

model
rotate
Click Wireframe icon to switch to the

wireframe mode
Click Point Size icon to increase the

point size so that we can see all locations
of points
pan
zoom
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(4a) To associate points to a curve:
Click Geometry icon on the top menu

Select Action/Associate
Select Object/Point
Select Method/Curve
Click the Entry Box of Point List Once, then
select a point on the curve1
Click the Entry Box of Curve List, then select
the curve1
(If Auto-execute is checked, it is not
necessary to click Apply)
curve13
Click the box of Point List again

Select another point on the curve13
Click the Entry Box of Curve List, then select
the curve13
curve1
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(4b) To associate points to a surface:
(Keep Action/Associate)
Select Object/Point
Select Method/Surface
Click the Entry Box of Point List Once, then
select a point on the surface
Click the box again
Press and hold SHIFT key
Select another point on the surface
(Repeat the steps until all 4 points are
selected)
Click the Entry Box of Surface List, then
select the Surface (on which the 4 points are
located)
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(5a) To create a 1D Mesh:
Click Elements icon on the top menu

Select Action/Create
Select Object/Mesh
Select Type/Curve
Select Bar2 as Topology
Click the Entry Box of Curve List Once, then

select all the curves on screen (Do not select
any surface edges)
Deselect Automatic Calculation

Enter 5 for the Global Edge Length
Click Apply
Click Node size icon to make the nodes

bigger
(If we look closer to the nodes, we can see

that a node is created on the location of the
associated point)
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(5b) To create a 2D Mesh:

Select Object/Mesh
Select Type/Surface
Select Quad as Element Shape

Select Paver as Mesher
Select Quad4 as Topology
Click the Entry Box of Surface List Once, then

Click the Surface icon under Picking Filters
Select all Surfaces on screen
Deselect Automatic Calculation

Enter 5 for the Global Edge Length
Click Apply
(If we look closer to the nodes, we can see
that a node is created on the location of the
associated point)
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(6) To equivalence Nodes to connect 2D
Quad Elements:
Select Action/Equivalence
Select Object /All
Select Method/Tolerance Cube
Click Apply
Select Action/Verify
Select Object/Element
Select Test/Boundaries
Click Apply
Reset Graphics
Before all surfaces

were disconnected; the
whole boundary of
every surface was free
Now only the open

edge is free; all
surfaces are
connected
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(7) To create Rigid Joints between two meshes:

Select Object/MPC
Select Type/Rigid(Fixed)
Select Define Terms..

Select Create Independent and then the end node
of the curve
Select the node with
on the surface as
Dependent Node
(If Auto-execute is checked, it is not necessary to

click Apply)
Click Cancel
on the submenu
Click Apply
on the top menu
(NOW MPC.1 is created)
Independent
Dependent
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(Cont):
Select Define Terms..

Select Create Independent and then another
node of the curve
Select the corresponding node on the surface
as Dependent Node
Click Cancel
on the submenu
Click Apply
on the top menu
Repeat the steps until all four MPCs are
created
MPC.4
MPC.1
MPC.2
MPC.3
MPC.4
MPC.3
MPC.2
MPC.1
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To show the meshes only:
Click Smooth Shaded icon to switch to the
shading mode
Click Plot/Erase icon

Select Erase under Geometry
Click ok
(Previously, the geometry and the meshes
were overlapped together, but now only
meshes are shown on the screen)
Plot/Erase

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(8) To create a Constraint:
Click Loads/BCs icon on the top menu
Select Object/Displacement
Select Type/Nodal
Click the entry box of New Set Name

Enter fixed in the box
Click Input Data icon

Enter <0 0 0> under Translation
Enter <0 0 0> under Rotation
Click ok
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(Cont) :
Click Select Application Region icon
Select FEM under Geometry Filter
Click Front View icon
Click Polygon pick icon
Click at 1 , 2, 3
then Double-Click at 4 to select all
nodes within the region
Click Add icon

Click ok
Finally Click Apply
Front view
Polygon pick
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(9) To create a Distributed Load :
Select Object/Total Load
Select Type/Element Uniform
Click the entry box of New Set Name

Enter force in the box
Select 2D as Target Element Type
Click Input Data

Enter <0 0 -15> under Surf. Load (Patran
will distributed the 15N load evenly over
the area of the Application Region)
Click ok
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(Cont) :
Click Plot/Erase icon

Select Plot under Geometry
Click ok
Surface or
Face
Plot/Erase
Click Select Application Region icon

Select Geometry under Geometry Filter
Click Surface or Face icon for Picking
Filter
Press and Hold Shift key on the

keyboard
Multi-select all bottom faces (9 faces)
Click Add icon
Click OK
Click Apply
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(10) To create Material Properties :
Click Materials icon on the top menu
Select Object/Isotropic
Select Method/Manual Input
Enter Iron for Material Name

Click on Input Properties
Enter 1.2E5 and 0.29 for Elastic
Modulus(N_mm2) and Poisson ratio
respectively
Click ok
Click Apply
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(11) To create Element Properties :(FOR 1D MESH)
Click Properties icon on the top menu
Select Object/1D
Select Type/Beam
Enter metal_arm as Property Set Name
Click Input Properties icon
Click the icon next to Mat Prop Name

and then select Iron
Click Create Sections Beam Library

icon
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Enter Cross_sect as New Section Name

Click the arrow icon
Select the cross-section with a solid circle
Enter 1.5 as R
Click ok
Enter <1 0 0> as Bar Orientation
Click the entry box of Select Members
and then select the curve on the screen
Click Add
Click Apply
(Optional) Display the cross-section by
selecting
Display/Load/BC/Elem. Propsusing Beam

Display/3D: Full-Span +Offsets.
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(Cont) :(FOR 2D MESH)
Select Object/2D
Select Type/Shell
Enter basket as Property Set Name
Click Input Properties icon
Click the icon next to Mat Prop Name

and then select Iron (it has been selected
by default)
Enter 1 as Thickness and Click OK
Click the entry box of Select Members

and then select all surfaces on the
screen
Click Add
Click Apply
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(12) To check assignment of Loads
and Boundary Conditions :-
Click Load Case icon on the top menu

Select Action/Modify
Select Load case Default from Select
Load Case to Modify
Check to see that the Total Load and the
fixed constraint are assigned to the
default load case
Click Cancel

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(13) To Run the Analysis:
Click Analysis icon on the top menu

Select Action/Analyze
Select Object/Entire Model
Select Method/Full Run
Click Translation Parameters

Select XDB and Print
Click OK
Click Solution Type

Select Linear Static as Solution Type
Click Ok
Click Apply
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(14) To Read the results:
Select Action/Access Results

Select Object/Attach XDB
Select Method/Result Entities
Click Select Results File

Select the file basket.xdb and Click OK
Click Apply
Click Results icon on the top menu

Select Object/Quick Plot
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(Cont):
Select Displacement, Translational for Fringe Result

Select Displacement, Translational for Deformation Result
Click Apply
The maximum Displacement = 98mm

Result by Solidwoks = 96mm (Page 91)
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END of Tutorial 3D
For enquiries, please contact:
Dickson S.W. Sham

Department of Mechanical Engineering
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Email
Office
Tel
Website
: mmdsham@polyu.edu.hk
: R803
: (852) 3400 2613
: http://myweb.polyu.edu.hk/~mmdsham
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Solidworks 2009 Design with Analysis Deep Fry Basket

Written by Dickson Sham

Solidworks 2009 Design with Analysis Deep Fry Basket

Build a Master Model of the basket handle

Build the mechanical features on the both parts

Get the both parts auto-updated after modifying the outlook of

Build the metal arm

Build the basket

Add material texture onto all components

Tutorial 3C Structural analysis

Simplify the model for analysis

Create Meshes onto two components and create connectors

Create boundary conditions & define properties

Analyze displacements & stresses

Repeat Tutorial 3C with the use of Nastran

Solidworks 2009 Design with Analysis Deep Fry Basket

Change the view with the mouse

Rotating enables you to rotate

Panning enables you to move the

Zooming enables you to increase

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Solidworks 2009 Design with Analysis Deep Fry Basket

Enter Solidworks 2009

Select View/Origins on the top menu to show the

To build 1st sketch:

Draw an arc with one end touching y-axis

Add a dimension onto the circle by clicking Smart

Modify the radius as 380mm; the arc will be resized

Draw a centerline along the x-axis

Click Mirror Entities icon and then select the arc

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Solidworks 2009 Design with Analysis Deep Fry Basket

Draw an arc (R35) connecting the bigger arcs, on the

Solidworks 2009 Design with Analysis Deep Fry Basket

Click Smart Dimension icon and then select the

Similarly, Click Smart Dimension icon and then

Exit the workbench by clicking Exit Sketch icon

Now, you are back to the 3D environment and

Version 2a June 2010

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Solidworks 2009 Design with Analysis Deep Fry Basket

Click Extruded Boss/Base icon

(Select Blind as type)

To round the sharp edges:

Add a Fillet R5mm onto the vertical

Solidworks 2009 Design with Analysis Deep Fry Basket

Click Draft icon

Select the bottom face as Neutral plane

The arrow should point UPWARD. If not,

Move the mouse cursor onto a vertical

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Solidworks 2009 Design with Analysis Deep Fry Basket

Click Mirror icon

Click on the entry box Bodies to Mirror

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Solidworks 2009 Design with Analysis Deep Fry Basket

Click Plane icon

Select Right Plane on tree

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Solidworks 2009 Design with Analysis Deep Fry Basket

Click Sketch icon and select Front Plane

Click on an empty space to deselect the sketch

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Hide all Planes (Plane1, 2, 3 & 4)