Chapter 1

Spring
A. Sketch Path.
Step 1. Click File Menu > New, click Part and OK.

Step 2. Click Top Plane in the Feature Manager and click

Sketch from the Context toolbar, Fig. 1.

Step 3. Click Line (L) on the Sketch toolbar.

Step 4. Draw a horizontal line starting at the Origin , Fig. 2.

Use the inferencing line, the dotted line that appears when
you draw the line. Fig. 1

Step 5. Click Smart Dimension (S) on

the Sketch toolbar. Origin Fig. 2

Step 6. Dimension line 1.9, Fig. 3.

Step 7. Right click graphics area and click

Select from menu to unselect Smart
Dimension. Fig. 3

Step 8. Delete the dimension, Fig. 4. To delete,

click the dimension and press the Delete
key.
Fig. 4

Step 9. Click Exit Sketch on the Sketch toolbar.

B. Save as "SPRING".
Step 1. Click File Menu > Save As.

Step 2. Key-in SPRING for the filename and press ENTER.

C. Sketch Profile.
Step 1. Click Top Plane in the Feature Manager and click Sketch
from the Context toolbar, Fig. 5.

Step 2. Click Circle (S) on the Sketch toolbar.

Fig. 5

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Step 3. Draw a circle below the Origin , Origin
Fig. 6.
Fig. 6
Step 4. Right click graphics area and click
Select from menu to unselect Circle tool.

Step 5. Ctrl click centerpoint of circle and

Origin to select both, Fig. 7.
Release Ctrl key and click Make
Ctrl click center
Vertical on the Context point and Origin
toolbar. Fig. 7

Step 6. Click Smart Dimension

(S) on the Sketch toolbar.

Step 7. Add dimension, Fig. 8. Fig. 8

Step 8. Click Exit Sketch on the Sketch toolbar.

D. Sweep.
Step 1. Click Features on the Command Manager toolbar.

Step 2. Click Swept Boss/Base on the Features toolbar.

Step 3. In the Swept Boss/Base Property Manager:

under Profile and Path, Fig. 9
Profile click circle in Sketch2, Fig. 10

Path field click line in Sketch1

Fig. 9
expand Options
under Orientation/twist type: Path
Twist Along Path (line)
under Define by: Turns Profile
Number of Turns 8 (circle)
click OK
Fig. 10
Step 4. Save. Use Ctrl-S.

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E. Show Sketch1.
Step 1. Expand Sweep1 in Feature Manager. Click
Sketch1(line sketch) and click Show on the
Context toolbar, Fig. 12.

F. Cut Ends of Spring.

Step 1. Click Front Plane in the Feature Manager
and click Sketch from the Context toolbar, Fig. 12 Fig. 13
Fig. 13.

Step 2. Click Normal To on the Standard

Views toolbar. (Ctrl-8)

Step 3. Click Corner Rectangle (S) on the

Sketch toolbar.

Step 4. Draw a rectangle away from the spring,

Fig. 14. Fig. 14

Step 5. Right click graphics area and click

Select from menu to unselect
Rectangle tool.
Ctrl click
Step 6. Ctrl click left vertical line line and
Origin
of rectangle and Origin
to select both. Release Ctrl key
and click Make Midpoint on Fig. 15
the Context toolbar, Fig. 15.

Step 8. Click Smart Dimension (S) on

the Sketch toolbar.

Step 9. Dimension rectangle .8 and 1.9, Fig. 16.

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Step 10. Click Features on the Command Manager toolbar.

Step 11. Click Extruded Cut on the Features toolbar.

Step 12. In the Cut-Extrude Property Manager:

under Direction 1, Fig. 17
End Condition
Through All - Both
The Direction
arrow should point
towards area to be
cut away (outside),
Fig. 18. If arrow is
pointing in wrong
direction, click Flip Fig. 17
side to cut, Fig. 17.
Direction Fig. 18
Click OK . arrow

Step 13. Click Isometric

on the Standard Views
toolbar. (Ctrl-7)

Step 14. Save. Use Ctrl-S. Fig. 19

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