Skateboard

Chapter 15
Deck Split Line
A. Sketch Geometry.
Step 1. Open your DECK file.

Step 2. Click Top Plane in the Feature Manager

and click Sketch from the Content
toolbar, Fig. 1.

Step 3. Click Right on the Standard Views toolbar. (Ctrl-4)

Step 4. Rotate view 90º. To rotate view 90º, hold down Shift key and use up
arrow on keyboard to rotate Deck to see bottom view, Fig. 2.

Step 5. Click Centerline (S) in the Line flyout on the Sketch

toolbar.
Fig. 1
Step 6. Starting from the Origin Origin Centerline

, draw across the deck,

Fig. 2.

Step 7. Click Line (L) on the

Fig. 2
Sketch toolbar.

Step 8. Draw line from the right

endpoint of centerline line
up at a angle and extend
line out above the deck as
shown in Fig. 3.

Step 9. Click Smart Dimension

Fig. 3
(S) on the Sketch
toolbar.

Step 10. Dimension the angle 45º, Fig. 3.

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B. Offset Entities.
Step 1. Click Offset Entities on the Sketch toolbar.

Step 2. In the Offset Entities Property Manager set:

Distance 1.1 Fig. 4

click line in sketch, Fig. 5

The yellow offset should

be left of original green Fig. 4
line, Fig. 5. If it is not,
click Reverse. Click OK
when done.

C. Linear Pattern. Fig. 5

Step 1. Ctrl click both lines to select both lines, Fig. 6.

Step 2. Click Linear Sketch Pattern on the Sketch

toolbar.

Step 3. In the Linear Sketch Property Manager set:

under x-axis, Fig. 7
Spacing 3.5
check Dimension X spacing
Number of Instances 9
Angle 270º
press ENTER, Fig. 8
click OK .

Step 4. Save. Use Ctrl-S.

Fig. 7
Fig. 6

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D. Offset Entities.
Step 1. Click Convert Entities

on the Sketch
toolbar.

Step 2. In the Convert Entities Fig. 10

Property Manager:
for the Entities to Convert
click the 3 edges of deck on the top, Fig. 10
click OK when done.

Step 3. Save. Use Ctrl-S.

Fig. 9
E. Trim.
Step 1. Click Trim Entities on the Sketch toolbar.

Step 2. In the Trim Property Manger Draw across lines outside Deck Fig. 11
select Power

Trim , Fig. 11.

Trim away lines outside

Deck, Fig. 12. Drag across
the lines to trim. Results
shown in Fig. 13. Fig. 12

Trim away lines below
centerline, Fig. 13. Drag
across the lines to trim. Re-
sults shown in Fig. 14. Draw across lines below centerline

Trim away offset entities Fig. 13

of wide space between lines,
Fig. 14. Drag across the lines
to trim. Results shown in Fig.
15. Draw between wide space

Click OK when done. Fig. 14

Step 3. Save. Use Ctrl-S.

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F. Mirror Geometry. selection
Step 1. Drag selection around the
sketch to select all entities,
Fig. 16. To drag selection,
click above and to left of
sketch and drag down and
to right to drag around all. Fig. 16

Step 2. Click Mirror Entities

on the
Sketch toolbar.

Step 3. Click Exit Sketch on Fig. 17

the Sketch toolbar.

Step 4. Save. Use Ctrl-S.

G. Split Line1.
Step 1. Click Insert Menu > Curve > Split Line.

Step 2. In the Split Line Property Manager:

under Type of Split, Fig. 18
select Projection
under Selections
if the Sketch is not selected click the Sketch in drawing, Fig. 19
in the Faces to Split box
click bottom face of Deck Sketch Face Fig. 18
click OK , Fig. 20.

Step 3. Save. Use Ctrl-S.

Fig. 19

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H. Sketch Text Construction Rectangle.
Step 1. Click Top Plane in the Feature Manager and click Sketch
from the Content toolbar, Fig. 21.

Step 2. Click Centerline (S) in the Line flyout on the Sketch

toolbar.

Step 3. Starting from the Origin , draw a centerline across the Deck, Fig. 22.

Step 4. Click 3 Point Corner Rectangle (S) in the Rectangle flyout

on the Sketch toolbar. Centerline
Fig. 21
Step 5. Draw a rectangle at an angle
above deck as shown in
Fig. 23. Before you move
the cursor away from the
rectangle, right click a line
Fig. 22
and click Construction Ge-
ometry on the Content 3
menu, Fig. 23. To draw a 3 1
point corner rectangle, click 2
Point 1 and Point 2, then
bring cursor down and click
Point 3.

Step 6. Right click top line of

rectangle and click Select Fig. 23
Midpoint from Content Right click line
menu, Fig. 34. Ctrl click
horizontal centerline,
Fig. 35. Release Ctrl key
and click Make Coincident
on the Content menu.

Fig. 24
Ctrl click
midpoint
and line

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Step 7. Click Smart Dimension

(S) on the Sketch

toolbar.

Step 8. Dimension as shown in Fig. 26

Fig. 26.

I. Text.
Step 1. Click Text Tool on the Sketch toolbar.

Step 2. In the Sketch Text Property Manager set:

under Curves, Fig. 27
click bottom line of rectangle in sketch, Fig. 28
under Text
click in the box and lock the Caps Lock on keyboard and
key-in CUDACOUNTRY, Fig. 27

Center Align , Fig. 27

Flip Vertical
Flip Horizontal
Fig. 27
uncheck Use document
font checkbox

click Font button.

Step 3. In the Choose Font dialog box, Fig. 28

Fig. 20 select:
under Font:
select a Font, we use Neuropol
under Font Style:
Bold Oblique
under Height:
select Units
Size 1.4

click OK button
Fig. 29
click OK .

Step 4. Click Exit Sketch on

the Sketch toolbar.

Step 5. Save. Use Ctrl-S. Fig. 30

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J. Split Line Text.
Step 1. Click Insert Menu > Curve > Split Line.

Step 2. In the Split Line Property Manager:

under Type of Split, Fig. 31
select Projection
under Selections
if the Sketch is not selected click the Sketch in drawing, Fig. 32
in the Faces to Split box
click all faces “under” text
click OK , Fig. 33.

Step 3. Save. Use Ctrl-S.

Faces Sketch Fig. 31

Fig. 32

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K. Appearance.
Step 1. Click Render Tools on the
Command Manager toolbar.

Step 2. Click Edit Appearance on the Render

Tools toolbar.

Step 3. In the Appearances Task pane, expand Metal,

click Chrome and in the lower pane select chro-
mium plate, Fig. 34.

Step 4. In the Appearances Property Manager, Fig. 35

under Color:
set RGB values to: Fig. 34
R 55
G 137
B 255
Click Keep Visible and OK , Fig. 35. The Push Pin on
allows selection of another appearance.

Fig. 35

Fig. 36

Step 5. In the Appearances Property Manager,

under Selected Geometry
under Selected Geometry
click Select Faces , Fig. 37
click each face of the Split Line 1, Fig. 38

under Color:
click red swatch, Fig. 37.

Click OK , Fig. 37. The Push Pin on al-

lows selection of another appearance.

Fig. 38 Fig. 37
Faces

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Step 6. In the Appearances Property Manager,
click Select Faces , Fig. 39

click each face of the Split Line 2 (text), Fig. 40

under Color:
leave default color, Fig. 39
click OK and
click Cancel .

Step 7. Save. Use Ctrl-S. Faces

Fig. 40

Fig. 41 Fig. 39
L. Edit Appearance.
Step 1. If necessary, here's how to change an appearance or slections. Click
Display Manager tab in the Manager Pane, Fig. 42.

Step 2. Click View Appearances in the Display Manager, Fig. 42.

Step 3. Right click an Appearance and click Edit Appearance.

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