DESIGN PROCESS PLANNING & MANAGEMENT

MEE 3502

Module 2: ASSEMBLY MODELLING

Dr. Bikash Routh

Assistant Professor (Sr.)
SMEC, VIT Vellore
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 ASSEMBLY MODELLING
In an assembly model, components are brought together to define a larger, more
complex product representation. Assembly modeling is a tool that allows and facilitates
the collaboration among designers, analysis people, manufacturing people, and others,
to insure their assembly works together. It follows first components arranging, sub-
assembly and lastly sub-assembly assembling to get full assembly.

Components: Fractions of sub-assembly or

assembly.

Sub-assembly: A subassembly is an
assembly of parts, which are destined to be
part of a much larger assembly.

Full assembly: An assembly drawing

shows an assembly of parts and specifies
how the whole component is assembled.

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 MATING CONDITIONS OR
CONSTRANTS
 Coincident
 Concentric
 Coplanar
 Midpoint
 Tangent
 Parallel
 Perpendicular
 Vertical/Horizental
 Offset
 Contact

Relationship symbols for quick visualization

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 MATING CONDITIONS OF
COMPONENTS

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 TYPES OF ASSEMBLY
MODELING
 BOTTOM-UP ASSEMBLY MODELING
The bottom-up assembly is the most preferred
approach for creating assembly models. In this EXPLODED VIEW
TOP-DOWN ASSEMBLY MODELING
of approach, the components are created in the It shows the relationship or
In the top-down assembly design approach,
Part Design workbench. Then the product file is order of assembly of various
components are created inside the Assembly
started and all the previously created parts
Design workbench. Therefore, there is no need
components are inserted and placed in it using to create separate part files of the components.
the tools provided in the Assembly Design This assembly ideal for large assembly.
workbench. After inserting each component,
constraints are applied to position them properly
in the 3D space with respect to other
components. Ideal for assembly where
individual components need focusing.

TOP-DOWN ASSMBLY
EXPLODED VIEW
BOTTOM-UP ASSMBLY

Dr. Bikash Routh Assistant Professor (Sr.), SMEC,VIT Vellore

 DEGREE OF FREEDOM

Translation along X,Y and Z axis.

Rotation along X,Y and Z axis

Maximum degree of freedom a single

component in space is ‘6’. But degree of
freedom for an assembly/system may be
more than 6. Constrains reduce the degree
of freedom

Dr. Bikash Routh Assistant Professor (Sr.), SMEC,VIT Vellore

Quote of the day……

“To me there has never been a higher source of earthly honor

or distinction than that connected with advances in science.”

― Isaac Newton