Lab Tutorial 8

MACHINE DESIGN & CAD

Assembly
Objective:
To create an assembly of parts.
Procedure:
1. Start Pro Engineer.
2. reate t!e components re"uired for t!e assembly as separate part files and save
t!em in t!e current #or$ing directory.
%. T!en close all t!e part files and c!oose t!e &reate ne# object& button from t!e
'ile toolbar to display t!e &(e#& dialog bo).
*. Select t!e assembly radio button in t!e &Type& area and in t!e subtype area select
t!e &+esign& radio button. T!en give t!e name to t!e assembly. T!e &(e#& dialog bo)
is s!o#n belo#:
,. !oose O- from t!e &(e#& dialog bo) to proceed to t!e assembly environment.
.. T!e assembly #indo# #ill open just li$e t!e part #indo# #it! t!e assembly
datum planes.
Assembling t!e /0Support #it! t!e +efault +atum Planes:
1. Select t!e &Add component to t!e assembly& button and select &/0Support&
from t!e open dialog bo). T!e component placement das!board #ill be opened #it!
t!e vie# of t!e part. T!e component placement das!board is s!o#n in t!e figure:
2. 1n t!e component placement das!board t!e place tab is selected and t!e automatic
constraint type and coincident constraint are selected in t!e constraint type and offset
dropdo#n list respectively.
%. (o# select t!e &'ront& plane and t!en t!e &AS23'ront& plane from t!e dra#ing
area. T!ese planes #ill be aligned. Similarly align t!e ot!er t#o datum planes #it! t!e
assembly planes.
*. T!e &'ully onstrained& message #ill appear in t!e component placement
das!board. Press O$ to e)it t!e component placement das!board.
Assembling t!e bus!ing #it! t!e /0support:
1. 'rom t!e add component to t!e assembly button open t!e bus!ing.prt file in t!e
same #indo# displaying t!e u0support.
2. After t!e component placement das!board is open4 select t!e a)is of t!e bus!ing
and t!e a)is of t!e small !oles in t!e upper part of t!e u0support. 5ot! of t!e
components #ill be aligned.
%. T!en select t!e planer face of t!e bus!ing and t!e inner left planer face of t!e u0
support. T!en select &2ate& option from t!e constraint type dropdo#n list and t!e
&coincident& option from t!e offset dropdo#n list.

*. T!e assembled bus!ing and u0support are s!o#n in t!e figure:
,. T!e second bus!ing can be placed by using t!e &6epeat& option. Select t!e
bus!ing in t!e assembly and t!en clic$ Edit7 6epeat from t!e menu bar. T!e repeat
component dialog bo) #ill open. 1n t!e dialog bo)4 t!e &align& and &mate& constraints
are displayed in t!e &variable assembly refs& area. T!e dialog bo) is s!o#n belo#:
.. Select t!e &2ate& constraint and t!en c!oose A++. T!en select t!e rig!t inner
face of t!e u0support as t!e mating face. T!e copy #ill be assembled and c!oose t!e
confirm button.
Assembling t!e pivot #it! t!e bus!ing:
1.Open t!e Pivot.prt file to display it in t!e assembly #indo# by using t!e &Add
component to t!e assembly& button.
2.Select t!e a)is of t!e pivot and t!e a)is of t!e !ole of t!e bus!ing to align t!e parts.
lic$ on t!e align option from t!e constraint type dropdo#n list and select t!e
oriented option from t!e offset dropdo#n list.
%.T!en select t!e top planer face of t!e pivot and t!e base planer face of t!e u0support.
T!e oriented pivot and u0support are s!o#n in t!e figure:
*.(o# select t!e mating planer face of t!e pivot and t!e bus!ing as s!o#n in t!e
above figure and select t!e mate and coincident option. T!e assembled parts are
s!o#n belo#:
Suppressing t!e components:
1.8e #ill use t!e suppressing option so t!at #e can easily assemble t!e remaining
components of t!e assembly.
2.Select t!e first bus!ing and t!en rig!t clic$ in t!e &2odel Tree& to display t!e
s!ortcut menu. !oose suppress option to suppress t!e component. 1n t!e suppress
#indo#4 clic$ O- and t!e bus!ing and pivot #ill be suppressed.
%.Similarly suppress t!e ot!er bus!ing.
Assembling t!e brac$et #it! t!e assembly:
1. Open t!e brac$et by t!e same procedure as for t!e ot!er components.
2. Select t!e a)is of t!e brac$et and t!e a)is of t!e stic$ of t!e u0support and align
t!em.
%. T!en clic$ on t!e ne# constraint option and select t!e mate option from t!e type
constraint dropdo#n list.
*. T!en select t!e mating surfaces as s!o#n in t!e figure:
,. (o# select t!e coincident option and t!e assembled parts are s!o#n belo#:
Assembling t!e #as!er #it! t!e assembly:
1. Open t!e #as!er.prt file. Align t!e #as!er and t!e u0support stic$ a)es.
2. 2ate and coincident t!e planer face of t!e #as!er and t!e bottom planer face of
t!e brac$et.
%. T!e assembled fully constrained parts are s!o#n in t!e figure:
1nserting t!e 9e)agonal bolt in t!e assembly:
1. !oose &Add component to t!e assembly& button and display t!e !e)agonal bolt.
2. /sing t!e placement tab4 align t!e bolt and t!e drill !oles of t!e u0support by
selecting t!ere a)es.
%. (o# select t!e mate option and select t!e lo#er plane of t!e bolt !ead and t!e left
outer planer face of t!e u0support. T!en c!oose t!e coincident option to assemble t!e
bolt.
Assembling t!e castle nut and t!e self loc$ing nut:
1.5ot! of t!e nuts #ill !ave to be assembled separately.
2.'irst assemble t!e castle nut on t!e bolt and mate its planer face to t!e rig!t planer
face of t!e u0support.
%.(e)t4 assemble t!e self loc$ing nut on t!e stic$ of t!e u0support and mate its planer
face to t!e bottom face of t!e #as!er.
*.T!en clic$ Edit7 6esume7 6esume all from t!e menu bar to un suppress all t!e
components previously suppressed.
T!e complete assembly is s!o#n belo#:
reating t!e E)ploded State of t!e Assembly:
1.T!e e)ploded state is used to clearly vie# all t!e components of t!e assembly. To
e)plode t!e components4 clic$ :ie#7 E)plode7 Edit position. T!e &E)plode position&
dialog bo) #ill open.
2.T!e command #ill prompt us to select an a)is as t!e reference of our components to
be moved. 'irst select t!e u0support stic$ a)is.
%.T!en select t!e self loc$ing nut and move it to your desired position. Similarly
move t!e #as!er and t!e brac$et.
*.(e)t4 select t!e a)is of t!e u0support !oles and move t!e bus!ings4 !e)agonal bolt
and t!e pivot to your desired position.
,.T!e e)ploded vie# is s!o#n belo#:
8e can revert bac$ to t!e une)ploded vie# by clic$ing :ie#7 E)plode7 /ne)plode.

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