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DesignAspects Severalaspectsofthedesignthatyouwillencounteraredetailedbelow. LayoutThestaplerassemblyusesalayout,whichdeterminesthetwomain dimensions:theMagazineangleandtheHandleangle.Thelayoutdriven dimensionscanbechangedexternallytoopenthestaplerassembly. SkeletonModelThetoplevelskeletonmodeldefinesthedimensionsand locationsofthevariousstaplercomponents.Individualskeletonmodelscontrolthe locationofthecomponentsintheassemblywithrespecttotheskeletonmodel. Thepublishedgeometryfromthetoplevelskeletonmodelservesasalinkbetween thepartsandtheskeleton. ModelTreeTheassemblyisinitiatedbydefiningthetoplevelassemblystructure containingemptyparts.Individualcomponentsarepickedupandthereferences andfeaturesarepopulatedbasedontheskeletonmodel.
Layout ModelTree
SkeletonModel
Exercise:CreatingtheStaplerBase Objectives Aftersuccessfullycompletingthisexercise,youwillbeableto: Createinitialsheetmetalgeometryusingprimarywalls. Createanattachedsecondarywall. Scenario Seals,acompanythatmanufacturesstaplers,isplanningtointroduceanewhand stapler.Thestaplerhassheetmetalmechanicalpartsandplasticcovers.Thedesign teamofyourcompanyhascreatedtheproductstructureandbaseditonthetoplevel assemblystructurecreatedinPro/ENGINEERWildfire5.0.Youareassignedwiththe taskofdesigningthefourmajorcomponentsHandle,Magazine,Plungerandthe Base.Youwilldesignthesepartsandreviewtheassemblycomponentswiththetop downdesignapproachinmind. Inthisexercise,youwillexaminetheexistingHAND_STAPLER.ASMandsomeofits topdowndesigncomponentsbeforecreatingthenecessarygeometryinBASE.PRT. TheStaplerComponentsHandle, Plunger,MagazineandBase TheFinalStapler
Step1.Reviewtheskeletonandlayoutmodels. hand_stapler_skel.prt Noticethedatumplanesdefinedwithdimensionsforthefour componentsofthestaplerassembly,whicharetheBase,Handle, Magazine,andPlunger.Also,noticethePinaxisandtheStapleCenter definedwithanaxisandaplane,respectively. 1.Scrolldowninthemodeltreetoseethepublishedgeometryfeaturesforeach ofthestaplerassemblycomponents. 2.ClickFile>Declare>ListDecl.Reviewthelistofdeclareditemsinthe skeletonmodel. Youcancaptureallthenecessarydesigndimensionsforcreatingthe componentsandassemblingthemintheskeletonmodel.Theskeleton modelcanbedrivenbyalayouttoexternallycontrolsomedimensions.
NoticetheMagazineandtheHandleanglesdefinedasparametersinthe layout.
5.ClickFile>CloseWindow>File>CloseWindowfromthemainmenutoclose bothofthewindows.
Step2.Retrievethestaplerassemblymodelandreviewitsstructure. 1.ClickOpen fromthemaintoolbar. 2.IntheFileOpendialogbox,selectHAND_STAPLER.ASM andclickOpen. 3.Reviewtheskeletonmodelsandthecomponentsplacedin theassembly.Inthemodeltreemenu, clickSettings andthenclickTreeFilters..Ifnecessary, enabletheFeaturescheckboxandclickOK. 4.Expandthepartsinthemodeltreeandreviewthedefined features.
Step3.CreatetheStaplerBasemodel. 1.RightclickBASE.PRTinthemodeltreeandselectOpen. 2.ClickPlaneDisplay ,AxisDisplay ,PointDisplay ,andCsys Display fromthemaintoolbartodisabletheirdisplay. 3.Createthefirstwallfeature.ClickFlat fromthefeaturetoolbar. 4.RightclickandselectDefineInternalSketchfromthepopupmenu. 5.SelectdatumplaneTOPasthesketchingplaneandorientthedatum planeRIGHTtofaceright.ClickSketchtostartthesketch. 6.ClickSketch>DatafromFile>FileSystem...fromthemainmenu.Select BASE_FLAT.SECandclickOpen.
12.ClickAcceptChanges . 13.Arrangethedimensionsandeditthemifnecessary,asshown.
17.Createaflangewallononeside.ClickFlange 18.Selectthebottom(lower)edge,asshown.
fromthefeaturetoolbar.
19.PressSHIFTandselectthetangentedgechainfortheflangewall.
27.PressSHIFTandselectthetangentedgechainfortheflangewall.
Thiscompletestheexercise.
Exercise:CreatingtheStaplerHandle Objectives Aftersuccessfullycompletingthisexercise,youwillbeableto: Createinitialsheetmetalgeometryusingprimarywalls. Createasheetmetalcutfeature. Scenario Inthisexercise,youwillbuildgeometryintheHANDLE.PRT. Step1.Createthestaplerhandle. hand_stapler.asm TheHAND_STAPLER.ASMshouldstillbeopenfromtheactivitiesinthe previousexercise.Ifitisnot,openitbeforebeginningthisexercise. 1.Activatethestaplerassemblywindow.RightclickHANDLE.PRTinthemodel treeandclickOpen. Noticetheadditionaldatumplanescreatedinthemodel.
2.Begincreatingthefirstwall.ClickExtrudeTool fromthefeaturetoolbar. 3.RightclickanywhereinthegraphicsareaandselectDefineInternalSketch. 4.SelectdatumplaneRIGHTasthesketchingplaneandselectthedatum planeTOPasthereferencetofacethetop.ClickSketchtostartthesketch. 5.ClickSketch>DatafromFile>FileSystemfromthemainmenu. 6.SelectHANDLE_EXTRUDE.SECandclickOpen. 7.Leftclickanywhereinthegraphicswindowtotemporarilyplacethesketch. 8.Dragthesketchusingthelocationhandletotheintersectionofthe references,asshown.Ensurethatthescalevalueis1intheMove&Resize dialogbox. 9.ClickAcceptChanges .
Enableanddisablethedisplayofdatumfeaturesasrequired.
10.Editthedimensions,asshown.
11.RightclickinthegraphicswindowandselectThicken.Ifnecessary, clickFlipsothethickendirectionarrowpointstotheoutsideofthesketch. ClickOkayandtype0.9asthethickness. 12.ClickDoneSection . 13.PressCTRL+DtoorienttotheStandardOrientation. 14.ClickOptionsfromthedashboard.IntheSide1field,clickToSelected , andselectthedatumplaneUPTO2asthereference. 15.IntheSide2field,clickToSelected ,andselectthedatumplaneUPTO1as thereference. 16.ClickCompleteFeature fromthedashboard.
17.Createasheetmetalcut.ClickExtrudeTool fromthefeaturetoolbar. 18.RightclickanywhereinthegraphicsareaandselectDefineInternalSketch. SelectdatumplaneFRONTasthesketchingplaneandselectthedatum planeTOPasthereferencetofacethetop.ClickSketchtostartthesketch. ClickSketch>DatafromFile>FileSystemfromthemainmenu.Select HANDLE_CUT.SECandclickOpen. Selectanywhereinthegraphicsareatoinitiallyplacethesketch. Rightclickandholdthelocationhandle,anddragittothepointinthesketch. Clicktoplacethelocationhandle,asshown.
YoucanclickNohidden
fromthemaintoolbarforbetterclarity.
22.ClickDoneSection .
27.Createaholeforthepin.ClickInsert>Holefromthemainmenu. 28.ClickDatumAxisTool ,pressCTRLandselectdatum planesRIGHTandTOPfromthemodeltree.ClickOK. 29.ClickResumeFeature onthedashboard. 30.PressCTRLandselectdatumplaneFRONTfromthemodeltree. 31.Rightclickthedepthhandle,andclickToSelected .Selecttherearouterwall surface. 32.SelecttheShapetabandclickToSelected astheoptionforSide2. 33.Selectthefrontouterwallsurface. 34.Edittheholediameterto3.ClickCompleteFeature .
4.SelecttheShapetabonthedashboardtoeditthedimensionsofwall. Editthewidthofthewallto3andtheoffsetvalueto6,asshown.
Step1.Openthebasepartandcutthesidewalls. 1.SelecttheHAND_STAPLER_SKEL.PRTfromthemodeltree,rightclickandselect Hide. 2.TheHAND_STAPLER.ASMassembly shouldappearasshown. 3.RightclickBASE.PRTinthe modeltreeandclickOpen. 4.Createanaxisforthepinlocation.ClickAxisDisplay enabletheirdisplay. 5.ClickDatumAxisTool tostartcreatinganaxis. 6.Selectdatum planeFRONTfromthe modeltreeasthe placementreference. Noticethattheaxisis creatednormaltotheplanebydefault. inthemaintoolbarto
9.Createacutonthesidewalls.ClickExtrudeTool fromthefeaturetoolbar. 10.RightclickanywhereinthegraphicsareaandselectDefineInternalSketch. 11.SelectdatumplaneFRONTfromthemodeltreeasthesketchingplane. 12.VerifythattheRIGHTdatumplaneissettoarightorientationandclickSketch. 13.Addtheaxiscreatedinthepreviousstepasanadditionalreferenceby clickingSketch>Referencesfromthemaintoolbarandselectingtheaxis. 14.ClickCloseintheReferencesdialogbox. 15.ClickNohidden fromthemaintoolbar. 16.ClickSketch>DatafromFile>FileSystemfromthemainmenu.Selectthe sectionBASE_CUT.SECandclickOpen. 17.Clickanywhereinthegraphicsareatomakeaninitialplacementofthesection.
18.Rightclickthelocationhandleanddragittothepoint,asshown.Clicktolocate thelocationhandle.
Step2.Createtheholeforthepin. 1.ClickInsert>Holefromthemainmenu. 2.Selecttheaxiscreatedpreviouslyasthereference. 3.PressCTRLandselectdatumplaneFRONTfromthemodeltree. 4.Editthediameterdimensionto3fromthedashboard. 5.RightclickthedepthhandleinthegraphicswindowandselectThroughAll. 6.SelecttheShapetabandselecttheThroughAlloptionfromthedropdownlist forSide2. 7.ClickCompleteFeature tocreatethehole.
Step3.Createaflatwalltocreatethelipattherearofstaplerbase. 1.ClickNamedView List fromthemaintoolbar andselecttheTOPview. 2.Createaflatwall. ClickFlat fromthe featuretoolbarandselect thefar(lower)edgeasthe placementreference,as shown. 3.Clickthebendangledrop downlistonthedashboard andselectFlatastheangle value. 4.IntheShapetab, clickSketch. 5.ClickNohidden fromthe maintoolbar. 6.Editthesketch,asshown. 7.ClickDoneSection . 8.ClickCompleteFeature . 9.ClickShading fromthemaintoolbar. 10.PressCTRL+DtoorienttotheStandard Orientation.
11.Createthesketchandcompletethebend.ClickLine shown.
andsketchaline,as
12.ClickDoneSection . 13.ClickBothtocreatethebendfeatureonbothsides.
14.Ifnecessary,clickFliptosetthesidetoremainfixed,asshown. 15.ClickOkaytoacceptthefixedside,asshown.
Step5.Createaformfeaturetopressthestaplerpin. 1.Createadatumplanenamed Staple.ClickPlane Display fromthemain toolbartoenabletheirdisplay. 2.Selectdatum planeRIGHTandclickDatumPlaneTool tostartcreatingaplane. 3.Edittheoffsetvalueto77.35. 4.InthePropertiestab,typeSTAPLEasthenameoftheplane. 5.ClickOK. 6.ClickPunchForm fromthefeaturetoolbar. 7.ClickOpenPunchModel fromthedashboard. 8.SelectPIN_BEND_FORM.PRTandclickOpen.Thereferencepartopensinanew window. 9.Definetheassemblyconstraints. SelectthedatumplaneFRONTin boththemodelstodefinetheAlign constraint. Selectthedatum planeSTAPLEfromthebasemodel anddatumplaneRIGHTfromthe referencemodeltodefinetheAlign constraint.Acceptthedefaultoffset value,ifnecessary.Changethe OffsetvaluetoCoincident. ClickNewConstraintandselectthesurfacesfromthetwomodels(thebottom hiddensurfacefromtheBASE.PRTmodelandthetopvisiblesurfacefromthe PIN_BEND_FORM.PRT,todefineaMateconstraint,asshown. 10.ClickCompleteFeature tocompletethepunchformfeature.
Step6.Createaholeformountingthebottomgrip. 1.ClickInsert>Holefromthe mainmenu. 2.Selectthesurfaceasthe placementreference,as shown. 3.Rightclickinthegraphics windowandselectOffset ReferencesCollector. Selectthedatum planeFRONTfromthe modelasthefirstreference, asshown. 4.PressCTRLandselectthe frontsurface,asshown. 5.SelectthePlacementtabin thedashboard.Editthe offsetdimensionsfrom datumFRONTto0and fromthefrontsurface to15.35. Edittheholediametervalueto3onthedashboard. EditthedepthoptiontoThroughAll inthedashboard.ClickComplete Feature . 6.ClickPlaneDisplay fromthemaintoolbartodisabletheirdisplay. 7.ClickSave fromthemaintoolbar,andclickOK.Fromthemainmenu, clickFile>CloseWindow. Thiscompletestheexercise.
Exercise:FinishingtheStaplerMagazine Objectives Aftersuccessfullycompletingthisexercise,youwillbeableto: Createformfeaturesusingdiesorpunches. Flattenaformfeature. Createangletypebends. Defineandadjustbendlines. Scenario InthisexerciseyouwillcompletetheMAGAZINE.PRT. Step1.RetrievetheStaplerMagazineandcreateaspringholderdetail. 1.ActivatetheStaplerAssemblywindow. 2.RightclicktheMAGAZINE.PRTpartinthemodeltreeandselectOpen.
ClickPunchForm fromthefeaturetoolbar. ClickOpenPunchModel . SelectSPRING_HOLDER_PUNCH.PRTandclickOpen.Thereferencepartopens inanewwindow. 4.Definetheassemblyconstraintsandcompletetheform. SelectdatumplaneFRONTin boththemodelstodefinethe Alignconstraint. ClickPlaneDisplay from themaintoolbartodisable theirdisplay. Selectthesurfacesas references,tocreateanAlign constraint,asshown.Accept thedefaultoffsetvalue,if necessary.Rightclickthe offsethandleand selectCoincident.
5.SelectthePlacementtabandclickNew Constraintandselectthesurfacesas references,tocreateamateconstraint, asshown. 6.Acceptthedefaultoffsetvalue,if necessary.Edittheoffsetvalue toCoincident. 7.Clicktheyellowpunchdirection arrowupwardsifnecessary.The punchdirectionshouldfollowthe samedirectionthepunchmodel isprotrudingintothepart. 8.RightclickandselectExcluded Surfaces. 9.PressCTRLandselectthetwoside surfacesfromthepunch,as shown. 10.ClickCompleteFeature punchformfeature. tocompletethe
13.Completethebendfeature.ClickFlip> Okay>Flip>Okaytocreatethebend featuretowardthefixedside,as shown. 14.ClickShading fromthemaintoolbar. 15.ClickNoRelief>Done. 16.Click90andselecttheFlipcheckbox. ClickDone. 17.ClickEnterValueandtypearadiusvalue of0.9. 18.ClickOKtocompletethebend.Press CTRL+DtoorienttotheStandardOrientation. 19.Usingthemethoddescribedinthe previoussteps,createthebendonthe otherflatwall.
SelectingtheFormFeature
TheCompletedFlattenFormFeature
Step5.Createaflatstateinstance. 1.ClickEdit>Setupfromthe mainmenu. 2.ClickFlatState>Create. 3.Acceptthedefaultnamefor theflatstateinstance.ClickFullyFormedandselectthewallsurfacetoremain fixed,asshown. 4.ClickOK. 5.Reviewtheflatstate.Inthe FlatStatemenu,clickShow. 6.SelectMAGAZINE_FLAT1. 7.ClickWindow>Close. 8.ClickSave fromthemaintoolbar,andclickOK.Fromthemainmenu, clickFile>CloseWindow.
Step6.ReviewtheStaplerassemblyandedittheangles. 1. ActivatetheStapler Assemblywindow. 2.Fromthemainmenu, clickOpen .IntheFile Opendialogbox,select HAND_STAPLER.LAYand clickOpen. 3.Modifythelayout. EdittheMagazineAngle to15. EdittheHandleAngleto30. 4.ClickSave fromthemain toolbar,andclickOK. 5.ClickWindow>Closefrom themainmenu. 6.ActivatetheStaplerAssemblywindow.ClickRegenerate toolbar. fromthemain
Step7.Assembletheincludedcomponentsinthestaplerassembly. 1.RightclickPINinthemodeltreeandselectEditDefinition. 2.ClickFind fromthemaintoolbar. 3.Ifnecessary,edittheLookForoptiontoAxis.EdittheLookInoptiontoPIN.PRT. ClickFindNow. 4.SelectPIN_AXISandclickAddItem .ClickClose. 5.ClickFind fromthemaintoolbar. 6.EdittheLookForoptiontoAxis.ChangetheLookInoptionto HAND_STAPLER_SKEL.PRT.ClickFindNow. 7.SelectPIN_AXISandclickAddItem .ClickClose. 8.UsingFind ,addanotherconstrainttoAlignthedatumplaneFRONTfrom PIN.PRTwithdatumMID_PLANEfromHAND_STAPLER_SKEL.PRT. 9.ClickCompleteComponent tocompletetheassembly.
Thiscompletestheexercise.
Exercise:CreatingtheBendOrderTablefortheStaplerPlunger Objectives Aftersuccessfullycompletingthisexercise,youwillbeableto: Createaproductiondrawingshowingtheflatanddesignedstatesofa sheetmetalpart. Documentthebendordersequenceofasheetmetalpartusingabendorder table. Scenario InthisexerciseyouwillcreateadrawingforthePLUNGER.PRT.Youwillalsoadda bendordertabletothedrawingandshowthePLUNGER.PRTinboththebentand unbentstates. Step1.Createaflatstateinstanceoftheplungerpart. 1.Activatethestapler assemblywindow. 2.ClickEdit>Resume> ResumeAllfromthemain menu. 3.RightclickPLUNGERinthemodeltreeandselectOpen. 4.Createaflatstateofthe part. ClickEdit>Setup. ClickFlatStateintheSmt Setupmenu. ClickCreateandacceptthedefaultnamePLUNGER_FLAT1asthenameofthe instance. ClickFullyFormedtodefinethepresentstateofthepart. Selectthetopsurfaceasthefixedgeometry,asshown. ClickOKtocompletetheflatstatefeaturecreation. 5.ClickShow> Plunger_Flat1toseethe instance. 5. ClickFile>CloseWindow.
DisplayingthePartwithAllBendsinan UnbentState
6.Selectthesurfacetoremainfixedduringthebendingoperation,asshown.
PreviewoftheFirstBendinBendOrder
9.Selectthesurfaceasthefixedsurface,asshown.
SelectingtheFixedSurfaceforthe SecondBend
PreviewoftheSecondBendinBend Order
SelectingtheFixedSurfaceforthe ThirdBend
PreviewoftheThirdBendinBend Order
3.ClickClosetoclosetheinformationwindow. 4.ClickDone/Return>Done/Return>Done. 5.ClickSave fromthemaintoolbar,andclickOK. Step4.Createadrawingforthepart. 1.CreateanewdrawingnamedPLUNGER.DRW. ClickNew fromthemaintoolbar. SelecttheDrawingoptionandtypePLUNGERasthename. CleartheUseDefaultTemplatecheckboxandclickOK. UsePLUNGER.PRTasthedefaultmodel. SelecttheEmptycheckboxtocreateanemptydrawing. SelectthestandardsheetsizeC.ClickOK.
2. SelectThegenericinstanceasthemodeltobeusedforcreatingviews. ClickOpen. 3.Placetheviewinthetoprightcornerofthedrawing,asshown: RightclickinthegraphicswindowandselectInsertGeneralView.Click anywhereintheupperrightofthedisplayareatobeingplacingtheview. SelectStandardOrientationfromtheModelViewNamesdropdownlist. ClickApply. IntheScalecategory,selecttheCustomScaleoption.Editthedrawingscale to4.ClickApply. IntheViewDisplaycategory,changetheDisplayStyletoNoHidden. ClickOK.
4.Addanothermodeltothedrawing. ClickDrawingModels fromtheDocumentgroupandthenclickAddModel. SelectPLUNGER.PRTandclickOpen. SelectthePLUNGER_FLAT1instanceasthemodeltobeusedforcreatingviews. ClickOpen. 5.PlacetheTOPviewoftheflatinstanceatthecenterofthedrawing,asshown: RightclickinthegraphicswindowandselectInsertGeneralView. Clickinthecenterofthedrawingnearthebottom. SelectTOPfromtheModelViewNamesdropdownlist.ClickApply. IntheScalecategory,selecttheCustomScaleoption.Editthedrawingscale to4.ClickApply. IntheViewDisplaycategory,edittheDisplayStyletoNoHidden. ClickOK.
5.Arrangethenotesinthedrawing,asshown.