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Trebuchet Project
Trebuchet Project
Building a Trebuchet
Project-based Approach to Learning SolidWorks
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Table of Contents
Lesson 1: Introduction .......................................................................................1 Using The Book............................................................................................................ 2 What is SolidWorks Software ...................................................................................... 2 Prerequisites.................................................................................................................. 2 Parts, Assemblies, and Drawings.................................................................................. 3 Parts........................................................................................................................ 3 Assemblies ............................................................................................................. 3 Drawings ................................................................................................................ 3 Relationship of Parts, Assemblies, and Drawings ................................................. 4 Fully Associative.................................................................................................... 5 User Interface ......................................................................................................... 5 Menu Bar Toolbar .................................................................................................. 5 Menu Bar Menu ..................................................................................................... 5 Drop drown / Pop-up Context Toolbar .................................................................. 6 Keyboard Shortcuts................................................................................................ 6 CommandManager Tabs ........................................................................................ 7 FeatureManager Design Tree................................................................................. 8 Heads-up View Toolbar ......................................................................................... 8 Task Pane ............................................................................................................... 9 Mouse Buttons ....................................................................................................... 9 Consolidated Toolbars ......................................................................................... 10 System Feedback.................................................................................................. 10 Getting Help ......................................................................................................... 10 Before You Begin ................................................................................................ 12 Lesson 2: Modeling the Trebuchet..................................................................13 Sketching .................................................................................................................... 14 Sketch Entities ............................................................................................................ 14
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Sketch Tools ............................................................................................................... 15 Sketch Planes .............................................................................................................. 15 Starting a SolidWorks session .................................................................................... 15 New SolidWorks Document Modes ........................................................................... 19 Creating a New Part.................................................................................................... 19 Setting System Options............................................................................................... 20 Preparing to Sketch..................................................................................................... 23 Dimensioning the Sketch............................................................................................ 24 Inserting an Extruded Base Feature............................................................................ 27 Saving the Axle Part ................................................................................................... 28 Modifying the Dimension of the Axle........................................................................ 30 Applying Material to the Axle.................................................................................... 31 Inserting a Chamfer Feature ....................................................................................... 32 PhotoWorks ................................................................................................................ 35 Creating a Photorealistic Image.................................................................................. 35 Creating the Shaft Collar Part..................................................................................... 38 Inserting an Extruded Base Feature............................................................................ 42 Inserting a new Sketch................................................................................................ 43 Adding a Dimension ................................................................................................... 43 Inserting an Extruded Cut Feature.............................................................................. 44 Inserting a Chamfer Feature ....................................................................................... 45 Applying Material to the Shaft Collar ........................................................................ 46 Creating a Photorealistic Image.................................................................................. 48 Creating the 7 Hole Flatbar Part ................................................................................. 52 Adding Dimensions .................................................................................................... 56 Inserting an Extruded Base Feature............................................................................ 57 Inserting an Extruded Cut Feature.............................................................................. 58 Adding a Dimension ................................................................................................... 59 Inserting an Extruded Cut .......................................................................................... 60 Inserting a Linear Pattern feature ............................................................................... 61 Inserting a Fillet.......................................................................................................... 64 Applying Material to the 7 Hole Flatbar..................................................................... 66 Creating the Ball Weight ............................................................................................ 67 Applying Material to the Ball Weight ........................................................................ 75 Lesson 3: Assembling the Trebuchet .............................................................81 Renaming a Part.......................................................................................................... 82 Creating an Assembly................................................................................................. 83 Standard, Advanced and Mechanical Mates............................................................... 88 Inserting Mates ........................................................................................................... 89 Creating the Counter Weight Assembly ..................................................................... 95 Inserting Mates ........................................................................................................... 99
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Using SolidWorks Toolbox ...................................................................................... 102 Inserting the Weight-Hook Assembly ...................................................................... 108 Inserting Mates ......................................................................................................... 109 Inserting the Second Washer .................................................................................... 114 Inserting a Hex Nut................................................................................................... 116 Creating the Trebuchet Assembly ............................................................................ 119 Lesson 4: Analyzing the Trebuchet ..............................................................133 Stress Analysis of the 7 Hole Flatbar Part ................................................................ 134 Design Analysis ........................................................................................................ 134 Stress Analysis.......................................................................................................... 134 SolidWorks SimulationXpress Wizard User Interface ............................................. 135 Analyze the 7 Hole Flatbar Part................................................................................ 136 Opening the 7 Hole Flatbar Part ............................................................................... 136 Running SolidWorks SimulationXpress and Setting Analysis Options ................... 137 Activate SimulationXpress ....................................................................................... 138 Running SimulationXpress....................................................................................... 139 Setting Analysis Options .......................................................................................... 139 Assigning Material.................................................................................................... 139 Viewing the Material of the 7 Hole Flatbar.............................................................. 140 Applying Restraints .................................................................................................. 140 Applying a Restraint ................................................................................................. 141 Applying a Load ....................................................................................................... 142 Running the Analysis................................................................................................ 145 Viewing Results........................................................................................................ 146 Interpretation of factor of safety values:................................................................... 146 Stresses ..................................................................................................................... 148 Viewing Stresses....................................................................................................... 148 Animating the Stress Plot ......................................................................................... 149 Saving Analysis Data and Closing SimulationXpress.............................................. 150 Saving Analysis Data and Closing SimulationXpress.............................................. 150 Modifying the 7 Hole Flatbar Depth ........................................................................ 150 Run SimulationXpress and Re-analyze the Part....................................................... 151 Viewing Stresses....................................................................................................... 153 Saving Analysis Data and Closing SimulationXpress.............................................. 154 Modifying the 7 Hole Flatbar Depth ........................................................................ 155 Run SimulationXpress and Re-analyze .................................................................... 155 Viewing Stresses....................................................................................................... 157 Saving Analysis Data and Closing SimulationXpress.............................................. 158 Modifying the Material of the Part ........................................................................... 158 Viewing Stresses....................................................................................................... 160 Saving Analysis Data and Closing SimulationXpress.............................................. 161
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Return to the Original 7 Hole Flatbar Specifications ............................................... 162 SolidWorks Motion .................................................................................................. 163 Starting a SolidWorks Motion session ..................................................................... 164 Conclusion ................................................................................................................ 166 Lesson 5: Creating a Trebuchet Drawing .....................................................167 Drawings................................................................................................................... 168 Creating a Drawing General Procedure................................................................. 168 Opening the 7 Hole Flatbar Part ............................................................................... 168 Creating a Part Drawing ........................................................................................... 169 Inserting an Isometric View using the View Palette ................................................ 175 Saving the Drawing .................................................................................................. 176 Drawing View Display ............................................................................................. 176 Drawing Modes ........................................................................................................ 177 Moving Drawing Views ........................................................................................... 179 Detailing a Drawing.................................................................................................. 180 Dimensions ............................................................................................................... 180 Dimension Guidelines Appearance ....................................................................... 180 Inserting Dimensions ................................................................................................ 180 Associativity ............................................................................................................. 188 Adding a Dimension ................................................................................................. 191 Modifying the Radius Text....................................................................................... 192 Creating a Design Tables.......................................................................................... 193 Adding a Sheet to a Drawing.................................................................................... 198 Sharing Information and Viewing eDrawings Files ................................................. 204 eDrawings ............................................................................................................. 204 Viewing eDrawings .................................................................................................. 204 Creating and Viewing an eDrawings File................................................................. 205 Saving eDrawings Files ............................................................................................ 206 Saving an eDrawings File......................................................................................... 206 Returning to the 7 Hole Flatbar drawing .................................................................. 207 Creating an Assembly Drawing................................................................................ 207 Exploded Views........................................................................................................ 213 Inserting an Exploded View ..................................................................................... 213 Inserting a Bill of Materials...................................................................................... 221 Adding a Part Number in the Bill of Materials......................................................... 222 Adding a Bill of Materials Description .................................................................... 224 Inserting Balloons..................................................................................................... 227 Creating an Trebuchet Assembly Drawing............................................................... 228 Inserting a Bill of Materials...................................................................................... 232 Inserting the String and Ball Assembly .................................................................... 234
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Glossary ...........................................................................................................243
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Lesson 1 Introduction