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Extrude and Revolve Features PDF
Extrude and Revolve Features PDF
Introduction
Solid features can be created using a variety of techniques. The most common solid features are
Extrude and Revolve. These features are created by sketching the shape on an existing planar
surface. Extruded features are created ‘normal’ to the sketch plane. Revolved features are
revolved about a sketched centerline.
When creating a new part, the ‘template’ includes three ‘Datum Planes’ that are used as a
foundation for the model. The first solid feature is sketched and oriented using these datum
planes. Subsequent features can also be sketched on the datum planes or on solid surfaces of the
model.
Examples of Extrude and Revolve features are shown below.
Extrude
Revolve
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Dashboard Tools
The system uses ‘dashboard’ tools for defining the various elements of the feature. Extruded
features are created using the Extrude Tool as shown below. These tools includes right mouse
button popup menus for shortcuts to common elements of the feature being created.
Hole
Shell
Rib
Draft
Round
Chamfer
Extrude
Revolve
Variable Section Sweep
Blended Surface
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Sketch Preview
Pause
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To create an extruded feature with an internal section, pick the Sketch icon in the Extrude Tool
as shown below. The Section dialog box is used to control the elements of the internal section.
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TOP
FRONT
RIGHT
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Protrusion Vs Cut
A Protrusion adds material to the model. A Cut removes material from the model. Both
extruded protrusions and extruded cuts can be created using the Extrude Tool as shown below.
The system defaults to Protrusion, pick as shown below to create a Cut.
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Extrude Direction
The Direction of the extruded feature can be flipped on the model or in the Extrude Tool as
shown below.
Pick here to flip the direction
of extruded features
When you want to extrude in both directions from the sketching plane, use the Options panel of
the Extrude Tool as shown below.
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Material Side
Extruded features that remove material from the model are called Cuts. The Material Side arrow
controls on which side of the sketch the system removes the material.
The Material Side arrow points toward the material to be removed as shown below.
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Blind
Symmetrical Blind
Thru Next
Thru All
Thru Until
Up To Entity
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5 6 7 8 9 10 11
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Thin Features
A Thin is a constant thickness feature created by sketching one side of the material. Pick as
shown below to create an extruded thin feature.
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Sketch Preview
Pause
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Goal
The goal of this exercise is to become familiar with creating extruded and
revolved solid features.
Task 1: Create a new part. This is the connector part for the project.
Pick here
Pick Sketch
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• The system selects two references for you and they are displayed as dashed lines
• Pick Close in the References dialog box
• Pick the Rectangle icon and sketch a rectangle as shown below
• Align the rectangle to the FRONT and TOP datums, be sure to draw the rectangle in
the upper left quadrant as shown below
TOP
H
H
2.00 V V
FRONT
H
4.00
• Enter < 21.5 > for the depth in the Extrude Tool
• Pick the checkmark in the Extrude Tool to complete the feature
• Pick View, Orientation, Standard Orientation
• Pick File, Save then click the middle mouse button
• Read the messages in the message area
• The part is shown here
• Pick File, Close Window
Task 2: Create another new part. This is the LCD part for the project.
Pick here
Pick Sketch
• The system selects two references for you and they are displayed as dashed lines
• Pick Close in the References dialog box
• Pick the Centerline icon and sketch a vertical centerline aligned with the
FRONT datum plane as shown below
• Pick the Rectangle icon and sketch a symmetrical rectangle as shown below
• Align the bottom of the rectangle to the TOP datum plane as shown below
FRONT
2.54
H
V V
TOP
H
28.80
• Pick Top in the Orientation pull-down menu in the Section dialog box as shown
• Pick the Sketch button in the Section dialog box as shown below
Pick Sketch
• The system selects two references for you and they are displayed as dashed lines
• Add two additional references by selecting the model edges as shown below
V
H
TOP
2.00 1.00
FRONT
Task 4: Create another new part. This is the battery for the project.
Pick here
Pick Sketch
• The system selects two references for you and they are displayed as dashed lines
• Pick Close in the References dialog box
• Pick the Centerline icon and sketch a vertical centerline aligned with the
FRONT datum plane as shown below
• Sketch, constrain, and dimension the geometry as shown below
V
5.05
T
Align to TOP
V 2.00
TOP
H
11.58
Pick here
Note
The part does not ‘reference’ the original sketch and it is not associative to
the ‘sketch-6.sec’ file
• Enter < 1 > for the Scale in the small dialog box, press ‘enter’ but do not pick the
green checkmark yet
• Pick the center of the red section and move it as shown below
15.00
RIGHT
52.00
FRONT
41.00
• Place the sketch as shown above then pick the checkmark in the Scale Rotate dialog
box
Note
Remember that after using the File, Save a Copy command, the current
object is the original object, not the new object.
• Pick the Sketch icon in the Extrude Tool as shown in the previous figure
• Select the top part surface for the sketching plane as shown below
Sketch on this
part surface
Pick Loop
• Enter < - 4.5 > to offset in the opposite direction of the arrow
• Pick Close in the small dialog box shown above
Note
The offset edge command creates sketch entities offset from the existing
edges of the model. If the original edges are changed, the offset edges
update automatically.
• Add two horizontal lines and two vertical dimensions as shown below
RIGHT
Add these two horizontal lines
31.50
Create these
FRONT two dimensions
using
10.00
- 4.50
Note
• Pick the surface of the model as shown below for the sketch plane
Sketch on this
part surface
RIGHT
V V 20.37
6.00
FRONT
Task 9: Create a new part. This is the lens part for the project.
Pick here
RIGHT
3.00
V V
TOP H
21.50
Pick here
Pick Loop
• Enter < -0.5 > to offset in the opposite direction of the red arrow
• Pick Close in the small dialog box shown above
Note
The offset edge command creates sketch entities offset from the existing
edges of the model. If the original edges are changed, the offset edges
update automatically.
FRONT
• Trim the sketch using to remove the unwanted entities (the result is shown
below)
• Add the dimensions and modify the values as shown below
7.85
RIGHT
3.80
-0.50
Vertical centerline
aligned to the
RIGHT datum plane
FRONT
4.00
4.75
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Task 11: Create another new part. This is the battery cover for the project.
Pick here
Note
The part does not ‘reference’ the original sketch and it is not associative to
the ‘cover.sec’ file
• Enter < 1 > for the Scale in the small dialog box, press ‘enter’ but do not pick the
green checkmark yet
• Place the section as shown below then pick the
checkmark in the Scale Rotate dialog box
• Add a vertical centerline as shown below
• Add the symmetry constraint as necessary
• Add the dimensions as shown below
19.95
Align a vertical
RIGHT
centerline to the
H
RIGHT datum plane
FRONT
T T
10.00
R 15.50
32.00
Task 12: Create another new part. This is the button part for the project.
Pick here
20.25
RIGHT
3.00
V V
FRONT
7.00
Pick here
3.15
FRONT
H
Add a vertical centerline
aligned to the
FRONT datum plane
8.00
0.65
TOP
3.85
4.85
• Pick the Centerline icon and sketch a vertical centerline aligned with the
FRONT datum plane as shown below
• Sketch the geometry shown in bold below
FRONT
V 2.50
H V TOP
2.50 0.75
4.85
Task 15: Create another new part. This is the printed circuit board for the project.
Pick here
• Add a vertical centerline aligned with the RIGHT datum plane as shown below
• Sketch, dimension, and constrain the geometry as shown below
14.00
RIGHT
R1 R1
T T
V L1 V L1
43.70
FRONT
Vertical centerline
aligned to the
RIGHT datum
18.40
36.15