Learning Mechanical Desktop Release 5 : A Process-Based Approach

by Short, Thomas; Dudek, Anthony

• ISBN13: 9781566378185
• ISBN10: 1566378184
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: Goodheart-Willcox Pub

Table of Contents

Getting Started with Mechanical Desktop
Introduction to Mechanical Desktop	15	(1)
The Basic Underlying Principles	16	(1)
Assembly Modeling	16	(1)
2D Drawing Layouts	16	(1)
Before Getting Started	17	(1)
Starting Mechanical Desktop	17	(1)
The MDT User Interface	18	(5)
Toolbars and Modes	19	(1)
Selecting MDT Commands	20	(1)
Viewing the MDT Part	21	(2)
Creating a New Drawing File	23	(2)
Sketching, Profiling, Extruding, and Revolving
Extruding Solids	25	(4)
Profiling the Sketch	27	(1)
Extruding the Circle	28	(1)
Using Solid Edges to Close an Open Sketch	29	(1)
Creating the Inner Circle and Keyway	30	(1)
Extruding to a Work Plane and to a Face	31	(4)
Profiling Lines, F, G, and H	34	(1)
Profiling and Extruding the Two Circles	34	(1)
Editing Sizes of the Part	35	(1)
Viewing the Part As a Shaded Model	36	(2)
Revolving Solids	38	(7)
Adding Features to Revolved Parts	40	(5)
Fully-Constrained Sketches
The Fully-Constrained Sketch	45	(3)
2D Constraints	47	(1)
Adding Dimensions to the Sketch	48	(5)
New Dimensioning	49	(2)
Power Dimensioning	51	(2)
Using Constraints to Constrain Geometry	53	(12)
Concentric Constraints	54	(1)
Tangent Constraints	55	(1)
Deleting Constraints	56	(9)
Part Mode, Drawing Mode, and Views
Moving Between the Model Mode and the Drawing Mode	65	(2)
Changing Parametric Dimensions	67	(2)
Updating the Part and Drawing	68	(1)
Working with Layouts in the Drawing Mode	69	(2)
Renaming the Layout	69	(1)
The Page Setup	69	(1)
Creating a New Layout	70	(1)
Creating Base and Ortho Views	71	(10)
Creating Section Views	74	(3)
Creating Detail Views	77	(1)
Creating Auxiliary Views	78	(3)
Constructing Holes
Construct Holes in the Part	81	(4)
Placing Hole Notes on the Drawing	83	(2)
Creating Multiple Holes	85	(1)
Threaded Holes	86	(2)
Moving Features in the Browser	88	(1)
Counterbored and Countersunk Holes	89	(1)
Holes Located from Two Straight Edges	90	(1)
Holes at a Distance from Existing Holes	91	(1)
Changing the Color of Holes	92	(3)
Dimensions, Equations, and Design Variables
The dO Variable Names	95	(2)
Using the dO Names to Control Part Size	97	(2)
Design Variables	99	(5)
Global Design Variables	99	(3)
Using the Equation Assistant Dialog Box	102	(2)
Using Design Variables in Equations	104	(1)
Changing the Equations for Design Variables	105	(1)
Using Excel to Create Table-Driven Parts	105	(2)
Setting up a Linked Spreadsheet	106	(1)
Working with Additional Parts in a File	107	(6)
The Sketch Plane and More Features
The Sketch Plane	113	(4)
Moving the Sketch Plane	114	(1)
Adding a Boss	115	(1)
Adding a Taper to the Boss	116	(1)
Getting a Plan View of the Sketch Plane	117	(1)
Use the Shell Feature	118	(2)
Creating Rectangular Patterns of Features	120	(2)
Creating a Work Axis and a Work Point	122	(1)
Creating Polar Patterns	123	(2)
The Maintain Orientation Option	124	(1)
Copy Sketches to the Sketch Plane	125	(4)
Work Planes
The Work Plane	129	(1)
Creating a Work Plane	130	(4)
Creating a Work Axis Through the Cylinder	132	(1)
Creating a Rib Feature	132	(2)
Offset Work Planes and Editing Work Planes	134	(2)
Using Work Planes to Terminate Extrusions	136	(2)
Creating Work Axis on the Sketch Plane	138	(1)
Creating Work Planes for Cylindrical Parts	139	(2)
Problems Created by Using the UCS to Create Work Planes	141	(1)
Using AMPARTSPLIT with Work Planes	142	(7)
Fillets and Chamfers
The Types of Fillets	149	(1)
The Constant Radius Fillet	150	(1)
Filleting All the Edges of Face at Once	151	(1)
Adding Fillets with Different Radii	151	(1)
Understanding the Use of the Automatic Chain	152	(1)
When Fillets Fail	153	(2)
Fillets and a Convexity Problem	154	(1)
Problems with Edge Order Selection	154	(1)
The Fixed Width Fillets	155	(1)
The Variable Radius Fillets	155	(2)
The Linear Fillet	155	(1)
The Cubic Fillet	156	(1)
The Chamfer	157	(1)
Copying a Feature	158	(8)
Copying a Feature to a Different Sketch Plane	159	(1)
Problems of Copying Features with Subfeatures	160	(6)
More 2D Constraints
The 2D Constraints	166	(1)
The Constraint Display--The Size and Letters	166	(2)
Using Horizontal, Vertical, and Fixed Constraints	168	(2)
Using the Perpendicular and Parallel Constraints	170	(1)
Using the Collinear and Equal Length Constraints on Lines	171	(2)
Using Collinear on Round Parts	173	(2)
Creating a Pattern of Slots	174	(1)
Using the Radius, Concentric, and Tangent Constraints	175	(1)
Applying the Xvalue and Yvalue Constraints	176	(1)
Applying the Mirror Constraint	177	(2)
Applying the Project Constraint	179	(6)
Editing and Annotating Drawings
Editing and Annotating	185	(1)
Moving Parametric Dimensions	186	(2)
Using the Ammovedim Command	187	(1)
Hiding Parametric Dimensions and Adding Reference Dimensions	188	(3)
Changing Dimensions with the Power Dimensioning Dialog Box	190	(1)
Modifying Dimensions with Amdimformat	190	(1)
Dimension Modifying Commands	191	(2)
Place and Edit Hole Notes	193	(2)
Edit and Create Permanent Templates	194	(1)
Leaders, Annotation, and Attachment	195	(2)
Surface Finish Symbols	197	(2)
GD&T Symbols	199	(2)
Adding a Datum Identifier	200	(1)
Adding a Feature Control Frame	200	(1)
Automatic Dimensioning	201	(6)
Automatic Dimensioning Sketches	202	(5)
More Features
Draft Angles	207	(1)
Extruding with a Draft Angle	208	(1)
Placing a Draft Angle on Extruded Features	209	(1)
Putting a Draft Angle on Individual Faces	209	(2)
The Shadow Draft	211	(1)
Dividing a Face into Two Parts	212	(2)
The Planar Method	212	(1)
The Project Method	213	(1)
The Amshell Command	214	(2)
Splitting a Part	216	(1)
Combining Parts	217	(1)
The Ambend Command	217	(2)
Creating Thin Extrusions from an Open Profile	219	(4)
Threads, Springs, and Sweeps
Sweeping Features	223	(1)
Threads and Springs	224	(3)
Profiling and Constraining the Thread Form	225	(2)
Finishing the Thread	227	(1)
Creating Springs	227	(3)
Machining the Ends of the Spring	229	(1)
Using an Edge of a Part for a Sweep	230	(2)
Using a Pipe Centerline for a Sweep	232	(2)
Drawing the Geometry	233	(1)
Editing Pipe or Tubing	234	(1)
Freeform Spline-Based Sweep	234	(5)
Mirroring the Part	236	(1)
Combining the Two Parts	236	(3)
Multiple Parts in One File
The Difference between an Assembly File and a Part File	239	(1)
Starting a New Part	240	(1)
Rules for Part Files	240	(1)
Creating the Moldbase	241	(10)
Importing in the Toolbody	242	(2)
Constraining the Bottle	244	(3)
Driving a Part's Dimensions with a Spreadsheet	247	(2)
Hollowing Out the Moldbase	249	(1)
Splitting the Part	249	(2)
Assembling the Two Mold Halves	251	(4)
Changing the Value of an Assembly Constraint	252	(3)
Building Assemblies
Part Definitions or Part Instances	255	(1)
Methods of Building an Assembly	256	(1)
Building an Assembly	256	(13)
Assembling the Parts	259	(3)
Attaching the YOKE	262	(3)
Adding the Bolts	265	(1)
Importing Additional Parts	265	(2)
Assembling the AXLE to the BUSHING	267	(1)
Making a Revision	267	(2)
Creating a Table-Driven Assembly	269	(4)
Setting Up a Table-Driven Assembly	270	(1)
Adding Animation	270	(3)
Assembly and Part Analysis
Engineering Analysis of a Part or Assembly	273	(1)
Applying Mass Properties Analysis	274	(3)
Mass Properties Analysis for Parts	274	(1)
Mass Properties Analysis for an Assembly	274	(3)
When Parts Collide	277	(2)
The Wheel and Axle	277	(1)
The Axle and Bushing	278	(1)
Finding the Distance between Two Parts	279	(1)
Is the Model or Assembly Stable?	280	(5)
More Problem Spots	281	(4)
Local and External Parts
Local and External Parts in an Assembly	285	(2)
Upgrading a Pentium Computer	287	(5)
Renaming a Part Definition	288	(1)
Replacing the Hard Drive	289	(1)
Upgrading the Processor	290	(1)
Updating the Assembly	290	(1)
Additional Commands for Managing Parts	291	(1)
Creating Subassemblies	292	(5)
Assembly Drawings, Ballons, Parts Lists, and Bill of Materials
What We Are Working Toward	297	(1)
Creating Assembly Views	298	(1)
The Bill of Materials Database	299	(3)
Assigning Materials to the Parts	302	(6)
Creating Formulas in the BOM Database	304	(1)
Inserting Parts List and Controlling Its Appearance	305	(2)
Changing the Format of the Parts List	307	(1)
Adding and Editing Part References	308	(1)
Adding a Reference	309	(1)
Adding New Parts to a Drawing and Updating the BOM	309	(1)
Adding and Formatting Balloons in the Drawing	310	(7)
Scenes and Assembly Drawings
The Mechanical Desktop Scene	317	(4)
Viewing Scenes	318	(1)
Creating a New Scene	319	(1)
The Explosion Factor in Scenes	320	(1)
Set or Modify the Explosion Factor	321	(1)
The Part Explosion Factor	321	(2)
Using Tweaks to Move Parts	323	(2)
Using the Transform Option	324	(1)
Using Trails to Illustrate Exploded Views	325	(3)
Making Changes to the Trail	326	(1)
Manipulating Trails and Tweaks	327	(1)
Creating Drawings from Scenes	328	(5)
Appendices	333	(24)
Index	357