SolidWorks Lab 2
SAAST Robotics
2008
name: _______________________________________
Required, graded; weight 1; 100 points; due 7/21/08
SAAST Robotics/
SolidWorks Lab 2: Assemblies
Reading
understanding:
SolidWorks On-line Tutorial – Lesson 2: Assemblies
Introduction to SolidWorks Assembly Part generation
Creation of U-joint Crank subassembly model
Creation of U-joint full assembly model
Familiarization with various mates: coincident, parallel, perpendicular, distance, angle,
concentric, tangent
Using assemblies: analyzing the assembly, editing the assembly, physical simulation, exploding
the assembly and animations
Lab problems
1.
SolidWorks On-line Tutorial – Lesson 2: Assemblies
10 points
Complete the SolidWorks tutorial on Assemblies to get familiar with the techniques used to
generate assembly models.
Open SolidWorks
Goto Help Menu On-line Tutorial Lesson 2
2.
Show your finished part to an instructor for approval.
lab demo
Case Study: U-joint
60 points
Paul J White
The University of Pennsylvania
approval:
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SolidWorks Lab 2
SAAST Robotics
2008
Follow instructions from excerpt of Lesson 14 of SolidWorks Training Manual in order to create U-joint
assembly from the parts you created in Homework 5.
Before opening any files in SolidWorks, go to Tools Add-ins and select SolidWorks Animator
** Note: Instead of using Assembly_IN template file, go to File New
Click Advanced
Go to Templates tab, click on Assembly
Once document opens, use Tools Options to change document set-up units to be Inches.
Show your finished crank subassembly and full U-joint assembly models to an instructor for approval.
lab demo
Paul J White
The University of Pennsylvania
approval:
page 2 of 4
SolidWorks Lab 2
3.
SAAST Robotics
Using Assemblies: Analyzing, Editing, and Physical Simulation
2008
30 points
Follow attached instructions on Using Assemblies. Use the U-joint assembly that you created in part 2.
Before starting, Right click the distance mate between the crank subassembly and the bracket in the
FeatureManager Design Tree and flip the dimension:
Paul J White
The University of Pennsylvania
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SolidWorks Lab 2
SAAST Robotics
2008
Create a movie file of your animation, use default settings:
Show your physical simulation of the U-joint assembly to an instructor for approval.
lab demo
Paul J White
The University of Pennsylvania
approval:
page 4 of 4