Airplane
Chapter 6
Landing Gear
A. Sketch Sweep Path.
Step 1. Click File Menu > New, click Part and OK.
Step 2. Click Front Plane in the Feature Manager (left panel), Fig. 1.
1
Step 3. Click Sketch
on the Command Manager toolbar.
Step 4. Click Line
Fig. 1
on the Sketch toolbar.
Step 5. Draw the landing sweep path starting at the Origin
, Fig. 2. Use the
inferencing line, the dotted line that
appears when you draw the lines horizontal and vertical.
Origin
Do not add any extra lines. If you
make a mistake, use Undo, Ctrl-Z.
Use L key to start and stop line.
Step 6. Click Smart Dimension
the Sketch toolbar.
on
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Step 7. Add the dimensions as shown in Fig. 3. To Smart dimension click the line then move the
cursor out away for the line and click. Key-in the dimension and press ENTER.
B. Save as "landing gear".
Step 1. Click File Menu > Save As.
Step 2. Key-in landing gear for filename and press ENTER.
C. Fillet Path.
Step 1. Click Sketch Fillet
the Sketch toolbar.
on
Fig. 4
Step 2. Set the Radius
to .02 in the Sketch Fillet
Property Manager, Fig. 4.
Step 3. Click the 3 points (corners) shown in Fig. 5 and
click OK
Fig. 6.
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
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D. Mirror Path.
Step 1. Click Center line
Sketch toolbar.
Right click
line
on the
Centerline
Step 2. Draw a centerline as shown Fig. 7. Start
the line at the Origin
centerline vertical.
and keep the
Step 3. Press Escape to unselect any tools.
Fig. 7
Step 4. Right click a line of the path and click
Select Chain from the menu, Fig. 8.
Fig. 8
Step 5. Click Tools Menu > Sketch Tools > Mirror.
Step 6. Click Mirror about field in the
Mirror Property Manager, Fig. 9 and
click the centerline in the sketch.
Then, click OK
Fig. 10.
Step 7. Click Zoom to Fit
View toolbar.
(F) on the
Step 8. Click Exit Sketch
Sketch toolbar.
on the
Fig. 9
Fig. 10
E. 3D Sketch Profile.
Step 1. Click Isometric
toolbar. (Ctrl-7)
on the Standard Views
Step 2. Use the Zoom to Area
in the View toolbar
to drag a zoom window around the left end of the
sketch, Fig. 11. Click Zoom to Area
Escape to unselect Zoom to Area.
again or
Zoom
Fig. 11
Step 3. Click Top Plane vin the Feature Manager (left
panel), Fig. 12.
Step 4. Click Sketch
toolbar.
on the Command Manager
Fig. 12
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Step 5. Click 3D Sketch
on the Sketch toolbar.
Step 6. Click Circle
on the Sketch toolbar.
Step 7. Draw a circle starting at the left end of the sketch,
Fig. 13.
Step 8. Click Smart Dimension
toolbar.
Start circle
at end of line
on the Sketch
Fig. 13
Step 9. Add the .02 dimension as shown in Fig. 13. To Smart dimension click the circle then move
the cursor out away from the circle and click. Key-in the dimension and press ENTER.
Step 10. Click 3D Sketch
on the Sketch toolbar to exit the sketch.
Step 11. Click Insert Menu > Bose/Base > Sweep.
Step 12. Click Profile
field in the Sweep Property Manager, Fig. 14 and click the circle in the
3d Sketch, Fig. 15.
Step 13. Click Path
field in the Sweep Property Manager, Fig. 14 and click any part of
Sketch1 (lines and fillets), Fig. 15.
Step 14. Click OK
.
Step 15. Save.
Use Ctrl-S.
Profile (circle)
Profile (circle)
Path
Path
Fig. 14
Fig. 15
Fig. 16
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