Advanced Engineering Design
and Presentation
C-Clamp
Parametric Modeling
Skill Builder
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Creating a C-Clamp
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Create it to the specifications given.
Change colors to match your school’s colors.
Change “STEM” to your name or initials.
Change “2014” to your graduation year.
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Layout Page 1
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Layout Page 2
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Layout Page 3
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How to Create the Parts
• Create a folder on your drive for all of the C-Clamp
parts and assemblies.
• Make sure you save to this folder only!
• The following slides will help you figure out how to
create the parts.
• Part #1 – C-Clamp Base
• Part #2 – Protection Pad
• Part #3 – Shaft Screw
• Part #4 – Screw Swivel
• Part #5 – Tension Bar
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Part #1 - C-Clamp Base
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Part #1 - C-Clamp Base
Draw this and extrude it.
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Part #1 - C-Clamp Base
Draw this and then extrude/cut it.
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Part #1 - C-Clamp Base
Add screw threads to the hole.
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Part #1 - C-Clamp Base
Draw this and then extrude/cut it.
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Part #1 - C-Clamp Base
Fillet the edges; mirror this using the YZ
plane.
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Part #1 - C-Clamp Base
Create your initials or name. (Hint: Use the
Text tool and then trace over the letters.)
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Part #1 - C-Clamp Base
Repeat on the other side to add your graduation
year. (Hint: Use the Text tool and then trace over
the letters.)
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Part #2 - Protection Pad
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Part #2 - Protection Pad
Draw and then extrude this.
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Part #2 - Protection Pad
Chamfer the four sides.
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Part #2 - Protection Pad
Fillet the one bottom edge.
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Part #3 - Shaft Screw
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Part #3 - Shaft Screw
Draw and extrude this.
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Part #3 - Shaft Screw
Draw and extrude.
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Part #3 - Shaft Screw
Draw and extrude/cut this.
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Part #3 - Shaft Screw
Add threads.
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Part #4 - Screw Swivel
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Part #4 - Screw Swivel
Draw and extrude.
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Part #4 - Screw Swivel
Draw and extrude.
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Part #4 - Screw Swivel
Add chamfer.
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Part #4 - Screw Swivel
Create hole through it.
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Part #5 - Tension Bar
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Part #5 - Tension Bar
Draw and extrude.
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Part #5 - Tension Bar
Add fillet to both ends.
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Assembly
Place parts and constrain them to look like
this.
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Make an Exploded View
Make an exploded view by tweaking, moving,
and rotating to look like this.
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Place the exploded and assembled views onto
layout page #1; add the parts list and balloon
annotations.
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Place the C-Clamp base and protection pad
onto layout page #2; add annotations.
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Place the screw swivel, shaft screw, and
tension bar onto layout page #3; add
annotations.
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Follow the example and rubric given.
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