CADMAX Solid Master
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1. e The sketch was extruded in each view Set the Display Preferences Y ou change the orientation of a view or how a view is displayed in order to see boundaries that are not visible in a view The 3D Quick V iew tool bar on the right side of the screen contains functions to change a view to wireframe hidden hidden dashed shaded or unshaded Following are the icons that permit you to change how a view is displayed To operate these functions click on the icon then click on the view to change Ey ES H W ireframe V iew Shaded V iew 4 E H idden V iew U nshaded V iew H idden dashed V iew To rotate a view use dynamics Click on the Dynamic View Roll icon then click on the view to roll then click on a roll about point to start the roll Normally the roll about point is on geometry in the model Drag the cursor in the direction of the roll and click again to anchor the view at the new orientation Use Previous View in the 3D Quick View toolbar to return the view to its original orientation E o ynamic view Roll Previous V iew ne 1 Click on Hidden in the 3D Quick V iew z tool bar then click on the isometric view to make it hidden CADMAX User s Manual Solids Tutorial 7 a Click on Hidden dashed in the 3D Quick V iew tool bar then click on the front top and side views to make each view hidden dashed If some of the geometry is outside the view window you can easily pan the window Click on D2. 000 he 000 Twist Angle fo 000 he 0 000 Rotation Angle fo 000 x 0 000 Sd ices CADMAX User s Manual Adding Dimensions Dimensions are used to make the geometry the desired size CADMAX does not require that you add dimensions before you extrude the model Y ou can always return to the sketch and add dimensions or change the sketch later in the design 1 Click on Dimension gt Radial Click on the arc drag the cursor to the desired text position and click to place the dimension T ype in 50 and press Enter This assigns a value of 50 for the dimension and automatically resizes the arc according to the assigned value Y ou can always change this value at a later time using the E quation function R35 For example click on Dimension gt Equation then wave the cursor over the radius dimension until it highlights click on the dimension and type in 35 and press Enter R50 i 18 f B O 90 a Click on Undo or press Ctrl Z to reset the arc radius back to 50 Click on Dimension gt Horizontal Add the dimensions shown in the figure by placing the dimension and entering its value R50 Click on Dimension gt Vertical Add the dimension shown in the figure by placing 18 12 the dimension and entering its value E 90 al CADMAX User s Manual Solids Tutorial 5 4 Constrain the center point of the R 50 arc to the midline of the horizontal 90 length ea aes line Click on C
3. Solids Tutorial Introduction The CADMAX Solid M aster Tutorial is a great way to learn about the benefits of feature based parametric solid modeling with CADMAX We have assembled several typical parts that you will be able to construct using CADMAX Solid M aster Each part should take between 20 40 minutes to complete The tutorial assumes that you already have some familiarity with CADMAX If you are unfamiliar with CADMAX review the Getting Started section first in CADMAX Help or in the CADMAX Users Manual H ere are several additional suggestions before getting started In the tutorial there are several conventions that are used with text The text Draw gt Circle gt Center Radius means to click on the Draw menu hold the cursor over the Circle function until the Circle sub menu pops then click on Center R adius M ost functions are available through drop down menus and icon tool bars Throughout the tutorials the written instructions tell you how to do things from the drop down menus and the icons to the left show you how to accomplish the same operation using icons The first icon is the icon to click on the main tool bar and the second indented icon is the icon on the vertical function bar When you see a statement that starts with the word set this means you are to set a modifier value in the currently displayed Function box For example in the Line function box you will see a Connect modifier When you see the statem
4. ent Set Connect to off this means you should set it off by clicking on the word Connect if it isn t already off Sometimes you will be asked to set a specific value for a modifier For example in the Circle Function box you will see a modifier called R adius with a combo box below it and a history arrow When you see the statement Set R adius to 25 you should click in the R adius text field and type in the value or use the history arrow to select previous value When an instruction includes an arrow key 1 followed by a number hold down the Ctrl key before pressing the specified arrow For example lt Ctri gt 1 means hold down the Ctrl key and press gt then release the keys and press 1 After you type in the value press Enter Context sensitive prompts are available for each function in the message area at the bottom of the screen Help is available buy pressing F 1 CADMAX User s Manual Solids Tutorial 1 In the tutorial we recommend when you should zoom in or out on the drawing to get better views of your work In addition to our recommendations you should feel free to use the View menu or the Quick V iew toolbar to zoom around the drawing as you feel is appropriate Press F 10 to go to previous zooms or F 11 to make a new zoom To load a specified drawing press F 4 to Open a drawing The drawings that you will be asked to open are located in the SAM PLES sub folder under the folder that you i
5. es and then make the fillets concentric 7 Click on Constrain gt Tangent click on the top fillet then click on the top edge 8 Now repeat the sequence for the bottom arc and the bottom edge Click on Constrain gt Parallel C oncentric and click on the top is and bottom arcs to make them concentric This constraint forces the arc to have a radius equal to one half the width of the base feature 10 In this step you are going to constrain a the center of the top and bottom arcs to the midline of the base feature Click on Constrain gt Connect set Smart Grid on click on the center point of the top or bottom arc wave the cursor over the midpoint of the horizontal line to display the vertical construction line click 10 Solids Tutorial Step2 Click on edge Step1 Click on fillet Arcs are tangent to the edges constrained to be concentric Arcs have been Step 2 Wave cursor over midpoint of line Step1 Click on arc center point Step3 Click anywhere on vertical onstruction line CADMAX User s Manual anywhere on the construction line do not click on geometry 11 Click on Dimension gt Radial Click on the left arc drag the cursor to the desired text position and click to place the dimension T ype in 12 and press Enter R12 12 In the
6. et by inserting a 42 radius circle in the front view using the center point of the 50 radius arc and cutting through the bracket 1 Click on the Sketch icon on the ribbon bar to start a new sketch In the Work Plane function box set the M ethod to View Adjustment to None and click on the front view of the model 2 Click on Draw gt Sketch Circle In the front view wave the cursor over the 50 radius arc click on the center point of the arc and drag the cursor out click to place a smaller circle 3 Click on Dimension gt Radial Click on the circle drag the cursor to the desired text position and click to place the dimension T ype in 42 and press Enter CADMAX User s Manual Step 1 Wave over arc i Step 2 Click P Aa center pint Step 3 Click to place circle Solids Tutorial 19 4 Click on Feature gt Extrude Sketch to 2 display the E xtrude function box Select Cut as the type of extrude 5 Inthe Extrude Cut function box set e Target Solids to All e Extrude Extent to Through All e Extrude Distance doesn t need to be set 6 Click anywhere to apply the feature Notice that e The new feature Cut2 appears in the F eature tree e The top level function bar has changed for M odeling The excess material has been removed from the bracket 7 This completes the bracket Save your work Clic
7. evious View to change the isometric view back to its original orientation Click on Previous View then click on the isometric view 6 Click in Previous or press F10 to return back to the four views ort Ribs Add support ribs at an 78 degree angle The work plane will be parallel to the front view and the depth of the plane will be in the center of the part Once the rib profile is established you will use a midplane extrude to apply the feature 1 Click on the Sketch icon on the ribbon bar to start anew sketch Set the M ethod to V iew and A djustment to Origin Click on the front view then click on the Center snap icon on the Quick Snap tool bar wave the cursor over the circle until the work plane echo pops to the center of the large circle then click to set the depth of the work plane 2 Zoomin on the front view CADMAX User s Manual Step3 Wave cursor over circle until the work plane snaps to center then click Step2 Click on the center snap on the Quick Snap tool bar irs be Step1 Click on the front view Solids Tutorial 15 Click on Draw gt Sketch Line Working in the front view draft a profile similar to the one shown in the figure Start the profile at the intersection of the fillet radius shown in the detail view U se the same point on the opposite side of the profile This constrains these points to this position Click on Dimensio
8. final step you are going to connect ad the midpoint of the left and right arcs to E the midpoint of the vertical lines on the edges of the base feature Click on EET Constrain gt Connect wave the cursor vartical iina then over one of the arcs click on the click on mapont s midpoint not the center point of the t arc then wave the cursor over the corresponding vertical line and click on ee han oe eee ed the midpoint of the line 1 click on midpoint R epeat this sequence for the opposite arc completing the profile R12 Extrude Profile In the next sequence you will extrude the profile and leave the common elements between the two features iss 1 Press F10 or click on Previous in the Quick V iew tool bar to display the four views CADMAX User s Manual Solids Tutorial 11 2 Click on Feature gt Extrude Sketch to a display the E xtrude function box Select Common as the type of extrude 3 Inthe Extrude Boss function box set m Target Solids Target Solids to All Pees e Extrude Extent to T hrough All Extrude Distance Extrude Distance is not used ed M Extrude Extent Distance Above 4 Click anywhere to apply the feature Distance ByTouch Notice that ee e The new feature Sharel appears in the F eature tree e The top level function bar has changed for M odeling The common elements between the two features has been le
9. ft as shown Add a Cylinder Boss 1 Click on the Sketch icon on the ribbon Step1 Click in the top view to make view plane bar to start a new sketch In the Work parallel to the top Plane function box set the M ethod to View Adjustment to Origin click on the top view then in the front side or isometric view click on the bottom edge of the part to set the depth of the work plane Step2 Click on the bottom edge of the part to set the depth of the work plane 12 Solids Tutorial CADMAX User s Manual 2 Click on Draw gt Sketch Circle In the top view wave the cursor over the top or bottom arc click on the center point of the arc and drag the cursor until the circle snaps to the top or bottom arc then click to place the circle This constrains the circle to have the same radius as the arc in the part 3 Click on Feature gt Extrude Sketch to display the E xtrude function box Select Boss as the type of extrude 4 Inthe Extrude Boss function box set m Target Solids e Target Solids to All All e Extrude Extent to Distance wie Above pause Distance r e Extrude Distance to 42 a H ci C Distance ByTouch C MidPlane 5 Click anywhere above the object in the front side or isometric view to apply the feature Notice that e The new feature Boss1 appears in the F eature tree e The top level function bar has changed fo
10. k on File gt Save As or press F3 Inthe Full Path text entry area type in the new name for the file and click Save As 20 Solids Tutorial CADMAX User s Manual
11. l radius Assigning a radius dimension to any fillet in the chain will effect all fillets constrained equal radius Clicking on another function breaks the chain Click on the top or bottom intersection drag the cursor toward the center until a fillet echo shows and click to place the fillet W ave the cursor over the opposite intersection until the fillet echo shows click once to place the fillet as shown Note When Chain is on each succeeding fillet only requires a single click since the radius was already defined If the intersection for a fillet isn t easy to identify you can optionally click on the lines or arcs near the intersection 6 Click on Draw gt Sketch Fillet again to restart the chain Click on the left or right intersection drag the cursor toward the center until a fillet echo shows and click to place the fillet W ave the cursor over the opposite intersection until the fillet echo shows click once to place the fillet as shown Note U sing the fillet function constrains the end points of the arcs and line tangent It is not necessary to explicitly define this constraint In the next series of steps you will use the geometry from the base feature to assign constraints to the profile thereby creating a relationship between them Y ou are going to make the top and bottom fillets tangent to CADMAX User s Manual Solids Tutorial 9 the top and bottom edg
12. n gt Angular Click on the bottom horizontal line then click on the left angular line and click to place the text Type 78 and press Enter to assign an angle of 78 degrees Click on the right angular line then click on the bottom horizontal line and click to place the text Type 78 and press Enter to assign an angle of 78 degrees Click on Dimension gt Vertical Click on the top edge of the profile then click on the top edge of the model and click to place the text Type 4 and press Enter to assign a vertical distance of 4 Click on Previous or press F10 to zoom out to the 4 model views Click on Feature gt Extrude Sketch to display the E xtrude function box Select Boss as the type of extrude 16 Solids Tutorial Detail Snap to top of the fillet radius Ta 78 0 78 0 pS CADMAX User s Manual 9 Inthe Extrude Boss function box set m Target Solids Target Solids to All ee e Extrude Extent to M idplane eee ae e Extrude Distance to 4 fe oy m Extrude Extent When E xtrude E xtent is set to E E M idplane then the profile extrudes in MidPlane both directions from the work plane one half the E xtrude D istance 10 Click anywhere to apply the feature Notice that e The new feature Boss2 appears in the F eature tree e The top level function bar has changed for M odeling e The ribs have been added a
13. nstalled CADMAX 2 Solids Tutorial CADMAX User s Manual Bracket The third solid drawing you will model is another bracket as shown in the figure below This object is constructed in metric CADMAX User s Manual Solids Tutorial 3 Opening a Sketch Open the drawing FEATURE _METRIC CXS from the SAM PLES folder which is a subfolder under the folder you installed CADMAX Click on Edit gt Feature M odeling or click on the Feature M odeling icon on the Ribbon bar Click on Edit gt Sketch or click on the Sketch icon on the ribbon bar to start a new sketch In the Work Plane function box set the M ethod to View A djustment to None and click on the front view lower left Now no matter which view you work in as you sketch your object the geometry will always be oriented to the front view Click on Draw gt Sketch Line on the Sketch function bar Working in the front view draw the profile shown using the full view Use dynamic construction lines to make the lines horizontal and vertical Click on Draw gt Sketch Arc then click on the end point of one of the lines click on a middle point for the arc then click on the opposite end point to complete the profile as shown 4 Solids Tutorial Work Plane x Cc Sketch Plane C OnEdge C Normal to Curve C 3 Points C Front C Top C Right Adjustments None Origin C Drigin Twist Offset f
14. onstrain gt Connect a wave the cursor over the arc and then click on its center point Then wave the cursor over the midpoint of the 90 horizontal line until the dynamic construction lines pop up click anywhere on the vertical construction line do not click on the midpoint Step 1 Click on The message W ell defined Correct ee are center point number of dimensions is displayed This means that the profile has been fully constrained Extrude the Profile The first feature in a part is called the base 1 Click on Feature gt Extrude Sketch or 2 click on the Extrude Sketch icon on the top tool bar The E xtrude Base dialog box appears so you can specify the type and distance of the extrusion 2 Set E xtrude Distance to 44 and E xtrude Extent to Distance A bove Extrude Distance The extrusion takes place toward the point that you click The direction of the extrusion is defined by the side of the sketch that you click on Working in the top view top left if you click above the profile then the extrusion will take place in that direction Clicking below the profile brings the extrusion toward you Distance ByTouch MidPlane 6 Solids Tutorial CADMAX User s Manual 3 Inthe top view click anywhere below the profile Notice that e The new feature Basel appears in the F eature tree e The top level function bar has changed for M odeling
15. r M odeling The common elements between the two features has been left as shown CADMAX User s Manual Solids Tutorial 13 Add Fillets Add fillets to the top of the base 1 Zoom in on the isometric view In the Quick 3D View tool bar on the right edge of the display click on Dynamic View Roll then click on the isometric view then click on a point in the center of the view as the roll about point Slowly drag the cursor moving the model until you can see both sides of the model Click again to anchor the view 2 Click on Select gt Select Surface Click on the surfaces shown in the figure The Select Surface function is used to select only surfaces and their edges Notice that the surfaces highlight in red as you move the cursor over them identifying which one will be selected Once a surface is selected its boundary will turn yellow and a surface tag will display 3 Click on Select gt Unselect Element Click on the edges shown in the figure They will turn back to their original color showing that they are no longer selected 14 Solids Tutorial Select these surfaces Unselect these two edges CADMAX User s Manual Add Su 4 Click on Feature gt Fillet Fixed Set F illet R adius to 1 and click Finish to apply the fillet feature to the selected edges Fillet Eg Fillet Radius Finish 5 Inthe Quick 3D View tool bar on the right edge of the display use Pr
16. s shown Insert a Hole In the following steps you will insert a hole in Set the work the top of the model a depth of 15 plane to this face 1 Click on the Sketch icon on the ribbon bar to start a new sketch In the Work Plane function box set the M ethod to Face Adjustment to None and click on the top surface of the model CADMAX User s Manual Solids Tutorial 17 2 Click on Draw gt Sketch Circle In the top view wave the cursor over the 22 Insert circle radius circle click on the center point of the circle and drag the cursor out click to place a smaller circle 3 Click on Dimension gt Radial Click on oe the circle drag the cursor to the desired text position and click to place the dimension T ype in 14 and press Enter 4 Click on Feature gt Extrude Sketch to z display the E xtrude function box Select Cut as the type of extrude 5 Inthe Extrude Cut function box set e Target Solids to All e Extrude Extent to Distance A bove e Extrude Distance to 15 6 Click anywhere below the work plane in the front view to apply the feature Notice that e The new feature Cutl appears in the F eature tree e The top level function bar has changed for M odeling e The hole has been inserted into the top of the model 18 Solids Tutorial CADMAX User s Manual Cut Away Excess In the following steps you will cut away excess from the bottom of the brack
17. ynamic View M ove in the 3D Quick View tool bar Click on the view to move Then click on the point to move the view about Click again to place the view at the new location The graphic to the right shows the geometry in the top view moved up Sketch Top Profile In the next series of steps you will sketch a profile of the part looking down on it from the top using the base geometry to constrain the top profile 1 Click on the Sketch icon on the ribbon bar to start a new sketch In the Work Plane function box set the M ethod to View A djustment to None and click on the top view Itis not necessary to set a depth because the extrude feature will be Through All and the depth of the work plane will have no effect Zoom in on the top view Click on Draw gt Sketch Line Set Connect to on and set Smart Grid to off to turn the dynamic construction lines off Working in the top view draw the profile shown M ake sure the end points of the lines aren t on any geometry This will assign constraints that will prevent you from drawing this profile correctly 8 Solids Tutorial Draw this profile x CADMAX User s Manual 5 Click on Draw gt Sketch Fillet Set Chain to on Note When Chain is on then each succeeding fillet after the first fillet will have the same radius as the first fillet and will be constrained equa
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