Global Reference Planes. Coincident, Parallel Angled. Dimensioning. to Shape. Concurrent Point Concentric. Distance. Angle. Coordinate.

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1 Solid Edge V19 Reference Planes Base Reference Planes Global Reference Planes Local Reference Planes Reference Plane Construction Resizing Coincident, Parallel Angled Perpendicular, Perp To Axis By 3 Points Placing Entities Construction Lines Dimensioning to Shape Geometric Feedback Geometric Constraints Relationship Handles Concurrent Point Concentric Horizontal/ Vertical Co-Linear Parallel Perpendicular Equal Symmetrical Dimensioning Sketches Smart Dimension (Single Entity) Distance. Angle. Coordinate Coordinate, Symmetry. Dimensions Dimension Style Settings Line Length Radius Diameter Angle with Horizontal/ Vertical Creating 3D Objects Protrusions and Cutouts Selecting Entities from Sketches Constraints Fixing Problems Layout Problems 59

2 Solid Edge V19 Reference Planes Three Types of reference planes are used by Solid Edge. Base Reference Planes. Front (X-Z) Top (X-Y) Side (Y-Z) Global Reference Planes. Create form pop down options on Draw Menu. Angled option selected. Global reference planes added to a model will appear at all times just like the Base reference planes. Reference plane orientation The box in the lower corner of each plane denotes the origin or 0,0 point for the plane. A Global Reference Plane has been added parallel to the Front (X-Z) plane and 6 units behind it. 60

3 Solid Edge V19 Resizing Reference Planes At times a reference plane may be too small or too big for a particular model. Click Tools... Options... General Tab. The Reference plane size may be set by keying in a new number. Reference Plane Contrast Click Tools... Options... View Tab. Use the slider to set darker or lighter opacity. 61

4 Solid Edge V19 Local Reference Planes may be created as part of a modeling step. They only appear as the modeling step is being drawn. The local reference planes will not be seen after the step is finished. Editing a step will bring back the local reference plane again. Starting a sketch or protrusion will display the Local Reference Plane option at the top of the screen. A pop down gives choices. Logical Starting Point for sketches. Sketches should be drawn in some relation to the reference planes. A corner of the part, a circle center, etc. should be anchored on the reference plane intersection. For assembly master sketches this is critical in designing parts that align properly. In the example, the base of the part is on the Top (X-Y) plane and the hole center is on the Side (Y-Z) plane. Top (X-Y) Side (Y-Z) Construction Points and Lines. Anchoring locations in a sketch helps to assure that changes in the sketch do not affect critical part shapes. Almost any drawing entity can be used as a construction feature. Changing a circle diameter moved the circle centers which would cause a problem. 62

5 Solid Edge V19 Adding construction lines and using constraints allows changing the circle size without moving the center. Construction line toggle. Lines were drawn and toggled to construction lines. Construction lines are constrained by dimensions. Circle centers are constrained to the construction lines. Changing the construction line locations moves the circle centers accordingly. point Construction points, lines and circles have been placed in a layout. Object features were added anchored to the construction entities. Quick Pick -(pause mouse) This icon appears when multiple selections are possible. Because geometry may be stacked, some method of isolating a entity is needed. Right Click for options. 63

6 Solid Edge V19 Geometric Feedback. Moving the mouse as a 2D sketch is being created can provide a lot of information as connections are made. This is information only and does not mean that constraints are being set also. The tools menu has items that can be turned off/on as needed. Constraints may be set as you draw. Icons will appear as Solid Edge adds constraints. Not all the needed constraints may be set however. Click Tools Menu items to turn feedback on/off Intellisketch and Cursor settings. Endpoint Point ON line Midpoint Intersection Finding the endpoint: 1. Move the mouse over the line until it highlights. 2. Move carefully to the end of the line and watch for the lollypop icon. Center of Arc or Circle. Note: Move the mouse slowly over the item to highlight. The mouse must pass over the arc itself before the center mark will appear Tangent and Point ON indicators show. 2. Line shows Tangent and Intersect constraints set. Circle = tangent X = intersect 64

7 Solid Edge V19 Alignment indicators. These help to place drawing entities but may not set constraints. Circle placed at the extended intersection of two lines Horizontal line stops above center of circle. Dimension placed to the extended intersection. The two dimensions would show the size of a rectangular sheet metal blank needed to make the part. In order to display the extensions of lines or the centers of circles, you must wake up each item by moving across it slowly with the mouse. Tutorial - Constraints. Start a new Part Use Normeng.par Start a Sketch on the Front (X-Z) plane. Below is the part. 65

8 Solid Edge V19 Draw a rectangle in the 1st quadrant of the reference planes as shown. Click Rectangle Sketch a diagonal line as shown. Hold down the left mouse button as you draw. Use Distance Between to dimension the sides as shown. Pick the left line then the right line. Set the distance to 7.00 Each time you use distance between you must pick the icon again. Pick the bottom line then the top line. Set the distance to Notice that the rectangle moved away from the origin! The relocation of the sides is unpredictable unless constraints are set. Use Connect constraint to connect the lower corner of the rectangle to the reference plane origin. 66

9 Solid Edge V19 Fillet the two top corners. Radius = 1.25 Place Smart Dimensions on the arc and circle as shown Click the 1.25 radius and change the size to Notice that one fillet changes (and the left circle center moves). Click Equal constraint. Click the right arc then the left arc. The equal constraint icons are applied to both and the right arc changes size. Set the left circle equal to the right circle. The equal constraint icons appear in both. Removing Constraints. Note: You can remove constraints by clicking the constraint icon and pressing the Delete Key. Zooming in on the icon will make selecting small items easier. 67

10 Solid Edge V19 Select the radius and change it back to Notice that both arcs change size and the circles move to new centers. Click RETURN. Save the model as ch3-tutor1.par Click the EdgeBar icon to turn on the Edge Bar if it is not already on. Click Sketch1 in the Part Tree. Watch this tree structure as the part is created. Editing may be done at any time on any part of this tree. Double Click the Edit Profile icon to return to the sketch (for changes or adding features). Edge Bar 68

11 Solid Edge V19 Draw a rectangle roughly as shown. Use the Connect icon to connect the mid-point of the bottom line of the rectangle to the mid-point of the bottom line of the part. Smart Dimension the top line to and the vertical line to

12 Solid Edge V19 Select Offset Set Offset Ribbon Bar for.500 distance and Single pick. Pick lines on the rectangle: Left Top Right Click the on the ribbon Bar. Move the mouse so the three lines offset inside the rectangle as shown. This finishes the sketch drawing. Press RETURN button and Save the model. Creating the Part. Create a Global Reference Plane parallel to the Front (X-Z) plane and 10 inches behind it. At the lower end of the Draw Menu pick the Global pop down and select plane parallel. 70

13 Solid Edge V19 Click Protrusion. Click the new reference plane for the part construction. Click the Include icon. O.K. the Options dialog box. Include these lines from the sketch. Click RETURN button. Set the part thickness to back (behind) the reference plane. Save the model. Next, the rectangular protrusion on the front of the part. Click Protrusion. Note Quick Pick icon. Right Click. Use Quick Pick dialog box to select the front face of the part. 71

14 Solid Edge V19 Include the three lines as shown. Click the RETURN button. Click inside the rectangle to build material into the outline. Set the extrusion distance to in front of the construction plane. Finish the model and Save. 72

15 Solid Edge V19 Click Cutout. Select the front face of the rectangular protrusion. Include the three lines shown. Move the mouse to remove material inside the three lines. Quick Pick Select Through Next on the ribbon bar.. Point the direction arrow toward the back of the part. Cutout the two holes at the top of the part. Finish and Save the part. Part Properties. Part Name: Slider Support Material: Aluminum 73

16 Solid Edge V19 Tutorial - Drawing. Be sure the drawing has been Saved. Printing a large drawing on a small sheet is often done to create check prints or reference copies. (A more detailed explanation of the print process is given in chapter 2). Start a new drawing File... New... More Select Normeng.dft At the bottom of the screen Right Click Sheet. Select Background... B Sheet Click the Drawing View Wizard. Select the model. Click Front as the key view. Select the Top, Right and Isometric views 74

17 Solid Edge V19 Place the parts List Place the views on the page. Click a view then drag to new location if needed. Dimension the views as shown. Place Text using the Text icon. Draw box for text. Save and Print the drawing. End of Tutorial Change Screen Contents - Window. Often, both the model and the drawing for a part (or related parts) are loaded in memory at the same time. You can jump back and forth using the Window popdown. This makes it easy to view the model or the drawing with a single mouse click. 75

18 Solid Edge V19 Profile Errors. At times, the geometric outline for a part will display an error dialog box. Information about the error(s) will be seen and the error area of the part will highlight. Click on each Error Description and the error will highlight on the screen. Finding and correcting the errors can be difficult. One option is to save the failed outline so more editing can be done at a later time. Common Causes of 2D Profile Errors 1. Endpoints of lines and curves not connected. Look for the X symbol at each joint. 2. Two lines on top of each other. Solid Edge wants only one set of connected elements (a loop). This can easily happen when you use the include command. Try clicking an entity, deleting it to see if there is another entity underneath - if not, undo the delete. Go all the way around the profile. 3. Look for tiny line segments. An unintentional quick click of the mouse at times will place a rogue entity which will cause a profile to fail. (Can be very hard to find). 4. Look for entities outside the current screen view. Just can t see any problems? The problem may be outside of the area where you are looking. 5. Software can be stubborn! At times it may be necessary to delete a perfectly good line or arc and redraw the item. Another trick is to copy the profile to the clipboard, start a new part and paste the outline. 6. Taking a lot of time to fix an error is not productive. Say a few bad words and start over. 76

19 Solid Edge V19 Problem 1. A. Create a sketch as shown on the Front (X-Z) plane. Use the sketch to create the part. Use Dimension and Geometric constraints to be sure the shape is accurate. Hint: Draw the.70 radius arcs as 1.40 diameter full tangent circles then trim. B. Use Symmetrical Extents for the thicknesses shown. C. Create a drawing, Front, Top, Right and Isometric views on a B-Size format. Dimension the drawing. Part name: Control Bracket Material: Brass Thickness is symmetrical to Front reference plane (X-Z)..25 Thick Cutouts go through part. Model Solids first ---> Holes last..50 Thick 1.00 Thick 77

20 Solid Edge V19 Problem 2. A. Model the part shown. B. Create a drawing: Front, Top, Right and Isometric Pictorial views. Place Dimensions. Part Name: Bearing Support Material: Cast Iron Body is.50 thick. Counterbored Hole 78

21 Solid Edge V19 Problem 3. Dimensions Metric MM. A. Model the part shown. Part Name: Rocker Arm. Material: Aluminum B. Create a drawing, Front, Top and Isometric Pictorial. Use ANSIMM.dft template B-size sheet. Dimension the drawing. 79

22 Solid Edge V19 Problem 4. Do the 2nd tutorial. Model the part. Part Name: Heat Sink Housing. Material: Aluminum Make a drawing Front, Top and Isometric Pictorial. Use ANSIMM.dft template. Do not dimension. 80