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Ne t! "ick the Y# "lane

Ali$n it in the "ointin$ out %irection b& clickin$ on the '

Choose Sketch an% then o"en the settin$s

(& clickin$ )irst on Sketchin$ an% then! *hen +enu o"ens abo,e! clickin$ on settin$s.

Choose -. +inor ste" "er +a/or an% then o"en the $ri% an% check the bo es )or 01 an% Sna"

No* that these are checke%! e "an% the $ri% b& ri$ht clickin$ here to e "ose the 2 +ark an% %ra$ a bo aroun% the re$ion to be 3oo+e%. When &ou release4the +inor %i,isions are ,isible in the bo

5 Choose "ol&line 6o,e cursor to art*ork area an% obser,e it beco+es a "encil. 1ra* the ob/ect 7actuall& &ou are +akin$ a t*o 1 sketch8 an% *hen &ou )inish! ri$ht click an% select close% en%.

No* the "icture chan$es )ro+ a %ark set o) lines to this li$hter outline. Click on the ball to "lace &oursel) in 9SO ,ie* an% on the 6o%elin$ button to close the sketchin$ +enu an% return to the tree %ia$ra+.

Your *in%o* shoul% no* look like this. :it the E tru%e button

The ob/ect e tru%es The len$th is -0 inches. You can chan$e this b& t&"in$ in a ne* ,alue an% the len$th u"%ates. When &ou are ha""& *ith the e trusion! hit $enerate to create a ;1 soli%.

:ere *e ha,e chan$e% to -< inches an% =enerate%. Note the color o) the ob/ect. We can still chan$e the %i+ensions an% then hit $enerate an% it *ill recreate the ob/ect in the ne* len$th. Note ho* it sa&s *e ha,e one bo%& an% one "art. 9) *e *ant to create another "art *ithout interactin$ *ith this one! *e can >ree3e this "art b& selectin$ Tools?>ree3e

Note ho* the )ro3en "art is se+itrans"arent an% the a%%ition o) a )ree3e o"eration is inserte% in the tree %ia$ra+ *hich sho*s *e ha,e one "art +a%e o) one bo%&. We can no* +ake other sketches an% e tru%e an% $enerate to create all the "ieces. Once *e ha,e an ob/ect *e like! *e can +irror it or +o,e it b& $eneratin$ a%%itional "lanes. 9 ha,e )oun% that the state% shi)t %irections )or the "lane $enrations are incorrect. That is tellin$ the shi)t to be in the ' %irection *hen in the Y# "lane %oes not necessaril& "ro%uce the ' shi)t. The e))ect &ou $et %e"en%s on the "lane &ou are in *hen &ou %e)ine a ne* "lane. This see+s to re"resent a "ro$ra++in$ error that *as not )oun% &et. 9$norin$ this! an% usin$ the e+"iricall& )oun% +etho% o) $eneratin$ "lanes lets &ou create se,eral ob/ects such as su""orts.

Pick the '# "lane an% then hit the ne* "lane 9CON

Note ho* the colors o) the a is that sho* u" )or the ne* a is %o not +atch the orientation o) the coor%inate s&ste+. @se the color to %eter+ine *hich shi)t. :it the trans)or+ an% *hen the "ull %o*n occurs! choose (A@E *hich corres"on%s to O>>SET #. Enter BC to cause the "lane to shi)t %o*n b& C inches as sho*n in the sketch. :it $enerate to create the ne* "lane C *hich is "arallel to the '# "lane but C inches %o*n.

=o to the sketchin$ +o%e! set the $ri% to be 01 an% Sna" an% set -. as the %i,isions as be)ore4.1ra* the cross section o) the "ieces that *ill +ake u" the le$s.

Ali$n *ith Y nor+al b& clickin$ the Y in the Tria%4it *ill look like the abo,e. No* ri$ht click an% %ra$ a bo to e "an% the ,ie*

No* +ake the t*o sketches. (e sure to sta& -?-. a*a& )ro+ e%$es so the s&ste+ %oes not bon% to$ether later *hen the %ra*in$ is i+"orte% to the si+ulation. 9 ha,e )oun% that inti+ate "ro i+it& bon%s the "arts e,en i) the& are )ro3en.

1ra* one )irst an% choose close% en% b& ri$ht clickin$ at this sta$e.

No* $o to iso ,ie* b& clickin$ ball an% then e tru%in$ D.D inches then $eneratin$.

Note that both )or+e%. No* hit $enrate.

No* there are ; "arts an% three bo%ies. Rea% the hel" un%er 6irror o"erations an% create the Y# "lane at the center o) the bri%$e. Select the t*o ,ertical colu+ns an% +irror the+ into e istance. This co+"letes the $eo+etr&.

This sho*s the "lane that *as create% b& +o,in$4not &et $enerate% that is the ne t ste".

No* $o to the create +enu an% choose bo%& o"eration

The %e)ault o"eration is 69RROR. Choose the t*o bo%ies b& clickin$ on the+. :ol% the control %o*n to click the secon% one. Note the cursor looks like a )ille% brick in%icatin$ it is in the (O1Y selection +o%e. When the& are both selecte%. :it APPAY

9t res"on%s b& chan$in$ the color an% sho*in$ 0 bo%ies are selecte%. No* select the "lane &ou /ust create%! Plane D. Click on the not selecte% an% it *ill chan$e to a""l& cancel. Then click on the Plane D icon in the tree +enu abo,e. When it hi$hli$hts! $o back an% hit a""l&. The screen *ill then look like this.

No*! all that re+ains is to $enerate. 1o it no*.

No* *e ha,e D "arts an% D bo%ies. Ne t ste" is to s"ot *el%. This is *ill si+ulate our ri,ets. This is %one b& enterin$ s"ot *el% "oints. Click here to start the "rocess. There are three t&"es o) "oints. Points )or s"ot *el%s! "oints )or loa%in$! an% construction "oints. You can a""l& (C an% Aoa%s to the "oints )or loa%in$. The s"ot *el% "oints *ill auto+aticall& tr& to *el% to nearb& sur)aces. 9t creates *hat is kno*n as a contact?tar$et "air o) no%es. These *ill sho* u" in the tree %ia$ra+ later. Aets "ut in a s"ot *el%. 9t +a& be hel")ul to turn o)) so+e o) the "ieces b& hi%in$ the+ . (ut *e *ill not nee% to

Pick a (ASE >ACE b& clickin$ it. Choose the correct one )ro+ the o"tions. When it is hi$hli$hte% in the "icture! hit APPAY

Ne t click on the < to the ri$ht o) $ui%e e%$es.

9t turns to APPAYECANCEA. No* click on the $ui%e e%$e. Rea% the hel" on s"ot *el%s to better un%erstan% this an% the hel" on "lacin$ "oints

Notice ho* the cursor has shi)te% to e%$e +o%e4the bo *ith the e%$e %arkene%. Once it is selecte% 7this e%$e *here the black arro* is84hit APPAY.

See ho* it is hi$hli$hte%4Then hit the a""l&

No* enter the %ata <.D! <.0D! <.-! an% 0 )or si$+a! e%$e! o+e$a! an% N. This *ill create t*o *el%s! <.D inches <.0D inches )ro+ the $ui%e e%$e an% <.D )ro+ the )irst si%e an% <.inches )ro+ the secon% si%e. No* hit $enerate to create the *el%s.

9t looks like nothin$ ha""ene% but roll the sli%er to see the botto+ *hich sho*s t*o "oints $enerate%. >urther %o*n it sho*s +ore in)o.

No* it sho*s the +ates $enerate% too4.

Click on the PO9NT- to li$ht the+ u". S"ot *el%s are sho*n as three circles . ri$ht click an% enlar$e to see the+.

9n the si+ulation these "oints *ill be /oine% b& *el% +aterial si+ulate% b& bea+ ele+ents. No* create the *el%s at the other ; "laces. When this is %one! click on "ro/ect an% choose ne* si+ulation to "ort the $eo+etr& to the si+ulation en$ine. No* it is /ust a +atter o) a%%in$ the loa%s. 9) &ou *ant to loa% in the center! &ou *ill nee% to a%% so+e loa%in$ "oints! usin$ the sa+e +etho% as )or s"ot *el%s but instea%! click the *or% s"ot *el% an% chan$e it to PO9NT AOA1. Place about D or -< "oint loa% "oints on the to" center to re"resent the loa%in$ bar. Your are no* rea%& to si+ulate an& o) &our %esi$ns. :a""& +o%elin$. 1r. F.