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Sketcher

1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8

EXERCISE: Adjustment Pin . 1.1 .1 Adjustment Pin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EXERCISE: Contour with Connect and Spline. 1.2.1 Connect and Spline . EXERCISE: Connecting Part . 1.3.1 Connecting Part . EXERCISE: Selecting Constraints . 1.4.1 Selecting constraints . . . . . EXERCISE: Modify Dimensions with Animate Constraint. 1.5.1 Modify Dimensions with IAnimate Constraint EXERCISE: Simple Sketch Analysis 1.6.1 Simple sketch analysis . EXERCISE: Sketch Skeleton . 1.7.1 Sketch Skeleton . EXERCISE: Sketch Contours 1.8.1 Sketch contours . . . .

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Sketch-Based Features

2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10

EXERCISE: Frame with Drafted Filleted Pocket 2.1.1 Frame with /Drafted Filleted Pocket EXERCISE: Gasket with Rib . 2.2.1 Gasket . EXERCISE: Inlet Duct with Rib 2.3.1 Inlet duct . EXERCISE: Guide Channels with Slot 2.4.1 Guide Channels . EXERCISE: Pin Joint with Multi-sections Solid 2.5.1 Pin Joint . EXERCISE: Arm with Multi-sections Solid . 2.6.1 Arm . EXERCISE: Airbag Panel with Removed Multi-sections Solid 2.7.1 Airbag Panel . EXERCISE: Cover with Multi-sections Solid and Rib Features. 2.8.1 C o v e r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EXERCISE: Cover with Stiffener and Pad Features 2.9.1 Cover................... . EXERCISE: Cover with Removed Multi-sections Solid and Slot Features .. 2.10.1 Cover .
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EXERCISE: Connector with Face-Face Fillet 3.1.1 Connector . 3.2 EXERCISE: Curves with Face-Face Fillet . 3.2.1 Curves with IFace-Face Fillet . . . . 3.3 EXERCISE: Mounting with Tritangent Fillet 3.3.1 Substitute Fillets . . . . 3.4 EXERCISE: Draft Angle Arm .. 3.4.1 Draft Angle Arm . . . . . 3.5 EXERCISE: Variable Draft Angle

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3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15

3.5.1 !Variable Draft Angle . . . EXERCISE: Draft Angle Bracket 3.6.1 Draft Angle Bracket ... EXERCISE: Draft Angle Junction 3.7.1 Draft Angle Junction ... EXERCISE: Draft Analysis of Shaft . 3.8.1 Draft Analysis of Shaft . . . . EXERCISE: Reservoir with Shell .. 3.9.1 Reservoir . EXERCISE: Hollow Duct with Shell . 3.10.1 Hollow Duct . EXERCISE: Hollow Panel with Shell 3.11.1 Hollow Panel . EXERCISE: Coupling with Thickness. 3.12.1 !Thickness . EXERCISE: Support with Replace Face 3.13.1 IReplace Face . EXERCISE: Valve Body and Shell . 3.14.1 Valve Body and IShell . . . . EXERCISE: Valve Flange and Holes 3.15.1 Valves Flange and Holes ..

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Modifying

4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18

EXERCISE: Searching with EditSearch 4.1 .1 Searching with IEdit ISearch EXERCISE: Bracket with Feature Modifications 4.2.1 Bracket with Feature Modifications . . . EXERCISE: Steering Knuckle with Sketch Exchange. 4.3.1 Steering Knuckle with Sketch Exchange . . . . EXERCISE: Steering Knuckle with Sketchplane Modifications. 4.4.1 Steering Knuckle with Sketchplane Modifications . EXERCISE: Modify Cover with Deactivate . 4.5.1 Modify Transmission Cover with !Deactivate . EXERCISE: Modify Cover with Delete, Part 1 . 4.6.1 Modify a Transmission Cover with IDelete , Part 1 EXERCISE: Modify Cover with Delete, Part 2 . 4.7.1 Modify a Transmission Cover with IDelete , Part 2 . EXERCISE: Bearing Cap with Update . 4.8.1 Bearing Cap with IUpdate . EXERCISE: Rearview Mirror with Transformations, Part 1 4.9.1 Rearview Mirror with Transformations, Part 1 .,. EXERCISE: Rearview Mirror with Transformations, Part 2 4.10.1 Rearview Mirror with Transformations, Part 2 ... EXERCISE: Housing with Scan or Define In Work Object 4.11.1 Housing with IScan or Define In Work Object EXERCISE: Housing with Define In Work Object 4.12.1 Housing with IDefine In Work Object EXERCISE: Modify Sump with Reorder .. 4.13.1 Sump with IReorder .. . . EXERCISE: Modify Beam Using Properties 4.14.1 Modify a Beam Using IProperties .. EXERCISE: Modify Distributor with Properties 4.15.1 Modify a Distributor with IProperties .. EXERCISE: Gearbox Housing with Copy and Paste, Part 1 4.16.1 Gearbox housing with ICopy and IPaste , part 1 ... EXERCISE: Gearbox Housing with Copy and Paste, Part 2 4.17.1 Gearbox housing with ICopy and IPaste . . . . . EXERCISE: Cut, Copy and Paste between Documents. 4.18.1 ICut, ICopy and IPaste between documents ...

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Pattern

5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7

EXERCISE: Gear Rack with Rectangular Pattern 5.1.1 Gear Rack with IRectangular Pattern . . . EXERCISE: Support Plate with Rectangular Patterns. 5.2.1 Support Plate with IRectangular Patterns EXERCISE: Cover with Rectangular Pattern . . . . . 5.3.1 Loudspeaker Cover with IRectangular Pattern EXERCISE: Plate with Rectangular Plate . . . . 5.4.1 Fastening Plate with IRectangular Plate . EXERCISE: Damper with Rectangular Patterns . 5.5.1 Damper with IRectangular Patterns . EXERCISE: Mounting with Circular Patterns . 5.6.1 Steering Wheel Mounting with ICircular Pattern EXERCISE: Brake Pad with Circular Patterns 5.7.1 Brake Pad with ICircular Patterns .

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Boolean Operations

6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13

EXERCISE: Distributor with Operation Assemble (Part 1) 6.1.1 Distributor with Operation IAssemble (Part 1) ... EXERCISE: Distributor with Operation Assemble (Part 2) 6.2.1 Distributor with Operation IAssemble (Part 2) EXERCISE: Piston with Multibodies . 6.3.1 Piston (Part 1): with Multibodies . . EXERCISE: Piston with Boolean Operations . . 6.4.1 Piston (Part 2): with the Boolean Operations IAdd and IRemove EXERCISE: Gear Wheel with Add and Remove, (Part 1) . 6.5.1 Gear Wheel (Part 1): Pattern and Multibodies . EXERCISE: Gear Wheel with Add and Remove, (Part 2) . 6.6.1 Gear Wheel (Part 2): Multibodies and Fillets '" EXERCISE: Gear Wheel with Add and Remove, (Part 3) . 6.7.1 Gear Wheel (Part 3): IPocket Feature and IPattern EXERCISE: Mounting with Operation Intersect . 6.8.1 Mounting with Operation Iintersect . EXERCISE: Angle Bracket with Operation Union Trim 6.9.1 Angle Bracket with Operation IUnion Trim . EXERCISE: End Piece with Operation Union Trim .. 6.10.1 End Piece with Operation IUnion Trim . EXERCISE: Housing with Operation Union Trim . 6.11.1 Housing with Multibodies with Operation IUnion Trim EXERCISE: Create Seal with Operation Remove Lump . 6.12.1 Seal with IRemove Lump . EXERCISE: Corner Brace with Operation Remove Lump 6.13.1 Create a corner brace using IRemove Lump

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Copy and Paste

7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9

EXERCISE: Shaft with Paste Special. 7.1.1 Shaft with IPaste Special EXERCISE: Frame with Paste Special . 7.2.1 Frame with IPaste Special . . . . EXERCISE: Cover with Paste Special, Part 1 7.3.1 Cover with IPaste Special, part 1 ... EXERCISE: Cover with Paste Special, Part 2 7.4.1 Cover with IPaste Special, part 2 EXERCISE: Belt Protection Skeleton . 7.5.1 Skeleton . EXERCISE: Belt Protection Interface with Paste Special 7.6.1 Interface with IPaste Special . EXERCISE: Belt Protection, Parts with Paste Special. 7.7.1 Belt Protector Parts with IPaste Special .. EXERCISE: Belt Protection Modifications . . . . . 7.8.1 Modifications to the skeleton and interface. EXERCISE: Pads with PowerCopy, Creation . . . .

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7.9.1 Pads with /PowerCopy, part 1 . 7.10 EXERCISE: Pads with PowerCopy, Instantiate 7.10.1 Pads with /PowerCopy , part 2 ..
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8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9

EXERCISE: Arm with Split . 8.1.1 Arm with /Split . EXERCISE: Lid with Thick Surface . 8.2.1 Cover with /Thick Surface .. EXERCISE: Steering Knuckle with Close Surface. 8.3.1 Steering Knuckle with /Close Surface EXERCISE: Connecting Piece with Close Surface 8.4.1 Connecting Piece with /Close Surface EXERCISE: Tank with Sew Surface . 8.5.1 Tank with /Sew Surface . EXERCISE: Connecting Piece with Sew Surface 8.6.1 Connecting Piece with /Sew Surface . . . EXERCISE: T-Piece with HybridFeatures (Part 1) 8.7.1 T-Piece (Part 1) . . . . EXERCISE: T-Piece (Part 2) . 8.8.1 T-Piece (Part 2) . . . . EXERCISE: T-Piece (Part 3) . 8.9.1 T-Piece (Part 3) . . . .

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9.1

EXERCISE: Belt Protection Skeleton .. 9.1.1 Skeleton .

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10 Examples Vehicle 10.1 EXERCISE: Holder, Solution 10.1.1 Holder 10.2 EXERCISE: Flange Bearing, Solution 10.2.1 Flange bearing

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Sketcher
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