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Complex Surface Modeling

Learning Objectives Aftercompletingthistutorial,youwillbeableto: Construct and use surface features in solid modeling Incorporate surface features in part design when appropriate Construct Swept and Lofted surfaces Derive sketches Required Competencies Beforestartingthistutorial,youshouldhavebeenableto: Construct, constraint and dimension sketches Project geometry on sketch planes Extrude sketched profiles Revolve sketched profiles Loft sketched profiles Understand the concepts of work and placed features Understand how to manipulate the history tree in the browser

Figure 1: Toy Car Body

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 1. OpenthefileCarBody.ipt.PulldowntheEOPmarkertorevealthesketchesforthis tutorial.Looksquitecomplex,butwhenweanalyzethesketchesonebyoneitisa muchsimplerproblem.

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2. PulltheEOPmarkerupleavingonlytheFrontandFront_sweepPathSketches visible.SweeptheFrontsketchalongthePathsketch.

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3. PulltheEOPmarkerdownrevealingtheBackandBack_sweepPathSketches. SweeptheBacksketchalongthePathsketch.

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4. PulltheEOPmarkerdownrevealingtheLeft_sideandLeft_side_sweepPath Sketches.SweeptheLeftsidesketchalongthePathsketch.

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5. Mirrorthesidesurface.

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6. PulltheEOPmarkerdownrevealingtheGrillSpline,FrontQuarterpanel,Rear Quarterpanel,andTailSplinesketches.Loftasurfaceacrossthesketches.

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7. Makethexyplanevisible.

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8. StarttheSculptcommandandselectthexyplaneandallofthesurfaces.

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9. StarttheFilletcommandandselectFaceFillet.Selectthefrontedgesandsetthe fillettoSmooth(G2)..

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10. Filletthetopandbackedgeswithtangentfillets.(IwouldliketouseG2continuitybut itgivesanerrorinthiscase.)

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11. PulltheEOPmarkerdownrevealingtheCanopyandCanopy_sweepSketches. SweeptheCanopyandchangethecolorproperty.

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12. Adda6mmtangentfillettotheintersectingloopbetweenthebodyandthecanopy.

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13. Startanewsketchonthexyplaneandsketchtherectangleshown.

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14. MaketheWheelWellsSketchvisibleandExtrudecutmidplanethroughall.

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15. MaketheMountingPostssketchvisibleandExtrudeToNextthetwocircleswitha Taperof3.

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16. Mirrorthemountingposts.

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17. MaketheWheelWellssketchvisibleagainandsetthesketchtoShared.Savethe file.

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18. StartanewStandard(mm).iptfileandDerivetheCarBodyasSolidBodyandthe WheelWellssketch.

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19. ExtrudetheWheelWellscircles30mmmidplane.

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20. StartanewSketchonthexyplaneandprojecttheedgesoftheextrudedcylinders onbothsides.

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21. Createarectangleandaddcolinearconstraintsandtwodimensionsasshown.

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22. Extrudetherectangleadistanceof100mm.

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23. DeleteFacewiththeLumporVoidoptiontheinternalvoid.Savethefilewiththe nameCarBodyToolbody.ipt.

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24. StartanewStandard(mm).iptfileandDerivetheCarBodyToolbodyasaBodyas WorkSurfaces.

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25. StartanewsketchonthexyplaneandProjectGeometrytwodiagonalcorners.

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26. CreatearectangleconstrainedtothetwodiagonalpointsandExtrudetherectangle adistanceof150mm.

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27. SplitthederivedworksurfacefromthepartandsavethefilewiththenameCar BodyMoldCavity.

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28. CreateanewStandard(mm).iptfileandDerivetheCarBodyToolbodyasSolid Body.

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29. DerivetheCarBodyasBodyasWorkSurfaces.

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30. SplittheWorkSurfacefromthepartandsavethefilewiththenameCarBodyMold Core.

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byKyleBrand Inthistutorialwelearnedhowtobreakacomplexmodelintomanageablesteps.With timeandeffortsomeimpressiveworkcanbeaccomplished.

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