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Lab 2: Adding a Part to the Product Document

Objective
The objective of this lab is to introduce the procedure for adding a Part Document to an existing Product Document

Lab 2 Agenda
1 Activating the Product !or"bench #electing the $e% Part Document &con 2 Adding 'eometr( to the $e% Part Document #ettings: !ithin the )irtual Lab environment there is an optional setting that allo%s the user to re* name a part file at the point it is inserted into a Product document The follo%ing picture sho%s the +Displa( the ,$e% Part- dialog box. toggle in the Tools Options dialog This dialog is launched from the main menu of )irtual Lab /otion

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&f this toggle is not selected0 the user can still change the name of a part document To change the name of a part document after it has been inserted into a product document0 1ight*2lic" on the document and pic" Properties from the drop do%n menu

Activating the Product !or"bench

Double*2lic" the branch of the #pecification Tree labeled Product131OOT $otice that the &con sho%n to the left of this branch has t%o gears This icon al%a(s identifies a Product document0 and can be used to activate the /otion Product Design !or"bench

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Once this branch has been selected the /otion Product Design !or"bench should appear %ith the follo%ing &con:

#electing the $e% Part Document &con:

Once the Product Document has been activated0 inserting a ne% Part Document is executed b( selecting the $e% Part &con:

#elect this button once This ma( bring up the $e% Part $umber Dialog 5ield:

&f so0 t(pe Part 2 into the $e% Part $umber 5ield0 select OK 6ven if the Part $umber dialog does not appear0 a ne% Part Document branch %ill be added %ithin the #pecification Tree beneath the Product131OOT Product Document

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&t is possible to modif( the name of this document 1ight*2lic" on the Part Document branch0 and select Properties from the resulting menu !ithin the Properties dialog0 clic" on the Product tab There are t%o field entries that %ill need to be modified 5irst change the name of the Part Document in the Part $umber 5ield 6ntr( #econd0 (ou can also modif( the &nstance $ame 5ield 6ntr( An instance name is necessar( because the same part ma( appear multiple times in the same Product Document

Adding 'eometr( to the Part 2 Part Document

This section of the lab %ill focus on defining a c(lindrical solid %ithin the Part 2 Part Document

Activating the Part !or"bench

Double*2lic" the Part 2 Part Document 8ranch of the #pecification Tree indicated b( the single gear &con:

To add solid geometr( it %ill be necessar( to use the #olid 'eometr( !or"bench 2hec" the icon at the top of the %or"bench to determine if the #olid 'eometr( !or"bench is active0 the #olid 'eometr( icon loo"s li"e this:

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&f the !ireframe and #urface 'eometr( icon is displa(ed on the %or"bench instead of the #olid 'eometr( %or"bench the procedure to s%itch bet%een these %or"benches is as follo%s: #elect Start Geometry Solid Geometry from the /ain /enu

Opening the #"etcher %indo%

8eneath the Part 2 Part Document0 #elect the branch labeled xy-plane This is done b( a single clic" using the left mouse button &t should highlight orange once selected 5rom the Part Design !or"bench select the #"etcher 8utton:

Once the #"etcher 8utton has been selected the #creen %ill change to sho% a 2 dimensional #"etching 'rid &f the entire grid is not visible0 :oom out until it appears A ne% #"etcher !or"bench %ill appear to the right0 indicated b( the #"etcher &con:

The profile of the c(linder %ill be a circle 5rom the #"etcher !or"bench0 2lic" the 2ircle button:

To s"etch a circle0 clic" once %ith the left mouse button at the origin of the part indicated b( the intersecting (ello% hori:ontal ;<= and vertical ;)= axes Drag the mouse out%ard to a desired circle radius 2lic" the mouse button again to drop the circle

6xit the s"etcher b( selecting the 6xit 8utton from the #"etcher !or"bench:

6xtruding a #olid from a s"etch:

>pon 6xiting the #"etcher the Part !or"bench %ill re*appear to the right of the screen #elect the Pad utton:

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Toggle the /irrored extent option and then #elect OK The result should be a solid c(linder:

This concludes Lab #ession 2

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