October 30, 2008 [LEARN TO DRAW A WORM GEAR]

There are six steps to draw a Worm Gear

1. Create the Extrusion

1. Clic k Extruded Boss/Base on the Features toolbar.

The Front, Top, and Right planes appear, and the pointer c hanges to .

2. Selec t the Front plane.

3. Clic k Circle on the Sketc h toolbar.

4. Move the pointer to the sketc h origin. Clic k the origin , then move the pointer
to c reate a c irc le.

5. Click Smart Dimension on the Dimensions/Relations toolbar, and dimension the arc
diameter to 35

6. Clic k Exit Sketch on the Sketc h toolbar.

7. In the Prope rty Manager, unde r Direction 1:

• Set Depth to 36
• Selec t Mid Plane in End Condition.

8. Clic k OK to c reate the extrusion.

9. Clic k Rotate Vie w on the View toolbar and drag to rotate and see the other
side part.

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10. Clic k Extruded Boss/Base on the Features toolbar.

11. Move the pointer over the front fac e of the part. And selec t the front fac e of
the part.

12. Clic k Circle on the Sketc h toolbar.

13. Move the pointer to the sketc h origin. Clic k the origin , then move the pointer
to c reate a c irc le.

14. Click Smart Dimension on the Dimensions/Relations toolbar, and dimension the arc
diameter to 25.

15. Clic k Exit Sketch on the Sketc h toolbar.

16. In the Prope rty Manager, unde r Direction 1:

• Selec t Blind in End Condition.
• Set Depth to 14.

17. Clic k OK to c reate the extrusion.

18. Clic k Is ometric on the Sketc h toolbar.

2. Creating the Cut Extrude

1. Clic k Extruded C ut on the Features toolbar.

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2. Clic k Circle on the Sketc h toolbar.

3. Move the pointer to the sketc h origin. Clic k the origin , then move the pointer
to c reate a c irc le.

4. Click Smart Dimension on the Dimensions/Relations toolbar, and dimension the arc
diameter to 14.

5. Clic k Exit Sketch on the Sketc h toolbar.

6. In the Prope rty Manager, unde r Direction 1:

• Selec t Through All in End Condition .

7. Clic k OK to c reate the c ut extrusion.

8. Clic k Extruded C ut on the Features toolbar.

9. Clic k Circle on the Sketc h toolbar.

10. Move the pointer to the sketc h origin. Clic k the origin , then move the pointer
to c reate a c irc le.

11. Click Smart Dimension on the Dimensions/Relations toolbar, and dimension the arc
diameter to 26.

12. Clic k Exit Sketch on the Sketc h toolbar.

13. In the Prope rty Manager, unde r Direction 1:

• Selec t Through All in End Condition

• Clic k Flip side to cut
• Clic k Draft On/Off
• Set Draft Angle in 60

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14. Clic k OK to c reate the c ut extrusion.

15. Re peat step 8 ~ 14 to c ut the other side. Or you c an use by mirror the feature
as instruc tions below.

3. Mirror the Feature

1. In FeatureManager des ign tree c lilc k Front Pla ne .

2. Clic k Mirror on the Features toolbar.

3. In the Prope rty Manager, unde r Features to Mirror:
• Selec t Cut-Extrude1

4. Clic k OK .

4. Adding Chamfer

1. Clic k Chamfer on the Features toolbar.

2. In the Prope rty Manager, unde r Chamfe r Pa rameters:
• Selec t 2 Edges of Extrude1 and 1 Edge of Extrude2 in Edges and
Faces or Ve rtex.
• Set Distance to 0.5.
• Set Angle to 45.

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3. Clic k OK .

5. Sketching a Helix and Cut Sweep

1. Clic k Helix and Spira l on the Features toolbar.

2. Selec t the front fac e of the part.

3. Clic k Circle on the Sketc h toolbar.

4. Clic k the origin , then move the pointer to c reate a c irc le.

5. Click Smart Dimension on the Dimensions/Relations toolbar, and dimension the arc
diameter to 14.

6. Clic k Exit Sketch on the Sketc h toolbar.

7. In the Prope rty Manager, unde r Defined By:

• Selec t Height and Pitc h.

8. In the Prope rty Manager, unde r Pa rameters:

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• Set Pitch to 6.28.

• Set Revolution to 6. 5.
• Clic k Reverse direction.
• Set Start Angle to 0.

9. Clic k OK .

10. In FeatureManager des ign tree c lilc k Right Pla ne, right c lic k and selec t Insert
Sketc h.

11. Selec t Norma l To in Sta nda rd Vie w Toolba rs.

12. Make the sketc h using Line, Centerline, Sketc h fillet & Smart Dimension as
follow the pic ture below

13. Clic k Exit Sketch on the Sketc h toolbar.

6. Creating the Cut Sweep

1. In FeatureManager des ign tree c lilc k Sketch6

2. In Toolbar Menu, selec t Inse rt, Cut, Sweep

3. In the Prope rty Manager, unde r Profile a nd Path:
• Clic k in Path
• Selec t Helix/Spiral1 in Path.

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4. Clic k OK .

Congratulations! You have completed this lesson.

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