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Stringer Exercise
Design Process Part 1
1
Creating User
parameters.
2
Creating geometry
using user
parameters.
Creating formulas
between the User
parameters and the
dimensions.
Type = Length
Type = Integer
Type = Boolean
User Parameter Name
Type
Value (s)
Bracket_Hole_Instances
Integer
Bracket_Spacing_Design
String
1
2
7
3
8
6
5
4
The formula for the spacing in this case will be as shown below.
1.
2.
3.
4.
BracketHoleDiameter
BracketHolesSpacing
Bracket_Hole_Instances
Bracket_Spacing_Design
(1/2)
Open CATKWA_Wheel_Rim_Start.CATPart
1.
2.
3.
4.
(2/2)
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Rim_Width
Outer_Rim\Sketch.1\Offset.40
\Offset in Rim_Width
Outer_Rim\Sketch.1\Offset.39
\Offset in Rim_Size_Radius
2.
3.
Rim_Size_Radius
Pocket_Width
Bolt_Pattern_Radius
2.
3.
Rename EquivalentDimensions
parameter as
Pocket_Corner_Radius.
2.
You can try and make your self a design table with different
configurations if you want to.
CATIA ADVANCED
PowerCopy
Do It Yourself
Document Used : PhoneNumberPocket_Start.CATPart
In loaded Part, create a PowerCopy called set Of Button Pockets containing : RectPattern.1,
Pocket.1, Sketch.2 and Axis System.1
Rename inputs Supporting Face , Pattern Vertical Guide and Pattern Horizontal Guide
Make following parameters public : DepthOfPocket , NumberOfCol and NumberOfRow
Select this icon for the PowerCopy:
Do It Yourself
Document Used : PhoneNumberPocket_Destination.CATPart
CATIA ADVANCED
Complex Assembly
(Skeleton Design)
Chapter
Skeleton Methodology
This approach has been found to be the most effective way of creating
pa r a me tr ic pa rt s o r as se m bli es in CAT IA .
It consists in creating a skeleton part, with all the key variable dimensions
and features being represented by wireframe geometry and variables
where necessary. The parts are then created by referencing these
wireframe entities. If a change is required, only the skeleton needs to be
modified, and the rest of the geometry will be updated automatically.
Skeleton Exercise
Prismatic slider
In this exercise you will first create the skeleton of a simply assembly, then
create some parts in context, pull in standards components and then modify the
configuration by changing the skeleton.
LINK_1
a)
LINK_2
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
STROKE
NOTE
The annotations with arrows, are showing which lines are representing the
various entities.
Skeleton Exercise
Prismatic slider
3) Create the following wireframe elements in Skeleton, note the Open Bodies
created and assign the names given to each of the entities:
a) Shaft_start
Plane > offset
Reference = YZ
Offset = 40mm (+X dir)
b) Shaft_end
Plane > offset
Reference = YZ
Offset = 150mm (-X dir)
c) Center_of_handle
Projection
Projected = Center of circle
Support = Shaft_start
d) Handle_shaft
Line > Point direction
Point = Centre_of_handle
Direction = -X
End = 150 mm
c) Bearing_start
Plane > offset
Reference = YZ
Offset = 20 mm (+X dir)
d) Bearing_end
Plane > offset
Reference = Bearing_start
Offset = 50 mm (-X dir)
Skeleton Exercise
Prismatic slider
7) Create a 20mm fillet on the front lower edge of the pad. (Lying on
the Y axis) and on the sharp edges on the top face.
8) Shell the part with a 10mm thickness, removing all faces, apart from
the front and bottom surfaces.
9) Create a sketch on the front face of the solid, drawing the standard slot shape
in, with a radius of 10mm, making the two arcs concentric to the two ends of the
line representing the stroke.
Skeleton Exercise
Prismatic slider
12) Create a pad using this sketch between the two planes,
Bearing_start and Bearing_end.
13) Create a through hole on, and concentric to the pad just created,
with a diameter of 25mm.
14) Switch back to Assembly mode and create a new part called SHAFT.
15) In this part create a sketch on the YZ plane. Project into this sketch
the hole curve.
16) Use this sketch to create the shaft by using the pad function. Use
the two planes Shaft_start and shaft_end as the limits.
Skeleton Exercise
Prismatic slider
b)
c)
d)
e)
b)
c)
Skeleton Exercise
Prismatic slider
27) Go into part design mode under SLIDER. Create a sketch on the
plane just created.
a)
b)
c)
28) Create a pad using this sketch with the Thick option and mirrored
extent with a length of 40mm, and a thickness value of 10mm.
Skeleton Exercise
Prismatic slider
31) Change the skeleton and see how the part will update. Double click on the skeleton sketch in
order to access it in edit mode. Change the stroke length from 300mm to 100mm. Double click on
the top level product in the tree and update the structure. Play around with the skeleton, change for
example the Shaft_end to 100mm.