designing a stapler

Designing a Stapler

In this project, you will design four parts of a stapler that are made of sheetmetal.

These parts are shown with the corresponding numbers in the top figure.

1. Handle

2. Plunger

3. Base

4. Magazine

The lower figure is the finished, fully assembled model.

Stapler Components

Fully Assembled Model

Design Aspects

Several aspects of the design that you will encounter are detailed below.

Layout — The stapler assembly uses a layout, which determines the two main

dimensions: the Magazine angle and the Handle angle. The layout driven

dimensions can be changed externally to open the stapler assembly.

Skeleton Model — The top‐level skeleton model defines the dimensions and

locations of the various stapler components. Individual skeleton models control the

location of the components in the assembly with respect to the skeleton model.

The published geometry from the top‐level skeleton model serves as a link between

the parts and the skeleton.

Model Tree — The assembly is initiated by defining the top‐level assembly structure

containing empty parts. Individual components are picked up and the references

and features are populated based on the skeleton model.

Layout

Model Tree

Skeleton Model

Exercise: Creating the Stapler Base

Objectives

After successfully completing this exercise, you will be able to:

Create initial sheetmetal geometry using primary walls.

Create an attached secondary wall.

Scenario

Seals, a company that manufactures staplers, is planning to introduce a new hand

stapler. The stapler has sheetmetal mechanical parts and plastic covers. The design

team of your company has created the product structure and based it on the top‐level

assembly structure created in Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5.0. You are assigned with the

task of designing the four major components ‐ Handle, Magazine, Plunger and the

Base. You will design these parts and review the assembly components with the top‐

down design approach in mind.

In this exercise, you will examine the existing HAND_STAPLER.ASM and some of its

top‐down design components before creating the necessary geometry in BASE.PRT.

The Stapler Components – Handle,

Plunger, Magazine and Base

The Final Stapler

Step 1. Review the skeleton and layout models. hand_stapler_skel.prt

Notice the datum planes defined with dimensions for the four

components of the stapler assembly, which are the Base, Handle,

Magazine, and Plunger. Also, notice the Pin axis and the Staple Center

defined with an axis and a plane, respectively.

1. Scroll down in the model tree to see the published geometry features for each

of the stapler assembly components.

2. Click File > Declare > List Decl. Review the list of declared items in the

skeleton model.

You can capture all the necessary design dimensions for creating the

components and assembling them in the skeleton model. The skeleton

model can be driven by a layout to externally control some dimensions.

3. Click Open from the main toolbar.

4. Select HAND_STAPLER.LAY from the File Open dialog box and click Open.

Notice the Magazine and the Handle angles defined as parameters in the

layout.

5. Click File > Close Window > File > Close Window from the main menu to close

both of the windows.

Step 2. Retrieve the stapler assembly model and review its structure.

1. Click Open from the main toolbar.

2. In the File Open dialog box, select HAND_STAPLER.ASM

and click Open.

3. Review the skeleton models and the components placed in

the assembly. In the model tree menu,

click Settings and then click Tree Filters. . If necessary,

enable the Features check box and click OK.

4. Expand the parts in the model tree and review the defined

features.

The skeleton models are created to control the dimension

and location of each of the assembly components. The

published geometry from the main skeleton model is placed

as copied geometry in the component skeleton models. The

parts are created in the assembly as empty parts and placed

at default locations or with reference to the relevant

skeleton model.

Step 3. Create the Stapler Base model.

1. Right‐click BASE.PRT in the model tree and select Open.

2. Click Plane Display , Axis Display , Point Display , and Csys

Display from the main toolbar to disable their display.

3. Create the first wall feature. Click Flat from the feature toolbar.

4. Right‐click and select Define Internal Sketch from the pop‐up menu.

5. Select datum plane TOP as the sketching plane and orient the datum

plane RIGHT to face right. Click Sketch to start the sketch.

6. Click Sketch > Data from File > File System... from the main menu. Select

BASE_FLAT.SEC and click Open.

Enable and disable the display of datum features as required.

7. Select anywhere on the screen to make an initial placement of the section.

8. Right‐click and drag the location handle to the point in the sketch.

9. Click to place the location handle, as shown in the following figures.

10. Type 1 as the scale and 90 as the rotation angle in the Move & Resize dialog box.

11. Click and hold the location handle, and drag the sketch, as shown. Click to place

the sketch.

12. Click Accept Changes .

13. Arrange the dimensions and edit them if necessary, as shown.

14. Click Done Section and type a thickness of 1.

15. Click Complete Feature .

16. Press CTRL + D to orient to the Standard Orientation.

17. Create a flange wall on one side. Click Flange from the feature toolbar.

18. Select the bottom (lower) edge, as shown.

If you select the top (upper) edge, the wall will point downwards. If this

is the case, cancel the creation of the feature and start over using the

bottom (lower) edge.

19. Press SHIFT and select the tangent edge chain for the flange wall.

20. Select the Shape tab on the dashboard. Edit the width of flange wall to 16.

21. Click Change Thickness Side on the dashboard.

22. Select the Relief tab on the dashboard. Select the Define each side

separately check box.

23. Edit the relief for side 1 to No Relief and side 2 to Stretch.


25. Copy the flange wall to the other side. With the previously created flange wall

still selected, click Copy from the main toolbar.

26. Click Paste . Select the bottom edge on the other side, as shown.

27. Press SHIFT and select the tangent edge chain for the flange wall.

28. Select the Relief tab. Edit the relief for side 2 to No Relief and side 1 to Stretch.


30. Click Save from the main toolbar, and click OK. Click File > Close

Window from the main menu.

This completes the exercise.

Exercise: Creating the Stapler Handle

Objectives


Create initial sheetmetal geometry using primary walls.

Create a sheetmetal cut feature.

Scenario

In this exercise, you will build geometry in the HANDLE.PRT.

Step 1. Create the stapler handle. hand_stapler.asm

The HAND_STAPLER.ASM should still be open from the activities in the

previous exercise. If it is not, open it before beginning this exercise.

1. Activate the stapler assembly window. Right‐click HANDLE.PRT in the model

tree and click Open.

Notice the additional datum planes created in the model.

2. Begin creating the first wall. Click Extrude Tool from the feature toolbar.

3. Right‐click anywhere in the graphics area and select Define Internal Sketch.

4. Select datum plane RIGHT as the sketching plane and select the datum

plane TOP as the reference to face the top. ClickSketch to start the sketch.

5. Click Sketch > Data from File > File System from the main menu.

6. Select HANDLE_EXTRUDE.SEC and click Open.

7. Left click anywhere in the graphics window to temporarily place the sketch.

8. Drag the sketch using the location handle to the intersection of the

references, as shown. Ensure that the scale value is 1 in the Move & Resize

dialog box.


Enable and disable the display of datum features as required.

10. Edit the dimensions, as shown.

11. Right‐click in the graphics window and select Thicken. If necessary,

click Flip so the thicken direction arrow points to the outside of the sketch.

Click Okay and type 0.9 as the thickness.

12. Click Done Section .


14. Click Options from the dashboard. In the Side 1 field, click To Selected ,

and select the datum plane UPTO2 as the reference.

15. In the Side 2 field, click To Selected , and select the datum plane UPTO1 as

the reference.

16. Click Complete Feature from the dashboard.

17. Create a sheetmetal cut. Click Extrude Tool from the feature toolbar.


Select datum plane FRONT as the sketching plane and select the datum

plane TOP as the reference to face the top. ClickSketch to start the sketch.

Click Sketch > Data from File > File System from the main menu. Select

HANDLE_CUT.SEC and click Open.

Select anywhere in the graphics area to initially place the sketch.

Right‐click and hold the location handle, and drag it to the point in the sketch.

Click to place the location handle, as shown.

19. Drag the sketch using the location handle to the intersection of the

references, as shown. Ensure that the scale value is 1 in the Scale Rotate dialog

box.


You can click No hidden from the main toolbar for better clarity.

21. Add additional constraints and edit the dimensions of the sketch, as shown.

Be sure to align the right edge of the sketch to the end of the extruded

sheetmetal wall.

Be sure to align the top edge of the sketch to the top of the extruded

sheetmetal wall.

Be sure to create the 2.50 dimension between the vertical sketched edge

and the vertical reference (the RIGHT datum plane).

Be sure to create the tangent constraint between the sketched arc and

the bottom edge of the extruded sheetmetal wall.


23. Click Change Material Direction to remove the material outside the sketch.

24. Click Options from the dashboard. In the Side 1 field, click Through All .

25. In the Side 2 field, click Through All .

26. Click Complete Feature from the dashboard.

27. Create a hole for the pin. Click Insert > Hole from the main menu.

28. Click Datum Axis Tool , press CTRL and select datum

planes RIGHT and TOP from the model tree. Click OK.

29. Click Resume Feature on the dashboard.

30. Press CTRL and select datum plane FRONT from the model tree.

31. Right‐click the depth handle, and click To Selected . Select the rear outer wall

surface.

32. Select the Shape tab and click To Selected as the option for Side 2.

33. Select the front outer wall surface.

34. Edit the hole diameter to 3. Click Complete Feature .

35. Create another hole for the top grip on the handle. Click Insert > Hole from the

main menu.

36. Click Datum Point Tool , and select the top surface of the extruded wall.

37. Right‐click and select Offset References.

38. Press CTRL and select datum plane FRONT from the model tree and the front

edge of the extruded wall, as shown. Edit the dimensions, as shown. Click OK.

39. Click Resume Feature on the dashboard.

40. Click To Next as the depth.

41. Edit the hole diameter to 3. Click Complete Feature .


43. Click Save from the main toolbar, and click OK. From the main menu,

click File > Close Window.


Exercise: Creating the Stapler Magazine

Objectives


Create an attached secondary wall.

Create relief for the secondary walls.

Scenario

In this exercise, you will add to the geometry that already exists in the MAGAZINE.PRT

by creating flat walls.

Step 1. Create additional walls in the magazine part.

The HAND_STAPLER.ASM should still be open from the activities in the

previous exercise. If it is not, open it before beginning this exercise.

1. Activate the stapler assembly window. Right‐click MAGAZINE.PRT in the

model tree and click Open.

2. Create a flat wall on one side. Click Flat from the feature toolbar.

3. Select the edge of the wall, as shown.

4. Select the Shape tab on the dashboard to edit the dimensions of wall.

Edit the width of the wall to 3 and the offset value to ‐6, as shown.

5. Select the Relief tab on the dashboard.

6. Select the Define each side separately check box.

7. Edit the relief for side 1 to No Relief and side 2 to Rectangular.

8. Click Change Thickness Side from the dashboard.

9. Edit the inside radius value to 0.25.


11. Create a flat wall on the other side. With the previous wall selected,

click Edit > Mirror.

12. Select datum plane FRONT and click Complete Feature .

13. Click Save from the main toolbar, and click OK.

14. Click File > Close Window from the main menu.

15. Review the assembly created so far. Click File > Close Window from the main

menu.

16. Click File > Erase > Not Displayed to clear all models from memory.


Exercise: Finishing the Stapler Base

Objectives


Create form features using dies or punches.

Create angle type bends.

Define and adjust bend lines.

Scenario

You continue to design the stapler. Out of the four components, you have partially

completed the Handle, Magazine, and Base parts.

Step 1. Open the base part and cut the sidewalls.

1. Select the HAND_STAPLER_SKEL.PRT from the model tree, right click and select

Hide.

2. The HAND_STAPLER.ASM assembly

should appear as shown.

3. Right‐click BASE.PRT in the

model tree and click Open.

4. Create an axis for the pin location. Click Axis Display in the main toolbar to

enable their display.

5. Click Datum Axis Tool to start creating an axis.

6. Select datum

plane FRONT from the

model tree as the

placement reference.

Notice that the axis is

created normal to the plane by default.

7. Right‐click in the graphics window and select Offset References.

Press CTRL and select datum planes RIGHT and TOP from the model tree.

Edit the offset value from datum plane RIGHT to 0 and the offset value from

datum TOP to 10, as shown in the figure below.

8. Click OK to create the axis.

9. Create a cut on the side walls. Click Extrude Tool from the feature toolbar.


11. Select datum plane FRONT from the model tree as the sketching plane.

12. Verify that the RIGHT datum plane is set to a right orientation and click Sketch.

13. Add the axis created in the previous step as an additional reference by

clicking Sketch > References from the main tool bar and selecting the axis.

14. Click Close in the References dialog box.

15. Click No hidden from the main toolbar.

16. Click Sketch > Data from File > File System from the main menu. Select the

section BASE_CUT.SEC and click Open.

17. Click anywhere in the graphics area to make an initial placement of the section.

18. Right‐click the location handle and drag it to the point, as shown. Click to locate

the location handle.

19. Edit the scale value in the Move & Resize dialog box to 1 and press ENTER. Click

the location handle and drag the section to snap to the axis reference, as

shown. Click to locate the section.


21. Click Sketch > Constrain > Coincident. Select the right end of the section and the

right end of the BASE.PRT. Delete the 86.00 dimension that appears in the

Resolve Sketch dialog box.

22. Select the bottom horizontal line of the section and the horizontal Sketcher

reference of the BASE.PRT. Right click and selectCoincident.

23. Create and edit the dimensions and constraints, as shown.

24. Click Shading from the main toolbar.

Click Done Section .

Click Change Material Direction to remove the material outside the sketch.

Click Options from the dashboard. In the Side 1 field, click Through All .

In the Side 2 field, click Through All .

Click Complete Feature to complete the cut feature.

Step 2. Create the hole for the pin.

1. Click Insert > Hole from the main menu.

2. Select the axis created previously as the reference.

3. Press CTRL and select datum plane FRONT from the model tree.

4. Edit the diameter dimension to 3 from the dashboard.

5. Right‐click the depth handle in the graphics window and select Through All.

6. Select the Shape tab and select the Through All option from the drop‐down list

for Side 2.

7. Click Complete Feature to create the hole.

Preview of Hole

Complete Hole Feature

8. Click Axis Display in the main toolbar to disable their display.

Step 3. Create a flat wall to create the lip at the rear of stapler base.

1. Click Named View

List from the main toolbar

and select the TOP view.

2. Create a flat wall.

Click Flat from the

feature toolbar and select

the far (lower) edge as the

placement reference, as

shown.

3. Click the bend angle drop‐

down list on the dashboard

and select Flat as the angle

value.

4. In the Shape tab,

click Sketch.

5. Click No hidden from the

main toolbar.

6. Edit the sketch, as shown.




10. Press CTRL + D to orient to the Standard

Orientation.

Step 4. Create a bend on the flat wall.

1. Click Bend from the feature toolbar.

2. Click Angle > Regular > Done.

3. Click Part Bend Tbl > Done/Return.

4. Click Inside Rad > Done/Return.

5. Select the surface as the sketching plane, as shown.

6. Click Okay to accept the default viewing direction.

7. Click Bottom from the Sket View menu manager and select the datum

plane FRONT from the model tree.


9. Select references for the sketch. Click Sketch > References from the main

toolbar.

10. Select the existing references and delete them. Select the two vertices as

references and click Close, as shown.

11. Create the sketch and complete the bend. Click Line and sketch a line, as

shown.


13. Click Both to create the bend feature on both sides.

14. If necessary, click Flip to set the side to remain fixed, as shown.

15. Click Okay to accept the fixed side, as shown.

16. Click No Relief > Done.

17. Click Enter Value and type a bend angle value of 15. Select the Flip check box.

Click Done.

18. Click Thickness as the radius value and click OK to complete the bend feature.

19. Click Shading from the main toolbar. Press CTRL + D to orient to

the Standard Orientation.

Step 5. Create a form feature to press the stapler pin.

1. Create a datum plane named

Staple. Click Plane

Display from the main

toolbar to enable their display.

2. Select datum

plane RIGHT and click Datum Plane Tool to start creating a plane.

3. Edit the offset value to 77.35.

4. In the Properties tab, type STAPLE as the name of the plane.

5. Click OK.

6. Click Punch Form from the feature toolbar.

7. Click Open Punch Model from the dashboard.

8. Select PIN_BEND_FORM.PRT and click Open. The reference part opens in a new

window.

9. Define the assembly constraints.

Select the datum plane FRONT in

both the models to define the Align

constraint.

Select the datum

plane STAPLE from the base model

and datum plane RIGHT from the

reference model to define the Align

constraint. Accept the default offset

value, if necessary. Change the

Offset value to Coincident.

Click New Constraint and select the surfaces from the two models (the bottom

hidden surface from the BASE.PRT model and the top visible surface from the

PIN_BEND_FORM.PRT, to define a Mate constraint, as shown.

10. Click Complete Feature to complete the punch form feature.

Step 6. Create a hole for mounting the bottom grip.

1. Click Insert > Hole from the

main menu.

2. Select the surface as the

placement reference, as

shown.

3. Right‐click in the graphics

window and select Offset

References Collector.

Select the datum

plane FRONT from the

model as the first reference,

as shown.

4. Press CTRL and select the

front surface, as shown.

5. Select the Placement tab in

the dashboard. Edit the

offset dimensions from

datum FRONT to 0 and

from the front surface

to15.35.

Edit the hole diameter value to 3 on the dashboard.

Edit the depth option to Through All in the dashboard. Click Complete

Feature .

6. Click Plane Display from the main toolbar to disable their display.




Exercise: Finishing the Stapler Magazine

Objectives


Create form features using dies or punches.

Flatten a form feature.

Create angle type bends.

Define and adjust bend lines.

Scenario

In this exercise you will complete the MAGAZINE.PRT.

Step 1. Retrieve the Stapler Magazine and create a spring holder detail.

1. Activate the Stapler Assembly window.

2. Right‐click the MAGAZINE.PRT part in the model tree and select Open.

3. Start creating the spring holder detail.

Click Plane Display from the main toolbar to enable their display.

Click Punch Form from the feature toolbar.

Click Open Punch Model .

Select SPRING_HOLDER_PUNCH.PRT and click Open. The reference part opens

in a new window.

4. Define the assembly constraints and complete the form.

Select datum plane FRONT in

both the models to define the

Align constraint.

Click Plane Display from

the main toolbar to disable

their display.

Select the surfaces as

references, to create an Align

constraint, as shown. Accept

the default offset value, if

necessary. Right‐click the

offset handle and

select Coincident.

5. Select the Placement tab and click New

Constraint and select the surfaces as

references, to create a mate constraint,

as shown.

6. Accept the default offset value, if

necessary. Edit the offset value

to Coincident.

7. Click the yellow punch direction

arrow upwards if necessary. The

punch direction should follow the

same direction the punch model

is protruding into the part.

8. Right‐click and select Excluded

Surfaces.

9. Press CTRL and select the two side

surfaces from the punch, as

shown.

10. Click Complete Feature to complete the

punch form feature.

Step 2. Create flat walls to define the pin guides.

1. Create the first flat wall. Click Flat from the feature toolbar.

2. Select the edge as the placement edge, as shown.

3. Edit the bend angle to Flat from the dashboard.

4. Edit the type of flat wall to T from the dashboard.

5. Select the Shape tab and click Sketch to define another sketch.

6. Edit the sketch, as shown.

7. Click Done Section . Click Complete Feature .


9. Create another flat wall on the other side of the magazine. With the previously

created wall still selected, click Copy from the main toolbar.

10. Click Paste from the main toolbar and select the edge on the other side of

the magazine, as shown.


Step 3. Create bends on the flat walls created to define the pin guides.

1. Start creating the first bend. Click Bend from the feature toolbar.

2. Click Angle > Regular > Done.

3. Click Part Bend Tbl > Done/Return.

4. Click Inside Rad > Done/Return.

5. Create the sketch. Select the surface as the sketching plane, as shown.

6. Click Okay to accept the default viewing direction.

7. Click Right from the Sket View menu manager and select datum

plane RIGHT from the model tree.


9. Click Sketch > References from the main

toolbar. Select the existing references

and click Delete.

10. Select the two vertices as references,

as shown, and click Close.

11. Click Line and sketch a line, as

shown.


13. Complete the bend feature. Click Flip >

Okay > Flip > Okay to create the bend

feature toward the fixed side, as

shown.


15. Click No Relief > Done.

16. Click 90 and select the Flip check box.

Click Done.

17. Click Enter Value and type a radius value

of 0.9.

18. Click OK to complete the bend. Press

CTRL + D to orient to the Standard Orientation.

19. Using the method described in the

previous steps, create the bend on the

other flat wall.

Step 4. Flatten the form.

1. Click Flatten Form from the feature toolbar.

2. Double‐click Form in the Flatten dialog box.

3. Select the surface of the form feature, as shown. Click OK > Done Refs > OK.

Step 5. Create a flat state instance.

1. Click Edit > Setup from the

main menu.

2. Click Flat State > Create.

3. Accept the default name for

the flat state instance. Click Fully Formed and select the wall surface to remain

fixed, as shown.

4. Click OK.

5. Review the flat state. In the

Flat State menu, click Show.

6. Select MAGAZINE_FLAT1.

7. Click Window > Close.



Selecting the Form Feature

The Completed Flatten Form Feature

Step 6. Review the Stapler assembly and edit the angles.

1. Activate the Stapler

Assembly window.

2. From the main menu,

click Open . In the File

Open dialog box, select

HAND_STAPLER.LAY and

click Open.

3. Modify the layout.

Edit the Magazine Angle

to 15.

Edit the Handle Angle to 30.

4. Click Save from the main

toolbar, and click OK.

5. Click Window > Close from

the main menu.

6. Activate the Stapler Assembly window. Click Regenerate from the main

toolbar.

Step 7. Assemble the included components in the stapler assembly.

1. Right‐click PIN in the model tree and select Edit Definition.

2. Click Find from the main toolbar.

3. If necessary, edit the Look For option to Axis. Edit the Look In option to PIN.PRT.

Click Find Now.

4. Select PIN_AXIS and click Add Item . Click Close.

5. Click Find from the main toolbar.

6. Edit the Look For option to Axis. Change the Look In option to

HAND_STAPLER_SKEL.PRT. Click Find Now.

7. Select PIN_AXIS and click Add Item . Click Close.

8. Using Find , add another constraint to Align the datum plane FRONT from

PIN.PRT with datum MID_PLANE from HAND_STAPLER_SKEL.PRT.

9. Click Complete Component to complete the assembly.

10. Similarly, assemble the other components, namely the TOP_GRIP.PRT and

BOTTOM_GRIP.PRT.

Click Show In Assembly Window in the Component Placement dialog

box to see the component in the assembly window.



Exercise: Creating the Bend Order Table for the Stapler Plunger

Objectives


Create a production drawing showing the flat and designed states of a

sheetmetal part.

Document the bend order sequence of a sheetmetal part using a bend order

table.

Scenario

In this exercise you will create a drawing for the PLUNGER.PRT. You will also add a

bend order table to the drawing and show the PLUNGER.PRT in both the bent and

unbent states.

Step 1. Create a flat state instance of the plunger part.

1. Activate the stapler

assembly window.

2. Click Edit > Resume >

Resume All from the main

menu.

3. Right‐click PLUNGER in the model tree and select Open.

4. Create a flat state of the

part.

Click Edit > Setup.

Click Flat State in the Smt

Setup menu.

Click Create and accept the default name PLUNGER_FLAT1 as the name of the

instance.

Click Fully Formed to define the present state of the part.

Select the top surface as the fixed geometry, as shown.

Click OK to complete the flat state feature creation.

5. Click Show >

Plunger_Flat1 to see the

instance.

5. Click File > Close Window.

Step 2. Create a bend order in the part.

1. Activate PLUNGER.PRT.

2. Create a bend order table. Click Edit > Setup > Bend Order > Show/Edit.

3. Select the top surface to remain fixed while unbending or bending, as shown.

Selecting the Fixed Surface

Displaying the Part with All Bends in an

Unbent State

4. Add the first bend to the

bend order. Click Add

Bend and select the bend

surface, as shown.

5. Click OK > Next.

6. Select the surface to remain fixed during the bending operation, as shown.

Selecting the Fixed Surface for the

First Bend Preview of the First Bend in Bend Order

7. Add the second bend to the

bend order table. Select

the bend surface as the

second bend, as shown.

8. Click OK > Next.

9. Select the surface as the fixed surface, as shown.


Second Bend Preview of the Second Bend in Bend

Order

10. Add the third bend to the bend order

table. Select the bend surface as the third

bend, as shown.

11. Click OK > Next.

12. Select the surface as the fixed surface, as shown.


Third Bend

Preview of the Third Bend in Bend

Order

13. Add the fourth bend to the bend order

table. Click Add Bend and select the bend

surface as the fourth bend, as shown.

14. Click OK > Next.

15. Select the surface as the fixed surface, as

shown.

16. Click OK > Done, to

complete the bend order

creation.

Step 3. Review the bend order table for the part.

1. Click Info in the Bend Order menu.

2. Review the sequence of bends applied to the part.

3. Click Close to close the information window.

4. Click Done/Return > Done/Return > Done.


Step 4. Create a drawing for the part.

1. Create a new drawing named PLUNGER.DRW.

Click New from the main toolbar.

Select the Drawing option and type PLUNGER as the name.

Clear the Use Default Template check box and click OK.

Use PLUNGER.PRT as the default model.

Select the Empty check box to create an empty drawing.

Select the standard sheet size C. Click OK.

2. Select The generic instance as the model to be used for creating views.

Click Open.

3. Place the view in the top‐right corner of the drawing, as shown:

Right‐click in the graphics window and select Insert General View. Click

anywhere in the upper right of the display area to being placing the view.

Select Standard Orientation from the Model View Names drop‐down list.

Click Apply.

In the Scale category, select the Custom Scale option. Edit the drawing scale

to 4. Click Apply.

In the View Display category, change the Display Style to No Hidden.

Click OK.

4. Add another model to the drawing.

Click Drawing Models from the Document group and then click Add Model.

Select PLUNGER.PRT and click Open.

Select the PLUNGER_FLAT1 instance as the model to be used for creating views.

Click Open.

5. Place the TOP view of the flat instance at the center of the drawing, as shown:

Right‐click in the graphics window and select Insert General View.

Click in the center of the drawing near the bottom.

Select TOP from the Model View Names drop‐down list. Click Apply.

In the Scale category, select the Custom Scale option. Edit the drawing scale

to 4. Click Apply.

In the View Display category, edit the Display Style to No Hidden.

Click OK.

Step 5. Add the bend order information to the drawing.

1. Select the Annotate tab in the Drawing ribbon.

2. Click Show Annotations from the Insert group.

3. Select the flat view.

4. Click Note Tab from the Show Model Annotations dialog box. Click Select

All to select all Bend Notes and Bend Order table. Click OK.

5. Arrange the notes in the drawing, as shown.

To move views, dimensions, and notes, utilize a ’click and release’ then

‘click and drag’ workflow. To move a note, select the note, then click and

hold the note while moving. To stop note movement and place the note,

release the mouse button.


7. From the main menu, click Window > Close for all open models.

8. Click File > Erase > Not Displayed > OK to erase all models in session.


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