1 ME-430 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN Cotter Pin using Family Table Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 2.0 Dr. Herli Surjanhata The following procedure outlines the creation of cotter pin containing family table information – see above. The modeling of cotter pin is done using Sweep protrusion. CREATING A SWEEP PROTRUSION FOR COTTER PIN From Insert pull down menu, select Sweep -> Protrusion. Create the following trajectory. Sketching plane – FRONT datum plane Orientation reference – TOP datum plane 2 Sweep the following section along the trajectory Note that this is a closed section. The resulted sweep protrusion is shown below: Setup parameter NOM_SIZE by selecting From Tools pull down menu, select Parameters 3 Click . Enter Parameter name: NOM_SIZE Type of parameter: String Enter value for parameter: dia MODIFYING DIMENSION SYMBOLS Right click the swept protrusion, then select Edit. Double click the trajectory of the sweep, and while hold down Ctrl key, double click the section of the cotter pin. 4 Pick ∅ .06, right click mouse button, then select Properties. Select Dimension Text tab in Dimension Properties dialog box. Change the Name to HEAD_DIA. Click OK. 5 Repeat the procedure for the following: Pick Enter symbol text .032 A .01 PRONG .125 L To verify the changes, from Info pull down menu, select Switch Dimensions. The results are shown as in the figure below. 6 ADDING RELATIONS From Tools pull down menu, select Relations. Double click the cotter pin in the graphics area to show the dimensions. Select All. Enter the following relations. 7 Test relations by modifying HEAD_DIA from 0.06 to 0.09, and regenerate. Change back the HEAD_DIA to 0.06, and regenerate , CREATING A FAMILY TABLE From the Tools menu, select Family Table which will open the Family Table dialog box. Select the Add icon in order to add items to the family table. 8 Under Add Item, Click Parameter . The Select Parameter dialog box opens. Pick parameter NOM_SIZE, then click the Insert Selected icon . Click the Cancel icon . 9 Under Add Item, Click Dimension . Pick the part in the graphics area. The dimensions of the part will be displayed. Select All 10 Now select the dimension to be controlled in the family table. Pick the dimensions ∅.032, ∅.06, .010 and .125 as Add Item. OK. Note that COTTER_PIN is the name of the generic part. Pick the Insert icon in the Family Table dialog. [...]... Select cotter_ pin part, and click Open Select for example Cotter_ pin_ 04, then click Open button The cotter pin instance with 0.0781” nominal diameter is open and ready to be used 13 Save the cotter pin with Family Table EXPORTING A FAMILY TABLE TO A TEXT (.pdt) From the Tools pull down menu, select Family Table which will open the Family Table dialog box Click File > Export Table -> Textual Family Table. .. Click Save to save the Family Table information in the working directory and in the default file name e.g cotter_ pin_ tmp, or enter a new file name and navigate to the directory in which you want to store the file The system saves the file with the ptd extension Outside Pro/E, open and print the file EDITING A FAMILY TABLE TEXT FILE – COTTER_ PIN_ TMP.PTD Use text editor to edit family table text file For... A FAMILY TABLE Create the following drawing as shown below 16 INSERT A FAMILY TABLE INTO THE DRAWING From Insert pull-down menu, select Note 17 Click File under Note Types menu Click Make Note Select a location for the note of Family Table to appear e.g upper left corner of drawing area In the file browser, make sure to change the type of file to All Files (*), and select the Family Table file e.g cotter_ pin_ tmp... NEW_INSTANCE to COTTER_ PIN_ 01 Type in 0.0312 for dia The “*” symbol indicates that the value from the generic is used the Pick Insert icon in the Family Table dialog Change the name NEW_INSTANCE to COTTER_ PIN_ 02 Type in 0.0468 for dia Type in 0.048 for A Type in 0.09 for HEAD_DIA Type in 0.02 for PRONG The “*” symbol indicates that the value from the generic is used the Pick Insert icon in the Family Table dialog... the type of file to All Files (*), and select the Family Table file e.g cotter_ pin_ tmp ptd The Family Table appears on the drawing Click the Open button Done/Return Note: When adding a Family Table to a drawing as a note, justify the note using Default or Left If you use Center or Right, the system might format the Family Table incorrectly on the drawing Save the drawing 18 19 . cotter pin with Family Table. EXPORTING A FAMILY TABLE TO A TEXT (.pdt) From the Tools pull down menu, select Family Table which will open the Family Table. DESIGN Cotter Pin using Family Table Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 2.0 Dr. Herli Surjanhata The following procedure outlines the creation of cotter pin containing family