1 ME-430 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN Hexagon Bolts using Family Table – Pro/ENGINEER 2001 Dr. Herli Surjanhata Create a cylinder with dimensions shown below: Note that the sketching plane is TOP datum plane, and use RIGHT datum plane as right reference for orientation of sketching plane. This is one-side protrusion using a circle as a section. 2 Create one-side protrusion representing hex bolt head as shown below. Use the top surface of the cylinder (bolt body) as the sketching plane. Draw a hexagon as the section, and the distance across flats is 0.375”. Extrusion depth is 0.1667”. 3 Create a chamfer at the top of hex head using 360° revolved protrusion cut. Use FRONT datum plane as a sketching plane, and draw the following section to be revolved. MODIFYING DIMENSION SYMBOLS From PART menu, select Modify - pick bolt body, hex head, and chamfer from the Model Tree. Draw the angular line as the section to be revolved. 4 DimCosmetics -> Symbol Pick ∅ .2500, and type in major_dia Repeat the procedure for the following: Pick Enter symbol text .7500 length .1667 height .3750 width .3725 chamfer_dia When finish, select Done -> Done ADDING RELATIONS From PART menu, select Relations – pick bolt body, hex head, and chamfer from Model Tree. 5 Select Add Enter the relation as shown on the left. Hit Enter twice. Edit Rel Text editor appears, and type in the relations as shown on the left. File -> Save File -> Exit Test relations by modifying major_dia from 0.25 to 0.5, and regenerate. Change back the major_dia to 0.25, and regenerate. 6 From the PART menu, select Family Tab which will open the Family Table dialog box. Select the Add icon in order to add items to the family table. 7 Under Add Item, make sure Dimension is selected. Pick bolt body from Model Tree. Now select the dimension to be controlled in the family table. Pick the dimensions ∅.2500 and .7500 as Add Item. Done Sel -> OK Note that HEXAGON_BOLT is the name of the generic part. Pick the Insert icon in the Family Table dialog. 8 Change the name NEW_INSTANCES to HEX_BOLT_025X1 Type in 1 for d1 LENGTH The “*” symbol indicates that the value from the generic is used. Pick icon to preview the new instance. Click Close button. Repeat the procedure for more instances as shown below: 9 Click OK button. To verify the new instances, click - the Open file icon, 10 Select for example hex_bolt_050x2, then click Open button. The hex bolt instance with 0.5” major diameter and 2” length is open and ready to be used. . 1 ME-430 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN Hexagon Bolts using Family Table – Pro/ENGINEER 2001 Dr. Herli Surjanhata Create a cylinder. the PART menu, select Family Tab which will open the Family Table dialog box. Select the Add icon in order to add items to the family table. 7 Under Add