Develop shaft components

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Create a shaft using Shaft Generator - Exercise

  1. From the project files, open Belt Driven Gear Reducer 1.dwg. 
  2. In the Mechanical Browser, right-click on BELT DRIVEN GEAR REDUCER 1 and select New>Component.

  3. When prompted, enter Input Shaft for the component name, and Front for the view name.



  4. Press <Enter> at the Select parent component prompt, then press <Enter> again at the Select objects for new component view prompt. At the Specify base point prompt, select the intersection of the two construction lines as shown in the image below.



  5. In the Mechanical Browser, double-click on the Front view under INPUT SHAFT:1 to activate it. 
  6. In the Content tab>Shaft panel, click Shaft Generator. 
  7. Press <Enter> to accept the default name (Shaft 3). Click the same intersection point between the two construction lines as done in Step 4 to set the starting point of the center line, then click a point directly straight to the left of the last point to set the end point.  
  8. In the Shaft Generator dialog box, on the Outer Contour tab, click the bottom-left Cylinder option, as shown below.



  9. When prompted, enter -.55 for the length and .75 for the diameter. 
  10. In the Shaft Generator dialog box, click the Cylinder option again and enter -.06 for the length and 1 for the diameter. 
  11. In the Shaft Generator dialog box, click the Gear option, as shown below.



  12. In the Gear dialog box, set the following and click OK: 
    • P = 9 
    • N = 24 
    • L = -.8



  13. In the Shaft Generator dialog box, click the top-right Cylinder option, as shown below.



  14. When prompted, specify the other corner point for the cylinder.



  15. In the Shaft Generator dialog box, on the Outer Contour tab, click the bottom-left Cylinder option again and enter -.3 for the length and .75 for the diameter. 
  16. In the Shaft Generator dialog box, select Thread, as shown below.



  17. In the Thread dialog box, in the Details section, select ANSI ASME B1.1-1989 External Threads Inch.



  18. In the ANSI ASME B1.1-1989 External Threads Inch dialog box, select 3/4 - 10 UNC, set the Length to -1.2, and click OK.



  19. In the Shaft Generator dialog box, select the Side View option.



  20. In the Side view from dialog box, select the Right option and click OK.



  21. At the Specify insertion point prompt, click the center of the small circle to the right to place the view in the drawing, as shown below.



  22. In the Shaft Generator dialog box, select the Chamfer option.



  23. At the Select object prompt, select the leftmost vertical line of the shaft, as shown below.



  24. When prompted, enter .1 for the length and 45 for the angle. 
  25. When the shaft is complete, click Close in the Shaft Generator dialog box. 
  26. When prompted to update side and section views, click Yes. 
  27. At the top of the Mechanical Browser, double-click on BELT DRIVEN GEAR REDUCER 1. 
  28. In the Home tab>Detail panel, click Hide Situation. 
  29. In the drawing, select the shaft by clicking once on any line of the shaft, then clicking a second time on the same line of the shaft so that the entire shaft is selected, as shown below.



  30. After all 40 objects of the shaft have been selected, press <Enter> or right-click the mouse. 
  31. In the Hide Situation dialog box, uncheck the Display hidden lines option and click OK.



  32. On the Home tab, expand the Layers panel and click Construction Lines On/Off. 
  33. Save the drawing.