Mechanical Desktop Instructor

Name: Mechanical Desktop Instructor
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ISBN: 9780072499414

ISBN-10: 0072499419

ISBN-13: 9780072499414

Edition: 2002

Authors: Sham Tickoo

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Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Publication date: 12/21/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 512
Size: 7.90" wide x 10.00" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 0.858
Language: English

Dedication	p. iii
Preface	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xv
Creating, Profiling, Constraining, and Dimensioning the Basic Sketch
Getting Started With Mechanical Desktop	p. 2
Creating A Rough Sketch	p. 2
Converting The Rough Sketch Into A Cleaned-up Sketch	p. 3
AMPROFILE Command	p. 4
Profiling A Single Entity	p. 4
AMADDCON Command	p. 5
AMSHOWCON Command	p. 5
AMDELCON Command	p. 6
Getting The Desired Sketch From The Cleaned-up Sketch	p. 7
AMPARDIM Command	p. 7
Resolving The Sketches (AMRSOLVESK Command)	p. 9
Adding Additional Geometries To The Sketch (AMRSOLVESK Command)	p. 9
AMCUTLINE Command	p. 9
AMSPLITLINE Command	p. 9
AMBREAKLINE Command	p. 10
	p. 10
	p. 15
	p. 20
	p. 23
Review Questions	p. 26
Exercises	p. 27
Modifying, Extruding, and Revolving the Sketches
Modifying The Sketches	p. 2
AMMODDIM Command	p. 2
Extruding The Sketches (AMEXTRUDE Command)	p. 3
Extruding The Closed Profiles	p. 3
Extruding The Open Profiles (Thin Extrusion)	p. 5
Revolving the Sketches (AMREVOLVE Command)	p. 6
	p. 8
	p. 11
	p. 14
	p. 16
	p. 18
Review Questions	p. 20
Exercises	p. 21
Sketch Planes, Work Features, and Other Extrusion and Revolution Options
Creating The Sketch Planes	p. 2
AMSKPLN Command	p. 2
Work Features	p. 4
AMWORKPT Command	p. 4
AMWORKAXIS Command	p. 5
AMWORKPLN Command	p. 5
AMBASICPLANES Command	p. 12
Other Extrusion and Revolution Options	p. 12
Other Extrusion Dialog Box Options	p. 13
Other Revolution Dialog Box Options	p. 14
	p. 15
	p. 23
	p. 30
Review Questions	p. 37
Exercises	p. 38
Advanced Dimensioning Techniques, Design Variables, and Visibility Options
Advanced Dimensioning Techniques	p. 2
AMPOWERDIM Command	p. 2
AMAUTODIM Command	p. 11
Design Variables	p. 15
Creating The Design Variables (AMVARS Command)	p. 15
Displaying The Dimensions As Variables	p. 19
Displaying Dimensions As Parameters (AMDIMDSP Command)	p. 19
Displaying Dimensions As Numbers (AMDIMDSP Command)	p. 19
Displaying Dimensions As Equations (AMDIMDSP Command)	p. 20
Visibility Options	p. 21
AMVISIBLE Command	p. 21
	p. 24
	p. 35
	p. 39
Review Questions	p. 44
Exercise	p. 45
Placed Features I
Placed Features	p. 2
Placing The Holes (AMHOLE Command)	p. 2
Filleting The Edges (AMFILLET Command)	p. 6
Chamfering The Edges (AMCHAMFER Command)	p. 10
Applying The Face Draft (AMFACEDRAFT Command)	p. 11
	p. 14
	p. 21
	p. 26
	p. 28
Review Questions	p. 32
Exercises	p. 33
Placed Features II, Bend Features and Rib Features
Placed Features	p. 2
Creating Hollow Models (AMSHELL Command)	p. 2
AMPATTERN Command	p. 4
Creating The Rectangular Pattern	p. 5
Creating The Polar Pattern	p. 8
Creating The Axial Pattern	p. 10
Creating Bend Features	p. 13
AMBEND Command	p. 13
Creating Rib Features	p. 15
AMRIB Command	p. 15
AMSURFCUT Command	p. 17
	p. 17
	p. 21
	p. 24
	p. 27
Review Questions	p. 30
Exercise	p. 30
Editing, Suppressing, and Reordering the Features
Editing The Features	p. 2
Editing Features Using The AMEDITFEAT Command	p. 2
Editing Features Using The Desktop Browser	p. 2
Editing The Sketch Of The Feature	p. 3
Updating Edited Sketches And Features	p. 5
AMUPDATE Command	p. 5
Deleting The Features	p. 5
AMDELFEAT Command	p. 5
Copying The Sketches Of The Features	p. 6
AMCOPYSKETCH Command	p. 6
AMPARTEDGE Command	p. 6
Copying The Features	p. 7
AMCOPYFEAT Command	p. 7
Suppressing The Features	p. 7
Suppressing Features Using The Desktop Browser	p. 7
AMSUPPRESSFEAT Command	p. 7
Unsuppressing The Features	p. 10
AMUNSUPPRESSFEAT Command	p. 10
Unsuppressing Features Using The Desktop Browser	p. 11
Changing The Order Of The Feature Creation	p. 11
AMREORDFEAT Command	p. 11
Reordering The Features Using The Desktop Browser	p. 11
	p. 12
	p. 17
Review Questions	p. 21
Exercise	p. 21
2D Path, 3D Path, Sweep, and Loft
Defining 2D Paths	p. 2
AM2DPATH Command	p. 2
3D Paths	p. 2
Creating The Edge Path (AM3DPATH Command)	p. 2
Creating The 3D Helical Path (AM3DPATH Command)	p. 3
Creating The Pipe Path (AM3DPATH Command)	p. 5
Creating The Spline Path (AM3DPATH Command)	p. 8
Sweeping The Profiles	p. 10
AMSWEEP Command	p. 10
Creating The Lofted Features (AMLOFT Command)	p. 12
	p. 17
	p. 20
	p. 23
Review Questions	p. 27
Exercise	p. 28
Creating New Parts, Activating the Part, and Mirroring and Combining the Parts
AMNEW Command	p. 2
Creating Copies Of An Existing Designer Part Using The AMNEW Command	p. 2
Creating Copies Of An Existing Part Using The Desktop Browser	p. 2
Converting A 3D Solid Model Into A Designer Model Using The AMNEW Command	p. 3
Converting A 3D Solid Model Into A Designer Model Using The Desktop Browser	p. 3
Creating A New Part Using The AMNEW Command	p. 3
Activating The Part	p. 4
Activating The Part Using The AMACTIVATE Command	p. 4
Activating The Part Using The Desktop Browser	p. 4
Mirroring The Parts	p. 5
AMMIRROR Command	p. 5
Performing Boolean Operations On The Designer Models	p. 6
AMCOMBINE Command	p. 6
	p. 7
	p. 11
	p. 15
Review Questions	p. 19
Exercise	p. 20
Assembly Modeling I
Assembly Modeling	p. 2
Creating All The Components Of The Assembly In Same Drawing	p. 2
Creating All The Components Of The Assembly In Same Drawing And Then Copying Them Out	p. 3
AMCOPYOUT Command	p. 3
AMCOPYIN Command	p. 4
Creating All The Components Of The Assembly As Separate Drawings	p. 5
AMCATALOG Command	p. 6
Assembling The Components	p. 15
AMMATE Command	p. 15
AMFLUSH Command	p. 17
AMANGLE Command	p. 18
AMINSERT Command	p. 20
Editing The Assembly Constraints	p. 20
Editing The Constraints Using The AMEDITCONST Command	p. 21
Editing The Constraints Using The Desktop Browser	p. 23
	p. 23
	p. 32
Review Questions	p. 42
Exercise	p. 42
Assembly Modeling II
Analyzing The Assemblies	p. 2
Calculating The Mass Properties Of The Components Using The AMASSMPROP Command	p. 2
Checking The Assemblies For Interference Using The AMINTERFERE Command	p. 5
Calculating The Minimum 3D Distance Between The Selected Components Using The AMDIST Command	p. 6
Creating The Scenes	p. 6
Exploding The Assemblies	p. 6
Exploding The Assembly Using The Command Line	p. 6
AMXFACTOR Command (Scene Explosion Factor)	p. 7
AMXFACTOR Command (Part or Subassembly Explosion Factor)	p. 7
Exploding The Assembly Using The Desktop Browser	p. 8
Adding Tweaks To The Components Of The Assembly	p. 9
Tweaking The Components Using The AMTWEAK Command	p. 9
Tweaking The Components Using The Desktop Browser	p. 11
Deleting The Tweaks	p. 11
Deleting The Tweaks Using The AMDELTWEAKS Command	p. 11
Deleting The Tweaks Using The Desktop Browser	p. 12
Adding Trails To The Exploded Or Tweaked Components	p. 12
Adding The Trails Using The AMTRAIL Command	p. 12
Adding The Trails Using The Desktop Browser	p. 14
Editing The Trails	p. 14
Editing The Trail Using The AMEDITTRAIL Command	p. 15
Editing The Trail Using The Desktop Browser	p. 15
Deleting The Trails	p. 15
Deleting The Trail Using The AMDELTRAIL Command	p. 15
Deleting The Trail Using The Desktop Browser	p. 15
	p. 15
	p. 19
Review Questions	p. 22
Exercise	p. 22
Creating and Modifying the Drawing Views
Creating The Drawing Views	p. 2
Creating The Drawing Views Using The AMDWGVIEW Command	p. 2
Creating The Drawing Views Using The Desktop Browser	p. 10
Suppressing The Components In The Section Views	p. 10
Assigning Different Hatch Patterns To All Components In The Section Views	p. 11
AMPATTERNDEF Command	p. 11
Editing The Drawing Views	p. 13
Editing The Drawing Views Using The AMEDITIVIEW Command	p. 13
Editing The Drawing Views Using The Desktop Browser	p. 16
Copying The Drawing Views	p. 16
Copying The Drawing Views Using The AMCOPYVIEW Command	p. 16
Copying The Drawing Views Using The Desktop Browser	p. 17
Moving The Drawing Views	p. 17
Moving The Drawing Views Using The AMMOVEVIEW Command	p. 18
Moving The Drawing Views Using The Desktop Browser	p. 18
Deleting The Drawing Views	p. 18
Deleting The Drawing Views Using The AMDELVIEW Command	p. 18
Deleting The Views Using The Desktop Browser	p. 18
Listing Of Views	p. 19
Listing Of Drawing Views Using The AMLISTVIEW Command	p. 19
Listing Of Drawing Views Using The Desktop Browser	p. 19
Exporting The Drawing Views As 2D Entities	p. 19
Exporting The Drawing Views Using The AMVIEWOUT Command	p. 19
Exporting The Drawing Views Using The Desktop Browser	p. 19
Adjusting The Drawing Options	p. 19
AMOPTIONS Command	p. 20
	p. 22
	p. 25
Review Questions	p. 28
Exercises	p. 28
Dimensioning the Drawing Views
Dimensioning The Drawing Views	p. 2
Adding Reference Dimensions In The Drawing Views	p. 2
AMREFDIM Command	p. 2
Displaying Dimensions In The Assembly Views	p. 3
Editing The Dimensions	p. 5
Editing The Parametric Dimensions (AMPOWEREDIT Command)	p. 5
AMMODDIM Command	p. 6
Editing The Reference Dimensions	p. 6
Modifying The Dimension Appearance	p. 6
Moving The Dimensions Using The AMMOVEDIM Command	p. 7
Aligning The Dimensions Using The AMDIMALIGN Command	p. 7
Joining The Dimensions Using The AMDIMJOIN Command	p. 7
Inserting The Dimensions Using The AMDIMINSERT Command	p. 8
Breaking The Dimension Or Extension Lines Using The AMDIMBREAK Command	p. 9
Editing The Dimension Format	p. 9
AMDIMFORMAT Command	p. 10
Adding Bill Of Material To The Drawing Views	p. 11
AMSYMSTD Command	p. 11
AMBOM Command	p. 12
Controlling The Visibility In The Layouts	p. 15
AMVISIBLE Command	p. 15
	p. 16
	p. 18
Review Questions	p. 21
Exercise	p. 22
Surface Modeling
Creating The Surfaces	p. 2
AMEXTRUDESF Command	p. 2
AMREVOLVESF Command	p. 2
AMSWEEPSF Command	p. 2
AMTUBE Command	p. 4
AMLOFTU Command	p. 4
AMLOFTUV Command	p. 6
AMPLANE Command	p. 6
AMRULE Command	p. 7
AMBLEND Command	p. 7
AMPRIMSF Command	p. 8
Editing The Surfaces	p. 8
AMBREAK Command	p. 9
AMINTERSF Command	p. 9
AMJOINSF Command	p. 10
AMPROJECT Command	p. 11
AMSURFPROP Command	p. 14
	p. 14
Review Questions	p. 19
Miscellaneous Commands
AMREPLAY Command	p. 2
AMPARTPROP Command	p. 2
AMMAKEBASE Command	p. 3
AMPARTSPLIT Command	p. 3
AMFACESPLIT Command	p. 3
AMTEXTSK Command	p. 5
AMWHEREUSED Command	p. 6
AMASSIGN Command	p. 7
AMMANIPULATOR Command	p. 9
AMHOLENOTE Command	p. 13
AMTEMPLATE Command	p. 16
Projects
	p. 2
	p. 20
	p. 25
Appendices
Toolbars	p. 1
System Variables	p. 1
Commands	p. 1
Index	p. 1
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