Now I'm learning have Questions
Now I'm learning have Questions
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Well, I did the 1st 5 online tutorials and I'm amazed on the amount of things you can do with just that. However I have some mixed questions:
After making an assembly, mating some parts and using the exploded view button I cannot mate more parts to the assembly because the mate button is grayed out, I have no clue on how to add more mates, I re did the assembly from a previous save that wasn't exploded.
Other:
I want to make a part that consists in a extruded part and in the mid of the height of the extrude I want to add a cilinder that protrudes to the side of the 1st extrude, how can this be done? Using my basic skills I only can do this to the top or the bottom of the 1st extrude. For an mental image of what I want imagine a police baton (the one with a perpendicular handle)
I have more questions, but these are the most urgent ones, and in the meantime I'm still reading tutorials :)
Thanks
After making an assembly, mating some parts and using the exploded view button I cannot mate more parts to the assembly because the mate button is grayed out, I have no clue on how to add more mates, I re did the assembly from a previous save that wasn't exploded.
Other:
I want to make a part that consists in a extruded part and in the mid of the height of the extrude I want to add a cilinder that protrudes to the side of the 1st extrude, how can this be done? Using my basic skills I only can do this to the top or the bottom of the 1st extrude. For an mental image of what I want imagine a police baton (the one with a perpendicular handle)
I have more questions, but these are the most urgent ones, and in the meantime I'm still reading tutorials :)
Thanks






RE: Now I'm learning have Questions
2) If you started the first extrude on the front plane, and extruded to your length using the mid-plane option, the right or top planes can be used for the second extrude. Otherwise, one of those planes (the one along the direction of extrusion) should be availiable for the next extrude. (HINT: After creating the first feature, right-click each of the 3 planes and select AUTOSIZE to easily see where the planes are located.
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What I can't locate is how to go back to the original configuration after using the exploded view.
Thanks
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Right click on that and go to "Collapse" and you should be able to mate again.
Let me know of it worked.
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I'm doing tutorials like crazy :) !
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I still dont get the concept of cosmetic threads:
Should I know beforehand the height of the thread?
IE: I have a extrude of 20mm diameter 50mm long and want to make a 32 TPI thread on the outside, do I need to resize the extrude to the diameter plus thread height?
I'm really confused :) pointers to tutorials are welcome :D
And a non related second question:
I define the material of a piece, lets say brass, is there a simple way to know the weight of the piece?
Thanks in advance!!!
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2. Once you have specified a material under Tools select Mass Properties. The weight will be there.
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Mass Properties: With the part open, Tools> Mass Properties will give you the weight of your part (and more)... but only if you have defined the proper density for the material you are designing with.
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In short, if threads are needed in a piece, they will be added at machining time right?
and regarding the second question about the weight, I only see the volume, mass and other measurements but no weight.
Thanks !!
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I checked the online tutorials, but none have a cosmetic thread in the process.
Thanks again!
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I believe pipe threads are tapered. With Cosmetic threads you don't have that option. SW is unable to determine what kind of thread your putting on the part, so it just uses a standard straight thread.
With using the Annotations Cosmetic thread. You have to provide the Minor Diameter. So the Minor Diameter must not exceed the over Diameter of the pipe.
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MElam (Mechanical)
If the cylindrical surface created by the edge the cosmetic thread is placed on is tapered, the cosmetic thread will taper also.
SBaugh (Mechanical)
That maybe, but pipes are made tapered, just the thread is.
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You can place the info you would like called out in the drawing (including TPI)in the Thread Callout box.
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Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP

CorBlimeyLimey (Mechanical)
The pipe will have to be made tapered over the portion where the cosmetic pipe thread is to be shown.
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