Tut03 SW e FryBasket

Solidworks 2006 Design with Analysis – Deep Fry Basket
Solidworks 2006
Design with Analysis
(Tutorial 3 – Deep Fry Basket)
Infrastructure
Sketcher
Solid-modeling
Surface-modeling
Assembly Design
Structural Analysis
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Version 1b- Mar08 Written by Dickson Sham
Overview of Tasks
Tutorial 3A - Modeling Linked Children

Master Model
• Build a Master Model of the basket handle
• Create the upper & the lower parts from the Master Model
• Build the mechanical features on the both parts
• Get the both parts auto-updated after modifying the outlook of
the master model
Tutorial 3B - Modeling Parts Assembly

• Build the metal arm
• Build the basket
• Add material texture onto all components
• Assemble components
Tutorial 3C – Structural analysis

• Simplify the model for analysis
• Create Meshes onto two components and create connectors
between them
• Create boundary conditions & define properties
• Analyze displacements & stresses
Tutorial 3D – Structural analysis (By Nastran)

• Repeat Tutorial 3C with the use of Nastran Structural
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Solidworks 2006 Design with Analysis – Deep Fry Basket General
Change the view with the mouse

A. Rotating enables you to rotate
the model around a point. Click
and hold the middle mouse button, Middle button
then drag the mouse.
B. Panning enables you to move the

model on a plane parallel to the
screen. Press and hold “Ctrl” key,
then click and hold the middle
mouse button, then drag the
mouse.
C. Zooming enables you to increase

or decrease the size of the model.
Press and hold “Shift” key, then
click and hold the middle button,
then drag the mouse up or down.
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Modeling
Tutorial 3A
• Enter Solidworks 2006 by double-clicking its icon on
the desktop
• Select “File/New” on the menu bar;

• Select “Part”
• Click OK
To build 1st sketch:-

• Click “Sketch” icon and select Top Plane
• Draw an arc with one end touching y-axis
• Add a dimension onto the circle by clicking “Smart
Dimension” icon and then selecting the circle.
• Modify the radius as 380mm; the arc will be resized
automatically
• Draw an centerline along the x-axis
• Click “Mirror” icon and then select the arc and the
centerline to duplicate the arc on the opposite side
origin
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Modeling
To build 1st sketch (Cont’):-

Tutorial 3A Draw an Arc
• Draw an arc (R35) connecting the bigger arcs, on the

positive-x side, which is NOT tangent to them
• Similarly, Draw another smaller arc (R10) connecting
the bigger arcs on the negative-x side
• Multi-select the arc (R10) and the upper arc(R380)

by pressing and holding “ctrl” key on the keyboard
• Select “Tangent” in the entry box “Add Relations”
• Click Ok to complete
• Add another Tangency constraint between the arc

(R10) and the lower arc(R380) by repeating the
above steps
Not Tangent
Tangent
Tangent
Not Tangent
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Modeling
To build 1st sketch (Cont’):-

Tutorial 3A
• Click “Smart Dimension” icon and then select the
arcs R10 & R35
• Right-click the dimension and select “Properties…”
• Select “Max” for First arc condition & Second arc
condition
• Modify the value to 120mm
• Similarly, Click “Smart Dimension” icon and then

select the endpoints of arc R35
• Modify the value to 36mm
• Exit the workbench by clicking “Exit Sketch” icon
• Now, you are back to the 3D environment and

“Sketch1” is created on the tree.
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Modeling
Tutorial 3A
To build a solid:-
• Click “Extruded Boss/Base” icon
• Select “Sketch1” on the tree / click on
the geometry directly
• (Select “Blind” as type)

• Enter 20mm as the length of Direction 1
• Click “ok” to complete
• A solid is created
To round the sharp edges:-

• Add a “Fillet” R5mm onto the vertical
sharp edges
R5
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Modeling
Tutorial 3A
To make a draft on the solid:-
Draft
• Click “Draft ” icon +1deg
• Enter 1deg as Angle
Bottom face is
• Select the bottom face as “Neutral plane” Neutral Plane
• If the arrow is not pointing upward, click

on it to change the direction
Vertical faces
• Move the mouse cursor onto a vertical (Faces to draft)
face , then right-click and select
“Select Tangency” (all tangent faces are
selected as “Faces to Draft” )
• Click ok to complete
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Modeling
Tutorial 3A
To make a mirror solid:-
• Click “Mirror” icon
• Select the bottom face as “Mirror Plane”
• Click on the entry box “Bodies to Mirror”

• Select the solid
+1 deg
t
Draf
-1 deg
t
Draf
Result
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Modeling
Tutorial 3A
To create a reference plane:-
• Click “Plane” icon
• Select “Right Plane” on tree

• Enter 38mm as Offset value
• Select the option “Reverse direction”
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Modeling
Tutorial 3A
To build 2nd sketch:-
• Click “Sketch” icon and select Front Plane
• Press “Space” key on the keyboard and then select
“Normal to”
• Draw a horizontal centerline as shown
• Multi-select the endpoint of the centerline and plane1
by pressing and holding “ctrl” key on the keyboard
• Select “Coincident” and “ok”
• Draw another two arcs (R450 & R270) and add the
corresponding constraints as shown
Centerline
Tangent & coincided
• Click on an empty space to deselect the sketch
Plane1 Origin
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Modeling
To build 3rd sketch:-

Tutorial 3A
• Click “Sketch” icon and select Plane1
• Press “Space” key on the keyboard and then select
“Normal to”
• Draw a centerline along y-axis

• Draw an arc as shown Sketch.2
• Multi-select the endpoints of the arc, then the
centerline by pressing and holding “ctrl” key on the
keyboard
• Select “Symmetric” and “ok”
• Add Dimension R30 onto the arc

• Rotate the model by mouse to have an isometric
view
• Multi-select the arc and the point by pressing
and holding “ctrl” key on the keyboard.
• Select “Coincident” and “ok”
• (Now the arc should be coincided with Sketch.2)
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Modeling
Tutorial 3A
To build a Surface:-
• Select “Insert/Surface/Sweep” on the menu bar
• Select “Sketch2” as Profile
• Select “Sketch3” as Path
• (A surface is created, which is stored in another
folder named as “Surface Bodies” on the tree)
Sketch.2
profile
path
Sketch.3
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Modeling
Tutorial 3A
To duplicate a surface by mirroring:-
• Select Front Plane as “Mirror Plane”
• Select “Surface-Sweep1” as “Bodies to Mirror”
• Select “Knit Surfaces” under “Options”
• (The original surface and the mirror surface are knitted
together as one big surface, which is stored in the
folder named as “Surface Bodies” on the tree) Only one resultant surface
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Modeling
Tutorial 3A
To cut the solid with a surface:-
• Select “Insert/Features/Split” on the menu bar
• Select the surface as “Trim Tools”
• Click “Cut Part” icon
• Select the upper portion of the solid (Click on it)
• Select “Consume bodies” as “Resultant bodies
state”
To hide the surface:-

• Right-Click on the surface
• Select “Body/Hide”
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Modeling
Tutorial 3A
Guide-curve
Now, we are going to create a Loft
surface for the bottom face. Before Guide-curve
that, we need to construct three
guide curves and three different
profiles Profile
Guide-curve

Profile
Profile
• Select “Top Plane” on tree

• Select the option “Reverse direction”
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Modeling
Tutorial 3A
To create an intersection curve:-
• Select “Insert/Curve/Split Line…” on the
menu bar
• Select “Intersection” as “Type of Split”
• Select Plane2 as “splitting plane”
• Select the Face as “Face to Split”
Plane2
To create another intersection curve on

the opposite side:-
• Repeat the above steps but select
the Face as “Face to Split”
Split Line.1
Remark: The selected faces will be

broken into two
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Split Line.2
Modeling
Tutorial 3A
To build 4th sketch:-
• Click “Sketch” icon and select Front
Plane
• Press “Space” key on the keyboard and
then select “Normal to”
• Draw a horizontal centerline as shown

(with one endpoint touching Plane1,
15mm below the origin)
• Draw another two arcs (R300 & R150)

and add the corresponding constraints
as shown
• Exit the workbench by clicking “Exit

Sketch” icon
• Click on an empty space to deselect the
sketch
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Modeling
Tutorial 3A
• Press Space key on the keyboard and then
select “Normal to”
• Draw an arc as shown
• Rotate the model so that you can see the edges Split Line 1
“Split Line1” & “Split Line2”
• Multi-select an endpoint of the arc and “Split

Line1”, then select “Pierce”
• Similarly, multi-select the other endpoint of the

arc and “Split Line2”, then select “Pierce”
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Modeling
Tutorial 3A
To build 5th sketch (Cont’):-
• Multi-select the arc and the point of
Sketch4 by pressing and holding “ctrl” key on
the keyboard.
• Select “Coincident” and “ok”.
• (The arc now touches “Split Line1”, “Split Line2”, point
& “Sketch4”)
• Exit the workbench by clicking “Exit Sketch” Sketch4
icon.

Split Line1
• Select “Right Plane”
• Select Endpoint of the edge “Split Line1”
Make a plane at the

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Modeling
Tutorial 3A
• Click “Sketch” icon and select Plane.3
• Draw an arc with the endpoints touching

“Split Line1” & “Split Line2” Split Line2
• Draw a point on the arc

• Multi-select the point and Sketch4, then select
“Pierce”
• (The arc now touches Sketch4, too)
• Exit the workbench by clicking “Exit Sketch”
icon.
Split Line1
Sketch.4
Draw an arc touching “Split
Line1” & “Split Line2”
The resultant arc touches “Split Line1”,

“Split Line2”, and also “Sketch4”
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Modeling
Tutorial 3A
• Select another Endpoint of the curve “Split
Line.1”

• Draw an Arc, which touches “Split Line1”, “Split Split Line2
Line2” & “Sketch4”
Sketch4
• (Refer to the steps of building 6th sketch)
Split Line1
Draw an arc touching
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Modeling
Tutorial 3A
To create a Loft surface:-
Sketch.4
• Select “Insert/Surface/Loft..” on the menu bar
Sketch.7 (guide)
• Select “Sketch.6”, “Sketch.5”, & “Sketch.7” in (profile)
order (They will then be inserted into the entry
box of Profiles)
• All closing points (Blue points) should be on the Split Line2
same side; If not, drag on it to change. (guide)
• Then click the entry box of Guide Curves once

• Select “Split Line.1”, “Sketch.4” & “Split Line.2”
Sketch.5
(profile)
Split Line1
(guide)
Sketch.6
(profile)
All blue points should be

on the same side,
otherwise the resultant
surface will be twisted
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Modeling
Tutorial 3A
As seen, the Loft surface is not big enough
to cover the whole solid…
To hide the solid:-

• Right-click on the solid
• Select “Body/Hide”
*Hide all Planes (Plane1, 2, 3 & 4)*
To extend the surface from both ends:-

• Select “Insert/ Surface/ Extend…” on the
menu bar
• Select the two edges
• Enter 20mm as Length D1
• Select “Same Surface” as “Extension Type”
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Modeling
Tutorial 3A
To Unhide the solid body:-
• Right-Click “Split Line2” on tree
• Select “Body/ Show Solid Body”
To cut the solid with this extended surface:-

• Select the extended surface as “Trim Tools”
• Select the lower portion of the solid (Click on it)
• Select “Consume bodies” as resultant bodies
state
To hide the surface:- Result after split by

• Right-Click the surface, then select “Body/Hide” the extended
surface
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Modeling
Tutorial 3A
Next, we are going to create a curve-based
pocket on the top face:-
To create a reference plane (plane.5):-

• Enter 23mm as Offset value Create a plane
• Click “Reverse Direction”
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Modeling
Tutorial 3A
• Click “Sketch” icon and select plane.5
• Draw an arc (R24, endpoints symmetric about the
centerline)
• Add a Dimension (9mm) to define the distance between
the arc and the origin

• Click “Sketch” icon and select Front Plane
• Draw a centerline onto the centerline of Sketch8
• Draw an arc (R28, endpoints symmetric about the
centerline)
• Add a Dimension (9mm) to define the distance between
the arc and the origin
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Modeling
Tutorial 3A
To build a Sweep Surface:-
Sweep.2
• Select “Insert/Surface/Sweep” on the menu
bar
• Select “Sketch9” as Profile
• Select “Sketch8” as Path
To duplicate a surface by mirroring:-

• Select “Front Plane” as “Mirror Plane”
• Select “Surface-Sweep2” as “Bodies to Mirror”
• Select “Knit Surfaces” under “Options”
To cut the solid with this SURFACE:-

• Select the surface as “Trim Tools”
• Select the upper portion (Click on it)
• Select “Consume bodies” as “Resultant bodies
state”
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Modeling
Tutorial 3A
Hide this
To hide the surface:-
surface
• Right-Click the surface, then select “Body/Hide”
To add Edge Fillets:-

• Click “Fillet” icon
• Select “Tangent Propagation”
• Enter 3mm as Radius
• Select the three sharp edges
To save the new part in a Project Folder:-

It is a good practice to store all part files of a
product in one specific project folder.
• Create a folder wherever you can save (by MS
window technique)
• Save your current part as
“master_handle_a.sldprt” into the folder
• (Add “a” after its name to remind us its version)
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Modeling
Tutorial 3A
To make the solid hollow:-
• Click “Shell” icon
• Enter 2mm as Thickness D1
• Click ok to complete.
• (the material inside the solid is removed)
To cut the solid with a plane and export the cut

portions into part files:-
Master_
• Select “Insert/Features/Split” on the menu bar handle.sldprt
• Select Top Plane as “Trim Tools”
• Double-click the entry box of File on row1
• Enter “Upper_body_a” as File Name
• Double-click the entry box of File on row2
Upper_
• Enter “Lower_body_a” as File Name body.sldprt
• Select “Show bodies” as “Resultant bodies state”
• Click ok to complete Lower_
body.sldprt
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Modeling
Tutorial 3A
Building mechanical features on Upper Body:-
Switch the window to Upper_Body:-

• Select “Window/Upper_body_a.sldprt” on the menu
bar
To get a boundary curve from the solid:-

• Click “Sketch” icon
• Select the planar face of the solid
• Right-click an inner edge and then select “Select
Loop”
• Click “Convert” icon to project the edges onto the
sketch

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Modeling
Tutorial 3A
To remove material from the boundary:-
• Click “Extruded Cut” icon
• Select Sketch1
• Enter 1.5mm as D1 (Length of Direction1)
• Select “Thin Feature” option

• Select “Mid Plane” as Type
• Enter 2mm as T1
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Modeling
Tutorial 3A
To build a sketch:-
• Click “Sketch” icon and select the bottom face of “Cut-
Extrude-Thin1”
• Draw 4 lines (two horizontal & two vertical)
• Add a Symmetric Constraint between two vertical lines
• Add 3 more dimensional constraints (28mm, 8mm &
14mm)
To build a solid from the open profile:-

• Click “Rib” icon
• Select Sketch2
• Select “Both Sides” option for thickness
• Enter 1mm as thickness T1
• Select “Normal to Sketch” option for “Extrusion direction”
• (Arrow points downward)
Result
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Modeling
Tutorial 3A
To build another sketch:-
• Click “Sketch” icon and select Top Plane
• Draw a circle (Dia6.0) on x-axis
• Add a dimensional Constraint (20mm)
icon
To build a solid:-
• Select “Up to Next” as Direction1
• Activate Direction2, then Enter 5mm as
Direction2
+5 mm
Up to Next
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Modeling
Tutorial 3A Top face of

cylinder
To make a hole:-
• Click “Hole Wizard” icon and select the top
face of the cylinder
• Select “Legacy Hole” as Hole Specification
• Select “Simple” as Type
• Enter 2.5mm as Diameter
• Enter 13mm as Depth
• Click on the tab page “Positions”
• Select the center of the top face
To make a reference direction:-

• Click “Axis” icon
• Select the global origin on screen
• Select Right Plane
• To show the axis, select “View/Axes” on
the menu bar
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Modeling
Tutorial 3A
To make a pattern:-
• Click “Linear Pattern” icon
• Select Axis1 as Direction1
• Reverse Direction1
• Enter 62mm as D1 (Instance Spacing)
• Enter 2 as “Number of Instances”
• Click the entry box “Features to Pattern”
• Select Extrude1 & Hole1 on tree
To check the depth of holes:-

• Click “Section View” icon
• Select Front Plane
• Select the option “Show Section Cap” Not too thick &
not too thin
• Visual Check whether the holes are too
deep or not deep enough (for this case,
they are accepted)
• Click “Cancel” icon to exit
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Modeling
Tutorial 3A
To make a Cut:-
• Click “Sketch” icon and select Right Plane
• Draw a circle (Dia3.0) at (-12.0mm, 0)
• Click “Mirror” icon, select the circle as “entities
to mirror” and select the centerline as “mirror
about”
icon

• Select “Mid Plane” as Type of Direction1
• Enter 20mm as Direction1
Extruded
Cut
To hide all Axes:-

• Select “View/Axes” on the menu bar
** SAVE THE FILE AGAIN **
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Modeling
Tutorial 3A
Building mechanical features on Lower Body:-
Switch the window to Lower_Body:-

• Select “Window/Lower_body_a.sldprt” on the menu
bar
To get a boundary curve from the solid:-

• Select the planar face of the solid
Parting
• Right-click an inner edge and then select “Select surface
Loop”
• Click on the Yellow arrow to get the close-loop
boundary of the planar face
• Click “Convert” icon to project the edges onto the
sketch

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Modeling
Tutorial 3A
To add material from the boundary:-
• Select Sketch1
• Enter 1.5mm as D1 (Length)
• Select the tab page “Thin Feature”
• Select “One Direction” as type
• Enter 1mm as T1 (thickness)
To Offset a solid face:-

• Select “Insert/ Face/ Move” on the menu bar
• Select “Offset” as Type
• Select the parting surface
• Enter 0.5mm as D (offset direction)
• Select the option “Flip Direction” so that material is Remove material
removed from this parting
surface
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Modeling
Tutorial 3A
To build a sketch:-
• Click “Sketch” icon and select the uppermost planar
face
• Draw a centerline along x-axis
• Draw 4 lines (two horizontal & two vertical)
• Add a symmetric Constraint between two horizontal lines
• Add 3 more dimensional constraints (28mm, 8mm &
14mm)
To build a solid from the open profile:-

• Click “Rib” icon
• Select Sketch2
• Select “Both Sides” option for thickness
• Enter 1mm as thickness T1
• Select “Normal to Sketch” option for “Extrusion direction”
• (Arrow points downward)
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Modeling
Tutorial 3A Circle center

To make a Cut:- and Origin
are on same
• Click “Sketch” icon and select Right Plane horizontal
level
• Draw a Profile as shown
• Multi-select the circle center and the origin,
then select “horizontal”
• Click “Mirror” icon, select the profile as
“entities to mirror” and select the centerline as
“mirror about”
icon

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Modeling
Tutorial 3A
To make an extruded solid:-
• Click “Sketch” icon and select the
uppermost planar face
• Draw 3 lines (three horizontal lines)
• Add a symmetric Constraint between two
horizontal lines
• Add 2 more dimensional constraints (50mm,
& 7mm)
icon

sketch

• Click on a Line of the previous sketch
• Select “Up to Next” as Type of Direction1
• Select “Mid Plane” as Type of Thin Feature
• Enter 1mm as T1 (Thickness)
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Modeling
Tutorial 3A
To make two more extruded solids:-
• Click “Extruded Boss/Base” icon again

• Select “Sketch4” on tree
• Click on the other line of Sketch4
• Click “Extruded Boss/Base” icon again

• Select “Sketch4” on tree
• Click on the other line of Sketch4
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Modeling
Tutorial 3A Circle center and origin

To make a Cut:- are on the same
• Click “Sketch” icon and select the face horizontal level
• Draw a Profile (two vertical lines, one
horizontal line & an arc)
• Add a dimensional constraint R1.5 on the arc
• Add another dimensional constraint (45mm)
between the circle centre and the y-axis
• Multi-select the circle centre and the origin,
then select “Horizontal”
icon

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Modeling
Tutorial 3A
• Select “Top plane” as Reference
• Click “Reverse Direction” in the command
window (The arrow should point to negative Y)
• Enter 5mm as Offset Direction
To make an extruded solid:-

• Draw a Circle (Dia9.5mm)
• Add a dimensional constraint (20mm) between
the circle center and the origin
icon

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Modeling
Tutorial 3A
To make an extruded cut:-
• Click “Sketch” icon and select the top face of
the cylinder
• Draw a circle, concentric with the circular
edge
• Add a dimensional constraint (1.5mm)
icon

• Select the tab page “From” and then select
“Offset”
• Click “Reverse Direction” icon next to “From”
• Enter 2.5mm as offset value
• Select “Through All” as Direction1
2.5mm
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Resultant Cut
Modeling
Tutorial 3A
To make a hole:-
• Click “Hole Wizard” icon and select the top
face of the cylinder
• Select “Legacy Hole” as Hole Specification
• Select “Simple” as Type
• Enter 3.2mm as Diameter
• Select “Through all” as End Condition
• Click on the tab page “Positions”
• Select the center of the top face Make a
concentric hole
To make a solid by an used sketch:-

• Select “Sketch.6” as Profile (Sketch.6 has
been used before and it is now hidden, so
Result
select it on the tree)
• Enter 1.5mm as D1 (Direction1)
• Select the tab page “Thin Feature”
• Reverse Direction under “Thin Feature”
• Enter 1.5mm as T1 (Thin Feature Thickness)
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Modeling
Tutorial 3A
To make a reference direction:-
• Click “Axis” icon
• Select the global origin on screen
• To show the axis, select “View/Axes” on the
menu bar
To make a pattern:-
A group of solid features
• Click “Linear Pattern” icon is duplicated here
• Select Axis1 as Direction1
• Enter 62mm as D1 (Instance Spacing)
• Enter 2 as Number of Instances
• Click the entry box “Features to Pattern”
• Select the last FOUR solid features
To hide all Axes:-

• Select “View/Axes” on the menu bar
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Modeling
Tutorial 3A
Now we have three part files:
Master Lower Upper
• Master_handle (which controls the handle outlook) Handle body body
• Upper_body (which is a child of Master_handle
and has its own mechanical features)
• Lower_body (which is a child of Master_handle
and has its own mechanical features)
To modify Master Handle:-

• Right-Click “Sketch1” in Master_handle
• Select “Edit Sketch”
Modify Master
• Change R380 to R250 model
• Change R10 to R12
To get Upper & Lower bodies updated:-

• Activate the window of Upper_body
• After a few second, the model is updated in shape Both Parts will be
automatically updated
automatically, if the
• Activate the window of Lower body to update master model is
modified
**SAVE ALL FILES AGAIN, then CLOSE THEM **
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Modeling
Tutorial 3B
Building the basket:-
We are going to use Surface-modeling

technique to build the basket…
• Select File/New on the menu bar

To build a sketch:-
• Click “Sketch” icon and select Top plane
• Draw a rectangle (center at origin, 170mm x 130mm)
• Add a Symmetric constraint between two horizontal
lines
• Draw another centerline along y-axis
• Add a Symmetric constraint between two vertical lines
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Modeling
Tutorial 3B
To create an extruded surface:- sketch1
• Select “Insert/ Surface/ Extrude…” on the
menu bar
• Select Sketch1
• Enter 59mm as D1
To make a Draft on the surface:-

• Select “Insert/ Features/ Draft” on the menu
bar
• Select “Parting Line” as Type of Draft
• Enter 10deg as Draft Angle
• Select Top Plane as Direction of Pull
• Select the four edges as Parting Lines
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Modeling
Tutorial 3B
To create a surface from a closed boundary:-
• Select “Insert/ Surface/ Fill” on the menu bar
• Select all the four edges of the smaller
opening
• Click ok to complete (a surface will be created to
fill the opening)
To Join surfaces into one:-

• Select “Insert/ Surface/ Knit” on the menu bar
• Select surfaces “Draft.1” & “Surface-Fill.1”
• Click ok to complete (a new surface is created to
represent the previous two surfaces)
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Modeling
Tutorial 3B
To add a Fillet on surface edges:-
• Select all the four Vertical edges
To add another Fillet on surface edges:-

• Select the bottom face
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Modeling
Tutorial 3B
To get a boundary from a surface:-
• Select Top Plane as Sketch Plane
• Right-click the edge and then select
“Select Open Loop”
• Click “Convert” icon to project the edges
onto the sketch
Right-Click the edge,
then select “Select
Open Loop”
• Exit the workbench by clicking “Exit
Sketch” icon
sketch
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Modeling
Tutorial 3B
To draw a circle on the plane:-
• Draw a circle (Dia 3.0)
• Multi-select the circle center and the
edge , then select “Pierce”
icon
To create a swept surface:-

• Select “Insert/ Surface/ Sweep” on the
menu bar
• Select Sketch3 (circle) as Profile
• Select Sketch2 (boundary) as Path A swept surface is
• Click ok to complete created along the
boundary
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Modeling
Tutorial 3B
• Select Right Plane as Reference
To make a circle on a new sketch:-

• Click “Sketch” icon and select Plane.1
• Draw a circle (Dia2.0, at x= -20, y= -40)
icon
To break a face:-
• Select “Insert/ Curve/ Split Line” on the menu
bar
• Select “Projection” as “Type of Split”
• Select the sketch
• Select the face
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Modeling
Tutorial 3B
To create 3 more splits on that face:-
• Select “Insert/ Curve/ Split Line” on the menu bar
• Select the face

• Draw a circle (Dia2.0, at x= 20, y= -40)
• Select the face
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Modeling
Tutorial 3B
icon
bar
• Select the face
• Hide Plane.1 Split Line.4
(After 4 Splits, the face should

Split Line.2
have 4 circular sub-faces)
Split Line.3
Split Line.1
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Modeling
Tutorial 3B
To add Material Texture:-
• Right-Click “Split Line4” under “Surface Bodies” on
tree
• Select “Appearance/ Texture”
• Select “Metal/ Machined/ Mesh1” as “Texture”
• Adjust the Scale and the Angle of the texture
Texture Scale
Texture
Orientation Angle
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Modeling
Tutorial 3B
To add Material Texture:-
• Right-Click “Surface-Sweep1” under
“Surface Bodies” on tree
• Select “Metal/ Brushed/ Brushed Metal5”
as “Texture”
• Adjust the Scale and the Angle of the
texture
To save the new part in Project Folder:-

“Basket_a.sldprt” into the folder.
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Modeling
Tutorial 3B
Building the metal arm:-
We are going to learn how to build 3D curves to

represent the metal arm…
• Select “File/New” on the menu bar


• Select “Right plane” as Reference
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Modeling
Tutorial 3B
To make a Sketch:-
• Select Plane.1
• Draw a horizontal centerline along x-axis
• Draw a vertical centerline along y-axis
• Draw the Profile as shown
• Add dimensional constraints as shown
• Hide Plane.1
Put the mouse cursor

at this endpoint for a
few second, then we
can draw a tangent
HINT
arc continuously
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Modeling
Tutorial 3B
To create another reference plane:-
• Select “Right plane” as Reference
To make the 2nd Sketch:-

• Select Plane.2
• Draw a straight line as shown
• Multi-select the line of the previous sketch and A line in
the current line; and add a Collinear Constraint. Sketch.1
• Add two more dimensional constraints as shown
• Hide Plane.2 Draw this line
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Modeling
Tutorial 3B
To create a connecting 3D curve:-
• Click “3D Sketch” icon
• Click “Spline” icon
• Select the endpoint of Sketch.1
• Select the endpoint of Sketch.2
• Click “Spline” icon again/ Press “Esc” key on the
keyboard to complete the spline Sketch.2
• Multi-select the Spline & Sketch.1, then select

“Tangent” Spline
• Multi-select the Spline & Sketch.2, then select
“Tangent”
Sketch.1
• Click “3D Sketch” icon again to complete
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Modeling
Tutorial 3B Sketch2
To create another 3D curve:-
• Click “3D Sketch” icon
• Select Sketch2
• Click “Convert” icon
• Click “Line” icon

• Select the endpoint
• Switch the viewpoint to Front View (Press “Space”
key on keyboard then select “*Front”)
• Draw a horizontal line as shown
• Multi-select the endpoint and Right Plane, then

select “On Surface”
• Click “Sketch Fillet” , then select the intersection Front View

point
• Enter 5mm as Fillet radius
• Click “3D Sketch” icon again to complete
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Modeling
Tutorial 3B 3DSketch2
To hide a sketch:- 3DSketch1

Sketch1
• Right-Click “Sketch.2” on tree
• Select Hide
To group all lines & curves:-

• Select “Insert /Curve/ Composite” on the menu bar
• Select all lines & curves on the screen, which are
“Sketch.1”, “3D Sketch1” & “3D Sketch2”
To create a sketch:-
• Draw a circle (Dia3.0)
• Multi-select the circle center and the composite
curve, then select “Pierce”
Composite curve
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Modeling
Tutorial 3B
To make a solid:- Solid is created
• Click “Swept Boss/Base” icon
• Select the circle as Profile
• Select the composite curve as Path
To duplicate elements by mirroring:-

• Select “Right Plane” as “Mirror Plane”
• Select the solid as “Bodies to mirror”
• Select the option “Merge Solid”
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Modeling
Tutorial 3B
• Select Front Plane as Reference
To make a circle on a new sketch:-

icon
To break a face:-
bar
• Select the nearest solid face
Circular face is
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Modeling
Tutorial 3B

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Modeling
Tutorial 3B
(Cont’):-
icon
bar
• Hide Plane.3
Split Line.4
(After 4 Splits, the solid should

Split Line.2
have 4 circular sub-faces)
Split Line.1
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Modeling
Tutorial 3B
To add material texture:-
• Right-Click “Split Line4” under “Solid Bodies”
on tree
• Select “Metal/ Brushed/ Brushed Metal5” as
Texture
• Adjust the Scale and the Angle of the texture
To save the new part in Project Folder:-

“Metal_arm_a.sldprt” into the folder.
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Modeling
Tutorial 3B
Assemble components together…
In the folder, you should have five part files;
– Master_handle_a.sldprt
– Upper_body_a.sldprt
– Lower_body_a.sldprt
– Basket_a.sldprt
– Metal_arm_a.sldprt
To create a new assembly:-

• Select “File/New” on the menu bar
• Select “Assembly”
• Click “Browse” icon

• Select “basket_a.sldprt” in the product folder
• Click “Open”
• Click Ok to complete
• (The part origin should collide with the assembly
origin)
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Modeling
Tutorial 3B
To insert existing parts into an assembly:-
• Click “Insert Component” icon
• Select “metal_arm_a.sldprt” in the project
folder
• Click once on the screen to drop the part onto
the assembly
• Similarly, insert the following parts:
– Upper_body_a.sldprt
– Lower_body_a.sldprt
We should see that all

inserted parts are at
wrong positions.
(f) Fixed in space (we

cannot move it directly)
(-) Free to move
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Modeling
Tutorial 3B
To move a part by mouse:-
• “Click and Hold” the part that you want to
move
• “Drag” the part to a desired position
• To rotate the part, click “Rotate Component”
icon first
• (HINT: Switch to the proper viewpoint

before dragging)
• Repeat the steps so that all parts are

NEARLY at desired positions
• Now the parts are separated. It is easier for
us to select part features later Result
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Modeling
Tutorial 3B
To assemble parts by adding constraints:-
(1) Link “Metal Arm” to “Basket”

• Click “Mate” icon
• Select Right Plane of Metal Arm
• Select Front Plane of Basket
• Click ok icon on the sub-menu
(If you want to delete a constraint, just click the

constraint on the list, and then press “Delete”
key on the keyboard.)
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Modeling
Tutorial 3B
(Cont’) Distance
• Select Top Plane of Metal Arm

• Select Top Plane of Basket
• Click “Distance” option
• Enter 8mm as Distance
• Select Front Plane of Metal Arm

• Select Right Plane of Basket
• Click “Distance” option
• Enter 89mm as Distance
• Click OK on the main menu to complete
Result
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Modeling
Tutorial 3B
(2) Link “Lower Body” to “Metal Arm”
• Select the circular face of Metal Arm
• Select the circular face of Lower Body
• Select the circular face of Metal Arm

Result
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Modeling
Tutorial 3B
(3) Link “Upper Body” to “Lower Body”
• Select the circular face of Upper Body
• Select the circular face of Upper Body

• Select Top Plane of Upper Body

• Select Top Plane of Lower Body
Result
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Modeling
Tutorial 3B
END RESULT
after assembly
To Save all files:-

• Select “File/Save all”
• Enter “Basket_assm_a.sldasm” as the assembly’s
filename and save it in your project folder.
**CLOSE ALL FILES**
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Analysis by Solidworks
Tutorial 3C
We are going to estimate the deflection of the
basket under the maximum load by
Finite Element Analysis…
Max Load 15N
(~1500g)
Assumptions:
- Linear Behavior of the material
- Displacements will be small such that a linear
solution is valid
- The spot weld joint between the basket and the
metal arm will not break under the load
- Loading rate should be sufficiently low
- Load is uniformly distributed on the bottom faces
of the basket
- The deformation of the basket is much lower than
that of the metal arm
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Tutorial 3C
Before we start, check the layout setting:
• Select “Tools/ Add-ins” on the menu bar
• Activate “Cosmosworks 2006” on the list
**File/Open/ Basket_assm_a.SLDASM**
One Solid
(1) To simplify the model for analysis:-
• Right-Click “Upper_body_a” on tree and
select “Suppress”
• Right-Click “Lower_body_a” on tree and
select “Suppress”
Now, we should see the below elements

only:
• 2 surface bodies
• 1 Solid body
Two
Surfaces
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Tutorial 3C
(2) Create an analysis case:-
• Select “Cosmosworks/ Study” on the menu bar
• Select “Mixed mesh” (solid mesh & surface mesh
for our study)
• Select “Static” as analysis type
(3) To define a 2D mesh:-

• Right-Click “Shells” on tree
• Select “Define By Selected Surfaces”
• Select “Thin” as type
• Enter 1mm as thickness
• Right-click on one face of the basket and then
select “Select Tangency” (all tangent faces will be
selected automatically)
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Tutorial 3C
(4) Create Meshes:-
• Click “Mesh” icon
• Enter 5mm as Global size (Tolerance will be
changed to 0.25 automatically)
• Click “Options” icon
• Select “High” as Mesh Quality (with mid-side nodes )
• Select “Automatic Transition” as Mesh Control
• Click ok
• Click ok again to complete
Result - with
Automatic Transition
• (If you need to rebuild meshes, click “Mesh” icon

again)
• REMARK: EVERY Time after we’ve changed mesh

properties, remember to regenerate meshes before
analysis; otherwise the analysis will be based on
the old meshes. Without Automatic
Transition
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Tutorial 3C
Now, we have already created two meshes:
One Surface Mesh (for the basket)
One 3D Mesh (for the metal arm)
Restraints
(5) To Create a constraint:-
• Click “Restraints” icon
• Select “Fixed” as type
• Select the two circular faces as shown
Close to the real

case, the metal A- 84
arm is fixed here
Tutorial 3C
(6) To Create a Distributed Force onto Faces:-
• Click “Show/Hide Mesh” icon to hide the existing
meshes
• Select “Tools/ Measure” on the menu bar

• Multi-select the 9 Faces (by pressing CTRL key)
• Get the value of the total area (e.g 20422mm2)
• Calculate the Pressure by the equation:

P = F/A
= 15/20422 x106 N/m2
= 734.5 N/m2
• Click “Pressure” icon

• Select the 9 Faces
• Select “User Reference” as type
• Select “Top Plane” as “Plane for Direction”
• Select “Normal to Plane”
• Enter (734.5 N/m2) as “Pressure Value”
• Click “Reverse Direction” to make the arrow
downward
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Tutorial 3C
(7) To Apply Material:-
• Right-Click “Solids” on tree and select “Apply
Material to all”
• Select “Custom Defined”
• Select “Linear Elastic Isotropic” as Model Type
• Enter 1.2e11 (N_m2) as Elastic Modulus
• Enter 0.291 as Poisson’s Ratio
• Right-Click “Shells” on tree and select “Apply

Material to all”
• Select “Custom Defined”
• Enter 1.2e11 (N_m2) as Elastic Modulus
• Enter 0.291 as Poisson’s Ratio
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Tutorial 3C Connectors
(8) To build Connections between meshes:-
• (We have four pairs of faces and we are going to

build a connection for EVERY PAIR
independently)
1
• Click “Connectors” icon 2
• Select “Rigid” as Type
• Select Small Face 1 as First Element
• Click the entry box of Second Element
• Select Small Face 2 as Second Element
• Repeat the above steps for the remaining three

pairs
Four
connectors
are made
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Tutorial 3C
What we have already done…
1. Simplify the model (Hide unnecessary
parts & features)
2. Define Property of 2D mesh
3. Create Meshes (2D & 3D)
4. Create a constraint (Restraint)
5. Create a force (Distributed force)
6. Apply Material
7. Create & Define Properties of connectors
** SAVE THE FILE BEFORE COMPUTATION**

• Select “File/Save”
• (All Pre-processing data of this analysis will be
stored in the assembly file, i.e.
“Basket_assm_a.sldasm” )
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Tutorial 3C
(9) To start Computation:-
• Click “Run” icon
• After a few second, a warning window will
pop up; Click No to proceed
(10) To View the result:-

• Right-Click “Stress/ Plot1” on tree
• Select “Show”
• To simulate movement, right-click

“Stress/Plot1” on tree again, then select
“animate”
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Tutorial 3C
(10) (Cont’):-
• To show the stress distribution of the
basket only, we can do in this way:
– Click the tab “FeatureManager Design

Tree”
– Right-Click “metal_arm_a” on tree and
then select “Hide”
– Click the tab “COSMOS Analysis

Manager”
– Right-Click “Stress” on tree and then
select “Options”
– Select the option “Show Min/Max range
based on shown components only”
– Right-Click “Plot1” on tree and then

select “Show”
– Right-Click it again, select “Settings”

– Select “Mesh” as Boundary Options (to
show the mesh)
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Tutorial 3C
(Cont’):-
• Right-Click “Displacement/ Plot1” on tree
• Select “Show”
• (We can see the maximum displacement of the
basket is about 95.6mm!)
The Displacement is too big to accept.

Now we are going to shorten the
length of the metal arm and make it thicker…
To edit the part “Metal Arm”:-

• Click the tab “FeatureManager Design Tree”
• Right-click “Metal_arm_a” on tree and select
“Open Part”
• The part “Metal_arm_a” will be open in a new
window
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Tutorial 3C Change to 50mm

(Con’t):-
• Right-click “Sketch.1” on tree and then select
“Edit Sketch”
• Modify the dimension 100mm to 50mm
icon
• (The metal arm is automatically updated)
To increase the wire diameter:-

• Right-click “Sketch.3” on tree and then select
“Edit Sketch”
• Modify the diameter from 3mm to 3.5mm
icon
Resultant solid is
• (The metal arm is automatically updated) shorter and
thicker
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To Compute Analysis again:-

Tutorial 3C
• Select “Window/ Basket_assm_a.sldasm” on the menu bar
• Click Ok to rebuild the assembly
• Click “Mesh” icon to rebuild meshes

• Click ok to accept the deletion of existing results
• Click the option “Run analysis after meshing”
• Click ok to proceed
• After a few second, a warning window will pop up; Click No
to proceed
To View the result again:-

• Right-Click “Displacement/ Plot1” on tree; Select “Show”
• (The maximum displacement is now decreased to 27.4mm

after the modification of the metal arm)
• REMARK: EVERY Time after we’ve changed mesh

properties, remember to regenerate meshes before
analysis; otherwise the analysis will be based on the old
meshes.
** SAVE ALL FILES AGAIN AND THEN CLOSE THEM**
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END of Tutorial 3C
Analysis by Patran
Tutorial 3D
We are going to estimate the deflection of the
basket again by another FEA tool, MSC
PATRAN…
Assumptions: (Same as Tutorial 3C)

- Linear Behavior of the material
- Displacements will be small such that a linear
solution Is valid
- The spot weld joint between the basket and the
metal arm will not break under the load Max Load 15N
(~1500g)
- Loading rate should be sufficiently low
- Load is uniformly distributed on the bottom faces
of the basket
- The deformation of the basket is much lower than
that of the metal arm
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Analysis by Patran
Tutorial 3D
**Close Solidworks**
**Enter MSC Patran**
• Double-Click “Patran 2005 r2” icon on the desktop
(2) To Create a NEW Database:

• File/New
• Select Your project folder
• Enter “basket.db” as File Name
• Click OK
• Select “Based on Model” as Tolerance
• Select “MSC Nastran” as Analysis Code
• Select “Structural” as Analysis Type
• Click OK
(3) Import the model geometry:-

• File/Import
• Select “IGES” as Source
• Click “IGES Options”
• Click “Model Unit” and select “millimeters”
• Click Ok then YES to accept
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Analysis by Patran
Tutorial 3D
• Select your project folder
• Select the file “Basket_assm_a.igs” (which is
stored in (your DVD drive):\Model)
• Click APPLY
Origin
• (all elements in IGES have been imported; the
white “+” is the model origin)
REMINDER
• To correct surface gaps, Click the icon •The unit of the imported model is mm. To
“Geometry” have the unit consistency in Patran, remember
• Select “Edit/Surface/Sew” to use the SI(mm) units as shown
• Select all surfaces
• Click APPLY
• Click “Yes for all”
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Analysis by Patran
Tutorial 3D
View the model geometry:-
• Click “Smooth Shaded” icon to switch to
the shading mode
• Use the middle mouse button to rotate the

model
rotate pan zoom
• Click “Wireframe” icon to switch to the

wireframe mode
• Click “Point Size” icon to increase the

point size so that we can see all locations
of points
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Analysis by Patran
Tutorial 3D
(4a) To associate points to a curve:-
• Click “Geometry” icon on the top menu
• Select Action/Associate
• Select Object/Point
• Select Method/Curve
• Click the Entry Box of Point List Once, then
select a point on the curve1
• Click the Entry Box of Curve List, then select
the curve1
• (If Auto-execute is checked, it is not
necessary to click Apply)
curve13
• Click the box of Point List again curve1
• Select another point on the curve13
• Click the Entry Box of Curve List, then select
the curve13
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Analysis by Patran
Tutorial 3D
(4b) To associate points to a surface:-
• (Keep Action/Associate)
• Select Object/Point
• Select Method/Surface
• Click the Entry Box of Point List Once, then
select a point on the surface
• Click the box again
• Press and hold “SHIFT” key
• Select another point on the surface
• (Repeat the steps until all 4 points are
selected)
• Click the Entry Box of Surface List, then

select the Surface (on which the 4 points are
located)
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Analysis by Patran
Tutorial 3D
(5a) To create a 1D Mesh:-
• Click “Elements” icon on the top menu
• Select Action/Create
• Select Object/Mesh
• Select Type/Curve
• Select Bar2 as Topology
• Click the Entry Box of Curve List Once, then

select all the curves on screen (Do not select
any surface edges)
• Deselect Automatic Calculation

• Enter 5 for the Global Edge Length
• Click Apply
• Click “Node size” icon to make the nodes

bigger
• (If we look closer to the nodes, we can see

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Analysis by Patran
Tutorial 3D
(5b) To create a 2D Mesh:-
• Select Object/Mesh
• Select Type/Surface
• Select Quad as Element Shape

• Select Paver as Mesher
• Select Quad4 as Topology
• Click the Entry Box of Surface List Once, then

Click the Surface icon under Picking Filters
• Select all Surfaces on screen
• Deselect Automatic Calculation

• Enter 5 for the Global Edge Length
• Click Apply
• (If we look closer to the nodes, we can see
that a node is created on the location of the
associated point)
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Analysis by Patran
Tutorial 3D
(6) To equivalence Nodes to connect 2D
Quad Elements:-
• Select Action/Equivalence
• Select Object /All
• Select Method/Tolerance Cube
• Click Apply
• Select Action/Verify
Before all surfaces
• Select Object/Element were disconnected; the
• Select Test/Boundaries whole boundary of
• Click Apply every surface was free
• Reset Graphics
Now only the open
edge is free; all
surfaces are
connected
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Analysis by Patran
Tutorial 3D
(7) To create Rigid Joints between two meshes:-
• Select Object/MPC
• Select Type/Rigid(Fixed)
• Select “Define Terms..”

• Select “Create Independent” and then the end node
of the curve
• Select the node with on the surface as
Dependent Node
• (If Auto-execute is checked, it is not necessary to

click Apply)
• Click “Cancel” on the submenu
• Click “Apply” on the top menu
• (NOW MPC.1 is created)

Independent
Dependent
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Analysis by Patran
Tutorial 3D
(Cont’):-
• Select “Define Terms..”

• Select “Create Independent” and then another
node of the curve
• Select the corresponding node on the surface
as Dependent Node

• Click “Cancel” on the submenu
• Click “Apply” on the top menu
• Repeat the steps until all four MPCs are

created MPC.4
– MPC.1
– MPC.2
– MPC.3
MPC.3 MPC.2
– MPC.4
MPC.1
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Analysis by Patran
Tutorial 3D
To show the meshes only:-
• Click “Smooth Shaded” icon to switch to the
shading mode
• Click “Plot/Erase” icon

• Select “Erase” under Geometry
• Click ok
• (Previously, the geometry and the meshes
were overlapped together, but now only Plot/Erase
meshes are shown on the screen)
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Analysis by Patran
Tutorial 3D
(8) To create a Constraint:-
• Click “Loads/BCs” icon on the top menu
• Select Object/Displacement
• Select Type/Nodal
• Click the entry box of New Set Name

• Enter “fixed” in the box
• Click “Input Data…” icon

• Enter <0 0 0> under Translation
• Enter <0 0 0> under Rotation
• Click ok
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Analysis by Patran
Tutorial 3D
(Cont’) :-
Front view
• Click “Select Application Region” icon
• Select FEM under Geometry Filter
• Click “Front View” icon Polygon pick
• Click “Polygon pick” icon
• Click at 1 , 2, 3
• then Double-Click at 4 to select all
nodes within the region
• Click “Add” icon

1 2
• Click ok
• Finally Click Apply
4 3
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Analysis by Patran
Tutorial 3D
(9) To create a Distributed Load :-
• Select Object/Total Load
• Select Type/Element Uniform
• Click the entry box of New Set Name

• Enter “force” in the box
• Select 2D as Target Element Type
• Click “Input Data…”

• Enter <0 0 -15> under Surf. Load (Patran
will distributed the 15N load evenly over
the area of the Application Region)
• Click ok
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Analysis by Patran
Tutorial 3D
(Cont’) :-
• Click “Plot/Erase” icon
• Select “Plot” under Geometry Surface or
Face
• Click ok
Plot/Erase
• Click “Select Application Region” icon

• Select “Geometry” under Geometry Filter
• Click “Surface or Face” icon for Picking
Filter
• Press and Hold “Shift” key on the

keyboard
• Multi-select all bottom faces (9 faces)
• Click “Add” icon
• Click OK
• Click Apply
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Analysis by Patran
Tutorial 3D
(10) To create Material Properties :-
• Click “Materials” icon on the top menu
• Select Object/Isotropic
• Select Method/Manual Input
• Enter “Iron” for Material Name

• Click on “Input Properties…”
• Enter 1.2E5 and 0.29 for Elastic
Modulus(N_mm2) and Poisson ratio
respectively
• Click ok
• Click Apply
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Analysis by Patran
Tutorial 3D
(11) To create Element Properties :-
(FOR 1D MESH)
• Click “Properties” icon on the top menu
• Select Object/1D
• Select Type/Beam
• Enter “metal_arm” as Property Set Name
• Click “Input Properties” icon
• Click the icon next to “Mat Prop Name”

and then select Iron
• Click “Create Sections Beam Library”

icon
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Analysis by Patran
Tutorial 3D
• Enter “Cross_sect” as New Section Name
• Click the arrow icon
• Select the cross-section with a solid circle
• Enter 1.5 as R
• Click ok
• Enter <1 0 0> as Bar Orientation
• Click the entry box of “Select Members”
and then select the curve on the screen
• Click Add
• Click Apply
• (Optional) Display the cross-section by
selecting…
– Display/Load/BC/Elem. Props…using Beam
Display/3D: Full-Span +Offsets.
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Analysis by Patran
Tutorial 3D
(Cont’) :-
(FOR 2D MESH)
• Select Object/2D
• Select Type/Shell
• Enter “basket” as Property Set Name
• Click “Input Properties” icon
• Click the icon next to “Mat Prop Name”

and then select Iron (it has been selected
by default)
• Enter 1 as Thickness and Click OK
• Click the entry box of “Select Members”

and then select all surfaces on the
screen
• Click Add
• Click Apply
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Analysis by Patran
Tutorial 3D
(12) To check assignment of Loads
and Boundary Conditions :-
• Click “Load Case” icon on the top menu

• Select Action/Modify
• Select Load case Default from “Select
Load Case to Modify”
• Check to see that the Total Load and the
fixed constraint are assigned to the
default load case
• Click Cancel
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Analysis by Patran
Tutorial 3D
(13) To Run the Analysis:-
• Click “Analysis” icon on the top menu

• Select Action/Analyze
• Select Object/Entire Model
• Select Method/Full Run
• Click “Translation Parameters…”

• Select XDB and Print
• Click OK
• Click “Solution Type”

• Select “Linear Static” as Solution Type
• Click Ok
• Click Apply
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Analysis by Patran
Tutorial 3D
(14) To Read the results:-
• Select Action/Access Results

• Select Object/Attach XDB
• Select Method/Result Entities
• Click “Select Results File…”

• Select the file “basket.xdb” and Click OK
• Click Apply
• Click “Results” icon on the top menu

• Select Object/Quick Plot
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Analysis by Patran
Tutorial 3D
(Con’t):-
• Select “Displacement, Translational” for Fringe Result

• Select “Displacement, Translational” for Deformation Result
• Click Apply
The maximum Displacement = 98mm

Result by Solidwoks = 96mm (Page 91)
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END of Tutorial 3D
For enquiries, please contact:
Mr. Dickson S.W. Sham

Department of Mechanical Engineering,
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Tel : (852) 2766 4507

Email : mmdsham@polyu.edu.hk
Website : http://myweb.polyu.edu.hk/~mmdsham
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Solidworks 2006 Design with Analysis – Deep Fry Basket

Tutorial 3A - Modeling Linked Children

Tutorial 3B - Modeling Parts Assembly

Tutorial 3C – Structural analysis

Tutorial 3D – Structural analysis (By Nastran)

Version 1b- Mar08 Written by Dickson Sham

Change the view with the mouse

B. Panning enables you to move the

C. Zooming enables you to increase

• Select “File/New” on the menu bar;

To build 1st sketch:-

To build 1st sketch (Cont’):-

• Draw an arc (R35) connecting the bigger arcs, on the

• Multi-select the arc (R10) and the upper arc(R380)

• Add another Tangency constraint between the arc

To build 1st sketch (Cont’):-

• Similarly, Click “Smart Dimension” icon and then

• Exit the workbench by clicking “Exit Sketch” icon

• Now, you are back to the 3D environment and

• (Select “Blind” as type)

To round the sharp edges:-

• If the arrow is not pointing upward, click

• Click on the entry box “Bodies to Mirror”

• Select “Right Plane” on tree

• Click on an empty space to deselect the sketch

To build 3rd sketch:-

• Draw a centerline along y-axis

• Add Dimension R30 onto the arc

To hide the surface:-

To create a reference plane:-

• Select “Top Plane” on tree

To create another intersection curve on

Remark: The selected faces will be

• Draw a horizontal centerline as shown

• Draw another two arcs (R300 & R150)

• Exit the workbench by clicking “Exit

A- 18 Tangent & coincided

• Draw an arc as shown

• Multi-select an endpoint of the arc and “Split

• Similarly, multi-select the other endpoint of the

To create a reference plane:-

Make a plane at the

• Draw an arc with the endpoints touching

• Draw a point on the arc

The resultant arc touches “Split Line1”,

To build 7th sketch:-

• Then click the entry box of Guide Curves once

All blue points should be

To hide the solid:-

*Hide all Planes (Plane1, 2, 3 & 4)*

To extend the surface from both ends:-

To cut the solid with this extended surface:-

To hide the surface:- Result after split by

To create a reference plane (plane.5):-

To build 9th sketch:-

To duplicate a surface by mirroring:-

To cut the solid with this SURFACE:-

To add Edge Fillets:-

To save the new part in a Project Folder:-

To cut the solid with a plane and export the cut

Switch the window to Upper_Body:-

To get a boundary curve from the solid:-

• Exit the workbench by clicking “Exit Sketch” icon

Hide all Planes (Plane1, 2, 3 & 4)

SAVE THE FILE AGAIN

SAVE THE FILE AGAIN A- 48

SAVE ALL FILES AGAIN, then CLOSE THEM