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Basic Solid Modeling
Extrude Options


- Upon successful completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

* Sketch on planes and/or planar surfaces.

* Use the sketch tools to construct geometry.

* Add the geometric relations or constraints.

* Add/modify dimensions.

* Explore the different extrude options.

- The following 5 basic steps will be demonstrated throughout this exercise:

* Select the sketch plane.

* Activate Sketch pencil .

* Sketch the profile using the sketch tools .

* Define the profile with dimensions or relations .

* Extrude the profile .

- Be sure to review self-test questionnaires at the end of the lesson, prior to
going to the next chapter.
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Basic Solid Modeling
Extrude Options

Tools Needed:
Dimensioning Standards: ANSI

Units: INCHES 3 Decimals
Insert Sketch
Boss / Base
Extrude
Circle
Sketch Fillet Dimension
Line
Add Geometric
Relations
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1. Starting a new Part:

- From the File menu, select New / Part, or click the New icon.





















- Select the Part template from either the Templates or Tutorial folders.














- Click OK ; a new part template is opened.
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2. Changing the background color:

- From the View (Heads-up) toolbar, click the Apply Scene button (arrow) and
select the Plain White option (arrow).

- By changing the background color to Plain White we can better view the colors
of the sketch entities and sketch dimensions.




















- To show the
Origin, click
the View
dropdown
menu and
select Origin.

- The Blue
Origin is the
Zero position
of the part
and the Red
Origin is the
Zero position
of a sketch.
Blue Origin
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3. Starting a new Sketch:

- Select the Front plane
from the Feature-
Manager tree and
click the Pencil icon

to start a new
sketch.

- A sketch is normally
created first, relations
and dimensions are
added after, then it
gets extruded into
a 3D feature.

- From the Command-
Manager toolbar,
select the Line

command.



OPTION:
Right-Drag to display the Mouse Gesture guide and select the Line command
from it. (See the Introduction section, page XVIII for details on customizing the
Mouse Gesture).




- Position the mouse cursor
at the Red Origin point, a
yellow feedback symbol
pops up to indicate that
a relation (Coincident)
is going to be added
automatically to the 1
st

endpoint of the line. This
endpoint will be locked
at the zero position.
Mouse Gesture
Command Manager
Toolbar
Auto-Relation
feedback symbol
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4. Using the line command:

- Click on the Origin point and hold the mouse button to start the line at
point 1, drag upwards to point 2, then release the mouse button.



















- Continue adding other lines using the Click-Hold-Drag technique.

- The relations like Horizontal and Vertical are added automatically to each
sketch line. Other relations like Collinear and Equal are added manually.

- The size and shape of the profile will be corrected in the next few steps.












1
Start the line from Point 1
and drag to Point 2
2



The Base Sketch is the
parent sketch of a part and
is also the very first sketch
in a part document. It
should primarily describe
the basic shape of the part,
before other features can
be added.
The Base Sketch



While sketching the
lines, watch for the
System Feedback
Symbols such as
for Horizontal, and
for Vertical Auto
Relations.
System Feedback
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5. Adding Geometric Relations*:

- Click Add Relation under Display/Delete Relations - OR - select Tools /
Relations / Add.

- Select the 4 lines shown below.

- Click EQUAL from the Add Geometric Relation dialog
box. This relation makes the length of the two selected
lines equal.



































Adding the EQUAL
relations to these lines
eliminates the need to
dimension each line.
Equal Relations
The top 4 lines are
now Equal in size.
Select the top 4 lines and
click Equal relation
* Geometric relations are one of the most powerful features in SolidWorks. Theyre
used in the sketch level to control the behaviors of the sketch entities when they are
moved or rotated and to keep the associations between one another.

When applying geometric relations between entities, one of them should be a 2D
entity and the other can either be a 2D sketch entity or a model edge, a plane, an
axis, or a curve, etc.


Geometric relations can be created
manually or automatically. The
next few steps in this chapter will
demonstrate how geometric
relations are added manually.
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6. Adding a Collinear relation**:

- Select the Add Relation command again.

- Select the 3 lines as shown below.

- Click COLLINEAR from the Add Geometric Relations dialog box.

- Click OK .
































** Collinear relations can be used to constrain the geometry as follow:

- Collinear between a line and another line(s) (2D and 2D).

- Collinear between a line(s) to an edge of a model (2D and 3D).


Collinear Relations



Adding a Collinear
relation to these lines
puts them on the same
height level; only one
dimension is needed to
drive the height of all 3
lines.
The bottom 3 lines are
moved to the same level.
Select the bottom 3 lines and
click Collinear relation
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Geometric Relations Examples
Two circles are
sharing the same
center.
Concentric
Tangent
An arc is tangent with
a line or another arc.
Vertical
Two or more
points are
aligned vertically.
Two or more
points are
aligned
horizontally.
Horizontal
Tangent
Equal
Two circles or two lines
having the same size.
Midpoint
An endpoint is
Coincident with a
midpoint of a line.
Coincident
An endpoint is
Coincident with a line.
Two lines are on the same level
(or Co-planar).
Collinear
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7. Adding the horizontal dimensions:

- Select from the Sketch toolbar - OR - select Insert / Dimension, and add
the dimensions shown below (follow the 3 steps A, B and C).







































- Continue adding the
horizontal dimensions
as shown here.





NOTE:
The color of the sketch lines
changes from Blue to Black,
to indicate that they have been
constrained with a dimension.
A. Click line 1
B. Click line 2
C. Place the dimension
approximately here
and enter .500 in.
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A. Click line 1
B. Click line 2
Line 2
Line 1
8. Adding the Vertical dimensions:

- With the Smart-
Dimension tool
still selected, click
on line 1 and line 2;
place the dimension
approximately as
shown, and change
the value to
.500 in.











- Continue adding
other dimensions
until the entire
sketch turns into
the Black color.



The Status of a Sketch:

The current status of a sketch is displayed in the lower right corner of the screen.

Fully Defined = Black
Under Defined = Blue
Over Defined = Red
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Horizontal relation Vertical relation
Equal relation Coincident relation
Tangent relation Collinear relation
Sketch Relation Symbols at a Glance
9. Hiding the Sketch Relation Symbols:

- The Sketch Relation Symbols indicates
which geometric relation a sketch entity
has, but they get quite busy as shown.

- To hide or show the Sketch Relation
Symbols, go to the View menu and
Click off the Sketch Relations option.
Sketch Relation Symbols
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10. Extruding the Base:

- The Extrude Boss/Base command is used to define the characteristic of a
3D linear feature.

- Click from the Features toolbar - OR- select Insert / Boss Base /
Extrude.






















- Set the following:

- Direction: Blind.

- Depth: 6.00 in.

- Enabled Reverse direction.

- Click OK .



Reverse
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11. Sketching on a Planar Face:

- Select the face as indicated.

- Click or select Insert/Sketch.

- Click from the Sketch Tools toolbar
Or select Tools / Sketch Entity / Circle.

(From the View toolbar above the CommandManager, click the Isometric icon
or press the shortcut keys Ctrl+7).




















- Position the mouse cursor on
the selected face, click and
drag outward to draw a circle.

- While sketching the circle,
the system displays the radius
value next to the mouse cursor.

- Dimensions are added after the
Sketch is created.
Select the Sketch Face



- A planar surface of the
model can also be used as
a Sketch Plane.

- The Sketch will then be
extruded normal to the
selected surface.
Planar Surfaces
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- Select the Smart Dimension

command and add a
diameter dimension to the
circle.

(Click on the circle and move
the mouse cursor outward, at
approximately 45 degrees,
and place it).



- To add the location dimensions
click the edge of the circle and
the edge of the model, place
the dimension, then correct
the value.



- Continue adding the
location dimensions
as shown, to fully
define the sketch.



12. Extruding a Boss:

- Click or select Insert / Boss-Base / Extrude.












Explore each extrude option to
see the different results.
Press Undo to go back to the
original state after each one.
Extrude Options
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Direction & Depth
Up To Next
Condition

Using the Blind option:

- When extruding with the
Blind option, the
following conditions
are required:

* Direction

* Depth dimension

- Drag the direction arrow on the preview graphics
to define the direction, then enter a dimension
for the depth.



Using the Through All
option:

- When the Through All
option is selected, the
system automatically
extrudes the sketch to the
length of the part, normal
to the sketch plane.




Using the Up To Next
option:

- With the Up To Next
option selected, the system
extrudes the sketch to
the very next set of
surface(s), and blends it
to match.


Blind
Condition
A
B
C
Through All
Condition
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Up To Vertex
Condition
Select a
Vertex

Using the Up To Vertex
option:

- This option extrudes
the sketch from its plane
to a vertex, specified by
the user, to define its depth.









Using the Up To
Surface option:

- This option extrudes the
sketch from its plane to a
single surface, to define
its depth.








Using the Offset From
Surface option:

- This option extrudes
the sketch from its plane
to a selected face, then
offsets at a specified
distance.

Offset From Surface
Condition
Select a surface
to offset from &
enter a distance.
D
Select a
Surface
Up To Surface
Condition
E
F
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Using the Up To Body option:

- This option extrudes the sketch from its sketch plane to a specified body.

















- The Up To Body option can also be used in assemblies or multi-body parts.


Using the Mid Plane option:

- This option extrudes the sketch from its plane equally in both directions.

- Enter the Total Depth dimension when using the Mid-Plane option.












Mid Plane
Condition
G
H
Up To Body
Condition
Select a Solid Body
to extrude to.
(optional)
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- After you are done exploring all the extrude options, change the final condition
to: Through All















- Click OK .

- The system extrudes the circle to the outer most surface as the result
of the Through All end condition.

- The extra material between the first and the second extruded features
are removed automatically.

- Unless the Merge Result checkbox is cleared, all interferences will be
detected and removed.


Extrude summary:

* The Extrude Boss/Base command is
used to add thickness to a sketch
and to define the characteristic of
a 3D feature.

* A sketch can be extruded in both
directions at the same time, from
its sketch plane.

* A sketch can also be extruded as a
solid or a thin feature.
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Select 8 edges
on both sides
Select 6 edges
on inside walls
13. Adding the model fillets*:

- Fillet/Round creates a rounded internal
or external face on the part. You can
fillet all edges of a face, select sets
of faces, edges, or edge loops.

- The radius value stays in effect until
you change it. Therefore, you can select
any number of edges or faces in the same operation.

- Click or select Insert / Features / Fillet/Round.



















- Enter .125 in. for radius value.

- Select the edges as indicated to
add the fillets. Since the fillets
are the same size, it is quicker
to create them together as one
feature.

- Click OK .

- Zoom or rotate to view the complete fillets.
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* In the attached CD, in the Built Parts folder you will also find copies of the parts,
assemblies, and drawings that were created for cross references or reviewing purposes.



* Fillets and Rounds:

Using the same Fillet command, SolidWorks
knows whether to add material (Fillet) or
remove material (Round) to the faces
adjacent to the selected edge.



14. Saving your work:

- Select File / Save As.

- Enter Extrude Options for the name of the file.

- Click Save.
Fillet
(adds material)
Round
(removes material)
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1. To open a new sketch, first you must select a plane from the FeatureManager tree.
a. True
b. False

2. Geometric relations can be used only in the assembly environments.
a. True
b. False

3. The current status of a sketch is displayed in the lower right area of the screen as:
Under defined, Fully defined, or Over defined.
a. True
b. False

4. Once a feature is extruded, its extrude direction cannot be changed.
a. True
b. False

5. A planar face can also be used as a sketch plane.
a. True
b. False

6. The Equal relation only works for Lines, not Circles or Arcs.
a. True
b. False

7. After a dimension is created, its value cannot be changed.
a. True
b. False

8. When the UP TO SURFACE option is selected, you have to choose a surface as an end-
condition to extrude up to.
a. True
b. False

9. UP TO VERTEX is not a valid Extrude option.
a. True
b. False
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Exercise: Extrude Boss & Extrude Cut.


1. Dimensions are in inches, 3 decimal places.
2. Use Mid-Plane end condition for the Base feature.
3. The part is symmetrical about the Front plane.
4. Use the instructions on the following pages if needed.







































Origin
4X .060 X 45
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1. Starting with the base sketch:

- Select the Front plane and open a new sketch.

- Starting at the top left corner, using the line command, sketch the profile below.




















- Add the dimensions shown.

- Add the Parallel relation to fully define the sketch.

- Extrude Boss/Base with Mid Plane at 3.000 deep.
















Parallel
Origin
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Select this face and click
the Normal-To button
2. Adding the through holes:

- Select the face as
indicated and click
the Normal-To
button.

- This command
rotates the part
normal to the
screen.

- The hot-key for this
command is Cntrl + 8.

- Sketch a centerline that starts from the origin point.

- Sketch 2 circles on either side of the centerline.

- Add the diameter and location dimensions shown.

















- Hold the Control key and
select both circles and the
centerline, then click the
Symmetric relation on the
properties tree.


Both circles are
Symmetric about the
Centerline
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- Create an extruded
cut using the Through-
All condition.







3. Adding the upper cut:

- Select the upper face and click the
Sketch pencil to open a new sketch.

- Sketch a centerline
that starts at the
Origin.

- Sketch a rectangle as
shown.

- Add the dimensions and relations as indicated.

- Create an extruded cut using the Up-To-Vertex
condition (up-to-surface also works).

- Select the Vertex indicated.









- Click OK.
Both lines are
Symmetric about the
Centerline
Select Vertex
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4. Adding the lower cut:

- Select the lower face of the part and open
a new sketch.

- Sketch a rectangle on this face.

- Add a Collinear and an
Equal relations to
the lines and the
edges as noted.

- Extrude a cut using
the Through All condition.

5. Adding a chamfer:

- Click Chamfer under
the Fillet button.







- Enter .060 for depth.

- Select the 4 circular
edges of the 2 holes.

- Click OK.


6. Saving your work:

- Click File / Save As.

- Enter Extrudes_Exe1 for the file name.

- Select a location to save the file.

- Click Save.
The line is Collinear
and Equal with the
edge on both sides.
Select
4 edges
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