Chapter 16 Solar Car Panel A. Sketch. Step 1. Click File Menu > New, click Part and OK. Step 2. Click Top Plane in the Feature Manager and click Sketch from the Content toolbar, Fig. 1. Step 3. Click Center Rectangle (S) in the Rectangle flyout on the Sketch toolbar. Fig. 1 Step 4. Draw a center rectangle starting at the Origin, Fig. 2. Step 7. Click Smart Dimension (S) on the Sketch toolbar. Origin Step 8. Dimension rectangle 10.5 by 5, Fig. 2. Step 9. Click Zoom to Fit Step 10. Click Features (F) on the View toolbar. on the Command Manager toolbar. Step 11. Click Extruded Boss/Base Step 12. In the Property Manager set: Depth.04 click OK, Fig. 3 and Fig. 4. B. Save as "PANEL". Step 1. Click File Menu > Save As. on the Features toolbar. Fig. 2 Step 2. Key-in PANEL for the filename and press ENTER. Fig. 3 Fig. 4 SolidWorks 12 PANEL SOLAR CAR Page 16-1 Cudacountry.net Tech Ed http://www.cudacountry.net email:cudacountry@hotmail.com 8/21/12
C. Appearance. Step 1. Click the Panel to select the part, click Appearances Callout on the Content menu and click PANEL, Fig. 5. Click part Step 2. In the Appearances Property Manager, under Color click second yellow swatch, Fig. 6 click OK, Fig. 7. Fig. 5 Step 3. Save. Use Ctrl-S. D. Enable PhotoView 360. Step 1. If necessary, turn on PhotoView 360. Click Tools Menu > Add-Ins. Click to place a check in PhotoView 360 check boxes under Active Add-ins and under Start Up and click OK, Fig. 8. E. Solar Panel Decal. Step 1. Click Top on the Standard Views toolbar. (Ctrl-5) Fig. 7 Fig. 6 Step 2. Click PhotoView 360 Menu > Edit Decal. Step 3. In the Decals Property Manager Image tab: under Decal Preview click Browse and My Documents button open solarpanel1.jpg, Fig. 9. Fig. 8 Fig. 9 SolidWorks 12 PANEL SOLAR CAR Page 16-2
Step 4. Click the Mapping tab at the top of the Decals Manager, Fig. 10 under Selected Geometry unselect all but Select Faces click the top face of the Panel, Fig. 11 under Mapping set Projection Direction Current View click Update to Current View button grab the corner handles and size the image to fit Panel, Fig. 12 click OK. Step 5. Click Isometric on the Standard Views toolbar. (Ctrl-7) Step 6. Save. Use Ctrl-S. Top face Fig. 11 Fig. 12 F. Insert into Assembly. Step 1. Open your SOLAR CAR ASSEMBLY file. Fig. 10 Step 2. Click Insert Components on the Assembly toolbar. Step 3. Click Browse in the Property Manager. Step 4. Select Panel file and click Open. Step 5. Place Panel as positioned in Fig. 13. Click OK in the Property Manager. G. Mate: Axle and Arm and Cross Support. Fig. 13 Step 1. Click Filter Faces (X) on the Selection Filter toolbar at the bottom of the display, Fig. 14. If necessary, use F5 key to display the toolbar. Step 2. Click Mate on the Assembly toolbar. Fig. 14 SolidWorks 12 PANEL SOLAR CAR Page 16-3
Step 3. Click top face Cross Support, Fig. 15. Step 4. Rotate view to view bottom face of Panel as shown in Fig. 16. To rotate, hold down middle mouse button (wheel) and drag. Step 5. Click bottom face of Panel, Fig. 16. Step 6. Click Add/Finish Mate Coincident mate. to add a Step 7. Rotate view to view rear face of Panel, Fig. 17. To rotate, hold down middle mouse button (wheel) and drag. Fig. 15 Step 8. Click rear face of the Panel and rear face of Cross Support, Fig. 17. Fig. 16 Step 9. Click Distance in Mate pop-up, Fig. 18. Set distance 1 and press EN- TER. The Panel should extent out 1 from the rear of Cross Support, Fig. 19. If positioned in opposite direction, click Flip Dimension in the Mate pop-up, Fig. 18. Click Add/Finish Mate to add Distance mate. Fig. 17 Fig. 18 Fig. 19 SolidWorks 12 PANEL SOLAR CAR Page 16-4
Step 10. Click Front on the View toolbar. (Ctrl-1) Step 11. Expand the Design Tree (click +) in the top left corner of the graphics area, Fig. 20. Step 12. Expand Cross Support and click Right Plane, Fig. 20. Step 13. Expand Panel and click Right Plane, Fig. 20 and Fig. 21. Step 14. Click Add/Finish Mate to add a Coincident mate. Step 15. Click OK in the Property Manager. Step 16. Turn off Filter Faces. Click Filter Faces (X) on the Selection Filter toolbar at the bottom of the display, Fig. 22. Step 17. Save. Use Ctrl-S. Fig. 21 Fig. 20 Fig. 22 SolidWorks 12 PANEL SOLAR CAR Page 16-5