Chapter 9 A. Insert Parts. Airplane Assembly Step 1. Click File Menu > New, click Assembly and OK. Step 2. Click Keep Visible in the Property Manager, Fig. 1. Step 3. Click Browse in the Property Manager, Fig. 1. Step 4. Select your FUSELAGE file and click Open. Step 5. Click OK in the Property Manager. This will place Fuselage origin at the assembly origin and fix the position so Fuselage cannot move. This fixed component should have a (f) before its name in the Feature Manager. Step 6. Click Browse in the Property Manager, Fig. 1. Step 7. Select your WING file and click Open. Fig. 1 Step 8. Click approximately where the Wing is positioned in Fig. 2. Step 9. Click Browse in the Property Manager. Step 10. Select your H STAB file and click Open. Fig. 2 Step 11. Click approximately where H Stab is positioned in Fig. 2. Click OK Manager when done. in the Property B. Save as "AIRPLANE ASSEMBLY". Step 1. Click File Menu > Save As. Step 2. Key-in AIRPLANE ASSEMBLY for the filename and press ENTER. SolidWorks 10 ASSEMBLY AIRPLANE Page 9-1 Brookside Middle School Tech Ed http://www.sarasota.k12.fl.us/brookside/cudacountry email:cudacountry@comcast.net 6/4/10
C. Mate: Fuselage and Wing. Step 1. Click Isometric Step 2. Click Mate on the View toolbar. (Ctrl-7 Ctrl-7) on the Assembly toolbar. Step 3. Click side face of Fuselage, Fig. 3. Step 4. Rotate view to view root of Wing (inside end) as shown in Fig. 4. To rotate, hold down middle mouse button (wheel) and drag. Fig. 3 Step 5. Click root face of Wing, Fig. 4. Be sure to select the face. If necessary zoom in. Step 6. Click Add/Finish Mate in Mate pop-up toolbar to add a Coincident mate. Fig. 4 Step 7. Click Previous View on the Standard Views toolbar. (Ctrl-Shift-Z) Step 8. Zoom in on Fuselage at the windshield and leading edge of Wing root, Fig. 5. To zoom, hold down Shift key and drag middle mouse button (wheel). To pan, hold down Ctrl key and drag middle mouse button (wheel). Zoom Fig. 5 Step 9. Click vertex of Fuselage face and click vertex of Wing root, Fig. 6. Step 10. Click Add/Finish Mate Fig. 6 to add a Coincident mate, Fig. 7. Fig. 7 SolidWorks 10 ASSEMBLY AIRPLANE Page 9-2
Step 11. Expand the Design Tree (click +) in the top left corner of the drawing area, Fig. 8. Step 12. Click Top (plane), Fig. 8. Step 13. Expand WING and click Top (plane), Fig. 8. Step 14. Click Angle in Mate pop-up, Fig. 9. Set angle to 9. The Wing should angle down in the rear, Fig. 10. If positioned in opposite direction, click Flip Dimension in the Mate pop-up, Fig. 9. Click Add/Finsh Mate to add the Angle mate. This is the Angle of Attack. Fig. 8 Step 15. Click OK Fig. 10 Fig. 9 in the Property Manager when done. D. Mate: H Stab. Step 1. Click Isometric on the View toolbar. (Ctrl-7) Step 2. Click Mate on the Assembly toolbar. Step 3. Click side face of Fuselage, Fig. 11. Fig. 11 Step 4. Rotate view to view root of H Stab (inside end) as shown in Fig. 12. Hold down middle mouse button (wheel) and drag. Step 5. Click root face of H Stab, Fig. 12 Step 6. Click Add/Finish Mate in Mate pop-up toolbar to add a Coincident mate. Fig. 12 SolidWorks 10 ASSEMBLY AIRPLANE Page 9-3
Step 7. Click Right on the View toolbar. (Ctrl-4) Step 8. Expand the Design Tree (click +) in the top left corner of the drawing area, Fig. 13. Step 9. Click Top (plane), Fig. 13. Step 10. Expand H STAB and click Top (plane), Fig. 13. Step 11. Click Distance in Mate pop-up, Fig. 14. Set distance to.55 and click Add/Finsh Mate to add the Distance mate. Fig. 14 Fig. 15 Step 12. Rotate view to view rear of Fuselage and H Stab as shown in Fig. 16. Hold down middle mouse button (wheel) and drag. Step 13. Click rear face of Fuselage and rear face of H Stab, Fig. 16. Fig. 13 Step 14. Click Add/Finish Mate in Mate pop-up toolbar to add a Coincident mate, Fig. 17. Click OK in the Property Manager. Fig. 16 Step 15. Save. Use Ctrl-S. Fig. 17 SolidWorks 10 ASSEMBLY AIRPLANE Page 9-4
E. Mirror Wing and H Stab. Step 1. Click Top on the Standard Views toolbar. (Ctrl-5) Step 2. Click Insert Menu > Mirror Components. Step 3. In the Mirror Property Manager: expand Selections under Selections, Mirror plane: expand the Design Tree and select Right (plane), Fig. 19 Fig. 19 under Components to Mirror: in Design Tree, select WING and H STAB, Fig. 19 in the Property Man- click OK ager, Fig. 20 Fig. 18 Fig. 20 F. Insert V Stab. Step 1. Click Isometric on the View toolbar. (Ctrl-7) Step 2. Click Insert Components on the Assembly toolbar. Step 3. Click Browse in the Property Manager. Step 4. Select V STAB file and click Open. Step 5. Place V Stab as positioned in Fig. 21. Fig. 21 SolidWorks 10 ASSEMBLY AIRPLANE Page 9-5
G. Mate: V Stab. Step 1. Click Mate on the Assembly toolbar. Step 2. Click top face of Fuselage, Fig. 22. Step 3. Rotate view to view root of V Stab (bottom) as shown in Fig. 23. Hold down middle mouse button (wheel) and drag. Fig. 22 Step 4. Zoom in on root of V Stab, Fig. 23. To zoom, hold down Shift key and drag middle mouse button (wheel). To pan, hold down Ctrl key and drag middle mouse button (wheel). Step 5. Click root face of V Stab, Fig. 23. Step 6. Click Add/Finish Mate in Mate pop-up toolbar to add a Coincident mate. Fig. 23 Step 7. Click Isometric on the View toolbar. (Ctrl-7) Step 8. Expand the Design Tree, Fig. 24. Step 9. Click Right (plane), Fig. 24. Step 10. Expand V STAB and click Right (plane), Fig. 24. Step 11. Click Add/Finish Mate in Mate pop-up toolbar to add a Coincident mate, Fig. 25. Fig. 24 Fig. 25 SolidWorks 10 ASSEMBLY AIRPLANE Page 9-6
Step 12. Rotate view to view rear of Fuselage and V Stab as shown in Fig. 26. Hold down middle mouse button (wheel) and drag. Step 13. Zoom in on training edge of V Stab, Fig. 26. To zoom, hold down Shift key and drag middle mouse button (wheel). To pan, hold down Ctrl key and drag middle mouse button (wheel). Step 14. Click rear face of Fuselage and bottom edge of V Stab, Fig. 26. Step 15. Click Add/Finish Mate in Mate pop-up toolbar to add a Coincident mate, Fig. 27. Step 16. Click OK in the Property Manager. H. Insert Motor. Fig. 26 Fig. 27 Step 1. Click Isometric on the View toolbar. (Ctrl-7) Step 2. Click Insert Components on the Assembly toolbar. Step 3. Click Browse in the Property Manager. Step 4. Select MOTOR file and click Open. Step 5. Place Motor as positioned in Fig. 28. Fig. 28 SolidWorks 10 ASSEMBLY AIRPLANE Page 9-7
I. Mate: Motor. Step 1. Zoom in on Motor and hole in Fuselage, Fig. 29. To zoom, hold down Shift key and drag with middle mouse button (wheel). To pan, hold down Ctrl key and drag with middle mouse button (wheel). Step 2. Click Mate on the Assembly toolbar. Step 3. Click cylindrical face of Motor and inside cylindrical face of Motor hole in Fuselage, Fig. 30. Click Add/Finish Mate to add Concentric mate. Fig. 29 Step 4. Click front face of Motor and front face of Fuselage, Fig. 30. Step 5. Click Distance in Mate pop-up, Fig. 31. Set distance to.1 and press ENTER. The Motor should extent out.1 from the front of Fuselage, Fig. 32. If positioned in opposite direction, click Flip Dimension in the Mate pop-up, Fig. 31. Click Add/Finish Mate to add Distance mate, Fig. 32. Fig. 30 Step 6. Click OK in the Property Manager. Fig. 31 Fig. 32 SolidWorks 10 ASSEMBLY AIRPLANE Page 9-8
J. Insert Landing Gear. Step 1. Click Zoom to Fit View toolbar. (F) on the Step 2. Click Insert Components toolbar. on the Assemblies Step 3. Click Browse and in the Open dialog box to view Assembly file, change Files of type to All Files (*.*), Fig. 33. Fig. 33 Step 4. Place LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY as positioned in Fig. 34. 34 K. Mate: Landing Gear. Step 1. Rotate view to view bottom of Fuselage as shown in Fig. 35. Hold down middle mouse button (wheel) and drag. Zoom Step 2. Zoom in around the Fig. 34 Landing Gear and Fuselage, Fig. 35. To zoom, hold down Shift key and drag with middle mouse button (wheel). To pan, hold down Ctrl key and drag with middle mouse button (wheel). Step 3. Click Mate toolbar. Fig. 35 on the Assembly Step 4. Click the cylindrical top horizontal face of the Landing Gear and bottom face of the Fuselage Fuselage, Fig. 36 36. Click Add/Finish Mate Tangent mate. Step 5. Click Add/Finish Mate to add Fig. 36 in Mate pop-up toolbar to add a Tangent mate. SolidWorks 10 ASSEMBLY AIRPLANE Page 9-9
Step 6. Expand the Design Tree (click +) in the top left corner of the drawing area, Fig. 37. Step 7. Click Right (plane), Fig. 37. Step 8. Expand LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY and click Right (plane), Fig. 37 and Fig. 38. Step 9. Click Add/Finish Mate in Mate pop-up toolbar to add a Coincident mate. Step 10. Click Right on the View toolbar. (Ctrl-4) Step 11. Click Front (plane), Fig. 39. Step 12. Expand LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY and click Front (plane), Fig. 39. Fig. 37 Fig. 38 Fig. 40 Step 13. Click Angle in Mate popup and set angle to 25, Fig. 40. The Landing Gear should angled out toward front of Fuselage, Fig. 41. If in opposite direction, click Flip Mate Alignment in the Fig. 39 Mate pop-up, Fig. 40. Click Add/Finsh Mate to add the Angle mate. Fig. 41 SolidWorks 10 ASSEMBLY AIRPLANE Page 9-10
Step 14. Rotate view to view front of Fuselage as shown in Fig. 42. Hold down middle mouse button (wheel) and drag. Step 15. Zoom in around front of Fuselage and Landing Gear, Fig. 42. To zoom, hold down Shift key and drag with middle mouse button (wheel). To pan, hold down Ctrl key and drag with middle mouse button (wheel). Step 16. Click cylindrical top horizontal face of the Landing Gear and front face of Fuselage, Fig. 42. Fig. 43 Fig. 42 Step 17. Click Distance in Mate pop-up, Fig. 43. Set distance to 2.2 and press ENTER. The Landing Gear should 2.2 back from front of Fuselage, Fig. 44. If positioned in opposite direction, click Flip Mate Alignment in the Mate pop-up, Fig. 44. Click Add/Finish Mate to add Distance mate. Step 18. Click OK in the Property Manager. Fig. 44 Step 19. Save. Use Ctrl-S. SolidWorks 10 ASSEMBLY AIRPLANE Page 9-11