Chapter 11 Solar Car Drawing A. Insert Top and Side Views. Step 1. Click File Menu > New, click Drawing and OK. Step 2. Click Browse Step 3. Select your solar car assembly file and click Open. Step 4. In the Property Manager under Orientation: Click Right Check Preview Click Use custom scale and set scale to 1:1, Fig. 1. Step 5. Move the cursor into the graphic area and click to place the right side view as shown in Fig. 2. Aline the left edge of the preview with the left border line and aline the Aline bottom edge with the top of the title block. Step 6. Move the cursor straight up and click to place the top view as shown in Fig. 3. Center the preview between the side view you just placed and the top border line. Fig. 2 Aline Fig. 1 Step 7. Click OK B. Save as "SOLAR CAR". Step 1. Click File Menu > Save As and Yes to Rebuild Now. Step 2. Key-in SOLAR CAR for the filename and press ENTER. C. Insert Isometric View. Fig. 3 Step 1. Click Drawings on the Command Manager toolbar and Model View on the Drawings SolidWorks Drawing SOLAR CAR Page 11-1 Brookside Middle School Tech Ed http://www.sarasota.k12.fl.us/brookside/cudacountry email:cudacountry@comcast.net
Step 2. Click Next Step 3. In the Property Manager, under Orientation: Click Isometric. Click Use custom scale and set scale to 1:2, Fig. 4. Step 4. Move the cursor into the graphic area and click to place the isometric view as shown in Fig. 5. Step 5. Click OK in the Property Manager. Zoom Step 6. Save. Use Ctrl-S. D. Insert L-Bracket Flatten View. Fig. 5 Step 1. Use the Zoom to Area in the View toolbar to drag a zoom Fig. 4 window around the bottom right corner of the drawing, Fig. 5. Click Zoom to Area again or Escape to unselect Zoom to Area. Step 2. Click Model View on the Drawings Step 3. Click Browse in the Property Manager. Step 4. Select your L-bracket file and click Open. Step 5. In the Property Manager, under Orientation More Views: Check Flat Pattern. Click Use sheet scale (scroll way down), Fig. 6. Step 6. Move the cursor into the graphic area and click to place the L- bracket flat pattern view as shown in Fig. 7. Fig. 6 Fig. 7 SolidWorks Drawing SOLAR CAR Page 11-2
Step 7. Click Rotate View on the View Step 8. Key-in 90 for the Drawing view angle and click Close, Fig. 8 and Fig. 9. Fig. 8 Step 9. Click OK Step 10. Save. Use Ctrl-S. E. Insert Switch Flatten View. Step 1. Click Model View on the Drawings Fig. 9 Step 2. Click Browse in the Property Manager. Step 3. Select your switch file and click Open. Step 4. In the Property Manager, under Orientation More Views: Check Flat Pattern. Click Use sheet scale (scroll way down), Fig. 10. Step 5. Move the cursor into the graphic area and click to place the switch flat pattern view as shown in Fig. 11. Fig. 10 Fig. 11 Step 6. Click Rotate View on the Standard Step 7. Key-in 90 for the Drawing view angle and click close, Fig. 12 and Fig. 13. Step 8. Click OK Fig. 12 Step 9. Save. Use Ctrl-S. Fig. 13 SolidWorks Drawing SOLAR CAR Page 11-3
F. Insert Motor Mount Flatten View. Step 1. Click Model View on the Drawings Step 2. Click Browse Step 3. Select your motor mount file and click Open. Step 4. In the Property Manager, under Orientation More Views: Check Flat Pattern. Click Use sheet scale (scroll way down), Fig. 14. Step 5. Move the cursor into the graphic area and click to place the motor mount flat pattern view as shown in Fig. 15. Fig. 14 Step 6. Click OK Step 7. Save. Use Ctrl-S. G. Hide Sheet Metal Notes. Step 1. Right click a line of the motor mount view in the drawing area and click Properties from the menu, Fig. 16. Be careful and right click the L-bracket line and not the note. Fig. 15 Step 2. Click to uncheck Display sheet metal bend notes, Fig. 17. Step 3. Repeat on the switch and L-bracket: Right click each and click Properties, uncheck Display sheet metal bend notes, Fig. 18. Fig. 16 Fig. 17 Fig. 18 SolidWorks Drawing SOLAR CAR Page 11-4
H. Add Sheet Metal Notes. Step 1. Click Annotations on the Command Manager Step 2. Click Note on the Annotations Step 3. Click just above the L-bracket flatten pattern to place the note, Fig. 19. Fig. 19 Step 4. Lock the caps and key-in L-BRACK- ET - MAKE 3 in the Property Man- Step 5. Click OK ager. Step 6. Click Note on the Annotations Step 7. Click just above the switch flatten pattern to place the note, Fig. 20. Fig. 20 Step 8. Lock the caps and Key-in SWITCH, Fig. 20. Step 9. Click OK Step 10. Repeat and place note above motor mount flatten pattern, Fig. 20. I. Add Your Name and Period to Title Block. Step 1. Use F key on keyboard to fit drawing. Use the Zoom to Area in the View toolbar to drag a zoom window around the DRAWN BY and PERIOD in the title block, Fig. 21. Click Zoom to Area again or Escape to unselect Zoom to Area. Step 2. Click Note on the Annotations Zoom Fig. 21 SolidWorks Drawing SOLAR CAR Page 11-5
Step 3. Click just to the right of DRAWN BY:, Fig. 22. Step 4. Lock the Caps and key-in your first and last names, Fig. 22. Step 5. Click OK Fig. 22 Step 6. Click Note on the Annotations Step 7. Click just to the right of PERIOD:, click and key-in your Period number, Fig. 23. Fig. 23 Step 8. Click OK J. Draw Spline for Wire. Step 1. Use F key on keyboard to fit drawing. Use the Zoom to Area in the View toolbar to drag a zoom window around the switch, motor and L-brackets in the top view, Fig. 24. Click Zoom to Area again or Escape to unselect Zoom to Area. Zoom Step 2. Click Sketch on the Command Manager Fig. 24 Step 3. Click Spline on the Sketch Step 4. Click the four points in Fig. 25 to draw a spline for the wire between the motor and the switch. Click Spline spline. to end the 4 3 3 2 1 2 1 Step 5. Click Spline on the Sketch Step 6. Click the three points in Fig. 25 to draw a spline for the wire between the motor and the Fig. 25 L-bracket. Click Spline to end the spline. Step 7. Save. Use Ctrl-S. SolidWorks Drawing SOLAR CAR Page 11-6