Chapter 8 Airplane Assembly A. Insert Set of Parts. Step 1. Click File Menu > New, click Assembly and OK. Step 2. Click View Menu > Origins to display the origin. Step 3. Click Keep Visible in the Property Manager, Fig. 1. Step 4. Click Browse in the Property Manager, Fig. 1. Step 5. Select your fuselage file and click Open. Step 6. Click the origin in the graphic area, Fig. 2. Step 7. Click View Menu > Origins to hide the origin. Step 8. Click Browse in the Property Manager, Fig. 1. Fig. 1 Step 9. Select your wing file and click Open. Step 10. Click approximately where the wing is positioned in Fig. 2. Use F key on keyboard to fit drawing. Step 11. Click Browse Step 12. Select your h stab file and click Open. Origin Fig. 2 in the Prop- Step 13. Click approximately where the h stab is positioned in Fig. 2. Click OK erty Manager. B. Save as "AIRPLANE ASSEMBLY". Step 1. Click File Menu > Save As and Yes to Rebuild Now. Step 2. Key-in AIRPLANE ASSEMBLY for the filename and press ENTER. C. Mate: Fuselage. Step 1. Click Isometric on the Standard Views toolbar. Step 2. Use the to Area in the View toolbar to drag a zoom window around the end of wing (root) and the fuselage, Fig. 3. Click to Area again or Escape to unselect to Area. Fig. 3 SolidWorks ASSEMBLY AIRPLANE Page 8-1 Brookside Middle School Tech Ed http://www.sarasota.k12.fl.us/brookside/cudacountry email:cudacountry@comcast.net
Step 3. Press X key on keyboard to allow only face selection. Step 4. Click Mate on the Assemblies toolbar. Step 5. Right click the top of the wing and click Select Other from the menu, Fig. 4. Step 6. Click inside face of the wing (root) and the side face of the fuselage, Fig. 5. Step 7. If you select the wrong face, right click the Mate Se- lection in the Mate Property Manager and click Delete, Fig. 6. Fig. 4 Step 8. Click Add/Finish Mate in Mate pop-up toolbar to add a Concentric mate, Fig. 7. in the Prop- Step 9. Click OK erty Manager. D. Rotate Wing for Angle of Attach. Step 1. Click Right (Ctrl-4) on the Standard Views toolbar. Step 2. Click the end face of wing to select it, Fig. 8. Drag wing close to windshield area. Click to Selection in the View toolbar. Fig. 6 Windshield Fig. 5 Fig. 7 End face of wing Fig. 8 Step 3. With the wing still selected, click Rotate Component on the Assemblies toolbar. Step 4. In the Rotate Component Property Manager, under Rotate set: Rotate to By Delta XYZ, Fig. 9. Delta X to -7 Click Apply, Fig. 10 Click OK. Step 5. Move the wing to aline with the edges of the fuselage, Fig. 10. Fig. 10 SolidWorks ASSEMBLY AIRPLANE Page 8-2 Fig. 9
E. Mate: H Stab. Step 1. Click Isometric on the Standard Views toolbar. Step 2. Use the to Area in the View toolbar to drag a zoom window around the fuselage and end of h stab, Fig. 11. Click to Area Escape to unselect to Area. again or Fig. 11 Step 3. Click Mate on the Assemblies toolbar. Step 4. Right click the top face of the h stab and click Select Other from the menu, Fig. 12. Step 5. Click inside end (root) face of the h stab and the side face of the fuselage, Fig. 13. Step 6. Click Add/Finish Mate in Mate pop-up toolbar to add a Concentric mate, Fig. 14. Step 7. If you select the wrong face, right click the Mate Selection in the Mate Property Manager and click Delete. Step 8. Press F5 to display Selection Filter toolbar. Step 9. Right click the top of the h stab and click Select Other from the menu. Step 10. Click Filter Midpoints (allows selection of midpoints only) in the Selection Filter toolbar, Fig. 15. Step 11. Click the midpoint on the vertical edge of the h stab, Fig. 16 (a red dot will appear when you are at the midpoint) and click the midpoint on the vertical edge of the fuselage. H Stab Fig. 12 Fig. 13 Fig. 14 Fig. 15 Step 12. Click Add/Finish Mate in Mate pop-up toolbar to add a Concentric mate. Step 13. Click OK Step 14. Save. Use Ctrl-S. Fig. 16 Fig. 17 SolidWorks ASSEMBLY AIRPLANE Page 8-3
F. Mirror Wing and H Stab. Step 1. Click to Fit (F) on the View toolbar. Step 2. Shift click wing and h stab to select both parts (hold down the Shift key and click both parts), Fig. 18. Step 3. Click Insert Menu > Mirror Components. Step 4. Under Selections, Mirror plane: Click the + of the Design Tree in the top left corner of the drawing area and select Right, Fig. 19. Under Components to Mirror: Check wing and h-stab check boxes. Check Recreate mates to new components, Fig. 20. Fig. 18 Step 5. Click OK G. Insert V Stab. Step 1. Click Insert Components on the Assemblies toolbar. Step 2. Click Browse Step 3. Select v stab file and click Open. Step 4. Place the v stab as positioned in Fig. 21. Step 5. Save. Use Ctrl-S. Fig. 19 Fig. 20 H. Mate: V Stab. Step 1. Use the to Area in the View toolbar to drag a zoom window around the v stab the end of fuselage, Fig. 21. Click to Area again or Escape to unselect to Area. Fig. 21 Step 2. Click Mate on the Assemblies toolbar. SolidWorks ASSEMBLY AIRPLANE Page 8-4
Step 3. Press F6 to turn selected filters off (buttons not depressed) in Selection Filter toolbar. Step 4. Right click the side of the v stab and click Select Other from the menu. Step 5. Click inside bottom face of the v stab (root) and the top face of the fuselage, Fig. 22. Step 6. Click Add/Finish Mate add a Concentric mate. in Mate pop-up toolbar to Step 7. Press F5 to display Selection Filter toolbar. Step 8. Right click the side of the v stab and click Select Other from the menu. Step 9. Click Filter Midpoints (allows selection of midpoints only) in the Selection Filter toolbar. Fig. 22 Fig. 23 Step 11. Click Add/Finish Mate Step 10. Click the midpoint on back horizontal edge of h stab, Fig. 24 (a red dot will appear when you are at the midpoint) and click the midpoint on back horizontal edge of fuselage. in Mate pop-up toolbar to add a Concentric mate. Click OK in the Property Manager. I. Insert Motor. Step 1. Click to Fit (F) on the View toolbar. Fig. 24 Fig. 25 Step 2. Click Insert Components on the Assemblies toolbar. Step 3. Click Browse Step 4. Select motor file and click Open. Step 5. Place the motor as positioned in Fig. 26. Fig. 26 SolidWorks ASSEMBLY AIRPLANE Page 8-5
J. Mate: Motor. Step 1. Press F6 to turn selected filters off (buttons not depressed) in Selection Filter toolbar. Step 2. Click the cylindrical face of the motor to select it, Fig. 27. Then click to Selection in the View toolbar. Fig. 27 Step 3. Click Mate on the Assemblies toolbar. Step 4. The cylindrical face of motor should already be selected and then click inside cylindrical face of the motor hole in the fuselage, Fig. 28. Click Add/Finish Mate add Concentric mate. to Step 5. Click end front face of the motor and front face of fuselage, Fig. 29. Fig. 28 Step 6. Click Distance in Mate pop-up, Fig. 30. Set distance to.1 and press ENTER. The motor should extent out.1 from the front of the fuselage, Fig. 31. If positioned in opposite direction, click Flip Dimension in the Mate pop-up, Fig. 30. Click Add/Finish Mate to add Distance mate, Fig. 31. Fig. 29 Fig. 31 Step 7. Click OK K. Insert Landing Gear and Wheels. Step 1. Click to Fit (F) on the View toolbar. Fig. 30 Step 2. Click Insert Components on the Assemblies toolbar. Step 3. Click Keep Visible in the Property Manager, Fig. 32. Step 4. Click Browse Step 5. Place landing gear and two wheels as positioned in Fig. 33. Click OK Fig. 33 SolidWorks ASSEMBLY AIRPLANE Page 8-6 Fig. 32
L. Mate: Wheels. Step 1. Use the to Area in the View toolbar to drag a zoom window around the a wheel and the end of the landing gear, Fig. 34. Click to Area to Area. again or Escape to unselect Step 2. Click Mate on the Assemblies toolbar. Step 3. Press F5 to display Selection Filter toolbar. Fig. 34 Step 4. Press X key on keyboard to allow only face selection. Step 5. The cylindrical inside face of wheel hole and cylindrical face of the horizontal section of the landing gear, Fig. 35. Click Add/Finish Mate to add Concentric mate. Step 6. Click side face of the wheel, Fig. 36. Fig. 35 Step 7. Click Filter Edges to allow edges selection (button depressed) in the Filter toolbar, Fig. 37. Unselect any other filters. Fig. 36 Fig. 37 Step 8. Click the edge of the horizontal section of the landing gear, Fig. 36. Click Add/Finish Mate to add Concentric mate. Step 9. Repeat and mate the other wheel. Click to Fit (F) on the View toolbar. Fig. 38 Step 10. Use the to Area in the View toolbar to drag a zoom window around the other wheel and the end of the landing again or Escape to un- gear, Fig. 39. Click to Area select to Area. Fig. 39 SolidWorks ASSEMBLY AIRPLANE Page 8-7
Step 11. Click Filter Faces to allow faces selection (button depressed) in the Filter toolbar, Fig. 40. Unselect any other filters. Step 12. The cylindrical inside face of wheel hole and cylindrical face of the horizontal section of the landing gear, Fig. 41. Click Add/Finish Mate to add Concentric mate. Fig. 40 Step 13. Click side face of the wheel, Fig. 42. Step 14. Click Filter Edges to allow edges selection (button depressed) in the Filter toolbar, Fig. 43. Unselect any other filters. Fig. 42 Step 15. Click the edge of the horizontal section of the landing gear, Fig. 42. Click Add/Finish Mate Concentric mate, Fig. 44. Step 16. Click OK M. Rotate Landing Gear. Step 1. Click Right to add on the Standard Views toolbar. (Ctrl-4) Fig. 41 Fig. 43 Fig. 44 Step 2. Press F6 to turn selected filters off (buttons not depressed) in Selection Filter toolbar. Step 3. Click the landing gear to select it, Fig. 45. Then, click to Selection in the View toolbar. Step 4. With the landing gear still selected, click Rotate Component on the Assemblies toolbar. Step 5. In the Rotate Component Property Manager, under Rotate set: Fig. 45 Rotate to By Delta XYZ, Fig. 45. Delta X to -15 Click Apply, Fig. 46. Click OK. Fig. 46 SolidWorks ASSEMBLY AIRPLANE Page 8-8
N. Mate: Landing Gear. Step 1. Click Front on the Standard Views toolbar. (Ctrl-1) Step 2. Drag the landing gear to center on the fuselage, Fig. 47. Center Step 3. Use the to Area in the View toolbar to drag a zoom window around the landing gear top horizontal section and the fuselage, Fig. 47. Click to Area again or Escape to unselect to Area. Fig. 47 Step 4. Click Mate on the Assemblies toolbar. Step 5. Click the cylindrical top horizontal face of the landing gear and bottom face of the fuselage, Fig. 48. Click Add/Finish Mate to add Tangent mate. Fig. 48 Step 6. Click cylindrical top horizontal face of the landing gear and front edge of fuselage, Fig. 49. Step 7. Click Distance in Mate pop-up, Fig. 50. Set distance to.8 and press ENTER. The landing gear should.8 from the front of the fuselage, Fig. 49. If positioned in opposite direction, click Flip Mate Alinement in the Mate pop-up, Fig. 50. Click Add/Finish Mate to add Distance mate. Step 8. Click OK Step 9. Save. Use Ctrl-S. Fig. 49 Fig. 50 SolidWorks ASSEMBLY AIRPLANE Page 8-9