Example 1: A-part - Intergraph Smart Production - 20 - Help - Hexagon

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This example uses A-part, which includes commonly used basic geometries such as circles, lines, arcs, and so forth.

Draw circle 1

  1. Set Snap Distance to 20 on the Settings > Default settings dialog box.

    The software saves the new value when you close Default Settings. For more information, see Parts Work Area Settings.

  2. Verify that the grid displays (see Show Grid in View Bar).

  3. Select Snap to Grid in the View Bar.

  4. To draw circle 1, do the following:

    1. Click Circle , or press the shortcut key C to access the circle drawing state.

    2. Enter the following values:

      = 0

      = 0

      arc radius ICON = 55

    3. Click Confirm to accept the circle. Alternatively, press ENTER or the Spacebar.

      The focus must be in the work area.

  5. If the circle does not display in the work area, click button.

Activate circle 1

Activate circle 1 using one of the following methods.

Method 1

  1. Click the circle to activate it.

  2. Click a location near the circle to clear the activation.

Method 2

  1. Drag a rectangle from left to right around the circle using Area Selection. For more information on area selection, see Select Tool.

    The software selects objects that are completely inside the selection box.

  2. Click outside of the selection box to clear the activation.

Method 3

  1. Drag a rectangle from right to left that touches the circle using Area Selection.

    The software activates every object that touches the selection box or is inside the selection box.

  2. Click outside of the selection box to clear the activation.

Draw circle 2

  1. Activate circle 1.

  2. Select Move Manipulation tools_Move_ICON from the manipulation tools.

  3. Set the starting reference points X and Y to zero (0).

  4. Set ending reference point X to 295.

  5. Set ending reference point Y to 80.

  6. Select Copy under the Options sub menu.

  7. Click Confirm .

    The software places a copy of circle 1 at the new coordinates and closes the command. This copy is circle 2.

Draw circle 3

  1. To draw circle 3, do the following:

    1. Click Circle , or press the shortcut key C to access the circle drawing state.

    2. Point to the work area, and click when the software displays origin next to the cursor.

      The software defines the center point of circle 3 as 0,0 because you selected Snap to Grid when drawing circle 1.

    3. Type 95 in the Radius arc radius ICON text box, and then press ENTER or the Spacebar.

  2. Click Confirm to accept the circle.

Draw circle 4

  1. Snap to circle 2, and then click the center point of circle 2.

    For more information on snapping to elements, see Snap in View Bar.

  2. Clear the Copy check box if it is selected.

  3. Click Confirm to accept the circle.

Draw line 5 between the center points of the circles

  1. Click Line on the toolbar.

    The software displays the Draw Line properties in the State Manager.

  2. Clear the Continuous check box under Options.

  3. Snap to circle 1 and click its center point.

  4. Snap to circle 2 and click its center point.

  5. Press ENTER or the Spacebar to draw line 5 between the circle 1 and circle 2 center points.

Draw line 6 parallel to line 5

For more information about drawing with relations, see Drawing with relations and Example of drawing with relations.

  1. To draw line 6 parallel to line 5, do the following:

    1. Select Parallel Add relation_Parallel ICON from the Add relation menu.

    2. Click line 5.

    3. Type 15 in the DE text box (under Additional parameters on the Draw Line menu).

      The software draws line 6 in the work area. If line 6 displays above line 5, point to a space beneath line 5 to move line 6.

    4. Drag line 6 inside circle 2.

    5. Press ENTER or the Spacebar to accept the line.

Draw line 7

  1. Draw line 7 so that it

Draw line 8

Draw line 8 so that it is tangential to circle 2 and passes through the intersection of line 6 and circle 4. Although you can draw line 8 using the same method you used for line 7, this procedure describes how to draw using snaps only.

For more information on drawing with dynamic relations, see the explanations and example in Create Drawings on the Work Area.

  1. Point to the intersection of circle 4 and line 6, and then click when the cursor snaps to the intersection.

  2. Drag line 8 towards the tangent of circle 2 so that line 8 touches the tangent of circle 2.

    The software attaches the Tangential dynamic relationship symbol to the cursor.

  3. Click the end point of the line.

  4. Accept the line.

Add info text

  1. Insert info text using the procedure described in Add text.

    Remember to change the machining mode to Info.

Remove the larger circles

  1. Click Trim from additional tools.

  2. Click circle 4.

    The software removes the arc line 6 and adds it to line 5.

  3. Trim the small section of the arc between the lines using the same procedure.

  4. Trim circle 3.

  5. Continue trimming until the geometry looks like the figure below.

Draw circle 9

  1. Click Circle .

  2. Open the calculator and type the following X,Y coordinates:
    ((295-140), (80+118)).

    For more information about drawing by defining parameters, see Drawing with parameters on the State Manager.

  3. Type 30 in the Radius arc radius ICON text box.

  4. Click Confirm .

Draw circle 10

  1. Type the following coordinates in the calculator: ((295 -120), (760)).

  2. Type 15 in the Radius arc radius ICON text box.

  3. Click Confirm .

Connect circles 10 and 1 with tangential line 11.

  1. Click Line on the toolbar.

  2. Select Tangential Add relation_Tangential ICON from the Add relation menu.

  3. Click circle 10.

  4. Click Tangential Add relation_Tangential ICON, and then click circle 1.

  5. Click Confirm .

Draw line 12

Draw line 12 between circle 10 and circle 2 using the same method you used to draw line 11 in the previous procedure.

Draw lines 13 and 14

Draw lines 13 and 14 parallel to lines 11 and 12.

  1. Select Parallel Add relation_Parallel ICON from the Add relation menu.

  2. Click line 11, and then type 50 in the DE text box.

  3. Point to the work area. Line 13 is dynamically attached to your cursor.

    Line 13 might display on the wrong side of line 12 when you point to the work area. If so, do the following:

    1. With line 13 still attached to the cursor, point to the correct side of line 12 and click. The line length changes when you move the cursor. The start point of line 13 does not move.

    2. Select line 13 and drag the start point so that the line is the correct length.

  4. Press ENTER or the Spacebar to accept the line.

  5. Repeat the previous steps to draw line 14 parallel to line 12.

Trim the geometry and add info text

  1. Click Trim from additional tools.

  2. Trim the geometry to look like the example in this procedure. Use the method described in the Remove the larger circle procedure earlier in this section.

  3. Add info text as shown in the example below to distinguish drawing elements from each other. Use the method described in the Add info text procedure earlier in this section.

Draw line 15

This method is similar to the Draw line 6 parallel to line 5 procedure earlier in this section. For more information, see Drawing with relations.

  1. Click Line on the toolbar.

  2. Draw line 15, which confines the area in the middle of the geometry and is parallel to line 5.

  3. Click line 15, and then type 205 in the DE text box.

  4. Trim the geometry to look like the example in this procedure. Use the method described in the Remove the larger circle procedure earlier in this section.

Create fillets

  1. Click Fillet Fillet_ICON to display the Sketch Fillet properties.

  2. Type 15 in the fillet Radius Fillet radius_ICON text box.

  3. Click lines 15 and 13, and then press ENTER or the Spacebar to accept the selection.

    The software places a fillet between lines 15 and 13.

  4. Click lines 15 and 14, and accept the selection.

    The software places a fillet between lines 15 and 14.

  5. Change the fillet Radius Fillet radius_ICON to 8. Click lines 13 and 14 and accept the selection.

    The software places a fillet between lines 13 and 14.

  6. Click Confirm .

    Compare the image below with the image in the procedure above to see how placing fillets affects the geometry.

Profile the part

  • Before saving the part, you must convert the elements to the part (that is, profile them). For information about converting elements, see Convert Elements to a Part.

  • Depending on your system configuration, the options available in the Save parts dialog box might be different.

  • You can also dimension the part. For more information, see Example 3: Dimensioning.

Save the part

  1. Click Save to display the Save parts dialog box.

  2. If you need the part for nesting soon, do the following to order the part at the same time:

    1. Click Order in the Save part dialog box.

    2. Enter the necessary information, and then click End Edit to update the order database.