Tutorial: Tail

Project: Rocket (Synchronous)

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1. Start Solid Edge.

2. Click on ISO Part.

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1. Click the Line button.
2. Draw the profile, as shown. 1

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1. Click the Select button.
2. When you hover over the 1
Region, it will turn red. Click on
the Region, as shown. 2
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3. Click the Revolve button.

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4. Click on the blue doth of the
Steering Wheel and click on the
X-axis to place it.
5. When you hover over the Torus
of the Steering Wheel, it will
turn red. Click on the Torus, as 4
shown.
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6. Click the 360 button.

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1. Click the Symmetric Diameter
button. 1
2. Click on the X-axis.
3. Click on the horizontal line, as
shown. 4 3
4. Click to place the dimension. 2
5. Key in the value 10,1 and
confirm with Enter.
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8 If the Symmetric Diameter is still

active.
1. Click on the horizontal line, as
shown.
2. Click to place the dimension.
3. Key in the value 17 and confirm 2
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with Enter.

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4. Click on the horizontal line, as
shown.
5. Click to place the dimension.
6. Key in the value 20 and confirm
with Enter. 5
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7. Point at the right endpoint of
the slanted line and wait until
the icon appears before
clicking.
8. Click to place the dimension. 7
9. Key in the value 27,94 and 8
confirm with Enter.

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1. Click on the horizontal line, as
shown.
2. Click to place the dimension.
3. Key in the value 44 and confirm
with Enter.
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1. Click the Smart Dimension
button. 1
2. Click on the horizontal line, as
shown. 3
3. Click to place the dimension. 2
4. Click on the left green arrow.
5. Click on the lock icon.
6. Key in the value 30 and confirm 4 5
with Enter. 6
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1. Click on the other horizontal
line, as shown.
2. Click to place the dimension.
3. Click on the right green arrow, 2
as shown.
4. Click on the lock icon. 1
5. Key in the value 7 and confirm
with Enter.
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1. Click on the horizontal line.
2. Click to place the dimension.
3. Click on the right green arrow. 5 2
4. Click on the lock icon.
5. Key in the value 10 and confirm 3
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with Enter. 4

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1. Click the Select button.
2. Click on the dimension, as 1
shown.
3. Click on the lock icon.

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1. Click the Smart Dimension
button. 1
2. Click on the right vertical line.
3. Click on the horizontal line, as
shown. 4
4. Click to place the dimension. 5
5. Click on the lock icon. 3
6. Key in the value 25 and confirm
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with Enter. 6

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1. Click on the horizontal line.
2. Click to place the dimension.
3. Click on the right green arrow.
4. Click on the lock icon. 2
5. Key in the value 10 and confirm
with Enter. 3

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1. Click on the right vertical line. 3
2. Click on the left vertical line. 6
3. Click to place the dimension. 5
4. Click on the left green arrow. 4
5. Click on the lock icon.
6. Key in the value 83 and confirm
with Enter.
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1. Click on the face relate:
Parrallel.
2. Click on the inner cone. 3 1
3. Click on the green icon.

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4. Click on the outer cone, as
shown.
5. Click on the green icon. 3
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1. Click on the Symmetric
Diameter button. 1
2. Click on the X-axis.
3. Click on the horizontal line.
4. Click to place the dimension.
5. Ke i the value 54 and confirm 3
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with Enter. 4

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1. Click the Select button.
2. Click in the PathFinder on 1
Protrusion.
3. Click on the blue doth of the
Steering Wheel.
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4. Point the cursor at the edge of
the Revolve, as shown and wait
until the icon appears
before clicking.
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5. When you hover over the
arrow, it will turn red. Click on
the arrow, as shown.

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6. Point at the Origin and wait
until the icon appears
before clicking.

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1. Click on the Chamfer by Equal
Setback button.
2. Click on the edge’s, as shown. 1
3. Key in a value for the chamfer 2
(in this case 0,5) and confirm
with Enter.

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1. Click the Thread button.
2. Select the Type: M20.
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3. Click on the cilinder, as shown.
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4. Click the OK button.

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29 Now we set the material property.
1. Click the Application Button. 1
2. Click on Properties.
3. Click the Material Table button. 3

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1. Choose the material ABS, high
impact. 1
2. Click Apply to Model to set the
material to the part.

Hint:
There are several properties which are connected to
a material, like color and density. The density is 2
necessary to determine the weight.
31 The part is ready. Now it must be
saved. 3 5
1. First press Ctrl + i to turn the
image to isometric view. 4
2. Click on the floppy icon.
3. Go to the Summary tab.
4. Fill in Tail at Title.
5. Go to the Project tab and fill in
the following properties:
Document Number: 1003.
Revision Number: A.
Project Name: Rocket.
6. Click OK to close the screen.

Hint:
All properties of the part are saved at the File
Properties. These properties will used to fill in a part 6
list.

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1. Browse to the folder Rocket.
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2. Save the document by name
Rocket-1003-Tail-A.par.
3. Click the Save button.
4. Close the file.

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Hint:
Save all files of one project in the same folder.