ASSEMBLY Airplane

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SolidWorkS 12 ASSEMBlY AirPlANE PAg E 9-1

Airplane AssemblyA. Insert Parts.Step 1. Click File Menu > New, clickAssembly and OK.

Step 2. ClickKeep Visible in the Property Manager, Fig. 1.

Step 3. ClickBrowse in the Property Manager, Fig. 1.

Step 4. Select yourFUSELAGE le and click Open.

Step 5. Click OK in the Property Manager. This will place Fuselage

origin at the assembly origin and x the position so Fuselage cannot

move. This xed component should have a (f) before its name in the

Feature Manager.

Step 6. ClickBrowse in the Property Manager, Fig. 1.

Step 7. Select yourWING le and click

Open.

Step 8. Click approximately where the

Wing is positioned in Fig. 2.

Step 9. ClickBrowse in the Property

Manager.

Step 10. Select yourH STAB le andclick Open.

Step 11. Click approximately where H Stab is positioned in Fig. 2.

Step 12. Click OK in the Property Manager when done.

B. Save as "AIRPLANE ASSEMBLY".Step 1. Click File Menu > Save As.

Step 2. Key-in AIRPLANE ASSEMBLY for the lename and press ENTER.

Chapter 9

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C. Mate: Fuselage and Wing.

Step 1. ClickIsometric on the View toolbar. (Ctrl-7)

Step 2. ClickMate on the Assembly toolbar.

Step 3. Clickside 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.

Step 5. Clickroot 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.

Step 7. ClickPrevious View on the Standard

Views toolbar. (Ctrl-Shift-Z)

Step 8. Zoom in on Fuselage at the windshield and lead-

ing 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).

Step 9. Clickvertex of Fuselage face and click vertex of Wing root, Fig. 6.

Step 10. Click Add/Finish Mate to add a Coincident mate, Fig. 7.

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Step 11. Expand the Design Tree (click +) in the top left cor-

ner of the drawing area, Fig. 8.

Step 12. ClickTop Plane , Fig. 8.

Step 13. Expand WING and clickTopPlane , Fig. 8.

Step 14. ClickAngle in Mate pop-up, Fig. 9. Set angle

to 9 and press ENTER. The Wing should angle

down in the rear, Fig. 10. If positioned in opposite

direction, clickFlip Dimension in the Mate

pop-up, Fig. 9. Click Add/Finsh Mate to add

the Angle mate. This is the Angle of Attack.

Step 15. Click OK in the Property Manager when

done.

D. Mate: H Stab.

Step 1. ClickIsometric on the View toolbar.

(Ctrl-7)


Step 3. Clickside face of Fuselage, 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. Clickroot face of H Stab, Fig. 12

Step 6. Click Add/Finish Mate in Mate pop-up

toolbar to add a Coincident mate.

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Step 7. ClickRight on the View toolbar. (Ctrl-4)

Step 8. Expand the Design Tree (click +) in the top left cor-

ner of the drawing area, Fig. 13.

Step 9. ClickTop Plane , Fig. 13.

Step 10. Expand H STAB and clickTopPlane , Fig. 13.

Step 11. ClickDistance in Mate pop-up, Fig. 14. Set

distance to .55 and click Add/Finsh Mate to

add the Distance mate.

Step 12. Rotate view to view rear of Fuselage and H Stab as shown in Fig. 16. Hold down middle


Step 13. Clickrear face of Fuselage and rear face of H Stab, Fig. 16.

Step 14. Click Add/Finish Mate in Mate pop-up toolbar to add a Coincident mate, Fig. 17.

Click OK in the Property Manager.

Step 15. Save. Use Ctrl-S.

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E. Mirror Wing and H Stab.

Step 1. ClickTop on the Standard Views toolbar.

(Ctrl-5)

Step 2. Ctrl clickthe Right Plane , WING and H

STAB in the Feature Manager to select all three,

Fig. 18. To Ctrl click, clickRight Plane ,hold down the Ctrl keyand clickWING and H

STAB.

Step 3. Click Insert Menu > Mirror Components.

Step 4. In the Property Manager click OK ,

Fig. 19 and Fig. 20.

F. Insert V Stab.


Step 2. ClickInsert Components on the As-

sembly toolbar.

Step 3. ClickBrowse in the Property Manager.

Step 4. Select V STAB le and click Open.

Step 5. Place V Stab as positioned in Fig. 21.

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G. Mate: V Stab.

Step 1. ClickMate on the As-

sembly toolbar.

Step 2. Clicktop 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.

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. Clickroot face of V Stab,

Fig. 23.

Step 6. Click Add/Finish Mate in

Mate pop-up toolbar to add a Coincident mate.


Step 8. Expand the Design Tree, Fig. 24.

Step 9. ClickRight Plane , Fig. 24.

Step 10. Expand V STAB and clickRightPlane , Fig. 24.

Step 11. Click Add/Finish

Mate in Mate

pop-up toolbar to

add a Coincident

mate, Fig. 25.

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Step 12. Rotate view to view rear of Fuselage and V Stab as shown in Fig. 26. Hold down middle


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. Clickrear 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.


Step 2. ClickInsert Components on the Assembly toolbar.

Step 3. ClickBrowse in the Property

Manager.

Step 4. Select MOTORle and click

Open.

Step 5. Place Motor as positioned in Fig. 28.

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I. Mate: Motor.Step 1. Zoom in on Motor and hole in Fuse-

lage, 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 3. Clickcylindrical face of Motor and

inside cylindrical face of Motor hole in

Fuselage, Fig. 30. Click Add/Finish Mate

to add Concentric mate.

Step 4. Clickfront face of Motor and front face of Fuselage, Fig. 30.

Step 5. ClickDistance 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 direc-

tion, clickFlip Dimension in the Mate pop-up, Fig. 31.

Click Add/Finish Mate to add Distancemate, Fig. 32.

Step 6. Click OK in the

Property Manager.

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J. Insert Landing Gear.

Step 1. ClickZoom to Fit (F) on the

View toolbar.

Step 2. ClickInsert Components

on the Assemblies

toolbar.

Step 3. ClickBrowse and in the Open

dialog box to view Assembly le,

change Files of type to All Files

(*.*), Fig. 33.

Step 4. Place LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY as positioned in Fig. 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.

Step 2. Zoom inaround the

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. ClickMate on the Assembly

toolbar.

Step 4. Click the cylindrical top horizontal

face of the Landing Gear and bot-tom face of the Fuselage, Fig. 36.

Click Add/Finish Mate to add

Tangent mate.

Step 5. Click Add/Finish Mate in Mate pop-up toolbar to add a Tangent mate.

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Zoom

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Step 6. ClickIsometric on the

View toolbar. (Ctrl-7)

Step 7. Expand the Design Tree

(click +) in the top left cor-

ner of the drawing area,

Fig. 37.

Step 8. ClickRight Plane ,

Fig. 37.

Step 9. Expand LANDING GEAR

ASSEMBLY and click

RightPlane , Fig. 37

and Fig. 38.

Step 10. Click Add/Finish Mate in

Mate pop-up toolbar to add a

Coincident mate.

Step 11. ClickRight on the

View toolbar. (Ctrl-4)

Step 12. ClickFront Plane ,

Fig. 39.

Step 13. Expand LANDING GEAR

ASSEMBLY and click

FrontPlane , Fig. 39.

Step 14. ClickAngle in Mate

pop-up and set angle to 25 and press ENTER, Fig. 40. The Landing Gear should angled

out toward front of Fuselage, Fig. 41. If in opposite direction, clickFlip Mate Alignment

in the Mate pop-up, Fig. 40. Click Add/Finsh Mate to add the Angle mate.

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Step 15. Rotate view to view front of Fuselage

as shown in Fig. 42. Hold down middle


Step 16. Zoom inaround 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 17. Clickcylindrical top horizon-

tal face of the Landing Gear

and front face of Fuselage,

Fig. 42.

Step 18. ClickDistance 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 Distancemate.

Step 19. Click OK in the Property Manager.

Step 20. Save. Use Ctrl-S.

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