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Propeller A. Extruded Boss/Base.Step 1. Click File Menu > New, click Part and OK.

Step 2. Click Top Plane in the Feature Manager and click Sketch on the Context toolbar, Fig. 1.

Step 3. Click Circle (S) on the Sketch toolbar.

Step 4. Draw a circle starting at the Origin , Fig. 2.

Step 5. Click Smart Dimension (S) on the Sketch toolbar.

Step 6. Dimension diameter .4, Fig. 2.

Step 7. Click Features on the Command Manager toolbar.

Step 8. Click Extruded Boss/Base on the Features toolbar.

Step 9. In the Property Manager set: under Direction 1, Fig. 3

Depth .625

click OK .

Step 10. Click Zoom to Fit (F) on the View toolbar.

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

Step 2. Key-in PROPELLER for the filename and press ENTER.

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C. Delete Face1.Step 1. If necessary turn on Surfaces Command Manager.

To turn on, right click Sketch on the Command Manager toolbar and select Surfaces, Fig. 5.

Step 2. Click Surfaces on the Command Man-ager toolbar.

Step 3. Click Delete Face on the Surfaces toolbar.

Step 4. In the Delete Face Property Manger: under Selections, Fig. 6 click top face of extrude, Fig. 7 under Options select Delete

click OK .

D. Surface Fill1.

Step 1. Click Filled Surface on the Surfaces toolbar.

Step 2. In the Surface Fill Property Manger: under Patch Boundary, Fig. 8 click top edge, Fig. 9 Curvature Control Curvature check Optimize surface check Show preview click Reverse Surface the surface should be on top, Fig. 9, if in wrong direction, click Reverse Surface, Fig. 8 under Options check Merge results check Try to form solid

click OK .

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Fig. 8 Fig. 9


E. Shell.Step 1. Rotate view to view bottom face, hold down middle mouse button (wheel) and drag to

rotate view, Fig. 11.


Step 3. Click Shell on the Features toolbar.

Step 4. In the Shell Property Manager set: under Parameters, Fig. 10

Distance .0625 check Show preview in the face to remove box click bottom face, Fig. 11 click OK .

Step 5. Save. Use Ctrl-S.

F. Sweep Sketch Profile.Step 1. Click Top Plane in the Feature Manager and click Sketch on

the Context toolbar, Fig. 13.

Step 2. Click Normal To on the Standard Views toolbar. (Ctrl-8)

Step 3. Click Corner Rectangle (S) in the Rectangle flyout on the Sketch toolbar.

Step 4. Draw a small rectangle below the part, Fig. 14.


Step 6. Dimension rectangle .063 by .08, Fig. 15.

Step 7. Right click graphics area and click Select from menu to unselect Smart Dimension.

Fig. 10 Fig. 11

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Fig. 15

Face


Step 8. Ctrl click edge of extrude and a top corner of rect-angle to select both, Fig. 16. Release Ctrl key and click Make Coincident on the Context toolbar.

Step 9. Ctrl click edge of extrude and the other top corner of rectangle to select both, Fig. 17. Re-lease Ctrl key and click Make Coincident

on the Context toolbar.

Step 10. Click Exit Sketch on the Sketch toolbar.

G. Sketch for Helix.Step 1. Click Trimetric on the Standard Views toolbar.

Step 2. Click Top Plane in the Feature Manager and click Sketch on the Context toolbar, Fig. 19.

Step 3. Click Convert Entities on the Sketch toolbar.

Step 4. In the Convert Entities Property Manager: under Entities to Convert, Fig. 20 click bottom edge of extrude, Fig. 21 click OK twice.

Fig. 16

Ctrl click a top endpoint

and edge

Fig. 17

Ctrl click other top endpoint and edge Fig. 18

Fig. 19

Fig. 20

Fig. 21

Edge


H. Helix for Sweep Path.Step 1. Click Insert Menu > Curve > Helix/Spiral.

Step 2. In the Helix/Spiral Property Manager set: under Defined By: Fig. 22 select Pitch and Revolution under Parameters select Constant Pitch Pitch 2 Revolutions .125 Start angle 0 check Counterclockwise click OK .

I. Sweep Boss/Base.Step 1. Click Swept Boss/Base on the Features toolbar.

Step 2. In the Swept Property Manager: under Profile and Path, Fig. 24

Profile field, click Sketch2 (rectangle), Fig. 25

click in Path field click helix expand Options uncheck Merge result click OK


J. Save Copy and Continue.Step 1. If necessary, save this PROPELLER file.

Step 2. Then, click File Menu > Save As.

Step 3. In the Save As dialog box, check Save as copy and continue,Fig. 26. This is very important.

Step 4. Key-in BASE for filename and click Save, Fig. 26.We will use this Base file later and save us from having to draw this all again.

Fig. 22

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Fig. 26


K. Fillet1 Full Round.Step 1. Confirm you are still working on the Propeller file.

Step 2. Click Fillet on the Features toolbar.

Step 3. In the Fillet Property Manager: select Manual, Fig. 27 under Fillet Type

select Full Round Fillet

in Side Face Set 1 box click left side face of sweep, Fig. 28 tip: before moving cursor, right click to move selection to next selection box

Center Face Set box, Fig. 27 click top face, Fig. 29 again - before moving cursor, right click to move selection to next selection box

Side Face Set 2 box use left arrow key to rotate view to view right face, Fig. 30

click right side face, Fig. 30 click OK .


Fig. 27Fig. 28

Fig. 30Fig. 29


L. Fillet2 Full Round.


Step 2. In the Fillet Property Manager: under Fillet Type, Fig. 31


in Side Face Set 1 box click right side face of sweep, Fig. 32 right click to move selection to

Center Face Set box, Fig. 31 rotate view to view bottom and left side face of sweep, hold down middle mouse button (wheel) and drag to rotate view, Fig. 33

click bottom face, Fig. 33

Side Face Set 2 box, Fig. 31 click left side face, Fig. 34 click OK .

Fig. 31Fig. 32

Fig. 33

Fig. 34


M. Move Body.Step 1. Click Trimetric on the Standard Views toolbar.

Step 2. Click Insert Menu > Features > Move/Copy.

Step 3. In the Property Manager set: under Bodies to Move/Copy, Fig. 35 click swept body, Fig. 36 under Translate

Delta Y .032 press Tab key on keyboard click OK .


N. Circular Pattern1.

Step 1. Click Circular Pattern in the Linear Pattern flyout on the Fea-tures toolbar. Click the flyout arrow to select Circular Pattern.

Step 2. In the Circular Pattern Property Manager set: under Parameters, Fig. 37

click in the Pattern Axis box and click cylindrical face of nose cone, Fig. 38

Number of Instances 3 check Equal spacing check Bodies click swept body click OK .

Fig. 35 Fig. 36

Fig. 37 Fig. 38

Axis

Body


O. Combine Bodies1.Step 1. Click Insert Menu > Features > Combine.

Step 2. In the Combine Property Manager: under Operation Type, Fig. 39 select Add drag a selection to select all, Fig. 40 click OK .

P. Fillet3 Full Round Trailing Edge.Step 1. Use Left arrow key on keyboard to rotate view to view inside

nose cone, Fig. 42.


Step 3. In the Fillet Property Manager: under Fillet Type, Fig. 41


in Side Face Set 1 box click outside cylindrical face of nose cone, Fig. 42 right click to move selection to

Center Face Set box, click bottom face of nose cone, Fig. 43 right click to move selection to

Side Face

Set 2 box, inside cylindrical face of nose cone, Fig. 44 click OK .

Fig. 39

Fig. 40

Fig. 41 Fig. 42

Fig. 44Fig. 43


Q. Fillet4 Sweep Edges.


Step 2. In the Fillet Property Manager, under Fillet Type, Fig. 45

select Constant Size Fillet under Fillet Parameters

Radius .02 select Full preview under Items To Fillet click an edge of sweep, Fig. 46

click All, 27 Edges on the Fillet pop-up toolbar, Fig. 47 click OK .

Step 3. Save. Use Ctrl-S.Fig. 45

Fig. 46

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Fig. 48Fig. 47


R. Outer Ring Revolve.Step 1. Click Front Plane in the Feature Manager and click Sketch

on the Context toolbar, Fig. 50.


Step 3. Click Centerline in the Line flyout on the Sketch toolbar.

Step 4. Draw vertical centerline up from Origin , Fig. 51. To terminate chain, double click back on the centerline you have just drawn. Draw vertical construction line to right of centerline. Draw horizontal construction line below the construction line.

Step 5. Right click graphics area and click Select from menu to unselect Center-line tool.

Step 6. Ctrl click the bottom endpoint of vertical construction and horizontal construction line. Release Ctrl key

and click Make Midpoint on the Context toolbar, Fig. 52.

Fig. 50

Fig. 51

Fig. 52

Ctrl click endpoint and

horizontal construction line



Step 8. Add dimensions, Fig. 53. Dimension double distance 3 between centerline and vertical construction line. To double distance dimension, click vertical centerline and then top endpoint of vertical construction line, move the cursor to left of the centerline (Origin) and click. Key-in 3 dimension and press ENTER.

Step 9. Zoom in around vertical construction line, Fig. 54. To zoom, place the cursor over the vertical construction line and spin the wheel on mouse back. While spinning the wheel keep cursor on the area where you want to zoom.

Fig. 53

Fig. 54

Zoom


Step 10. Click Centerpoint Arc

in the Arc flyout on the Sketch toolbar.

Step 11. Draw centerpoint arc at end of vertical construc-tion line across horizontal construction line, Fig. 55. To draw arc, click bottom endpoint of vertical con-struction line, Position 1 to start arc centerpoint. Click left endpoint of horizon-tal construction line, Position 2 to place first arc endpoint. Then move cursor counter-clockwise to Position 3 on construction line and click to place second arc endpoint.

Step 12. Click Style Spline in the Spline

flyout on the Sketch toolbar.

Step 13. Draw a 6 control vertex point Spline, Fig. 56. Start at left endpoint of arc for 1st control vertex point. Then, draw 2nd control vertex point directly above to create a vertical tangent relations

. Continue and draw the control vertex point as shown in Fig. 56. Press Escape to end spline.

Step 14. Ctrl click top endpoint of centerline and Style Spline to select both, Fig. 57. Release Ctrl key and click Make Coin-cident on the Context toolbar.

Step 15. Click top control polygon segment

and click Make Horizontal on the Context toolbar, Fig. 58.

Step 16. Ctrl click top endpoint of centerline and control vertex points 2 and 5 to select all three,

Fig. 59. Release Ctrl key and click Make Horizontal on the Context toolbar.

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2 31

2

3 4

6

5

Fig. 58

Fig. 57

Ctrl click spline and top

endpoint of centerline

Fig. 59

Ctrl click control vertex

points 2 and 5 and top endpoint of

centerline

2 5


Step 17. Ctrl click both control polygon segments attached to horizontal control polygon segment and ver-tical centerline to select all three. Release Ctrl key and click Make

Symmetric on the Context toolbar, Fig. 60.


Step 19. Add .3 dimension, Fig. 61.

Step 20. Click Trimetric on the Stan-dard Views toolbar.


Step 22. Click Revolved Boss/Base on the Features toolbar.

Step 23. In the Revolve Property Manger:

for Axles of Revolution click vertical centerline at Origin, Fig. 63

click OK .

Fig. 60 Fig. 61

Ctrl click control vertex segments and

centerline

Fig. 62

Fig. 63

Axis

Note: If issue with Revolve, confirm cen-terpoint arc endpoints are merged with style spline, Fig. 61 and below.

Confirm merged


S. Create Plane1 for Loft.Step 1. Click Right Plane in the Feature Manager to

display plane in graphics area, Fig. 64.

Step 2. Ctrl drag Right plane in graphics area to the right and release, Fig. 65.

Step 3. In the Plane Property Manager set: under First Reference, Fig. 66

Distance 1.5 and press ENTER the new plane should be to right, Fig. 65, if in wrong direction, check Flip offset click OK .


Fig. 64

Fig. 66

Fig. 65

Hold down Ctrl drag plane Drag plane

to right


Step 5. Click expand arrow at the top of the Feature Manager to expand the Display Pane, Fig. 67.

Step 6. Hide nose cone Fillet4 solid body. To hide, expand Solid Bodies folder in the Feature Manager. In the Display Pane

under Hide/Show column for Fillet4 click Show to turn off show, Fig. 67. We’ll have a cleaner view with less clutter as we create the blade loft sketches with this body hid-den.

Step 7. Hide Revolve1 solid body. To hide, in Solid Bodies folder in the Display Pane under Hide/Show column for

Revolve1 click Show to turn off show, Fig. 67. Once again, it will be clearer to view our sketches with this body hidden.

Step 8. Hide Plane1. To hide, for Plane1 in the Display Pane under Hide/Show column click Show to turn off show, Fig. 67.

Step 9. You can collapse Display Pane at the top of the Feature Manager to collapse the Dis-play Pane or keep Display Pane expanded.

T. Loft Profile Sketch5.Step 1. Click Right Plane in the Feature Manager and click

Sketch on the Context toolbar, Fig. 68.



Fig. 67

Fig. 68


Step 4. Draw centerline up from Origin , Fig. 69. To terminate chain, double click back on the centerline you have just drawn. Draw construction line at angle down to right above centerline. Draw construction line at angle above and away from all.

Step 5. Right click graphics area and click Select from menu to unselect Centerline Tool.

Step 6. Ctrl click angled construction line and top end-point of centerline to select both, Fig. 70. Release Ctrl key and click Make Coincident on the Context toobar.

Step 7. Ctrl click both angled construction lines to select both, Fig. 71. Release Ctrl key and click Make Per-

pendicular on the Context toolbar.


Step 9. Add dimensions, Fig. 72.

Fig. 69

Origin

Fig. 70

Fig. 71 Fig. 72

Ctrl click construction line

and top endpoint

Ctrl click both

construction lines


Step 10. Click Spline (S) on the Sketch toolbar.

Step 11. Draw a 4 Point Spline at the construction line endpoints, Fig. 73. Start at Point 1 and continue through 4 and back to Point 1. Press Escape to unselect Spline tool.

Step 12. Click spline to select it.

Step 13. In the Spline Property Manager: under Parameters, Fig. 74 check Tangent driving.


Step 15. Dimension Spline Point 1 Tangent Weighting2 .074, Fig. 75. To dimension Tangent Weighting, click the Spline to display the Circular Spline handle and click the Circular Spline handle , then move the cursor out away from spline and click. Key-in .074 and press EN-TER.

Fig. 73

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2

3

4

Fig. 74

Fig. 75

Spline Point 1 Circular spline

handle


Step 16. Dimension Spline Point 1 Tangent Radial Direction 78.88º, Fig. 76. To dimension Tangent Radial Direction, click the construction line and Cir-cular Spline handle , then move cursor up and to left of Spline Point and click. Key-in 78.88 and press ENTER.

Step 17. Dimension Spline Point 3 Tangent Weighting1 .18, Fig. 77. To dimen-sion Tangent Weighting, click the Spline to display the Circular Spline handle and click the Circular Spline handle , then move the cur-sor out away from spline and click. Key-in .18 and press ENTER.

Step 18. Dimension Spline Point 3 Tangent Radial Direction 93.78º, Fig. 78. To dimension Tangent Radial Direction, click the Circular Spline handle and centerline, then move cursor up and to right and click. Key-in 93.78 and press ENTER.



Fig. 76

Fig. 77

Fig. 78

Spline Point 3 Circular spline handle


U. Loft Profile Sketch6.Step 1. Hide Sketch5. To hide, for

Sketch5 in the Display Pane under Hide/Show column click Show to turn off show, Fig. 79. Hiding Sketch5 allows a cleaner view as we create next Profile Sketch6.

Step 2. Click Plane1 in the Feature

Manager and click Sketch on the Context toolbar, Fig. 80.



Step 5. Draw centerline up from Origin , line across to left and line up at angle, Fig. 81. To terminate chain, double click back on the centerline you have just drawn. Draw construction line at angle down to right above and away from all.

Step 6. Click Smart Dimension (S) onthe Sketch toolbar.

Step 7. Add dimensions, Fig. 82.

Fig. 80Fig. 79

Fig. 81

Fig. 82

Origin



Step 9. Draw a 4 Point Spline at the con-struction line endpoints, Fig. 83. Start at Point 1 and continue through 4 and back to Point 1. Press Escape to unselect Spline tool.

Step 10. Click spline to select it.

Step 11. In the Spline Property Manager: under Parameters check Tangent driving, Fig. 84.


Step 13. Dimension Spline Point 1 Tangent Weighting2 .096, Fig. 85. To dimension Tangent Weighting, click the Spline to display the Circular Spline handle and click the Circular Spline handle , then move the cursor out away from spline and click. Key-in .096 and press EN-TER.

Step 14. Dimension Spline Point 1 Tangent Radial Direction 102º, Fig. 86. To dimension Tangent Radial Direction, click the Circular Spline handle and centerline, then move cursor up and to right of Spline Point and click. Key-in 102 and press ENTER.

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2 3

4

Fig. 85

Fig. 86


Step 15. Dimension Spline Point 3 Tangent Weighting1 .2, Fig. 87. To dimension Tangent Weighting, click the Spline to display the Circular Spline handle

and click the Circular Spline handle , then move the cursor out away from spline and click. Key-in .2 and press ENTER.

Step 16. Dimension Spline Point 3 Tangent Radial Direction 90.3º, Fig. 88. To dimension Tangent Radial Direction, click the Circular Spline handle and centerline, then move cursor up and to right and click. Key-in 90.3 and press ENTER.



V. Loft Guide Curve 1 Sketch7.Step 1. Show Sketch5. To show, for

Sketch5 in the Display Pane under Hide/Show column click click Hide to turn hide off, Fig. 89.

Step 2. Click Top Plane in the Fea-ture Manager and click Sketch

on the Context toolbar,Fig. 90.



Fig. 88Fig. 87

Fig. 90Fig. 89


Step 5. Draw a 2 Point Spline coincident with both Sketch 5 and 6, Fig. 91. Press Escape to end spline.

Step 6. Click Smart Dimen-

sion (S) on the Sketch toolbar.

Step 7. Dimension Spline Point Tangent Weighting and Tangent Radial Direc-tion as shown in Fig. 92.


Step 9. Click Trimetric on the Standard Views toolbar.

Step 10. Ctrl click top Spline Point in Sketch5 and Spline to select both, Fig. 93. Release Ctrl key and click Make

Coincident on the Context toolbar.

Step 11. Ctrl click top Spline Point in Sketch6 and Spline to select both, Fig. 94. Release Ctrl key and click Make

Coincident on the Context toobar.

Step 12. Click Exit Sketch

on the Sketch toolbar.

Fig. 92

Fig. 91

Spline

Sketch 5 Sketch 6

Fig. 93

Fig. 94

Ctrl click Spline point

and Spline

Ctrl click Spline point

and Spline


W. Loft Guide Curve 1 Sketch8.Step 1. Click Right Plane in the Feature Manager and click



Step 3. Click Line (L) on the Sketch toolbar.

Step 4. Draw up from the top Spline Point in Sketch6 at an angle, Fig. 96.

Step 5. Right click graphics area and click Select from menu to unselect Line tool.

Step 6. Ctrl click top Spline Point in Sketch5 and Line to select both, Fig. 97. Release Ctrl key and click Make Coincident

on the Context toobar.


Step 8. Dimension line .5, Fig. 98.



Fig. 95

Fig. 98Fig. 97

Fig. 96

Spline Point Sketch 6

Ctrl click Spline Point in Sketch 5 and Line


X. Loft Guide Projected Curve 1.Step 1. Click Trimetric on the Standard Views toolbar.

Step 2. Click Insert Menu > Curve > Projected.

Step 3. In Projected Curve Property Manager set: under Projection type, Fig. 99 select Sketch on sketch click Sketches 7 and 8, Fig. 100 click OK .

Y. Loft Guide Curve 2 Sketch9.

Step 1. Click Top Plane in the Feature Manager and click




Step 4. Draw a 2 Point Spline coincident with both Sketches 5 and 6, Fig. 102. Press Escape to end spline.

Fig. 99

Fig. 100

Sketch 8

Sketch 7

Fig. 101

Fig. 102

SplineSketch 5

Sketch 6


Step 5. Click Smart Dimen-

sion (S) on the Sketch toolbar.

Step 6. Dimension Spline Point Tangent Weighting and Tangent Radial Direc-tion as shown in Fig. 103.



Step 9. Ctrl click bottom Spline Point in Sketch5 and Spline to select both, Fig. 104. Release Ctrl key and click Make Coincident on the Context toobar.

Step 10. Ctrl click bottom Spline Point in Sketch6 and Spline to select both, Fig. 105. Release Ctrl key and click Make Coincident on the Context toolbar.


Fig. 103

Fig. 104

Ctrl click Spline point and Spline

Fig. 105

Ctrl click Spline point and Spline


Z. Loft Guide Curve 2 Sketch10.Step 1. Click Right Plane in the Feature Manager and click



Step 3. Click Line (L) on the Sketch toolbar.

Step 4. Draw down at an angle from the bottom Spline Point in Sketch6, Fig. 107.

Step 5. Right click graphics area and click Select from menu to unselect Line tool.

Step 6. Ctrl click bottom Spline Point in Sketch5 and Line to select both, Fig. 108. Release Ctrl key and click Make Coincident

on the Context toobar.


Step 8. Dimension line .5, Fig. 109.


Fig. 106

Fig. 107

Fig. 109Fig. 108

Spline Point Sketch 6

Ctrl click Spline Point in Sketch 5 and Line


AA. Loft Guide Projected Curve 2.Step 1. Click Trimetric on the Standard Views toolbar.

Step 2. Click Insert Menu > Curve > Projected.

Step 3. In the Projected Curve Property Manager set: under Projection type, Fig. 110 select Sketch on sketch click Sketches 9 and 10, Fig. 111 click OK .

BB. Loft Feature Blade.Step 1. Show nose cone Fillet4

solid body. To show, expand Solid Bodies folder in the Feature Man-ager. In the Display Pane under Hide/Show col-umn for Fillet4 click Hide

to turn hide off, Fig. 112.

Fig. 110

Fig. 111

Sketch 10Sketch 9

Fig. 112



Step 3. Click Lofted Boss/Base on the Features toolbar.

Step 4. In the Loft Property Manager set: under Profiles, Fig. 113 click Sketch5 and Sketch6, Fig. 114 under Guide Curves click in the Guide Curves box click both Projected curves

click OK .

Fig. 113Fig. 114

Sketch 5Sketch 6

Curve 1

Curve 2

Fig. 115


CC. Draft.Step 1. Rotate view to view trailing face of blade loft,

hold down middle mouse button (wheel) and drag to rotate view, Fig. 118.

Step 2. Click Draft on the Features toolbar.

Step 3. In the Draft Property Manager set: under Type of Draft, Fig. 116 select Neutral plane under Draft Angle

Angle 40º

under Neutral Plane expand the flyout Feature Manager design tree in the top left corner of the graphics area and click Front Plane , Fig. 117 under Faces to Draft click trailing face of blade loft, Fig. 118 click OK .

DD. Move Face.Step 1. Click Insert Menu > Face >

Move.

Step 2. In the Move Face Property Manager set: under Move Face, Fig. 119 select Offset click trailing face of blade loft, Fig. 120 under Parameters

Distance .1 check Flip direction click OK .

Fig. 116 Fig. 117

Fig. 118

Fig. 120

Fig. 119


EE. Extruded Cut Blade.Step 1. Click Top Plane in the Feature Manager and click Sketch



Step 3. Click Convert Entities on the Sketch toolbar.

Step 4. In the Convert Entities Property Manager: under Entities to Convert, Fig. 122 click trailing edge and trailing silhouette edge, Fig. 123 click OK twice.

Step 5. Click 3 Point Arc (S) in the Arc

flyout on the Sketch toolbar.

Step 6. Draw an arc across con-verted edges. To draw arc, click Point 1 for start point and Point 2 for ending point, then Point 3 for third point, Fig. 124.

Step 7. Right click graphics area and click Select from menu to unselect Arc tool.

Fig. 121

Fig. 122

Fig. 123

Fig. 124

3 2

1


Step 8. Ctrl click a converted edge and arc to select both. Release Ctrl key and click Make

Tangent on the Context toolbar, Fig. 125.

Step 9. Ctrl click the other con-verted edge and arc to select both. Release Ctrl key and click Make Tangent

on the Con-text toolbar, Fig. 126.

Step 10. Click Smart Di-

mension (S) on the Sketch toolbar.

Step 11. Dimension arc radius .35, Fig. 127.

Step 12. Right click graphics area and click Select from menu to un-select Smart Dimen-sion.

Step 13. Ctrl click both converted edges to select both and click Construction Geometry


Fig. 125

Fig. 126

Fig. 127

Fig. 128

Ctrl click edge and

arc

Ctrl click edge and

arc

Ctrl click both edges



Step 15. Click Extruded Cut on the Features toolbar.

Step 16. In the Cut-Extrude Property Manager set: under Direction 1, Fig. 129 End Condition Through All check Flip side to cut. Rotate view to view Direction arrow, hold down middle mouse button (wheel) and drag to rotate view, Fig. 130. The Direction arrow should point towards area to be cut away (tip of blade), Fig. 130. If arrow is pointing in wrong direction, uncheck Flip side to cut, Fig. 129.

Click OK .


Fig. 129

Fig. 130

Fig. 131

Directon arrow


FF. Delete Face2 Faces Inside Nose Cone.Step 1. Rotate view to view inside of Nose Cone, hold down middle mouse

button (wheel) and drag to rotate view, Fig. 133.

Step 2. Click Surfaces on the Command Manager toolbar.


Step 4. In the Delete Face Property Manger: under Selections, Fig. 132 right click bottom face of what is left of lofted blade inside the nose cone and click Select Other from the menu,Fig. 133 click top face, Fig. 134 click side and bottom face, Fig. 135 under Options select Delete and Patch

click OK .

Fig. 132

Fig. 133

Fig. 134

Fig. 135

Fig. 136

Right click bottom face

Select top face

Select side and bottom face


GG. Delete Face3 Trailing Edge Faces.Step 1. Rotate view to view trailing edge, hold down middle mouse button

(wheel) and drag to rotate view, Fig. 138.


Step 3. In the Delete Face Property Manger: under Selections, Fig. 137 click the two faces at trailing edge, Fig. 138 under Options select Delete

click OK .

HH. Surface Offset (Copy).Step 1. Click Offset Surface on the Surfaces toolbar.

Step 2. In the Offset Surface Property Manger: under Offset Parameters, Fig. 139 click blade loft face, Fig. 140 Offset Distance 0

click OK .

Fig. 137

Fig. 138

Fig. 140

Fig. 139


II. Delete Face4 Face of Blade Loft.Step 1. Click Delete Face on the Surfaces toolbar.

Step 2. In the Delete Face Property Manger: under Selections, Fig. 141 click face of blade loft (should be Face1), Fig. 142 under Options select Delete

click OK . If the wrong face is selected and SW will not allow you to delete, right click face and se-lect Face@Loft1 from Select other box, Fig. 143.

JJ. Create Plane2.

Step 1. Click Reference Geometry on the Surfaces toolbar and Plane from the menu.

Step 2. In the Plane Property Manager set: under First Reference, Fig. 144 click vertical edge of lofted blade at nose cone, Fig. 145 under Second Reference click cylindrical face of nose cone.

click OK .

Fig. 142

Fig. 141

Fig. 143

Fig. 145

Fig. 144


KK. Surface Loft Trailing Edge Sketch.Step 1. Hide Plane2 . To

hide, Plane2 in the graphics area and click

Hide on the Con-text toolbar, Fig. 146.

Step 2. Zoom in on verti-cal edge were the loft meets nose cone, Fig. 145. To zoom, place the cursor over the area and spin the wheel on mouse back. While spinning the wheel keep cursor on the area you want to zoom to.

Step 3. Click Plane2 in the Feature Manager and click Sketch

on the Context toolbar, Fig. 147. Note: now 3 Surface Bodies and only one Solid body.


Step 5. Draw a 2 Point Spline across the vertical edge of trailing edge, Fig. 148. Use coincident relations . Press Escape to end spline.

Step 6. Click Smart Dimension

(S) on the Sketch toolbar.

Step 7. Dimension top Spline Point Tangent Weighting .17 and bottom .15, Fig. 149. After one dimension SW might not like solution, but continue on with second tangent weighting di-mension and SW will work it out.


Fig. 146

Zoom

Fig. 147

Fig. 149Fig. 148

Spline


Step 9. Ctrl click spline and top trailing edge (at nose cone) of blade surface select both. Release Ctrl key and click Make

Tangent on the Context toolbar, Fig. 150.

Step 10. Ctrl click spline and bottom trailing edge of blade surface select both. Release Ctrl key and click Make

Tangent on the Context toolbar, Fig. 151 and Fig. 152.



Fig. 151Fig. 150

Fig. 152

Ctrl click spline and

edge

Ctrl click spline and

edge


LL. Surface Loft Trailing Edge.Step 1. Zoom out to edges of deleted faces, Fig. 154. 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 2. Click Lofted Surface on the Surfaces toolbar.

Step 3. In the Surface-Loft Property Manager: under Profiles, Fig. 153 right click the graphics area and select Section Manager from the menu, Fig. 154

click Select Group in the Section Manager click the two edges on top of trailing edge of blade

click OK in Section Manager right click the graphics area and select Section Manager from the menu, Fig. 155 click the two edges on bottom of trailing edge of blade

click OK in the Section Manager under Guide Curves, Fig. 153 click in the box and click Sketch12, Fig. 156

click OK .

Fig. 153

Fig. 156Fig. 155

Fig. 154


MM. Extend Surface.Step 1. Click Extend Surface on the Surfaces toolbar.

Step 2. In the Extend Surface Property Manger: under Edges/Faces to Extend, Fig. 157 click edge at nose cone of new lofted surface, Fig. 158 under End Condition select Up to surface click in Surface/Face box click cylindrical face of nose cone (Delete Face4), Fig. 158

click OK .

NN. Knit Surface Blade Surfaces.Step 1. Hide nose cone surface body (Delete Face3). To

hide, click the nose cone in the graphics area and

Hide on the Context toolbar, Fig. 159.

Step 2. Click Knit Surface on the Surfaces toolbar.

Step 3. In the Knit Surface Property Manger: under Selections, Fig. 160 click all 3 surfaces, Fig. 161 check Gap Control check Gap

click OK .

Fig. 157

Extend edge

Cylindrical face

Fig. 158

Fig. 159

Fig. 160

Fig. 161


OO. Surface Fill2 Blade Trailing.

Step 1. Click Filled Surface on the Surfaces toolbar.

Step 2. In the Surface Fill Property Manger: under Patch Boundary, Fig. 162 right click a root edge and click Select Open Loop from menu, Fig. 163 Curvature Control Contact check Optimize surface under Options, Fig. 162 check Fix up boundary check Merge results check Try to from solid

click OK .

Fig. 162

Fig. 163

Fig. 165

Fig. 164

Right click edge


PP. Delete Hole.Step 1. Show nose cone surface body. To show, expand Surface

Bodies folder in the Feature Manager. In the Display Pane under Hide/Show column for DeleteFace4 click Hideto turn hide off, Fig. 166.

Step 2. Hide blade solid body. To hide, in Solid Bodies folder in the Display Pane under Hide/Show column for Surface-

Fill2 click Show to turn off show, Fig. 166.

Step 3. Rotate view to view nose cone to see opening, hold down middle mouse button (wheel) and drag to rotate view, Fig. 167.

Step 4. Select an edge of the opening in the nose cone body and press Delete key on keyboard, Fig. 167.

Step 5. In the Choose Option dialog box, select Delete Holes(s) and click OK, Fig. 168 and Fig. 169.

Fig. 166

Fig. 168

Fig. 167

Fig. 169


QQ. Circular Pattern 2 Blades.Step 1. Show Revolve1 solid body. To show, expand Solid Bodies

folder in the Feature Manager. In the Display Pane under Hide/Show column for Revolve1 click Hide to turn hide off, Fig. 170.

Step 2. Show Surface-Fill2 blade solid body. To show, in Solid Bod-ies folder under Hide/Show column for Surface-Fill2 click Hide to turn hide off, Fig. 170.


Step 4. Click Features on the Com-mand Manager toolbar.

Step 5. Click Circular Pattern

in the Linear Pattern flyout on the Features toolbar. Click the flyout ar-row to select Circular Pattern.

Step 6. In the Circular Pattern Property Manager set: under Parameters, Fig. 171

click in the Pattern Axis box and click cylindrical face of nose cone, Fig. 172

Number of Instances 4 check Equal spacing check Bodies, Fig. 171 click in the box and click blade, Fig. 172 click OK .

Fig. 170Fig. 171

Fig. 172

Axis

Body


RR. Thicken.Step 1. Click Surfaces on the Command Manager toolbar.

Step 2. Click Thicken on the Surfaces toolbar.

Step 3. In the Thicken Property Manager set: under Surface To Thicken, Fig. 173 click nose cone, Fig. 174 check Create solid from enclosed volume check Merge results under Feature Scope select All bodies click OK .

Step 4. Save. Ctrl-S.

Fig. 174

Fig. 173


SS. Fillets.Step 1. Click Features on the Command Manager toolbar.


Step 3. In the Fillet Property Manager, under Fillet Type, Fig. 175

select Constant Size Fillet under Fillet Parameters

Radius .028 under Items To Fillet click inside face of Revolve1 ring right click edge of a blade at nose cone and click Select Tangency from menu, Fig. 176 Repeat edge Select Tangency at the other 3 blades, Fig. 177 click OK . Fig. 175

Fig. 176

Fig. 177

Click face

Right click edge

Note: Depending on your computer, SW might take a bit to solve the fillets so be prepared - save file first and allow time.


TT. Appearance Color.

Step 1. Click the Propeller, click Appearance Callout on the Context toolbar and click PROPELLER , Fig. 178.

Step 2. In the Appearances Property Manager under Color, Fig. 179 set RGB values R 201 G 255 B 94 click OK .


Fig. 179

Fig. 178

Fig. 179

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