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Front Wheel
Open a new part with model units set to millimeters.
Go to: File > New > Part
Select the three planes in the feature tree and make them visible by clicking on the glasses.
Create an axis Go to: Insert > Reference Geometry > Axis Select the Front Plane and the Top Plane and select the “Two Planes” option. Click OK
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Create a sketch on the Front Plane by clicking on the 2D Sketch icon Draw the sketch as shown in the picture. Ensure that the construction line
starts at the Origin.
Create a revolve Go to: Insert > Boss/Base > Revolve Axis of revolution
: Select the new Axis1.
Click OK
Create a new plane parallel at the Right Plane Go to: Insert > Reference Geometry > Plane Select the Right Plane. Change the Offset Distance
into 70 mm.
Ensure that the offset is directed to the middle of Revolve1. If not, click “Reverse direction” Click OK Double click on Plane1 in the feature tree and change the name into “MIDPLANE FRONT WHEEL”. Create a sketch on the MIDPLANE FRONT WHEEL Draw the sketch as shown in the picture.
Create an extrude Go to: Insert > Boss/Base > Extrude Direction 1 Change
: Midplane into 110 mm
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Create fillets on the edges of the green surface Select the green surface as shown in the picture. Go to: Insert > Features > Fillet/Round
> 5 mm
Click OK
Select the “MIDPLANE FRONT WHEEL” and create a new sketch Draw the spline
as shown in the picture.
Use the SolidWorksModel part as reference file if the 2D sketch is unclear to you (Extrude-Thin1, Sketch 3).
Create a thin extrude Go to: Insert > Boss/Base > Extrude Direction 1 Change
: Midplane into: 122 mm
Select the Thin Feature option. Direction: Midplane Change
into: 9 mm
Feature Scope: All bodies Click OK
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Select the “MIDPLANE FRONT WHEEL” and create a new sketch Draw the spline
as shown in the picture.
Make sure that the spline is constructed out of three points. The midpoint is just below the upper point of the spline as shown in the detail.
Detail Use the SolidWorksModel part as reference file if the 2D sketch is unclear to you (Extrude-Thin2, Sketch 4).
Create a thin extrude Go to: Insert > Boss/Base > Extrude Direction 1 Change
: Midplane into: 122 mm
Select the Thin Feature option. Direction: Midplane Change
into: 9 mm
Feature Scope: All bodies Click OK
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Make the sketches of Extrude-Thin1 and Extrude-Thin2 visible Click on the
before Extrude-Thin1 in the feature tree.
Select Sketch3 > Right mouse click > Show Repeat this action for Sketch4 The sketches are visible now. Select the “MIDPLANE FRONT WHEEL” and create a new sketch Draw a construction
circle with a diameter of 485 mm.
Start a spline at the intersection point between the construction circle and Sketch3 of Extrude-Thin1. Connect the other side of the spline with Sketch4 of Extrude-Thin2 as shown in the orange circles in the picture.
Draw the sketch and add the dimensions. Create a thin extrude Go to: Insert > Boss/Base > Extrude Direction 1 Change
: Midplane into: 100 mm
Select the Thin Feature option. Direction: Midplane Change
into: 9 mm
Feature Scope: All bodies Click OK
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Select the “MIDPLANE FRONT WHEEL” and create a new sketch Draw a construction
circle with a diameter of 350 mm.
Start a spline at the intersection point between the construction circle and Sketch3 of the Extrude-Thin1. Connect the other side of the spline with Sketch4 of Extrude-Thin2 as shown in the orange circles in the picture.
Draw the sketch and add the dimensions. Create a thin extrude Go to: Insert > Boss/Base > Extrude Direction 1 Change
: Midplane into: 100 mm
Select the Thin Feature option. Direction: Midplane Change
into: 9 mm
Feature Scope: All bodies Click OK | Page
Select the “MIDPLANE FRONT WHEEL” and create a new sketch Draw a construction
circle with a diameter of 215 mm.
Start a spline at the intersection point between the construction circle and Sketch3 of Extrude-Thin1. Connect the other side of the spline with Sketch4 of Extrude-Thin2 as shown in the picture.
Draw the sketch and add the dimensions. Create a thin extrude Go to: Insert > Boss/Base > Extrude Direction 1 Change
: Midplane into: 100 mm
Select the Thin Feature option. Direction: Midplane Change
into: 9 mm
Feature Scope: All bodies Click OK | Page
Create a new sketch on the Front Plane Draw the sketch as shown in the picture. Make sure that the spline is constructed out of three points. The midpoint is just below the upper point of the spline as shown in the detail. Mirror the spline around the vertical construction line in the middle of the sketch. Use the SolidWorksModel part as reference file if the 2D sketch is unclear to you (Cut-Revolve1, Sketch 8).
Detail Create a revolved cut Go to: Insert > Cut > Revolve Axis of revolution
: Select Axis1.
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Mirror the spoke of the rim
Go to: Insert > Pattern/Mirror > Mirror Mirror Face/Plane
: Front Plane
Features to Mirror
: Extrude-Thin1, Extrude-Thin2, Extrude-Thin3, Extrude-Thin4, Extrude-Thin5, Cut-Revolve1
Click OK
Create a circular pattern Go to: Insert > Pattern/Mirror > Circular Pattern Pattern Axis
: Axis1
Total Angle
: 360 deg.
Number of instances
:3
Select the “Equal Spacing” option. Features to Pattern
: Extrude-Thin1, Extrude-Thin2, Extrude-Thin3, Extrude-Thin4, Extrude-Thin5, Cut-Revolve1, Mirror1
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Create fillets at the edges of the green surfaces Select the two green surfaces at the front and back of the rim as shown in the picture. Go to: Insert > Features > Fillet/Round > 4 mm Click OK
Create a new plane parallel at the MIDPLANE FRONT WHEEL Go to: Insert > Reference Geometry > Plane Select the “MIDPLANE FRONT WHEEL”. Change the Offset Distance
into 45 mm.
Ensure that the offset is directed to the Right Plane. If not, click “Reverse direction” Click OK
Create a new sketch at the new Plane1 Draw the sketch as shown in the picture.
Create an extrude Go to: Insert > Boss/Base > Extrude Change
into: 7 mm
Ensure that the extrusion is directed inwards. If not, click “Reverse direction” Click OK
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Create a new sketch at the front surface of the new Extrude7 Draw the sketch as shown in the picture. Start with a vertical construction line and a circle with a diameter of 8 mm as shown in the detail.
Detail Create a linear pattern sketch Go to: Tools > Sketch Tools > Linear Pattern Direction 1
: X-axis
Change
into: 20 mm
Number
:4
Angle
: 320 deg
Entities to Pattern
: Select the circle.
Click OK
Create an extruded cut Go to: Insert > Cut > Extrude Direction 1
: Up To Next
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Create a circular pattern Go to: Insert > Pattern/Mirror > Circular Pattern Pattern Axis
: Axis1
Total Angle
: 360 deg
Number of instances
: 14
Select the “Equal Spacing” option. Features to Pattern
: Extrude8
Click OK
Create a new sketch at the front surface of Extrude7 Draw the sketch as shown in the picture.
Create an extruded cut Go to: Insert > Cut > Extrude Direction 1
: Up To Next
Click OK
Create fillets at the edges of Extrude9 Select the four green edges as shown in the picture. Go to: Insert > Features > Fillet/Round > 5 mm Click OK
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Create a circular pattern Go to: Insert > Pattern/Mirror > Circular Pattern Pattern Axis
: Axis1
Total Angle
: 360 deg
Number of instances
: 10
Select the “Equal Spacing” option. Features to Pattern
: Extrude9, Fillet3
Click OK
Create fillets at the edges of the green surfaces Select the two green surfaces at the front and back of the brake disk as shown in the picture. Go to: Insert > Features > Fillet/Round > 1 mm Click OK
Select the “Front Plane”
and create a new sketch
Draw the sketch as shown in the picture and detail.
Detail
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Create a revolve Go to: Insert > Boss/Base > Revolve Axis of revolution
: Select the green Axis1.
Click OK
Create a new plane parallel at Plane2 Go to: Insert > Reference Geometry > Plane Select the “Plane2”. Change the Offset Distance
into 3,5 mm.
Ensure that the offset is directed to the “MIDPLANE FRONT WHEEL”. If not, click “Reverse direction” Click OK
Create a new sketch on Plane3 Draw the sketch as shown in the picture.
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Create an extrude Go to: Insert > Boss/Base > Extrude Direction 1 Change
: Midplane into: 30 mm
Click OK
Create chamfers on the edges of the green surface Select the surface as shown in the picture. Go to: Insert > Features > Chamfer Select the Distance - distance option. Change
into: 6 mm
Change
into: 20 mm
Select the “Select trough faces” option. Select the “Tangent propagation” option. Click OK
Repeat this action at the other side of Extrude5
Create two fillets Select the green edges as shown in the picture. Go to: Insert > Features > Fillet/Round
> 8 mm
Click OK
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Create fillets on the green edges Select the edges as shown in the picture. Go to: Insert > Features > Fillet/Round
> 4 mm
Click OK
Create a new sketch at the front of Extrude7 Draw the sketch as shown in the picture.
Create an extruded cut Go to: Insert > Cut > Extrude Direction 1
: Trough All
Click OK
Select the “Front Plane”
and create a new sketch
Draw the sketch as shown in the picture.
Create a revolve Go to: Insert > Boss/Base > Revolve Axis of revolution
: Select Axis1.
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Create fillets on the green edges Select the two green edges as shown in the picture. Go to: Insert > Features > Fillet/Round
> 7 mm
Click OK
Create a new plane parallel at the Front Plane Go to: Insert > Reference Geometry > Plane Select the “Front Plane”. Change the Offset Distance
into 450 mm.
Click OK Create a sketch on the new Plane4 Draw the sketch as shown in the picture. Connect all the dimensions with the origin.
Create an extruded cut on surface Go to: Insert > Cut > Extrude Direction 1 Face/Plane
Change
: Offset from Surface : Select the pink face as shown in the picture. into: 4 mm
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Create a sketch on Plane4 Draw the sketch as shown in the picture. Connect all the dimensions with the origin. Use the SolidWorksModel part as reference file if the 2D sketch is unclear to you (Extrude13, Sketch 17). Create an extruded cut on surface Go to: Insert > Cut > Extrude Direction 1 Face/Plane
Change
: Offset from Surface : Select the pink face as shown in the picture. into: 4 mm
Click OK
Create fillets on the green edges Select the eight edges as shown in the picture. Go to: Insert > Features > Fillet/Round > 4 mm Click OK | Page
Create a circular pattern
Go to: Insert > Pattern/Mirror > Circular Pattern Pattern Axis
: Axis1
Total Angle
: 360 deg
Number of instances
: 14
Select the “Equal Spacing” option. Features to Pattern
: Extrude12, Extrude13, Fillet8
Click OK
Change the name of the Front Plane and Top Plane Double click on the Front Plane in the feature tree. Change the name into: VERTICAL PLANE FRONT WHEEL Double click on the Top Plane in the feature tree. Change the name into: CENTERPLANE FRONT WHEEL
Change the color of the tire and brake caliper: Select the features of the brake caliper (Extrude5, Chamfer1, Chamfer2, Fillet5, Fillet6) > Right click > Feature Properties > Color > Change color > Select the color you like Select the features of the tire (Revolve3, Fillet7, Extrude7, Extrude8, Fillet8, CirPattern4) > Right click > Feature Properties > Color > Change color > Select the color you like
Hide -
all planes and sketches except: VERTICAL PLANE FRONT WHEEL CENTERPLANE FRONT WHEEL MIDPLANE FRONT WHEEL
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Save the file with the following name: Front Wheel
Congratulations, you just finished the Front Wheel!
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