5. Oil Tank

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Oil Tank Open a new part with model units set to millimeters. Select the three planes in the feature tree and make them visible by clicking on the glasses. Change the name of the Front Plane Double click on the front plane in the feature tree. Change the name into: MIDPLANE OIL TANK

Select the Top Plane and create a sketch by clicking on the 2D sketch icon Draw the sketch as shown in the picture. Ensure that the circle is fixed at the origin Use the SolidWorksModel part as reference file if the 2D sketch is unclear to you (Surface-Extrude1, Sketch 1).

Create a surface extrude Go to: Insert > Surface > Extrude Direction 1 Change

: Mid Plane into: 370 mm

Click OK

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Select the MIDPLANE OIL TANK and create a new sketch Ensure that the sketch is fixed at the origin. Create a surface extrude Go to: Insert > Surface > Extrude Direction 1 Change

: Mid Plane into: 210 mm

Click OK

Change the color of the part: Select Surface-Extrude5 > Right click > Feature Properties > Color > Change color > Select the color you like Click OK

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Trim the faces you don’t need

Go to: Insert > Surface > Trim Click in the Trim tool box. Select the green Surface-Extrude2 as shown on the picture. Select the “Remove selections” option.

Select the purple surface of Surface-Extrude1 as shown in the picture. Surface Split Options: Natural

Click OK Repeat this action for Surface-Extrude 2 Go to: Insert > Surface > Trim Click in the Trim tool box. Select the green Surface-Trim1 as shown on the picture. Select the “Keep selections” option.

Select the purple surface of Surface-Extrude2-Trim1 as shown in the picture. Surface Split Options: Natural

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Knit the faces and make the oil tank solid Go to: Insert > Surface > Knit Selections: Select the green Surface-Trim1 and Surface-Trim2 as shown in the picture. Select the “Try to form solid” function.

Click OK

Create fillet at all the edges of the tank Select all the green edges as shown in the pi cture. Go to: Insert > Features > Fillet/Round

> 10 mm

Click OK

Change the color of the fillet: Right click on Fillet1 in the feature tree> Feature properties > Color > Change color > Select the color you like Click OK

Make the Oil Tank hollow Go to: Insert > Features > Shell Change

into: 3 mm

Don’t select any faces to remove.

Click OK

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Create a new plane parallel at the Right Plane Go to: Insert > Reference Geometry > Plane Select the Right Plane. Change the Offset Distance

into 10 mm.

Ensure that the offset is directed outwards. If not, click “Reverse direction”

Click OK Save

the file with the following name: Oil Tank

Create a graphic on the Oil Tank Go to: File > Open > Graphic Oil Tank.SLDPRT (Or use 1 of the 35 tribal graphics) Right click on Sketch1 in the feature tree and click on the sketch icon. Select the sketch and click: Edit > Copy Go back to: File > Open > Oil Tank.SLDPRT Select Plane 1

and create a new sketch.

Draw a vertical constr uction line as shown in the picture.

starting at the origin

Go to: Edit > Paste

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Go to: Tools > Sketch Tools > Move Select the imported sketch. Start point

: Select the bottom point of the sketch as shown in the left picture.

End point: Select the top point of the vertical construction line as shown in the right picture. Click OK

Create an extruded cut Go to: Insert > Cut > Extrude Direction 1 Change

: Offset From Surface into 0,10 mm

Select the pink surface

as shown in the picture.

Select the “Reverse offset” option. Select the “Translate surface” option.

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Change the color of the graphic: Select Extrude 1 or the face > Right click > Feature Properties > Color > Change color > Select the color you like. Click OK Hide Save

all planes except: MIDPLANE OIL TANK the file again.

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