ASSEMBLY – OFFSET LINKAGE DRAWING

 

 

STEP 1 – START THE SKETCH

 

 

STEP 2 – CONTINUE THE SKETCH

 

 

STEP 3 – EXTRUDE (BY 10)

 

 

STEP 4 – CREATE A SKETCH ON THE EDGE OF THE LINK

 

a)      Start by creating a vertical line in the middle of the face.

b)     Create a 45 degrees line that goes through the midpoint of the previous line.

c)      Use offset (by 5) to create a line on each side of the previous line.

 

 

STEP 5 – CONTINUE WITH THE SKETCH

 

d)     Use extend and trim to get to the sketch below.

 

 

STEP 6 – CONTINUE WITH THE SKETCH

 

e)     Add the two horizontal lines.

 

STEP 7 – COMPLETE THE SKETCH

 

f)       Trim the diagonals.

g)      Finish the sketch.

 

 

STEP 8   EXTRUDE

 

a)      Extrude the side as shown.

 

 

STEP 9 – MORE EXTRUDING

 

b)     Extrude away the rest of the excess around the hole.  This may take a few different extrudes.

 

 

STEP 10 – COMPLETE EXTRUDING

 

c)      Do the same to the other side.

 

STEP 11 – FILLET

 

a)      Apply fillet (radius of 5) on four edges.

 

STEP 12 – COMPONENT

 

a)      In the Browser, right-click on the body and choose Create Components From Bodies.

b)     Right-click on the body and rename it to OffsetLink.