Week 10 - Challenge 1- Attachment Feature Creation (Ribs & Screw Boss)

Procedure for the projects

• Creating the tooling axis
• Draft analysis of Class A surface
• Creating Class B surface
• Creating Class C surface
• Surface and solid body
• Draft analysis of Solid body
• Engineering features Rib and Screw boss

1. Tooling axis creation :

      The first step is to observe the given class-A surface deeply and we can say the larger flat area which is perpendicular to the Tooling axis. So, by considering this thing for this class-A surface tooling direction will be in the X-direction. so we create the point on the flat surface as shown in the figure.

 2. DRAFT ANALYSIS

                         The Draft Analysis command enables you to detect if the part you drafted will be easily removed. This type of analysis is performed based on color ranges identifying zones on the analyzed element where the deviation from the draft direction at any point, corresponds to specified values.

• Before going to drat analysis go to customized view parameter >under mesh >check material and then click ok.
• Now for draft analyses go to insert » analysis » feature draft analysis.
• Use the compasss to define the draft direction.
• In the colour scale change the draft angle to 3 degree.
• The component changes to green in indication of passing draft angle.
• Use running point to check the angle on the component.
• The draft analysis is complete.

 3. CREATING CLASS B SURFACE

Extract the surfaces from the class A using multiple extract and untrim them.Use Extrapolate to make sure that all the untrims are properly intersected to trim and offset the surfaces to 2.5 mm to create the thickness.Trim the extra surfaces using trim command.Insert them into new geometrical set and name it with respective part names.Apply fillets to the model after creating the entire surface.If the edges are outside the fillet value will be added to the thickness of the component and if the edges are inside, the fillet value will be subtracted from the thickness of the component, for instance the thickness of the component Is 2.5mm the fillet value is 15mm so the outside portion value should be 17.5mm and inner eges should be filleted 12.5mm to get uniform thickness.Perform trims one at a time so that it will be clear to understand.

4. Class C Surface:

• Unhide the A Surface to Take a boundary as a reference to make C surface.
• Go to sweep line-> with Reference Surface 87 degree draft angle for all sweep.
• And join all the sweep parts to make a Class C surface.
• Then Publicize it.

Creation of Engineering features

• Rib

Rib provides an economical way to increase stiffness and strength to the mould parts without increasing the overall thickness of the wall. It is thin protrusion that extended perpendicular from the wall.

Design considersation of the Rib

• Screw Boss

Screw boss are used as a point for attachment and assembly, most common in as cylindrical projection with hole design to receive screw or other types of fastening hardware.

Design considersation of the Screw boss