Attachment Feature Creation 2

Report:

Introduction:

Draft Analysis is the process of assessing the designed plastic part if it has the drafting angles as per the requirement. In CATIA, draft analysis is done by the tool called Feature Draft Analysis. It shows the different draft angles available at different parts and says if it meets the requirement or not by various color codes. In this example, a Coin Holder’s class-A surface is taken for the draft analysis study. Later, the component is made out of the surface, and ribs, screw boss, and dog house are added. Lastly, draft analysis is performed on the component too.

Objective:

To perform the draft analysis of a Coin Holder using CATIA V5.

To perform the draft analysis of the features in the Coin holder.

Steps involved:

1) Determining and making the Tooling Axis

• Checking the boundary:
  
  The given part is first checked for its boundary to find if there are any gaps or openings or discontinuity in the boundary. If there is more than one boundary because of the openings, they can be separated.

• Insert a coordinate system:
  
  In order to perform the other steps, first, insert a point at almost the symmetric center of the part and insert a coordinate system at the point. The coordinate system should be facing in all directions the same as the default coordinate system.

• Determining the tooling axis:
  
  By looking at the part from various directions, the optimum tooling axis is determined by taking into consideration of various factors such as low cost, avoiding side cores, etc.

• Intersect with zy plane:
  
  After determining the tooling axis, to make the tooling axis, we need to take the intersection of the part in two directions other than the tooling axis. First, zy plane is used to find the intersection curve. Then it is looked for the curve elements which can possibly create problems while ejecting the part. The curves which are almost perpendicular or have a high angle with the tooling axis can create no problem as they can be easily ejected. On the other hand, if the intersection curve has some elements which are almost parallel or has a small angle with the tooling axis, then it should be assessed using the bisecting line.
  

• Creating the tooling axis:
  
  Now, using the two dummy tooling axes, use the bisecting line to create a new line (TOOLING AXIS) and select the result in the required direction. This will give the tooling axis we require. It can be made bold and the color can be changed for better visibility.

• Creating the Side Core Tooling Axis for the dog house:
  The dog house creates an opening perpendicular to the tooling axis so a side core is required to fulfill the requirement. To create the tooling axis for the side core, a line is created along Z-axis as shown in the picture below. The side core is created during the process of component creation/

2) Publishing the Coin Holder and the tooling axis

Publishing elements in CATIA V5 are used for various purposes. It helps to make the references of the part as a datum entity of the part. Here, the Coin Holder surface and the tooling axis are published before the tooling axis is created.

(The following screenshot of published surfaces contains all the elements required to publish; Tooling axis, side core tooling axis, Class A surface, B surface, and C surface.)

3) Perform Draft Analysis

Now, perform the draft analysis of the Coin Holder. To do so, go to tools > analysis > Feature Draft Analysis. This tool has three groups of options namely; mode, display, and direction. First, the second icon from the direction group is selected and the red dot in the compass is clicked and dragged to the part to be drafted. The line in the dragged element is matched with the tooling axis and it is locked using the first icon in the direction group. It will define the tooling axis direction and lock it. Then click the Coin Holder. It will turn green or green and red based on the draft angles. If the minimum draft angle is set to 3 and we have only 2 degrees of draft angle, it will show that portion in red. If the portion has enough draft angle, it will show it in green. Thus, the draft analysis is complete.

* Screenshots of the Draft analysis report for the final plastic component:

Draft Analysis of the whole component w.r.t. main tooling axis (with 3-degree draft):

Draft Analysis of the ribs w.r.t. main tooling axis (with 0.5-degree draft):

Draft Analysis of the Screw Boss w.r.t. main tooling axis (with 0.5-degree draft):

Draft Analysis of the Dog House (with 1.5-degree draft):

With dog house only (Along the main Tooling Axis):

With dog house only (Along the Side-Core Tooling Axis):

Draft Analysis Conclusion:

Hence the surfaces of the component have enough draft as per the requirement specific to different features present in the component.

• Screenshots of the completed design in various orientations (Isometric, Front, Side, and Top View):

Isometric:

Front:

Side:

Top View:

Specification Tree Structure (after completion of final component):