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Year 8 Docking Station

Development Exercises

Using Solid Edge (Sheetmetal) apply the following techniques to reproduce the 3 dimensional shapes given. Once the shape is produced in 3D, we will use solid edge to flatten the object out into a 2D development.

Draw your first side using the

drawing tools at the top of the page.

Once complete, click on the green

tick top left of screen.

Select the Tab tool and Select a

plane on which to begin; Top, Right

or Front.

Use the Flange Tool to add a side to

your part. You will change the shape

of this side later and just need to

determine the height and angle of

the flange at this stage.

Determine the thickness of your

material (for Docking station use

0.1mm) and click in the direction of

the extrusion. Click Finish once

complete.

Open a Traditional ISO Sheet Metal

document.

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Select an edge to work off and drag

the mouse in the direction of the

flange. You may type the height into

the drop down box or manually click

at the desired height. Angle must be

typed in manually. Click Finish once

complete.

You can now adjust the shape of the

flange using the Select tool box and

Edit Profile Option.

Adjust a line length by clicking the

line and adjust an angle by clicking

the angle displayed.

You can use the drawing tools to add

details such as curves and to trim

unwanted line sections.

Click finish once you have achieved

the desired shape.

In order to create more complicated

geometric shapes, you need to add

additional tabs. Select the face to

which you need to add the tab and

use the drawing tools to create the

additional shapes.

Continue to add Flanges and Tabs

using the above techniques until you

have completed your desired object.

In some cases it may not be possible

to add a flange to a chosen edge.

Before seeking teacher assistance,

see if it is possible to add the flange

to an alternative edge.

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You may need to repeat the above

step to achieve the most desired

view.

To convert the image into a

development, select Save As then

Save As Flat.

You need to select a surface to be

orientated upwards, then select an

X-Axis (Any line will do)

You will then be able to decide

where to save your .par file.

To display the development, you

need to open a new document.

Select ISO Draft, or Open a draft

template supplied by your teacher.

Use the View Wizard tool and follow

the instructions in order to import

your development into the draft

template.

To Import your development into

Adobe Illustrator, you need to save

your image as a .dwg. Click Save As

and select AutoCAD Documents

(.dwg).