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This document is intended to guide you through your hands-on experience of SpaceClaim without downloading the software onto your computer. You will have 2 hours to explore the SpaceClaim user interface and build some of the sample exercises we’ve provided in the Getting Started tab.
Step by Step Walkthrough: Cloud EvaluationSpaceClaim 2016
Assembly DesignWhen you complete this exercise, you will have a good understanding of the following SpaceClaim capabilities:• The intuitive user interface of SpaceClaim• The speed of 3D direct modeling• The easy to use commands of Pull and Move• The alignment tools needed to assembly parts
together.
Common Shortcuts• Click ESC twice to exit out of any tool or click
Select in the Sketch group of the Design tab. You may also click in the white space in the model window to deselect whatever you had selected.
• Click and hold the middle mouse button to rotate/spin the model.
• Click on H to return to the Home view. By default, the Home view is isometric.
• If you hover your cursor over any tool, a pop up will display which indicates the shortcut key in parenthesis, along with a short description of the tool. You can also click F1 on your keyboard to launch SpaceClaim Help and learn more about the tool.
Let’s Build an Assembly!Locate the SpaceClaim application by navigating back to your internet browser. Next, open the file name Assembly.SCDOC. To do this you must click on File and then Open.
1 Start by looking in the Structure Tree window. You’ll notice on the left picture below that there are 2 parts; Receptacle and Plate. Parts are represented with Components. You’ll notice on the right picture below that there is a Solid inside of each Component. NOTE: Components may contain any solids, surfaces, lines, planes, or other references.
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2 There are several methods to align components together to make them an assembly. It is always advisable to anchor at least one component at the very beginning of this process. Anchoring a component fixes it relative to the World Origin and allows other components to align to it. Look in the Design tab, and the Assembly group for these buttons.
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3 For this exercise, it will be much easier to visualize and line up cylindrical shapes if we create a reference axis. To do this, place your cursor over the left-side cylindrical hole of the Plate and you will notice the axis illuminate. Click on this axis and place a reference axis coincidentally to it. You can find the Axis button by going to the Design tab, then the Create group, and click on the Axis button.
6 We are now ready to start assembling the parts together. Let’s establish the Anchored Component (This component will be fixed relative to the World Origin). In this exercise, the Plate will be fixed. Click any surface on the Plate and fix it relative to the World Origin by using the Anchor condition in the Assembly group of the Design tab.
4 Repeat Step 3 and place another reference Axis in the cylindrical hole on the right-side of the Plate
5 You can rename items in Structure tree by right-clicking on the item and selecting Rename. In this example, we’ll rename each axis; Axis L and Axis R, respectively.
NOTE: The Structure Tree will display Align constraints of the Receptacle and the Plate.
7 Next, use the Align command in the Assembly group to align surfaces of the Plate with the surfaces of the Receptacle.
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8 8. Next, Insert a fastener part into this assembly. Click on the Insert tab, find the Part group and click on File to browse for Screw.scdoc. Select the Screw.scdoc and click Open.
Quick Tip: To make it easier for your to align the screws to the holes, we will use Axis L and Axis R. Let’s assign Axis L and Axis R to the Plate by dragging and dropping them into the Plate component.
9 Use the Align command to align the outer cylinder of the screw body to Axis L of the Plate. NOTE: You may also align the outer cylinder of the screw body to the inner cylinder of the hole on the receptacle or the plate.
10 Use the Align command to align the front planar face on the receptacle with the back planar face of the screw
11 Repeat Steps 8-10 to insert a second screw and align to Axis R of Plate.
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12 Return to default Isometric view by clicking on the Home button located in the Orient group of the Design tab.
Congratulations, you’ve now successfully built your first assembly in SpaceClaim! Feel free to continue exploring and try and assembly your own parts. We hope you enjoy this hand-on experience.
The next step is try more tutorials in the Getting Started tab located under Example Projects. If you’re ready to experience all the toolsets of SpaceClaim, feel free to click on the Request a Full Trial.
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