SolidEdge 2D Textbook
SolidEdge 2D Textbook
SolidEdge 2D Textbook
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Table of Contents Introduction
Drawing Tools
Drawing Setup
Mechanical Details
Architectural
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Introduction Free Drafting Software Solid Edge 2D Drafting
SketchUp
3D Visualization
“Thinking in 3D”
http://www.sketchup.com
Download free copy.
Solid Edge 2D
Runs on PC only.
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Technical Drawings using Solid Edge Introduction
Architectural
SketchUp model of
backyard playhouse
and front wall
assembly
by
Rose Mahoney
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Introduction Solid Edge 2D Drafting
Title Blocks
Technical drawings are placed on title blocks.
A number of forms are provided by Solid
Edge. They may be customized by the user.
Title blocks give standard information as
shown:
Revision data
Company Name
Drawing Name,
Drafter and Checker etc.
Tolerances on Dimensions
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Views and View Placement Introduction
The picture to the right shows the rotation from front-to-side and front-
to-top.
The front view is the key view.
The top view is a 90 degree rotation from the front.
The right view is a 90 degree rotation from the front.
Place an object in a plastic box. Draw each view on a surface of the box..
6 “regular” views are shown. Each view is a different 90 degree picture.
Opening the box shows the standard view placements. This is a rule.
Views must be placed on the page in this order. Otherwise people would
not know what they were seeing.
Standard view
placement
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Introduction Solid Edge 2D Drafting
A detail drawing is shown. Front, right, top and pictorial views are seen. The pictorial view is not a required view - it is shown as a reference to help
understand the orthographic views. Visible features are solid lines, Invisible features are dashed lines. Decimal inch dimensions show size.
Tolerances on sizes are given by the number of decimal places. 2.00 = 2.00 +/- .03 inches 2.000 = 2.000 +/- .010 inches.
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Introduction
A architectural wall detail drawing is shown. Dimensions are in feet and inches. Notice that the size of the wall is much bigger than the machine
part. Solid Edge may be set to draw very small parts or very large buildings. At times, large drawings need to be printed to an accurate scale.
Solid Edge has tools to make accurate scale drawings.
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Introduction Solid Edge 2D Drafting
A company that manufactures windows gives out free libraries of their products. An architect can quickly place windows in a house without having
to draw each detail. Saves time and sells windows.
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Introduction
This tutorial introduces important features Blocks and symbols are advanced drawing
that make Solid Edge 2D a very accurate applications. Solid Edge 2D has added special
and unique drawing software. tools not found in other 2D software.
Chapter 2 will add much more to this Chapter 6 has more information on symbols and
introduction. blocks.
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2D Drawing Commands Solid Edge 2D Drafting
This chapter will introduce the 2D drawing commands. Drawn shapes must often be edited - copied, rotated, moved, trimmed, etc. to complete the
desired shape. Solid Edge adds another control; constraints. Constraints control the behavior of drawing elements as changes are made.
Parametric modeling is available so shapes may be driven by formulas or spreadsheets.
2D Drawing
& Editing
Layout Drafting
Drawing Exercises
Techniques Geometry
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Simplified Startup 1 2D Drawing Commands
__ Click “Create 2D Drawing”. A title block will display in the drawing area.
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2D Drawing Commands Simplified Startup 2 Solid Edge 2D Drafting
Working Drawings.
Computer drawings are always made using real, full units.
Working in Metric (millimeters), Architectural (feet and fractional inches),
etc. will be covered in later chapters.
Drawing Area.
Using a “B” size drawing sheet gives a drawing area about 9.50” by 9.50”.
Only small objects may be drawn directly on the title block.
Drawing Environments
Pop down the View Menu.
Three types of drawing Sheets
are seen. At start, only the
Working Sheet is seen.
This is usually a title block with a
open area for displaying a drawing.
Background Sheet
This is the lines and other items that display the default title block.
Chapter 3 will show how to modify and customize the various title blocks
for personal or company use. The puropse of this chapter is to become
familar with the various drawing tools.
2D Model Sheet. Drawings will be made directly on the
Very large drawings are made on a 2D Model Sheet. The 2D Model Sheet Working Sheet.
is set to the proper units and the size is set to work 1 = 1 with the “World”.
The 2D Model Sheet is scaled and inserted into the title block at print time
using a standard scale factor. Later chapters will show how to set this up.
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Grid and Grid Settings 2D Drawing Commands
Grids.
Grids are handy for some layout constructions. Grids may be used for display or drawing entities may be locked to grid points ( grid snap). At times,
grid snap must be turned off to allow accuracy for other constructions.
Activate Grid
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2D Drawing Commands Points and Lines Solid Edge 2D Drafting
Point Command. The ribbon bar for placing points is shown above.
At startup, the origin (X=0, Y=0) is at the lower corner of the paper.
(Not the title block lines). The origin may be moved to another location on the page
using the Set New Grid 0,0 icon command. The screen pointer displays the point
location relative to the Grid 0,0 location. You can key in the X,Y offsets in the
ribbon bar.
Line Command.
Options on the ribbon bar:
▪ Line color
▪ Line type Color Type Thickness
▪ Line thickness
▪ Line/Arc toggle
▪ Length
▪ Angle Tangent
▪ Line extension display
Connect
Angles for lines are measured from and Tangent
the horizontal as shown.
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Lines and Arcs 2D Drawing Commands
Curves Menu.
Points on curve are selected to control the shape. Points plotted using the Point com-
mand may be used to create accurate shapes.
Convert to Curve
Converts straight
sections to ap-
proximate curve
sections.
Circle/Ellipse Menu
▪ You can also place two points and input the diameter or the radius.
Circle
by
Ellipses Ribbon Bar - Ellipse by center point and Ellipse by 3 points. 3points
or
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Rectangles 2D Drawing Commands
Rectangle
Turn
On
Draw diagonal Line
Dimension to size
Draw Text
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2D Drawing Commands Editing Commands 1 Solid Edge 2D Drafting
Edits are used to change or adjust existing geometry. A shape with many rounded corners is easier to draw using square corners. Rounded corners
are quickly added using the Fillet command.
Fillet Toolbar
Chamfer Toolbar
Trim Prompt
Extend Split
Select Pick element.
object to Pick split point.
extend
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Editing Commands 2 2D Drawing Commands
Fill
Fill places a
crosshatch pat-
tern inside a
closed area.
Fill ribbon bar
is shown.
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2D Drawing Commands Editing Commands 3 Solid Edge 2D Drafting
Note: Other commands work in a similar manner. Create small drawings and try each command.
Drawing Display
Magnifying an area of a drawing makes it easier to work and improves accuracy.
Zoom Window. Select icon. Click upper left corner. Move mouse down to right. Click lower right corner.
Fit. Zooms to full page view.
Zoom Fit
Window selection may also be used to pick entities for editing. Window
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Constraints 1 2D Drawing Commands
Constraints.
Constraints are used to control the shape and geometry of drawn objects. Changing the size of an element may cause unpredictable results. Adding
constraints assures the desired shape will remain.
Note:
Turning on the Tools
Menu items will auto-
matically constrain the
shape as it is drawn.
A B
B A Lock
Lock C C
Horizontal
constraint on
C Lock
A-B
Note: The length of A - B changed - C moved straight up A and C are locked. Circle changed
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2D Drawing Commands Constraints 2 Solid Edge 2D Drafting
Dimensions are Constraints. Dimensioning an entity will constrain its length, diameter, radius, location etc.
Length
Constraint
Locked Horizontal
Constraint
Notice the other dimension commands that display with the Distance Between flyout.
Smart Dimension works on one entity. Distance Between works on two entities.
Pattern (Array)
▪ Select Pattern
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Special Commands and Symbols 2D Drawing Commands
Center Lines
Draw Text
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2D Drawing Commands Tutorial: Geometric Drawing Solid Edge 2D Drafting
Tutorial
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Tutorial Geometric Drawing 1 2D Drawing Commands
Right-click Sheet
at the bottom of the
page
Set Background
to “A” size.
( 8 1/2 x 11 )
Turn Grid On
ON
New Origin
Origin
3. Reset the Origin to the point shown X=1.00, Y=3.00 4. Draw 3 lines shown using Grid Snaps
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Tutorial Geometric Drawing 3 2D Drawing Commands
New
Origin
Origin
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2D Drawing Commands Tutorial Geometric Drawing 4 Solid Edge 2D Drafting
9. Select Fillet
Set the fillet radius to .50
Click Line 2, Click line 3 to complete the shape.
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Tutorial Geometric Drawing 5 2D Drawing Commands
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2D Drawing Commands Layout Problem 1 Solid Edge 2D Drafting
Exercise 1. Layout and dimension the part as shown.
MATERIAL: STEEL
2 REQUIRED
.250 THICK
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Layout Problem 2 2D Drawing Commands
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Drawing Setup Solid Edge Document 1 Solid Edge 2D Drafting
A Solid Edge Document is composed of the elements shown below. It may have one or many Working (printed) sheets.
▪ Working Sheets are formatted from the views on the 2D Model page and combined with Backgrounds.
In the previous chapter drawings were created directly on Working Sheets because they fit at 1=1 scale. Many drawings are much larger (or smaller)
than the drawing paper so a way is needed to scale real-world sizes into the Working Sheet. The Working Sheet is set to the size of the plotter. The
2D Model View size is set to the actual size of the object(s) being drawn. A scale between the Working Sheet and the 2D Model Sheet is set.
Some drawings must be plotted to accurate scale. Architectural drawings are often plotted to a scale of 1/4” = 1’ - 0” or one-forth inch = 1 foot.
These items must be considered closely when starting a Document (set of drawings).
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Working Sheets and 2D Model Sheets Drawing Setup
Setting the scale between the 2D Model Sheet and the Working Sheet requires planning. What final drawings will be needed? Is a standard scale
required? Solid Edge uses the scale between the 2D Model Sheet and the Working Sheet to adjust text and dimension entities to assure correct sizes.
These items are scaled up on the 2D Model Sheet for readability and scaled down to a precise size on the Working Sheet for plotting.
Only one scale is allowed between the 2D Model Sheet and the Working Sheets.
When the 2D Model Sheet is active (selected) then the scale between 2D Model
space and Working space can be set. Pop down File ... Drawing Area Setup
Example:
A “B- size” page (11” x 17”) is to be plotted. An architectural layout using
1/4” = 1’-0” scale ( 1/4” = 12” { cross multiplying} = 48 scale)
The setup shows the maximum drawing area will be 68’ by 44’ on the Working
Sheet.
All the views drawn on the 2D model sheet will be plotted at this scale.
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Drawing Setup Solid Edge Documents 3 Solid Edge 2D Drafting
2. Scale the Title Block into the 2D Model View and plot 2D Model
Title Block Plot
1=1 with paper size. Sheet View(s)
Each of these methods and more examples will be shown later in the chapter.
#1
#2
Scale Factor:
Title Block
Scale factor - To
2D Model Space to 2D Model
Working Drawing
2D Model Sheet
2D Model Space
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Solid Edge Documents 4 Drawing Setup
After installing Solid Edge one of the first C:/Program Files ....
jobs is to set up the Title Blocks to reflect
the company name and preferred startup
settings.
A= 8.5 x 11 inches
B= 11 x 17 inches
C= 17x 22 inches
D=22x34 inches
etc.
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Drawing Setup Customizing Title Blocks Solid Edge 2D Drafting
Drawing units
Text Fonts The display will
Dimension styles change to
Layers “Background”.
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Special Features Drawing Setup
For these exercises. the Properties text items can be or Saved File Name Number of
kept or erased - user preference. drawing sheets
Property Text to automatically fill in title block data in set.
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Drawing Setup Changing Text Solid Edge 2D Drafting
C:/Program Files
Tolerances shown:
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Saving other Settings Drawing Setup
Settings for a
Decimal Inch Title Block
The Format .... Style menu opens dialog boxes for setting a number of
preferences that may be saved with the title blocks.
Two decimal place dimensions are used for non-critical sizes. The example
shows the sequence for setting.
Other items include text style, etc. Care must be used in choosing a
non-standard text style font. Loading a drawing with a different font
on a computer that does not have that font may cause loss of text.
When all changes have been made to every sheet, turn on Working Sheet,
turn off Background Sheet and save the new templates to the new folder.
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Drawing Setup Metric Templates 1 Solid Edge 2D Drafting
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Metric Templates 2 Drawing Setup
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Drawing Setup Architectural Templates 1 Solid Edge 2D Drafting
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Architectural Templates 2 Drawing Setup
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Drawing Setup Modifying Sample Blocks 1 Solid Edge 2D Drafting
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Modifying Sample Blocks 2 Drawing Setup
These Title Blocks have a number of Layers New Layers may be added as needed.
associated. Certain information is drawn on
specific layers to help separate data. Drawings Double-click a layer name to make it the current
can get very crowded with objects and text. layer. All elements drawn will “live” on that layer.
Only one layer may be current at a time.
Layers may be set to display or not. Different
drawings for different purposes may be plotted Right-click a layer name to Hide or Show.
from master documents.
When all changes have been made to the lines and text, select the Block icon.
Edit all the ANSI title blocks and save the set.
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Drawing Setup Modifying Sample Blocks 3 Solid Edge 2D Drafting
The title blocks folder for XYZ company might have the following files:
▪ Each set would have A-size, B-size, C-size and D-size title blocks.
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Scaling 2D Model Sheet 1 Drawing Setup
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Drawing Setup Scaling 2D Model Sheet 2 Solid Edge 2D Drafting
Method #1. Inserting 2D Model Views Standard Scales Calculated Scale
into a Title Block.
These are often A common architectural scale is:
The 2D Model Sheet is a very large page. used in Civil 1/4” = 1’-0”
Many views may be drawn on this sheet. Engineering and ( 1/4 inch on the title block = 1 foot)
Views are selected by windowing then Metric drawings.
pasting onto a title block at the correct 1/4” = 12” (cross multiplying), 4 x 12 = 48
scale. 2D Model space is set 48 times larger than
Working space.
A scale between the drawing views and
the title block must be set because the Inserting 2D Model space views into Working
scale controls text height and dimension space: Scale factor is 1/48
entities. Only one scale may be used per
document.
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Scaling 2D Model Sheet 3 Drawing Setup
Tutorial. Start a new drawing.
7. Go back to Sheet 1
8. Select
Place 2D Model View icon
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Scaling 2D Model Sheet 5 Drawing Setup
End of Tutorial
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Drawing Setup Scaling Title Block to 2D Model Space 1 Solid Edge 2D Drafting
Method #2
Tutorial #2
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Scaling Title Block to 2D Model Space 2 Drawing Setup
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Drawing Setup Scaling Title Block to 2D Model Space 3 Solid Edge 2D Drafting
5. Printing.
End of Tutorial
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Layers -1 Drawing Setup
Pencil indicates
“current” layer.
Double-click a
layer to make it
current.
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Drawing Setup Layers -2 Solid Edge 2D Drafting
Other layer settings.
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Drawing Setup Exercises Drawing Setup
a. Customize a set of decimal inch a. Customize a set of USA Metric title a. Customize a set of Architectural
title blocks as shown in the chapter blocks as shown in the chapter with your (feet-inch) title blocks as shown in the chap-
with your company or school name company or school name and other startup ter with your company or school name and
and other startup settings. settings. other startup settings.
Copy to a temporary folder and Copy to a temporary folder and modify Copy to a temporary folder and modify the
modify the copied files. the copied files. copied files.
a. Customize a set of decimal inch a. Customize a set of Metric Title Blocks a. Customize a set of Architectural
Title Blocks as shown in the chapter as shown in the chapter with your com- (feet-inch) Title Blocks as shown in the
with your company or school name and pany or school name and other startup chapter with your company or school name
other startup settings. settings. and other startup settings.
Copy to a temporary folder and modify Copy to a temporary folder and modify Copy to a temporary folder and modify the
the copied files. the copied files. copied files.
b. These files may be saved to C:\Program Files\Solid Edge 2D Drafting V20\Template\More\ ..... on your personal computer for your use.
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Drawing Setup Solid Edge 2D Drafting
Notes:
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Small mechanical detail drawings Mechanical Details
Mechanical
Details
Sheet
Inches Metric
Scale
Drawing View
Geometry Dimensioning Properties
Views Layout
Inch Metric
Plotting
Drawings Drawings
This chapter deals with drawing small mechanical parts which would be measured in decimal inches, fractional inches or Metric millimeters.
When working in metric measurements, Millimeters is the preferred unit for small machine parts, etc.
Large Mechanical details for building construction are usually measured in feet, inches and fractions. That type of layout is discussed in the next
chapter.
Before starting a drawing, set the type of units and the precision for both layout and dimensioning. These settings can be saved in title blocks
for quick startup each time the same type of drawing is needed.
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Mechanical Details 1. Setting Draft Properties Units Solid Edge 2D Drafting
Small machine parts are often dimensioned in 1. Pop down File ... File properties and select the Units tab.
decimal inches. Some older industries may still use
fractional inches.
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting 2. Setting Dimensioning Units Mechanical Details
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Mechanical Details 3. Set the Scaling - 1 Solid Edge 2D Drafting
Set the scaling between the Working Sheet 1. Turn on Working Sheet and 2D Model Sheet
and the 2D Model Sheet (if needed). Small
items may be drawn directly on the title block.
Right-click Sheet 1 at the bottom of the
Larger items should be drawn on the 2D Model
screen
sheet and scaled to fit the title block.
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Set the Scaling - 2 Mechanical Details
2. Select 2D Model
at the bottom of the screen.
Click File .... Set the Working Sheet (title block) size.
Drawing Area Setup.
Set the
scale to 8.
2D Model
Sheet must be
8x larger than
Drawing area(s) title block.
for 2D Model Sheet
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Mechanical Details Set Scaling - 3 Solid Edge 2D Drafting
The drawing from 2D Model Sheet was inserted into the B-size title block at 1:8 scale.
Setting a consistent scale between 2D Model Sheet and Working Sheet assures that the dimension text and other items will be the correct height
on the final plot.
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Tutorial - Inch Measurements - 1 Mechanical Details
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Mechanical Details Tutorial - Inch Measurements - 2 Solid Edge 2D Drafting
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Tutorial - Inch Measurements - 3 Mechanical Details
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Mechanical Details Tutorial - Inch Measurements - 4 Solid Edge 2D Drafting
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Tutorial - Inch Measurements - 5 Mechanical Details
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Mechanical Details Tutorial - Inch Measurements - 6 Solid Edge 2D Drafting
End of Tutorial
1/28/08
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Tutorial - Metric Measurements -1 Mechanical Details
__ Start a drawing using the
Ansimm.dft template.
This will start with metric measurements
and standard A, B, C and D size drawing
sheets.
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Mechanical Details Tutorial - Metric Measurements - 2 Solid Edge 2D Drafting
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Tutorial- Metric Measurements - 3 Mechanical Details
__ Select Sheet 1 at the bottom of the screen.
Place the 2D Model drawing in the title block at 1:10 scale. End of Tutorial
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Mechanical Details Solid Edge 2D Drafting
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Architectural Drawing Architectural Drawing
Architectural drawings require units in feet inches and fractions. Real World sizes are large and often must display many feet at times.
2D Model space must be set to a size that will accomodate the objects being drawn.
Plots must be scaled to the title block drawing sheets using standard architectural scales. Final plots should print at accurate scale sizes.
Layers are used extensively to separate and manage drawing information. Layer standards set by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) may
need to be followed.
Bill of material and finish schedules require tables with precise information.
Architectural
Drawings
Title
Plotting 2D Model
Block
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Architectural Drawing Architectural Drawing Settings- 1 Solid Edge 2D Drafting
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Architectural Drawing Settings- 2 Architectural Drawing
Turn on both then ,
__ 4. Turn on display for Working Sheets and Click to select either “space” at the bot-
2D Model sheet. tom of the screen.
Pop down View and select both as shown.
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Architectural Drawing Drawing Layout -1 Solid Edge 2D Drafting
Etc.
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Drawing Layout -2 Architectural Drawing
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Architectural Drawing Drawing Layout -3 Solid Edge 2D Drafting
Construction lines
are hidden before
plotting
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Drawing Layout -4 Architectural Drawing
Place Views on Title Block. The Elevation Views are aligned as shown. Views are itentified by direction view faces.
Plan and elevation drawings are set to the same scale (1/4” = 1’-0”) on this page.
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Architectural Drawing Drawing Layout -5 Solid Edge 2D Drafting
Details on this page are all 3/4” = 1’-0” (16) scale. Construction details are often the same for many items from one drawing to the next.
Drawing details as Blocks and storing in libraries saves drawing time and makes putting together detail pages much faster.
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Drawing Layout -6 Architectural Drawing
HARDWARE TYPES
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Architectural Drawing Plotting - 1 Solid Edge 2D Drafting
■ Click Sheet1 at the bottom of the page to Adds this Scale to the
go back to Working Drawing space. pop-down chart
Click the Properties icon
Calculations:
3/4” = 1’-0” or 3/4” = 12” = 48/3 =16
Scale is 16 for 2D model space
and 1/16 for inserting 2D Model into
Working Drawing.
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Plotting - 2 Architectural Drawing
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Architectural Drawing Layout Method #2 Solid Edge 2D Drafting
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Architectural Drawing
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Blocks and Symbols Blocks and Symbols Solid Edge 2D Drafting
A frequently used drawing or drawing component can be stored as a symbol for easy re-use in other documents. You can redefine the scale, position,
and orientation of the geometry after you place it. Reusing geometry makes drawing more productive and efficient, and helps you maintain accuracy
and consistency throughout a project.
Blocks are similar to symbols in their creation, use, and reuse capabilities. They can be imported from AutoCAD or defined in Solid Edge and stored
in global libraries. Blocks also have some advantages over symbols. For example, they can contain intelligence in the form of variable text that can
be referenced in callouts and part lists. They are also "lighter" than symbols. A block can be selected from a library and placed in a document as the
master block, and then different representations, or views, of that master block can be added to the same document without the overhead of addi-
tional geometry and data. (From Solid Edge Help file)
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Built-in Symbol and Block Libraries Blocks and Symbols
Sample Libraries
Exercise 1.
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Blocks and Symbols Importing Libraries and Internet Drawings - 1 Solid Edge 2D Drafting
Symbol Libraries may be purchased and converted for use by Solid Edge. This saves time and may be less expensive than drawing the symbols.
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Importing Libraries and Internet Drawings - 2 Blocks and Symbols
Boston Gear
http://bostongear.com
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Blocks and Symbols Importing Libraries and Internet Drawings - 3 Solid Edge 2D Drafting
Architectural Details. A large number of
architectural items are
available for download.
Windows,
Plumbing fixtures
Kitchen cabinets
etc.
are a few of the details
that are available.
Detail Drawings
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Creating Blocks and Symbols - 1 Blocks and Symbols
Symbols
Almost all drawings contain symbols of some type. Symbols are a uni-
versal way of providing information without the need for text. Symbols
are simple line drawings and the shapes are stardardized but the size is
variable.
Sizes of symbols vary from 1/4 inch to an inch or so on the final plot.
They must be big enough to read but not take up too much space.
Symbol libraries may be drawn quickly.
On the computer, if one bell was removed from the drawing and an-
other inserted then the bill of material would be updated automatically.
The same would be true for all kinds of objects that could be repre-
sented by a block. Doors, windows, gears, motors, bolts, etc. This
automates the process of producing bill of material information and
increases accuracy.
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Blocks and Symbols Creating Symbols-1 Solid Edge 2D Drafting
Drawing Symbols. 1. Click the Library Tab
Obtain a listing of the symbols you need. Standards books or Create a new folder in
textbooks from mechanical, electronics, fluid power, architec- your personal filespace.
tural, etc. fields are best. Overview:
3. Set the Grid. Major lines = 1.00 inch, 20 minor lines (.050
inch) spacing is a good start.
4. Draw symbol New layers were created. Use layer zero or a special named layer depending
on the company or project standards.
5. Save to library. Use a standard name.
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Creating Symbols - 2 Blocks and Symbols
3. Set the Grid. Major lines = 1.00 inch, 20 minor
lines (.050 inch) spacing is a good start.
Click properties.
Click the settings as shown.
Resistor symbol.
Length = .7 inches
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Blocks and Symbols Creating Symbols - 3 Solid Edge 2D Drafting
Saving a Symbol to a library.
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Creating Blocks - 1 Blocks and Symbols
Blocks may be drawn using the drawing tools in Solid Edge. These electronic symbols are to be used in making schematic drawings.
They will be stored in a library. Variable data will be assigned to each block to display on the drawing. For each block we need to know:
Part ID (C5 ... R7 ... I 2 ... Q3 etc.)
Value ( .01 uf 10K 100mh 2N2222 etc.)
Misc (working voltage, wattage, manufacturer, etc.)
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Blocks and Symbols Creating Blocks -2 Solid Edge 2D Drafting
When the block is inserted,
Solid Edge will prompt for the
data to be displayed.
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Creating Blocks - 3 Blocks and Symbols
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Blocks and Symbols Creating Blocks - 4 Solid Edge 2D Drafting
Standard Practice:
Block Labels are usually placed above or to
the right of each symbol.
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Creating Blocks - 5 Blocks and Symbols
Block Library
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Blocks and Symbols Creating Blocks - 6 Solid Edge 2D Drafting
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Inserting Blocks - 1 Blocks and Symbols
Electronic Circuit Layout
Parts Lists or
Bill of Material tables may
be created by loading the 2D
drawing into Solid Edge 3D
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Blocks and Symbols Exercise -1 Solid Edge 2D Drafting
Exercise 1.
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Solid Edge 2D Drafting Exercise -2 Blocks and Symbols
Exercise 2
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Blocks and Symbols Solid Edge 2D Drafting
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