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slotting a cap screw
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Mr Mather,
Experiencing some difficulty slotting the cap screw shown. The problem is this: an additional sketch is created using a rectangle .313 * .094 centered .2815 * .047 from the center of the screwhead. The sketch gets finished the extrusion is created but does not show up. The extrusion is not visible even though a new sketch was created.
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Here is the drawing with the extrusion. However, when the screw is rotated from the isometric view to a front view the extrusion is no longer visible. What needs to be corrected?
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You need to close the profile as the centreline is not recognised as part of the profile. Attached is the closed profile for the screw body.
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Ok I see what you did. However, the caphead is supposed to be round on the top. So, how is that design feature accomodated with the slotting?
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Have you had any training? Worked through any tutorials?
You have produced two disconnected surfaces and then extruded a third one through those two, producing a third surface. I think that you want a single solid, correct?
I don't have 2012 installed at home, so I can't produce a model for you. But you want to fix your first sketch first- it's not fully constrained (constrain it to the origin point), and the center line is actually two lines which are construction type. Change it to one normal (non-construction) centerline type line. With a centerline-type line, dimensions to other features are taken as diameters rather than radii.
Now your second sketch needs to be incorporated into the first one-- I don't see any benefit to making it a separate feature. When you revolve that sketch you should get a solid model rather than a surface model.
Now for the slot-- again, the profile needs to be closed, and it should cut the slot exactly as you wish.
JD Mather has a very good basic skills white paper available. I don't have the link saved at home, but a quick browse through his responses to various problems should turn up the link.
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Start a new part file.
Create the sketch shown below. One sketch!
Attach the file here.
You might also read this documnent.
http://home.pct.edu/~jmather/SkillsUSA%20Universit
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