SpaceClaim Online Help

Taper the end of the bracket (Part 1)

1. Sketch a dimensioned point on the top face of the long arm of the bracket, as shown in the figure.

   1. Click the Select tool in the Edit ribbon group and select the top face of the bottom piece of the bracket.

      NoteAnnotation placed on a design, drawing sheet, or 3D markup. Notes contain text or symbols that you insert and can be connected to geometry by a note leader. that pressing the Esc key several times returns you to the Select tool.

   2. Click the PointSingle location in the sketch grid. 2-D object that has no height, width, or length. The origin, an axis, and a vertex are examples of points. Use the Point tool to sketch a point on the sketch grid. Points are useful as a dimensional reference, for splitting, and for creating a point on a line or curve through which you want to draw a three-point circle. tool in the Sketch ribbon group.

      You are now in Sketch modeModeThree ways of designing: Sketch, Cross-section, or 3D. You can switch between modes at any time. for drawing in two dimensions using the sketching tools on the sketch grid. A sketch is a collection of lines and other 2D objects on a sketch grid. Sketching creates regions that can be pulled into 3D. When you pull your sketch into 3D with the PullTool used to distort or deform geometry. Use the Pull tool to offset, extrude, revolve, sweep, draft, and blend faces; or to round, chamfer, or extrude edges. When converting a sketch to 3D, pulling a line creates a surface and pulling a surface creates a solid. tool, regions formed by intersecting lines will become solids and lines will become edges.. The sketch grid appears and the Sketch mode tool is active in the Mode ribbon group. Because you entered Sketch mode with a face selected, SpaceClaim assumes you want to sketch on that face, and orients the sketch grid along that face.

   3. Click Plan ViewOrientation settings that you can apply to your design, including spin, pan, and zoom. You can adjust these settings individually or you can apply one of the following preconfigured views: Trimetric, Isometric, Top, Bottom, Front, Back, Right, Left. You can also select Snap View and click a face to view it head-on. in the Orient ribbon or the mini-toolbar to view the sketch grid head-on.

   4. Place the cursor over the bottom right vertex of the face (as shown below) and press and release Shift, then move your mouse toward the back of the bracket along the right edge without pressing any mouse button. A dimension field appears.

       

      

       

      This method (often called "Shift+touch" dimensioning) allows any object in any tool to dimension from that referenced object.

   5. Press and release the spacebar to dimension the point’s distance from the vertex (1.5" along the edge).

      Press Tab if you need to switch dimension fields.

   6. Press Enter to create the point.

      If the point was created at the wrong place, you can press Ctrl+Z or click in the Quick Access toolbar (on the left side of the SpaceClaim title bar) to try again.

2. Draw an angled line.

   1. Click the LineA straight line, arc, or spline drawn in Sketch mode or on a layout plane. Lines have length but no area. When you pull a sketch into 3D with the Pull tool, lines become edges. tool in the Sketch ribbon group.

      You can use the L key as a shortcut to the Line tool.

   2. Click the point you created in the previous step (a small green ball appears when the cursor is over the point) and then move the cursor to create a line similar to the image (edges will highlight when the cursor is over them to indicate coincidence).

      Two dimensions appear, one for the line's length and one for the angle formed between the sketch grid and the line.

   3. Press and release the spacebar to dimension the line. Using the Tab key, switch to the angle dimension and type 103 to change the angle of the line.

       

      

       

   4. Press the Esc key to end line creation.

      You can also right-click and select Finish Line.

3. Remove material from the bracket.

   1. Go to Home viewTool used to return the view to the Home settings. You can customize the Home view tool so that it displays your design with a specific orientation, location, and zoom level. and press P to enter the Pull tool.

      You are now back in 3D mode. The 3D mode tool is active in the Mode ribbon group.

   2. Click the triangular region created by the line and the edge of the bracket.

      Note that the line effectively splits the original surface into two surfaces.

   3. Drag downward until all the material is removed.

       

      

       

      Note that as you pull, the Pull tool assumes that you want to remove material, and the cursor changes to indicate that the pull is subtractive. If you pull in the opposite direction, material will be added.

4. Save your work.