Chapter 5. Assemblies

Chapter Objectives

  • Create assembly drawings

  • Create exploded assembly drawings

  • Create a parts list

  • Animate an assembly

  • Edit a title block

5-1 Introduction

This chapter introduces the Assembly tools. These tools are used to create Assembly documents. Assemblies can be exploded to form isometric assembly drawings that when labeled and accompanied by a parts list become working drawings. Assemblies can also be animated.

5-2 Starting an Assembly

Figure 5-1 shows a Test Block. The overall dimensions for the block are 80×80×80⁢   mm. The cutout is 40×40×80⁢   mm. The Test Block will be used to help introduce the Assembly tools. Draw the block and save it as BLOCK, TEST. Draw the Test Block so that one of its corners is ...

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