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Engineering Design with SOLIDWORKS® 2018 Swept, Lofted and Additional Features

I Activity: LENSCAP Part - Thread, Swept Feature, and Helix/Spiral Curve

Create the offset plane.

213) Rotate ti and Zoom to Area P on the back

face of the LENS CAP.

214) Click the narrow back face of the Base Extrude

feature. Note the mouse feedback icon.

215) Click Insert, Reference Geometry, Plane from the

Menu bar. The Plane PropertyManager is

displayed.

216) Enter .450in, [11.43] for Distance.

217) Click the Flip offset box.

218) Click OK ~ from the Plane PropertyManager. ~ Plane

Plane1 is displayed in the FeatureManager.

219) Rename Plane1 to ThreadPlane. Message A A

Fully defined

Display the Isometric view with Hidden Lines Removed. First Reference

220) Click Isometric view ~ . (i:l Face<1 >

221) Click Hidden Lines Removed GJ. [~ ] Parallel

[ I J Perpendicular

Save the model. JA J Coincident

222) Click Save !Ii. [tf] 90deg

l~J lo.450in
Utilize the Convert Entities Sketch tool to extract the back circular

Flip offset
edge of the LENS CAP to the ThreadPlane.

Create the Thread path. J J Mid Plane

223) Right-click ThreadPlane from the FeatureManager.

224) Click Sketch (_ from the Context toolbar.

225) Click the back inside circular edge of the Shell as illustrated.

226) Click the Convert Entities © Sketch tool.

227) Click Top view @ . The circular edge is displayed on the

Thread Plane. I

228) Click Hidden Lines Visible ®

Base Extrude
from the Heads-up View toolbar.

View the results.

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