ProDESKTOP lesson 2

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ProDESKTOP - lesson 2
The Boat
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• To begin click File, New, then select Design
• Next draw a rectangle.

3. Use the measuring tool to dimension the sides
to 150mm by 75mm
4. Change to 2D view
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5. Next you need to select the Arc tool 6.
Click on the line forming the right side of the
rectangle. Click in the centre where the dot
appears. 7. Click and drag the line, this may
take a few tries (Press Ctrl-Z to undo a
mistake). Drag it out to produce a nice curve.
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8. If you need to change the size of the curve
later on, use the dimension tool on the line,
then change the value.
9. Next on the other end use a line tool from the
centre and draw a straight line (hold shift to
force it to become straight) 10. Draw two more
lines to make a triangle, the first line is only
used to construct the shape. 11. Now select each
INNER line in turn and press delete, the shape is
finished when it turns into a solid colour once
again.
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12. Change back to 3D view
13. Click Extrude Profile and set the depth to
50mm above the workplane.
14. Use the select faces tool to select the top
of the hull.
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15. In the menu bar, select Workplane then New
Workplane call it top of boat
16. Right click on the new workplane once it has
appeared, click New Sketch 17. Call the New
Sketch top of boat also. 18. Change to the top
view
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19. Draw a rectangle on the top of the boat. Use
the dimension tool to change its size, and
compare it to the boat to make it central.
(dimension the sides of the rectangle to the
sides of the boat.)
20. Turn back to a 3D view. 21. Click on the
Extrude Profile button, and set the depth to
40mm 22. Once complete select the top using the
Select Faces tool.
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23. Once selected create a new workplane, inside
the menus, click workplane, then new workplane.
Call the workplane funnel
24. Once the work plane has appeared in the top
right, right click on side, and click new sketch,
again calling it funnel 25. Change again to a
2D view. Click the down arrow to access the drop
down box.
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27. On the new sketch draw a circle. 28.
Dimension the circle to make sure it is in the
centre, also dimension the circle itself to
change its size.
29. Back to 3D view 30. Now extrude the
profile, setting the depth to 25mm, click OK.
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31. Use select faces to select the side of the
upper section of the boat. 32. From the menu
select Workplane then click New workplane
call it side of top
33. Right click the work plane on the left and
click New Sketch when the box appears, call
this side of top too.
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34. Back to the 2D view 35. Use the circle tool
to draw three circles onto the side of the top
36. Use the dimension tool to compare the edges
of the circles to the side of the boat.
This will make sure they are all straight. 37.
Change back to 3D view 38. Use project profile,
however this time select Subtract material,
Below workplane and Thru entire part.
39. Click OK! This will cut the holes out
of the top section
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40. Use select faces to select the deck of the
boat. 41. Select Round Edges in the box,
enter a 3mm radius.
42. Click OK!
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43. Use the arrow keys to nudge the boat upwards
until you can see the base.
44. Use Select faces to select the base.
45. Then click the Round Edges button, this
time when the box pops up enter the
radius of 35mm. 46. Click OK! 47. Use the arrow
keys to rotate you boat!
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Well Done!
You now know how to
Extrude profiles
Create a workplane
Project profiles
Create a sketch
Round edges
Good work!