Button Maker Project

UPPER DIE OUTER RING

(USE PAGE 8 OF THE MANUAL TO HELP YOU COMPLETE THIS PART)

Step 1: Use the YZ plane to make this sketch exactly as shown.

Step 2: Use the revolve tool. The axis is the line shown below

Step 3: Use the chamfer tool to chamfer the two edges. Look at the center right image for the information on chamfering.

Step 4: New Sketch 2: Use the circle tool and the circular pattern tool to create the three holes that are 120 degrees apart.

Sketch a horizontal line so you can dimension the circle 1.3125 from it

Step 4 continued: Now use the circular pattern tool to create two more circles

Step 5: Extrude CUT the circles to a depth of .406

Step 6: Creating a work point.

1. Click back on the face where you just place the three holes.
2. Right click new sketch
3. Use the line tool to sketch these three lines

Step 6 continued

1. Click on the dimension tool and then click on the center vertical line then click on the right line
2. Now move your mouse and the degree measurement will show
3. Click again and set the degrees to 10
4. Click on the center line and the left line and set that to 23 degree

Step 6 Continued: Click on the work point tool and then click at the intersection of the right 10 degree line and where it intersects the outer edge of the part as shown. Then click on the intersection of the outer edge of the part and the left 23 degree line. This will place two work points on the edge of the part. Click finish sketch

Step 7: Inserting a work plane tangent to a surface through a point

1. Click on the Plane tool drop Down box.
2. Unclick on the tool that reads: “Tangent to a surface through a point.

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Step 7 continued: Click on the outside curved face. It will turn blue.

Step 7 Continued: Now click on the right 10 degree work point that you made in the last sketch.

Step 7 complete: This creates a plane that allows you to make a sketch. This is the only way you can do things on curved surfaces. For example you can not extrude cut a hole or extrude join a pin on this surface until you make a work plane first!

Step 8: Right click on the edge line of the work plane and unclick on new sketch

Step 9: Use the circle tool to draw a circle with a .156 diameter. Use the dimension tool to locate the center of the circle .572/2 away from the left edge. Make sure your draw the circle along the black line that intersects the work point.

Step 10:Extrude the circle this dimension: 2 – 3.065/2

Step 11: Now do the same with the left 23 green line and work point. These images below summarize what to do

Step 12: “Hiding” sketches and work planes

1. Work planes and sketches that help work planes usually get hidden after you are done with them.
2. In the model browser, right click on the sketch for the work plane and click on the visibility check.
3. This will hide the work plane
4. Do the same with the sketch where you placed the work point

Step 13: Use the fillet tool to round the tops of the pins. Set the fillet radius to .156/2

Step 14: Use the fillet tool to round the two outer edges of the part. Set the tool radius to .031

Step 15: Save this part as the Upper Die Outer Ring.� Next, Create a dwg. file for this part.�