Lesson 10 – Creating Assemblies and Sub-Assemblies
Section IV – Modeling Assemblies Practice Exercises
SIDEBARS
Practice Exercises
- Create a millimeter assembly template. Save it as mmAssembly.asmdot.
- Create the Truck Sub-Assembly. (Hints: You can duplicate the assembly drawing in the
Appendix. Verify that the truck rotates about the pivot.) - Create the top-level skateboard assembly. (Hint: You can duplicate the assembly
drawing in the Appendix.) - Describe the FeatureManager Design Tree for assemblies.
Questions
- Describe the advantages and disadvantages of using sub-assemblies in your design.
- List five sub-assemblies in a typical automobile.
References
Inside SolidWorks – 4 th Edition, by David Murray, Thomson Delmar Learning (2005).
SolidWorks Office Training Manual – Essentials, by SolidWorks Corporation.
Internet Resources
http://www.exploratorium.edu/skateboarding/