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Tutorial on Modeling of Tennis Ball in SolidEdge ST4.

By Surajmal on 14 Apr 04:51 4 answers 2386 views 4 comments

Tutorial on Modeling of Tennis Ball in SolidEdge ST4.

4 answers

Surajmal about 1 year ago
Model for this tutorial is here(Tennis Ball)
1. Step 1
  
  Start SolidEdge in ISO Part Mode.
2. Step 2
  
  Select Circle tool.
3. Step 3
  
  Hover the mouse on Front plane.
4. Step 4
  
  Press F3 to lock the plane.
5. Step 5
  
  Keep the mouse on the origin while the axis are selected.
6. Step 6
  
  Make a circle of 60mm diameter on origin.
7. Step 7
  
  Select Line tool.
8. Step 8
  
  Select the upper point along Z-axis.
9. Step 9
  
  Select the lower point
10. Step 10
  
  Select Trim tool.
11. Step 11
  
  Trim away the circle.
12. Step 12
  
  Click Select tool.
13. Step 13
  
  Select the region.
14. Step 14
  
  Select Revolve.
15. Step 15
  
  Change the revolution type to 360.
16. Step 16
  
  Click the revolution axis.
17. Step 17
  
  Select the line along Z-axis.
18. Step 18
  
  Now we have created the ball body.
19. Step 19
  
  Select line tool.
20. Step 20
  
  Select Front Plane by keeping mouse pointer on it.
21. Step 21
  
  Press F3.
22. Step 22
  
  Press Ctrl+F for Front view.
23. Step 23
  
  Click along X-axis.
24. Step 24
  
  Height of line is 16 and angle is 90.00º.
25. Step 25
  
  Draw it till the z-axis.
26. Step 26
  
  Select the circle tool.
27. Step 27
  
  Select origin.
28. Step 28
  
  Draw a circle coincident to the end point.
29. Step 29
  
  Again Line tool.
30. Step 30
  
  Click the circle point about Z axis.
31. Step 31
  
  Draw the line with the same length.
32. Step 32
  
  Delete the vertical line.
33. Step 33
  
  Select the trim tool.
34. Step 34
  
  Trim the inner circle.
35. Step 35
  
  Under surfacing tab select Extruded.
36. Step 36
  
  Select the sketch.
37. Step 37
  
  Click Accept.
38. Step 38
  
  Extrude it symmetrically such that it passes through the ball body.
39. Step 39
  
  Click Finish.
40. Step 40
  
  Select Intersection.
41. Step 41
  
  Select Both Surfaces.
42. Step 42
  
  Click Finish.
43. Step 43
  
  Select the Extrude1 in Path finder and then Hide it by unchecking it.
44. Step 44
  
  Now we have the curve.
45. Step 45
  
  Select circle tool and then hover the mouse over front plane.
46. Step 46
  
  Press F3 to lock it.
47. Step 47
  
  Ctrl+F to Front view.
48. Step 48
  
  Draw a circle of 2.84mm diameter coincident to the cicular surface and the curve.
49. Step 49
  
  Select Swept cutout under cut feature.
50. Step 50
  
  Click OK.
51. Step 51
  
  Select the curve.
52. Step 52
  
  Now Select the circle as the profile.
53. Step 53
  
  Click Finish.
54. Step 54
  
  Select Round tool.
55. Step 55
  
  Round both these edges by 0.50mm.
56. Step 56
  
  Right click to accept. Now click Select tool.
57. Step 57
  
  Now the ball is ready.
1. imrankhalil92 12 months ago
  
  Nice toturial, but my intersection of both curves comprises of four different curves. what should I do?
2. Surajmal 12 months ago
  
  If it is four curves then you can follow the feature along four curves too.

joffery about 1 year ago
nice tutorial...:)
1. Surajmal about 1 year ago
  
  Thanks !

jairo luis about 1 year ago
good tutorial that many operations such as aplicad revolution, surfaces, sweep court and if I equeivoco rounding lso good tutorials apply a analizis of what is done in every part so the reader or learner understands in a way eficas

regards
1. Surajmal about 1 year ago
  
  Thanks !

vinutha about 1 year ago
can anyone help me in surfacing in solid edge st3
what is boolean and how to make it

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