How to model a rope drive in Solid Edge?

Muhammad Bilal Ghaffar

21 Apr, 2012 11:13 AM

First run Solid Edge.

1. Step 1:

   Then click
   "ISO Part" as highlighted with green box in the following figure.
   

   

2. Step 2:

   Then save it to your working directory.
   

   

3. Step 3:

   Now check the unchecked box of "Basic Reference Planes".
   

   

4. Step 4:

   Now from top view tab, change the view to front view as shown in following figure.
   

   

5. Step 5:

   Before sketching you can also turn off reference planes by unchecking "Basic Reference Planes".
   

   

6. Step 6:

   From Sketching tab, select line and create lines by endpoints.
   

   

7. Step 7:

   Click at highlighted green box as shown in the following figure and then select "Dash Dot line" to sketch center line as a reference for rotation.
   

   

8. Step 8:

   Using left click mark two ends of line.
   

   

9. Step 9:

   Then right click to finish it.
   

   

10. Step 10:

    Now use middle mouse button.
    

    

11. Step 11:

    Using middle mouse button or wheel, click twice to get fit to screen view.
    

    

12. Step 12:

    Select "Continuous line" to get 2D reference sketch.
    

    

13. Step 13:

    Using left clicks make sketch.
    

    

14. Step 14:

    Final shape of sketch must be like this, as shown in following figure.
    

    

15. Step 15:

    Now click "Smart Dimension"
    

    

16. Step 16:

    And then from menu you can change dimension standard units.
    

    

17. Step 17:

    Using same menu you can also change precision of dimension values..
    

    

18. Step 18:

    Use following dimension values to get the following shape 2D sketch.
    

    

19. Step 19:

    Now click "Revolve" to get revolved extrusion.
    

    

20. Step 20:

    Left click on face as shown in figure and then right click outside.
    

    

21. Step 21:

    Now left click on line to be used as central axis as shown in figure and then right click outside.
    

    

22. Step 22:

    After selecting central axis enter the degree of rotation as 360, as highlighted with green box in the following figure.
    

    

23. Step 23:

    Now select the orientation as highlighted in the following figure and get the Drive Pulley's isometric view..
    

    

24. Step 24:

    Now click Solid Edge icon of top bar on left side and "Save as Image" to get your 3D model image for rendering of your model.