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Creating Extrusions Using the Sketches
1. In the Model Tree, select Sketch 1.
2. On the Model tab, click Extrude from the Shapes group. The Extrude tab opens.
3. Click Options and select To Next from the Side 1 and Side 2 drop-down lists.
4. Click .
5. In the Model Tree, right-click Sketch 1, and click Unhide.
6. Ensure that Sketch 1 is not selected in the Model Tree. On the Model tab, click Extrude from the Shapes group. The Extrude tab opens.
7. Right-click in the graphics window and click Define Internal Sketch. The Sketch dialog box opens.
8. Click Use Previous. The Sketch tab opens.
9. On the in-graphics toolbar, click Display Style, and then click Wireframe.
10. On the in-graphics toolbar, click Datum Display Filters, and clear the (Select All) check box to clear all datum display check boxes.
11. On the in-graphics toolbar, click Sketch View.
12. On the Sketch tab, click Offset from the Sketching group. The Type menu opens.
13. Click Loop and select the curve highlighted in the following figure.
14. If the arrow points in the direction as shown in the following figure, type 2.7 in the Enter offset in the direction of the arrow box. If the arrow points in the opposite direction than shown in the figure, enter –2.7.
15. Press ENTER. Four orange sketched entities are created.
16. In the Type menu, click Close.
17. Click the right vertical line of the offset shape, right-click, and click Delete.
18. Click Project from the Sketching group. The Type menu opens.
19. Select the outer vertical edge. A new orange sketched entity is created on the selected edge as shown in the following figure.
20. In the Type menu, click Close.
21. Click Corner from the Editing group.
a. Click the top angled orange entity and the right vertical line. The angled and vertical sketched entities are joined.
b. Select the bottom angled orange entity and the right vertical line to create a closed box as shown in the following figure.
22. Click Centerline from the Sketching group.
a. Click anywhere on the vertical dashed line.
b. Move the pointer. The centerline is attached to the pointer.
c. Click the vertical dashed line again to define the centerline placement.
23. Click Select from the Operations group.
24. Hold down left-mouse button and drag a box around the sketched orange lines.
25. Click Mirror from the Editing group, and click the vertical centerline.
26. Right-click in the graphics window and choose Save the sketch and exit.
27. Right-click in the graphics window and choose Remove Material.
28. In the Extrude tab, do the following:
a. Click the arrow next to and select from the list.
b. Set the value to 160 and click .
29. On the in-graphics toolbar, click Display Style, and then click Shading With Edges.
30. On the in-graphics toolbar, click Saved Orientations, and then click Default Orientation.
31. On the Model tab, click Sketch from the Datum group. The Sketch dialog box opens.
32. In the Sketch dialog box, do the following:
a. Select the datum plane RIGHT.
b. Click the Reference box and select the inside bottom surface of the piston as shown in following figure.
c. Select Top from the Orientation list and click Sketch.
33. Right-click in the graphics window and click References. The References dialog box opens.
34. Select the datum plane PIN_PLN. The datum plane name appears in the box.
35. Click Close to close the References dialog box.
36. On the in-graphics toolbar, click Sketch View.
37. Click Centerline from the Sketching group.
a. Click anywhere on the vertical dashed line to define the start of the centerline.
b. Move the pointer and click the vertical dashed line again to finish defining the vertical centerline placement.
38. Click Rectangle from the Sketching group.
a. Click anywhere on the bottom horizontal dashed line to define the start point of the rectangle.
b. Drag the pointer up to the second horizontal line.
c. Continue to drag the pointer to the other side of the vertical centerline.
d. Click again when the rectangle snaps to indicate vertical symmetry. Two arrows appear to signify symmetry.
39. Middle-click to exit the draw rectangle tool.
40. Double-click to edit the width dimension value to 28 and press ENTER.
41. Click Center and Point from the Sketching group.
a. Click the intersection of the vertical centerline and upper horizontal dashed line to start the circle.
b. Drag the pointer and click again when the circle snaps to the upper vertical sketched vertices of the rectangle.
42. Click Delete Segment from the Editing group.
43. Press CTRL and click lines 1, 2, 3, and, 4 as shown in the following figure.
44. Middle-click to exit the delete segment tool.
45. Right-click in the graphics window and click Save the sketch and exit.
46. Select Sketch 2 in the Model Tree or in the graphics window.
47. On the Model tab, click Extrude from the Shapes group. The Extrude tab opens.
48. Click Options and select To Next from the Side 1 and Side 2 drop-down list.
49. Click .
50. In the Model Tree, select Sketch 2, and click Extrude. The Extrude tab opens. Remove Material is automatically selected.
51. On the Extrude tab, click the arrow next to , and click .
52. Edit the value to 28.7 and press ENTER.
53. Click .