ME-430 Introduction to Computer Aided Design

CREATING ASSEMBLY OF CHAIN LINK

Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 2.0
Dr. Herli Surjanhata

CREATE THE PARTS FOR ASSEMBLY

Five parts are needed in this tutorial: roller_link_plate.prt bushing.prt roller.prt pin_link_plate.prt pin.prt

Create a chain plate part called roller_link_plate.prt. This is done by clicking a Create New Object icon on the tool bar menu.

Create New Object icon

Type in roller_link_plate here!

Then click OK button. 1. The dimensions of roller_link_plate.prt are shown below. All units in inches. Extrusion depth is 0.04 in.

From Tools pull down menu select Parameters.

Enter Parameter name: material Enter Parameter type: string Enter value for material: steel

2. Create the second part called pin_link_plate, File -> Save a Copy

Then Open pin_link_plate, modify and regenerate the dimensions as shown below,

Modify this dimension to be 0.16 in.

Modify this dimension to be 0.38 in. Save the part pin_link_plate. Repeat the same procedure as shown above to create parameter for material = steel 3. Create the third part called bushing, the dimension is shown below.

Create Datum Axis for bushing if necessary, and setup the material = steel. 4. Create the part called roller as shown below. Setup the following parameter: Material = steel

5. Finally, create the last part called pin. Setup the following parameter: Material = steel

We will first create two sub-assemblies called roller_link.asm and pin_link.asm, then assemble them together to form roller_chain.asm. Pro/ENGINEER provides a variety of constraint types for placement of components. Note: Automatic is the default constraint type of the Component Placement dialog box. With the automatic option, references are selected for both the component and the assembly. Pro/ENGINEER will determine the constraint to apply, but will provide you the option of selecting an alternative constraint.

CREATE A SUB-ASSEMBLY ROLLER_LINK

Create an assembly called roller_link.asm This is done by clicking a Create New Object icon on the tool bar menu.

Create New Object icon

Select Assembly here!

Type in roller_link here!

Then click OK button.

Bring in the roller_link_plate.prt and automatic constrain it to the assembly default datum using Align.

Click

Select roller_link_plate.prt Click Open button

Component Placement window appears, Keep the Constraints Type default (Automatic) Pick RIGHT datum plane of roller_link_plate, then pick ASM_RIGHT datum plane of roller_link (assembly default datum plane). The two datum planes are automatically aligned. Repeat the same procedure for FRONT datum plane of roller_link_plate and ASM_FRONT datum plane of roller_link. Repeat again the same procedure for TOP datum plane of roller_link_plate and ASM_TOP datum plane of roller_link. The datum planes of roller_link_plate and roller_link assembly are automatically aligned as shown in the figure on the left. Placement Status is now Fully Constrained. Click OK button.

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Assemble the next component bushing.prt. Use Placement Constraint of Align, and Align Offset to put them together. Note that the Align Offset distance is 0.005 in. In other words, bushing is protruded out from the bottom surface of roller_link_plate at 0.005 in.

Click Open bushing.prt Component Placement window appears Click the axis A_1 of the bushing, then click the axis A_1 (on the left hole) of the roller_link_plate.

Click the bottom surface of the bushing, then click the bottom surface of the roller_link_plate.

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Second, Pick the bottom surface of roller link plate.

First, Pick this surface bottom surface of the bushing!

Click the second Coincident (see Figure on the left) to activate it. Choose 0.0, and type 0.005 to set the offset distance.

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Click OK button.

To assemble bushing to the right hole of the roller_link_plate, use a special function for repeating the placement of component. Select BUSHING.PRT in the Model Tree or click BUSHING.PRT in the graphics area.

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From Edit pull down menu, select Repeat. The Repeat Component window appears.

Hightlight only the Align constraint. This chooses the constraint to be repeated. Then select Add button Select aligning axis from assembly for new component occurance pick the right axis A_2 of roller_link_plate. Click Confirm button.

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Assemble roller to bushing using Align, and Mate Offset. Note that the top surface of roller_link_plate is offset at 0.010 in. from the bottom surface of roller.

Click the axis A_1 of the roller, then click the axis A_1 of the bushing. Click the bottom surface of the roller, then click the top surface of the roller_link_plate. Type offset distance 0.01 [Enter].

Offset = 0.01

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Repeat the placement of roller to the bushing located at the right side of the assembly.

The last operation of this sub-assembly will be to assemble another roller_link_plate . Use Align and Align Offset 0.005 in as Placement Constraints. Note that bushing is protruded out 0.005 from the top surface of roller_link_plate located the top of sub-assembly. Offset = 0.005

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Pictorial view of sub-assembly roller_link. Un-Exploded view Exploded view

To explode the view, click or View -> View Manager. The View Manager dialog box opens

Click Explode tab. Click shown. if Properties button is

Click

to explode the assembly.

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Click

to in-explode an assembly.

To modify the exploded view for better presentation,

Click

Explode Position window appears, keep the default and pick one of the opening edges of the bushing.

Pick this vertical edge

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Pick and move the component you want to translate. Make sure you do not hold the left mouse button when moving the component. The resulted new arrangement is shown below.

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CREATE A SUB-ASSEMBLY PIN_LINK.ASM

Using the same procedure shown above, create pin_link.asm Create a new assembly called pin_link

Start with Assembly Default Datum Planes, assemble pin_link_plate to the assembly default datum planes. The resulted operation is shown below.

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Assemble pin.prt to pin_link_plate by, Align the axis (e.g. A_1) of the pin with the axis (e.g. A_1) of the left hole of the pin_link_plate. Mate the bottom surface of pin head to the top surface of the pin_link_plate.

The resulted operation is shown below.

Pick the pin.prt, and use a special function Edit -> Repeat for repeating the placement of pin to the right hole.

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, and modify the expoded view for better presentation. Save the subSelect assembly.

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CREATE A TOTAL ASSEMBY ROLLE_CHAIN

The total assembly roller_chain will be consisted of Sub-assembly roller_link.asm Sub-assembly pin_link.asm Part pin_link_prt.prt

Create a new assembly called roller_chain

Assemble roller_link.asm to the roller_chain assembly default datum planes.

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The resulted operation is shown below.

Use Align and Mate to place pin_link.asm to the total assembly. Make sure the bottom surface of the pin_link_plate mates the top surface of the bushing.

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Use Align and Mate to place roller_link.asm to the total assembly.

Use Edit -> Repeat to place pin_link.asm to the right side of the chain. pin_link.asm is repeated here.

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Place pin_link_plate.prt to the total assembly.

Use Align & Mate to assemble the plate.

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Use Edit -> Repeat to place pin_link_plate to the right side of the chain.

Use Repeat to assemble this plate

The shaded display of roller_chain.asm is shown below Un-exploded view of roller_chain assembly.

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Exploded view of roller_chain assembly.

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