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3.1.6.4.6.2.  Example "Drawing a hand wheel"

In the following a hand wheel is drawn and all needed steps explained in detail:

  1. Draw the first view on the front cube face. When clicking on another cube face, you can turn it in the foreground anytime and then edit.

    Draw first view

    Draw first view

  2. Select the color.

  3. Click on Draw ellipse.

  4. With the left mouse key, click on the center of the drawing and with held Ctrl key, draw a black circle.

    Draw black circle.

    Draw black circle.

  5. Click on Choose erasing color.

    Erasing color selected

    Erasing color selected

  6. Leave the already selected circle function.

  7. With the left mouse key, click into the center of the drawing again. Once you are close to a snap point it displays.

    Click on the snap point and with held Ctrl key, draw a smaller white circle.

    Draw white circle

    Draw white circle

  8. Once again click Choose color for painting.

    Select black

    Select black

  9. Click on the icon Draw polygon chain.

    [Note] Note

    Using this function, you can draw straight lines.

  10. Select the line thickness 16.

  11. Draw the spokes.

  12. Click on the right cube face.

    -> The view turns in the foreground. Now draw the second sketch view. The needed option is already selected.

    Draw second view

    Draw second view

    [Note] Note

    The more characteristic a feature is, the less sketches are needed. The hand wheel for example is so typical that actually one sketch is sufficient.

  13. Close the Sketch search (2D) dialog box with Commit, or Commit and Search.

  14. Settings: In this example, select the Search template "Search by Sketch (monochrome)".

  15. Click on the button Start search.

    Search results

    Search results

    -> The search results are listed below.

    Optionally, you can load parts into the Part comparison now. When you move the mouse cursor over a line, different icons will be shown:

    Open:

    The part is opened in the Part view of PARTdataManager.

    Load as first part:

    The part is added to the part comparison and furthermore marked as first part, thus is loaded into the 2D/3D comparison. The line is marked with an icon .

    Load as second part:

    The part is added to the part comparison and furthermore marked as second part, thus is loaded into the 2D/3D comparison. The line is marked with an icon .

    Add to part compare:

    The part is added to the part comparison. The line is marked with an icon .

    Export to CAD:

    The icon is only displayed at single parts (characteristics), not at part families: With click on the icon the respective part is transferred to the CAD system.

    You can find detailed information on Part comparison under Section 3.1.6.10, “ Part comparison ”.

[Note] Note

The history of created sketches is saved and displayed on the left side in the Sketch search (2D) dialog box. So you can easily later use the sketches again and - if needed - edit (adjust) before.