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Create assembly instruction images and 2D drawing views of an assembly process.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
5 min.
Tutorial resources
These downloadable resources will be used to complete this tutorial:
Transcript
00:03
In this tutorial, you create snapshots and drawings of an assembly process.
00:08
On the Home tab, open the Projects menu and click Settings.
00:13
In the Projects dialog, click Browse and navigate to where you saved the project files for this tutorial.
00:20
Select Ember-BS-PRE.ipj, and then click Open.
00:25
In the Projects dialog, click Done.
00:28
In the Quick Access Toolbar, click Open.
00:32
In the Open dialog, select Ember-BS-PRE-002.ipn, and then click Open.
00:40
An exploded view of the printer assembly has been created using a number of tweaks.
00:45
You can use this to create assembly instruction images as well as 2D drawing views.
00:51
To begin creating assembly instruction views, in the model browser, expand the Tweaks folder, and SHIFT-select all of the tweaks files.
01:01
In the model window, right-click to open the Marking menu, and select Hide Trails.
01:07
In the Storyboard panel, select the left arrow for Back to Storyboard Beginning.
01:12
Position the assembly in the model window using the ViewCube and zooming in for the first snapshot.
01:20
On the ribbon, View tab, Appearance panel, expand the Visual Style drop-down and choose Wireframe with Visible Edges Only.
01:28
Right-click the model window to open the Marking menu, and select New Snapshot View.
01:35
In the Storyboard panel, move the marker forward to 2.5s to set up the snapshot of the first assembly step.
01:42
Reposition the model as needed to see the entire exploded view and use the Marking menu > New Snapshot View
01:49
to create the next snapshot.
01:52
Follow the same steps to move the marker in the storyboard panel to 7.5s to the fan disassembly and create another snapshot.
02:01
Move the timeline to show the Control Panel Subassembly tweak and create another snapshot.
02:08
Create the final snapshot at the end of the timeline with the PCBs in their final positions.
02:14
You can double-click any snapshot in the Snapshot Views panel to change the view in the model window.
02:21
On the ribbon, Presentation tab, Publish panel,
02:25
click Raster to open the Publish to Raster Images dialog to publish images for use in assembly documentation.
02:33
Choose the desired Image Resolution, File Location, and File Format to publish out the snapshots as images.
02:41
Click OK.
02:43
You can find your raster images in your saved location.
02:46
These images can be used for your assembly instruction documentation.
02:50
In the Snapshot Views panel, right-click the snapshot of the fully exploded view and select Create Drawing View.
02:58
In the Drawing Template dialog, switch to the Metric tab and select ANSI (mm).dwg as the drawing template.
03:07
Click Create.
03:09
In the Drawing View dialog, change the Scale to 1:1, and then drag the view to an appropriate location on the sheet.
03:17
Click OK to create the view.
03:21
On the ribbon, Annotate tab, Table panel, click Parts List.
03:25
Select the exploded view in the drawing as the Source, and then click OK.
03:31
If the Bill of Materials for the view is disabled in the reference assembly, click OK to enable it.
03:38
Click to place the parts list in the desired location on the sheet.
03:42
You can also place item balloons.
03:45
Again, from the ribbon, Annotate tab, Table panel, click Auto Balloon from the drop-down.
03:52
First, select the exploded view as the Select View Set, and then window- select all the components.
03:59
In the Auto Balloon dialog, click the Select Placement icon,
04:03
change the alignment to Vertical,
04:06
and then choose where the balloons should be located on the drawing.
04:10
Click OK.
04:12
If some of your balloon lines overlap, you can drag the balloons to a different location in the drawing.
Video transcript
00:03
In this tutorial, you create snapshots and drawings of an assembly process.
00:08
On the Home tab, open the Projects menu and click Settings.
00:13
In the Projects dialog, click Browse and navigate to where you saved the project files for this tutorial.
00:20
Select Ember-BS-PRE.ipj, and then click Open.
00:25
In the Projects dialog, click Done.
00:28
In the Quick Access Toolbar, click Open.
00:32
In the Open dialog, select Ember-BS-PRE-002.ipn, and then click Open.
00:40
An exploded view of the printer assembly has been created using a number of tweaks.
00:45
You can use this to create assembly instruction images as well as 2D drawing views.
00:51
To begin creating assembly instruction views, in the model browser, expand the Tweaks folder, and SHIFT-select all of the tweaks files.
01:01
In the model window, right-click to open the Marking menu, and select Hide Trails.
01:07
In the Storyboard panel, select the left arrow for Back to Storyboard Beginning.
01:12
Position the assembly in the model window using the ViewCube and zooming in for the first snapshot.
01:20
On the ribbon, View tab, Appearance panel, expand the Visual Style drop-down and choose Wireframe with Visible Edges Only.
01:28
Right-click the model window to open the Marking menu, and select New Snapshot View.
01:35
In the Storyboard panel, move the marker forward to 2.5s to set up the snapshot of the first assembly step.
01:42
Reposition the model as needed to see the entire exploded view and use the Marking menu > New Snapshot View
01:49
to create the next snapshot.
01:52
Follow the same steps to move the marker in the storyboard panel to 7.5s to the fan disassembly and create another snapshot.
02:01
Move the timeline to show the Control Panel Subassembly tweak and create another snapshot.
02:08
Create the final snapshot at the end of the timeline with the PCBs in their final positions.
02:14
You can double-click any snapshot in the Snapshot Views panel to change the view in the model window.
02:21
On the ribbon, Presentation tab, Publish panel,
02:25
click Raster to open the Publish to Raster Images dialog to publish images for use in assembly documentation.
02:33
Choose the desired Image Resolution, File Location, and File Format to publish out the snapshots as images.
02:41
Click OK.
02:43
You can find your raster images in your saved location.
02:46
These images can be used for your assembly instruction documentation.
02:50
In the Snapshot Views panel, right-click the snapshot of the fully exploded view and select Create Drawing View.
02:58
In the Drawing Template dialog, switch to the Metric tab and select ANSI (mm).dwg as the drawing template.
03:07
Click Create.
03:09
In the Drawing View dialog, change the Scale to 1:1, and then drag the view to an appropriate location on the sheet.
03:17
Click OK to create the view.
03:21
On the ribbon, Annotate tab, Table panel, click Parts List.
03:25
Select the exploded view in the drawing as the Source, and then click OK.
03:31
If the Bill of Materials for the view is disabled in the reference assembly, click OK to enable it.
03:38
Click to place the parts list in the desired location on the sheet.
03:42
You can also place item balloons.
03:45
Again, from the ribbon, Annotate tab, Table panel, click Auto Balloon from the drop-down.
03:52
First, select the exploded view as the Select View Set, and then window- select all the components.
03:59
In the Auto Balloon dialog, click the Select Placement icon,
04:03
change the alignment to Vertical,
04:06
and then choose where the balloons should be located on the drawing.
04:10
Click OK.
04:12
If some of your balloon lines overlap, you can drag the balloons to a different location in the drawing.
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