Creating GD&T on the Frame

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Creating GD&T on the Frame

 

Go to File arrowDCS Save Management.

Select the Lesson_6 Magnet ASY.CATProduct and select [Save As...].

Navigate to a New folder and rename to "Lesson7" that will be easily accessible later.

Click [Propagate Directory] to save a copy of the CATPart files to the new folder.

In the Save As dialog, rename the Product to "Lesson_7 Magnet ASY.CATProduct" and click [Save].

In the Save Management dialog select [OK] to save the CATIA Product under its new name. The model is not saved until you click OK.

Go to [File] arrowDCS [Save As].

In the Save a Copy dialog, enter "Lesson_6 Magnet ASY." for the File Name, make sure the Type is set to Assembly (*.asm), then click [OK].

In the Assembly Save a Copy dialog, click [Save Copy and Open] to save the assembly under its new name, and open the newly saved assembly.

Close the 3DCS Model Navigator and Creo window for Lesson_5 Magnet ASY.

Click DVTI_dcsUpdateModel Update Model in the new window for Lesson_6 Magnet ASY.

Go to [File] arrowDCS [Save As].

In the Save As dialog, enter "Lesson_6 Magnet ASY" as the new File name and make sure the type is set to Part Files (*.prt).

Click [OK] in the Save As dialog.

Click DVTI_dcsUpdateModel Update Model.

Go to [File] → [Save As].

In the Save as dialog, enter "Lesson_6 Magnet ASY" for the File Name, and make sure the Type is set to Assembly (*.asm).

In the Assembly Save as dialog, click [Save Copy and Open] in the bottom left of the dialog to save the assembly under its new name, and open the newly saved assembly.

Click Update Model in the new window for Lesson_6 Magnet ASY.

Click the MC Application Button Icon Application Button then select MC 7500 Save As Icon Save As.

Change the File Name to "Lesson_7 Manual Gear Shifter Asm"and make sure the Type is set to WTX DATA(*.wtx)

Click [Save] in the Save As dialog.

 

Datum Creation Procedure:

From the Model Creation Toolbar, select DVTI_gdtlist GD&T icon, click on the Frame part.

MVM_Tutorial_ MC GD&T List

The DVTI_gdtlist GD&T list dialog will open for Frame.

Click [Add] Datum Feature, you'll see the dialog shown below.

MVM_Tutorial GD&T Frame datum empty 

Change the name to "Datum A".

Under the Datum feature tab, Click [Add] and Select Highlighted Features,

 

MVM_Tutorial GD&T Frame datum A Feature 

 

Select [OK] to finish and save the Datum A GD&T dialog.

The Completed dialog should look like the image below,

MVM_Tutorial GD&T Frame datum A Complete 

Similarly Create " Datum B "

 

MVM_Tutorial GD&T Frame datum B Features 

 

MVM_Tutorial GD&T Frame datum B Complete 

 

Size and Position on Datum B Holes

 

Select Size from the GD&T List dialog and click [Add]

This opens the GD&T dialog for Size

MVM_Tutorial GD&T Frame size empty 

Rename to "Size on Datum B".

Click [Add] and select the Datum B Hole Features.

Uncheck the Symmetric Lower box and type the upper limit to be 0.2 and the lower limit to zero.

The Completed dialog should look like the image below,

 

MVM_Tutorial GD&T Frame size Complete 

 

Click the plus button under the size frame to create the Position GD&T for the same Features.

 

MVM_Tutorial GD&T Frame sizeplus 

From the newly created Frame Select Position from the type drop down List.

 

MVM_Tutorial GD&T Frame sizeplusposition select 

Rename the GD&T as "Position on Datum B"

Enter the Tolerance value to be 1, leave the Material condition to be M

Now we have to link the Position to the Datum Reference Frames.

Select the Edit DRFs button to open the Edit DRFs in Frame dialog,

MVM_Tutorial GD&T edit DRF 

 

MVM_Tutorial GD&T edit DRF empty 

 

The Datums created will be displayed under Datum Features section.

To create a DRF click the first Field under Add/Modify DRF and select Datum A from the Datum Features list.

This will add Datum A in the selected Field.

Now click Add, to add the DRF under Datum Reference Frames section.

MVM_Tutorial GD&T edit DRF complete 

 

Similarly add Datum Reference Frame AlB.

Click Ok to close the Dialog.

Now hit the drop down in the Frame where it says "No DRF" and select A.

MVM_Tutorial GD&T position frame complete 

 

 

 

Click Ok to close the GD&T dialog.

Size Composite Position GD&T on Mounting Block Locating Holes

Next need to create a Size and composite Position GD&T on the 4 mounting Block locating Holes on Frame.

Select size from the GD&T List dialog and click [Add] to open the Size GD&T Dialog

Rename to "Size on Block Locating Holes"

Click [Add] and select the highlighted features.

 

 

MVM_Tutorial GD&T block holes features 

 

Uncheck the Symmetric Lower box and type Upper Limit to be 0.1 and Lower Limit Zero.

Click the + button to add another Frame for the selected Feature.

Rename to "Position on Block Locating Holes"

Select GD&T Type to be Position from the drop down List.

Type the Tolerance value to be 0.5.

Select the DRF to be AlB.

MVM_Tutorial GD&T Mounting Block size pos complete 

 

Click the drop down next to the Name field to see both size and Position GD&T.

MVM_Tutorial GD&T Name switch 

 

Selecting a GD&T name here will move the marker arrow to hightlight the corresponding Frame

MVM_Tutorial GD&T Name switch frame 

 

 

Similarly create the remaining GD&T for Frame and GD&T for the remaining Parts referring the Drawings.

 

 

Review the GD&T

If the mesh is off, click on DVTI_dcsShowMesh Show Mesh to turn the mesh on.

Click on the DVTI_dcsDeviate Deviate button to show the variation of the tolerances.

Click DVTI_dcsNominalBuild Nominal Build.

Again DVTI_dcsDeviate Deviate to see the model deviating for the applied Tolerances and Moves.

Save the Model.