- Start Alibre
- New Part (upper left icon)
- Sketch Profile of Piston (from 2D Sketch toolbar at right)
- Line... <pick green point at center,
i.e. point #1>
- (sketch upward 2, right 3, down 4, 2 ring grooves
5-thru-11, down 12, in 13, up 14, back to green
point 1)
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- Toggle Axes display (from
lower toolbar at top)
- Revolve Boss (from 3D toolbar at right)
- (on form) Angle = 180... Axis... <select vertical axis>... OK
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- Orient to Isometric View
(from View toolbar)
- Rotate View (from Pan/Zoom toolbar)... to view inside
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- <select inside upper edge
only, not face; edge turns yellow>
- 3D Fillet (from 3D toolbar at right)... Radius = 1
- Orient to Front View
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- Circle (from 2D Sketch
toolbar)
- <pick along Y axis about halfway down skirt>
- <drag out circle>
- Extrude Boss (from 3D toolbar)
- Rotate View... to view inside
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- <select intersection edge
only; edge turns yellow>
- 3D Fillet... Radius = .5 (or whatever fits)
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- Feature, Mirror (from Menu)
- Edit, Select All
- click in Mirror Plane... <pick main planar face>... OK
- Rotate View... to view inside
- Options (by Shaded block)... Shaded with Visible Edges
- Edit, Color Properties...
Opacity = 60%, Reflectivity = 70%... Edge Color = Black
- Physical Properties (icon that looks like legal scale)... Calculate
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- From Alibre Home Window... Open... "engine_assem"
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