Insert standard shaft components

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Let's use AutoCAD Mechanical to place standard bearings on a shaft.

00:08

We'll modify the shaft while placing an R ring and then we'll update the drawing views to include the new components.

00:17

AutoCAD Mechanical comes with huge libraries of standard components,

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such as bearings, clips, seals, fittings, and of course steel sections.

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We simply use the Roller Bearing tool, which allows you have a lot of different options.

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You can choose to use an axial bearing or a roller bearing.

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You can choose various different classes of bearing.

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You even have the option of using calculators to suggest what bearings will work based on the types of loads the bearings will endure.

00:51

Once you've chosen the standard of bearing that you want,

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you can give it size information or you can simply drag out through the options to see what will fit in your design.

01:05

Once you've placed the bearing, you can tell it to update any sections or side views and continue on to place additional components.

01:15

Being able to pick the front, back or end view of the bearing,

01:18

makes it easy to place the bearing based on the geometry you already have, working with the geometry you need to fit.

01:25

If you place a bearing on a shaft and the sizes don't line up, the shaft can even be updated to fit the bearing.

01:49

Looking at the end view, you can see an indication of the angular contact roller bearing already represented in the end view of the shafts.

01:58

Let's add another component to the shaft.

02:00

This time, we need to put a retaining ring in to keep the shaft in place.

02:07

By editing the shaft, we can tell it that we want to work with standard parts that can be added to the shaft itself.

02:13

We can choose the O-Ring/Circlip tool and then select an R ring that fits the shaft.

02:21

You won't have to pick the specific size because the shaft itself will determine which R ring can be used.

02:30

By picking the location for the ring,

02:33

AutoCAD mechanical will automatically edit the shaft to include the groove that's required and then place a view of the ring.

02:43

Once again, when closing, you'll have the option of updating any other views of the shaft.

02:49

Once done, you can take a closer look at the end view,

02:52

and see that everything has been maintained and kept up to date without having to do any additional drawing yourself.

02:59

Another feature is that all of those objects have been put on the appropriate layers with the appropriate colors.

Video transcript

00:03

Let's use AutoCAD Mechanical to place standard bearings on a shaft.

00:08

We'll modify the shaft while placing an R ring and then we'll update the drawing views to include the new components.

00:17

AutoCAD Mechanical comes with huge libraries of standard components,

00:20

such as bearings, clips, seals, fittings, and of course steel sections.

00:27

We simply use the Roller Bearing tool, which allows you have a lot of different options.

00:32

You can choose to use an axial bearing or a roller bearing.

00:36

You can choose various different classes of bearing.

00:40

You even have the option of using calculators to suggest what bearings will work based on the types of loads the bearings will endure.

00:51

Once you've chosen the standard of bearing that you want,

00:53

you can give it size information or you can simply drag out through the options to see what will fit in your design.

01:05

Once you've placed the bearing, you can tell it to update any sections or side views and continue on to place additional components.

01:15

Being able to pick the front, back or end view of the bearing,

01:18

makes it easy to place the bearing based on the geometry you already have, working with the geometry you need to fit.

01:25

If you place a bearing on a shaft and the sizes don't line up, the shaft can even be updated to fit the bearing.

01:49

Looking at the end view, you can see an indication of the angular contact roller bearing already represented in the end view of the shafts.

01:58

Let's add another component to the shaft.

02:00

This time, we need to put a retaining ring in to keep the shaft in place.

02:07

By editing the shaft, we can tell it that we want to work with standard parts that can be added to the shaft itself.

02:13

We can choose the O-Ring/Circlip tool and then select an R ring that fits the shaft.

02:21

You won't have to pick the specific size because the shaft itself will determine which R ring can be used.

02:30

By picking the location for the ring,

02:33

AutoCAD mechanical will automatically edit the shaft to include the groove that's required and then place a view of the ring.

02:43

Once again, when closing, you'll have the option of updating any other views of the shaft.

02:49

Once done, you can take a closer look at the end view,

02:52

and see that everything has been maintained and kept up to date without having to do any additional drawing yourself.

02:59

Another feature is that all of those objects have been put on the appropriate layers with the appropriate colors.

Insert standard shaft components - Exercise

  1. From the project files, open Belt Driven Gear Reducer 2.dwg. 
  2. In the Content tab>Shaft panel, select Roller Bearing.



  3. In the Select a Roller Bearing dialog box, select Radial>ANSI/AFBMA 19.2 TS – Tapered Roller Bearing, then click Front.



  4. Click the intersection of the horizontal centerline and the vertical line of the shaft, as shown below.



  5. At the Select point on centerline prompt, select a point straight to the left of the first point to place the bearing in the drawing. 
  6. In the ANSI/AFBMA 19.2 TS – Tapered Roller Bearing dialog box, set the Inner Diameter to >= 1 and the Width to >= .5, then click Finish.



  7. In the drawing, drag the bearing to size it according to fit, then click the endpoint of the short horizontal line, as shown below, to place the bearing.



  8. In the Select Part Size dialog box, click OK.



  9. When prompted to update side and sectional views, click Yes. 
  10. In the Content tab>Shaft panel, select Roller Bearing. 
  11. In the Select a Roller Bearing dialog box, ensure that Radial / ANSI/AFBMA 19.2 TS – Tapered Rolling Bearing is selected, then click Front. 
  12. At the Specify insertion point on shaft contour prompt, click the intersection of the horizontal centerline and the vertical line of the shaft, as shown below.



  13. At the Select point on centerline prompt, select a point straight to the right and directly on the center line, as shown below.



  14. In the ANSI/AFBMA 19.2 TS – Tapered Roller Bearing dialog box, set the Inner Diameter to = .75 and the Width to = .5, then click Finish. 
  15. In the drawing, drag the bearing to size it according to fit and place it by clicking the point, as shown below.



  16. When prompted to update side and sectional views, click Yes. 
  17. Edit the lower shaft by double-clicking on the top horizontal line, as shown below.



  18. Press <Enter> to accept the defaults for both the length and diameter of the shaft. 
  19. In the Shaft Generator dialog box, click Std. Parts…



  20. In the Please Select a Part dialog box, select Circlips/O-Rings>Circlips for Shafts>Circlips for Shafts.



  21. In the Select a Retaining Ring / Circlip dialog box, select R-Ring.



  22. At the Specify insertion point on shaft contour prompt, select the intersection of the top horizontal line of the shaft and the right vertical line of the lower gear, as shown below.



  23. At the Direction to prompt, select a point straight to the right of the previous point selected, as shown below.



  24. In the R-RING dialog box, click Finish.



  25. In the Shaft Generator dialog box, click Close. 
  26. When prompted to update side and sectional views, click Yes. 
  27. If a dialog box appears indicating that no valid data record is found, click Cancel. 
  28. Save the drawing.
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