Curso SolidWorks Piezas y Ensamblaje Lección 12 Manivela

How to Make a Manual Valve Crank

In this tutorial, the process of creating a manual valve crank is detailed. The key steps involve applying carbon steel material in millimeters and utilizing various sketching tools in the software.

Creating Initial Sketches

• Initiating a sketch on the elevation plane with specific dimensions for horizontal and diagonal lines.

• Performing a parallel copy upwards by enabling two checkboxes: 'select chains' and 'end caps'.

Adding Details to the Sketch

• Using the sketch fillet tool with a radius of 6 and setting conditions for distance.

• Establishing equidistance, adding rounds, and reinforcing angles within the sketch.

Continuing with Detailed Sketches

This part focuses on further detailing the sketch by incorporating concentric circles and precise measurements.

Incorporating Circles and Lines

• Drawing two concentric circles with specified diameters.

• Adding vertical lines between circles at defined distances and outlining contours meticulously.

Finalizing Sketch Features

• Implementing tangent lines and using fillet operations to refine edges effectively.