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PROJECT SCHEDULE

Project scheduleThe screen captures and notes provide a first time user the easiest route for tackle each stage of the production. Users can either print the presentations or scroll through them on another screen - it helps to zoom in on the screen captures and study the screen layout if the notes are of little use.

All exercises must be completed in the order presented below as many of the parts are inter-related.

 
Approx time
Presentation 1 - the Plane Wing

Presentation 1 - The Plane Wing

Creating sketches, creating workplanes, drawing lines, mirroring lines, using the cut tool, extruding, adding dimensions, adding radiuses to a surface

1hr 30mins
Presentation 2 - the Plane Body

Presentation 2 - The Plane Body

Extruding, lofting, adding parts in context, shelling an object, splitting the screen.

1hr 30mins
Presentation 3 - The Plane Rudder

Presentation 3 - The Plane Rudder

Extruding, using the cut tool.

30 mins
Presentation 4 - The Plane Tail

Presentation 4 - The Plane Tail

Drawing parts in context, resizing a curve, checking the sketch properties, mirroring lines, adding a radius to an edge.

45 mins
Presentation 5 - The Wheel Support

Presentation 5 - The Wheel Support

Drawing circles, making them concentric, selecting an edge.

45 mins
Presentation 6 - The Wheel

Presentation 6 - The Wheel

Revolving profiles

45 mins
Presentation 7 - Assembling the Plane

Presentation 7 - Assembling the Plane

Bringing components together, fixing components, mating and aligning components, making components rotate. Changing component colours.

1hr
Presentation 8 - Changing the Plane Body

Presentation 8 - Changing the Plane Body

Changing an existing object.

1hr
Presentation 9 - Assembly Drawing

Presentation 9 - Assembly Drawing

Creating a drawing from a design, bringing different views into the drawing, aligning views, adding centre lines.

1hr 15mins
Presentation 10 - Section View

Presentation 10 - Sectional View

Creating sectional views in the drawings.

30 mins
Presentation 11 - Adding a Title Box

Presentation 11 - Adding a Title Box

Adding a title box, setting up the titles, writing in the other sections.

20mins
Presentation 12 - Drawing a Parts List

Presentation 12 - Drawing a Parts List

Adding notes to a drawing, adding a parts table.

45mins
Presentation 13 - Dimensional Drawing

Presentation 13 - Dimensional Drawing

Adding dimensions to a design, importing dimensions into a drawing, updating designs with the traffic light,

1hr
Presentation 14 - Adding Accurate Features

Presentation 14 - Adding Accurate Features

Adding new features, reactivating sketches, creating drawings with dimensions, adding dimensions to designs

20 mins