Tutorial how to create a simple fan?

Andreas Gkertsos

19 Jan, 2012 12:35 AM

These are the steps below...

1. Step 1:

   First o all we must create the hub that will hold the fan blades.. SO we create a sketch in any plane we want....
   

   

2. Step 2:

   Then we revolve to create the hub... (can be done with extrude... its up t you..)
   

   

3. Step 3:

   Next we sketch the fan blade, as it would be flat...(like before the pressing)
   

   

4. Step 4:

   Then we extrude it.. (NOTE we do NOT merge result because we want to modify the blade before adding it to the hub)
   

   

5. Step 5:

   To continue, we click on the flex feature, located in Insert->features->flex and we select the blade as a body to flex... We choose twist option from the menu.
   

   

6. Step 6:

   we adjust the twisting planes in order to twist the blade in the desired direction...
   

   

7. Step 7:

   After twisting, we are done with the blade treatment, and we circular pattern the blade, as a solid body. (we pattern the blade body)
   

   

8. Step 8:

   Finally we combine the blades with the hub....
   

   

9. Step 9:

   and the result is a simple fan:)