Tutorial on Modeling of Tennis Ball in SolidEdge ST4.

Surajmal

14 Apr, 2012 07:30 AM

Model for this tutorial is here(Tennis Ball)

1. Step 1:

   Start SolidEdge in ISO Part Mode.
   

   

2. Step 2:

   Select Circle tool.
   

   

3. Step 3:

   Hover the mouse on Front plane.
   

   

4. Step 4:

   Press F3 to lock the plane.
   

   

5. Step 5:

   Keep the mouse on the origin while the axis are selected.
   

   

6. Step 6:

   Make a circle of 60mm diameter on origin.
   

   

7. Step 7:

   Select Line tool.
   

   

8. Step 8:

   Select the upper point along Z-axis.
   

   

9. Step 9:

   Select the lower point
   

   

10. Step 10:

    Select Trim tool.
    

    

11. Step 11:

    Trim away the circle.
    

    

12. Step 12:

    Click Select tool.
    

    

13. Step 13:

    Select the region.
    

    

14. Step 14:

    Select Revolve.
    

    

15. Step 15:

    Change the revolution type to 360.
    

    

16. Step 16:

    Click the revolution axis.
    

    

17. Step 17:

    Select the line along Z-axis.
    

    

18. Step 18:

    Now we have created the ball body.
    

    

19. Step 19:

    Select line tool.
    

    

20. Step 20:

    Select Front Plane by keeping mouse pointer on it.
    

    

21. Step 21:

    Press F3.
    

    

22. Step 22:

    Press Ctrl+F for Front view.

    

23. Step 23:

    Click along X-axis.
    

    

24. Step 24:

    Height of line is 16 and angle is 90.00º.
    

    

25. Step 25:

    Draw it till the z-axis.
    

    

26. Step 26:

    Select the circle tool.
    

    

27. Step 27:

    Select origin.
    

    

28. Step 28:

    Draw a circle coincident to the end point.
    

    

29. Step 29:

    Again Line tool.
    

    

30. Step 30:

    Click the circle point about Z axis.
    

    

31. Step 31:

    Draw the line with the same length.
    

    

32. Step 32:

    Delete the vertical line.
    

    

33. Step 33:

    Select the trim tool.
    

    

34. Step 34:

    Trim the inner circle.
    

    

35. Step 35:

    Under surfacing tab select Extruded.
    

    

36. Step 36:

    Select the sketch.
    

    

37. Step 37:

    Click Accept.
    

    

38. Step 38:

    Extrude it symmetrically such that it passes through the ball body.
    

    

39. Step 39:

    Click Finish.
    

    

40. Step 40:

    Select Intersection.
    

    

41. Step 41:

    Select Both Surfaces.
    

    

42. Step 42:

    Click Finish.
    

    

43. Step 43:

    Select the Extrude1 in Path finder and then Hide it by unchecking it.

    

44. Step 44:

    Now we have the curve.
    

    

45. Step 45:

    Select circle tool and then hover the mouse over front plane.
    

    

46. Step 46:

    Press F3 to lock it.
    

    

47. Step 47:

    Ctrl+F to Front view.
    

    

48. Step 48:

    Draw a circle of 2.84mm diameter coincident to the cicular surface and the curve.
    

    

49. Step 49:

    Select Swept cutout under cut feature.
    

    

50. Step 50:

    Click OK.
    

    

51. Step 51:

    Select the curve.
    

    

52. Step 52:

    Now Select the circle as the profile.
    

    

53. Step 53:

    Click Finish.
    

    

54. Step 54:

    Select Round tool.
    

    

55. Step 55:

    Round both these edges by 0.50mm.
    

    

56. Step 56:

    Right click to accept. Now click Select tool.
    

    

57. Step 57:

    Now the ball is ready.