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In this tutorial we are going discuss about creating a revolved feature using shaft tool. Follow the steps as shown below:
1) Create a sketch as shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1.
2) Exit sketcher workbench and select shaft tool from toolbar or from
Insert>Sketcher Based Feature>Shaft menu as shown in figure 2 and 3 respectively.
Figure 2.
Figure 3.
3) When "Shaft Definition" dialog box pops up set the parameters as shown in
figure4. {Main thing is selecting the Axis around which
sketch will be revolved.}
Figure 4.
4) Click preview button to see the revolved feature created with the values that we have entered in
"Shaft Definition" dialog box, if satisfied with the result click OK button and the model after creating
revolved feature using shaft tool would be as shown in figure 5.
Figure 5.
5) Now let us make few changes in "Shaft Definition" dialog box and see what happens.
I have selected Axis as HDirection and the resultant part will be as shown in figure 6.
Figure 6.
6) When you set First Angle in "Shaft Definition" dialogue box to 270 deg the part
would be as shown in
figure 7.
