Fig. 1 The needle profile

 

 


Fig. 2 Dial Insert assembled into Dial


Fig. 3 Needle assembled onto Insert


Fig. 4 Completed Dial assembly coloured


THE NEEDLE
  1. Select New Design. NEEDLE
  2. View onto Workplane.
  3. Select the Create Straight Line Tool.
  4. Click, drag and release a line from

    5. (-2.34783,-0) to (2.34783, 0).

  5. Click, drag and release a line from

    6. (0, 18) to the ends of the previous lines.

  6. Double click the dimension and change to 25.
  7. Select the Extrude Profile Tool and add 1 in the distance box, accept all other values, click OK.
  8. Select File, Save, NEEDLE, save.

DIAL ASSEMBLY

  1. Open DIAL.
  2. Click Isometric Button.
  3. Autoscale if necessary.
  4. Choose Select Faces and highlight the inside face of the dial red.
  5. Select Workplanes, Plane of Object, OK.
  6. Select Assembly, Add Component, DIAL INSERT, open.
  7. The insert will fit into the dial and will be highlighted red.
  8. Select Assembly, Fix Component.
  9. Choose Select Faces and highlight the top face of the insert.
  10. Select Workplanes, Plane of Object, OK.
  11. Select Assembly, Add Component, DIAL NEEDLE, open.
  12. The needle will fit onto the insert and will be highlighted red.
  13. Select Assembly, Fix Component. It is possible to move the needle through 360 to add realism.
  14. Select File, Save Copy as, COMPLETED DIAL, save.