Readme-CAD

Use this folder to store your team's CAD files. Consider including the following:

• A 3D pdf of your system or any critical components. This is a powerful way to share your 3D solid models with anyone, whether their computer supports your CAD software or not. An example is here. Any commercial CAD package should allow you to create a 3D pdf by...
  • In Creo, Save As a PDF U3D (*.pdf)
  • In SolidWorks, Save As a .pdf and select the resulting checkbox to create a 3D .pdf
• A single zipped file that contains your entire CAD package
• Individual part files in CAD software format
• A single file with all drawings in .pdf format
• Individual drawing files in .pdf format

If your team does not have CAD files, please delete this folder!

How to Use MSD CAD Templates

Solidworks:

1. Download the appropriate templates from either MyCourses, or your EDGE page.
2. Save the files to a known location on your computer (you will need to navigate to this folder shortly).
3. Open Solidworks, and click on File-->New-->Drawing.
4. When prompted to select a template, click on the browse button.
5. Browse to the folder where you stored the MSD templates, and select the appropriate one for your part.
   • A - Portrait: 8.5"x11" Portrait oriented drawing sheet.
   • A - Landscape: 8.5"x11" Landscape oriented drawing sheet.
   • B - Landscape: 11"x17" Landscape oriented drawing sheet.
   • D - Landscape: 11"x22" Landscape oriented drawing sheet.
6. Insert part views into the drawing as you would in any other drawing sheet.
7. To fill out the information in the title block, double click in the center of the text box labeled "Team Number." This should prompt boxes to appear in various title block sections.
8. Click on the blue box in the "Team Number" section and enter your team number.
9. Use the Tab key to navigate through and fill out the rest of the blue boxes with other information.

Creo

1. Download the appropriate templates from either MyCourses, or your EDGE page.
2. Save the files to a known location on your computer (you will need to navigate to this folder shortly).
3. Open Creo, and click to create a new drawing.
4. When prompted, select "empty with format."
5. Browse to and select the template you wish to use.
   • A-Portrait_MSD: 8.5"x11" Portrait oriented drawing sheet.
   • A-Landscape_MSD: 8.5x11" Landscape oriented drawing sheet.
6. Insert part views into the drawing as you would in any other drawing sheet.
7. To fill out the information in the title block, use alt+double click to select the box of the table you wish to edit.

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