DesignSeries00181.pngShafts

The Shaft tool allows the creation of a shaft consisting of multiple straight, tapered, and threaded shaft segments.

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To insert a shaft segment:

  1. Click the Shaft tool from the Machine Components tool set.

  2. Click to place the object in the drawing, and click again to set the rotation.

    3. The first time you use the tool in a file, a properties dialog box opens. Set the default properties, and click OK. The properties can be edited from the Object Info palette.

  3. Click the Configuration button from the Object Info palette to add, delete, or modify shaft component segments (see Shaft Segment Properties).

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Shaft Segment Properties

 

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