Tutorial: Creating a hexagonal nut in the simplest possible way in Catia.

Abhijeet

3 Feb, 2012 03:44 PM

Hexagonal nut tutorial

1. Step 1:

   Open mechanical workbench
   

   

2. Step 2:

   Invoke a sketch on xy plane .
   

   

3. Step 3:

   Draw a hexagon as shown and keep the topmost part horizontal
   

   

4. Step 4:

   Draw a circle in the same sketch and give the dimensions.
   

   

5. Step 5:

   Exit the sketch and pad it with "mirrored" extent.
   

   

6. Step 6:

   Select zx plane and invoke sketch.
   

   

7. Step 7:

   Draw a sketch as shown in the figure
   

   

8. Step 8:

   Mirror the sketch about the horizontal axis and exit the sketch
   

   

9. Step 9:

   Groove the sketch with the vertical axis as the axis of rotation.
   

   

10. Step 10:

    Here you have your hexagonal nut.