This week, we take a look at the groove tool that is part of the solidworks addon simply called toolbox. Next time when you post question please specify which software are you. It selects the adjacent faces of the bottom of the groove for. For a machined part, i would try wrapping a curve for the groove centerline or edge. Click on the image below to see the video response. Hcl provides solutions for the product development and manufacturing industry, understanding the traditional and emerging needs of global organizations. The solidworks system that rt dygert employs is capable of reading the. Oring groove design guides for face seal flange, dovetail flange, static cylinder and piston, and dynamic cylinder and piston designs. First i would look to that for anything notable because im not sure the form of your seal. Both are interlinked, thus ensuring the best possible combination of the calculated oring size and material choice.
Using a tool or profile to ensure a certain shape to the cut, this function will make a cut along any path specified by the user. Mate the built in plane to one side of the groove and mate the axis of the revolve sketch concentric with the axis of the groove sketch. And constraint the oring section to the groove walls. Computer aided design problem solving products, inc. To create a retaining ring groove, click the retaining ring grooves tab. Solidworks simulation fea of a hyperelastic oring pressed in a groove o ring. Our cad system includes using solidworks product data management in order to precisely control print and model versions. I dont have a face available to make it concentric. The softwaremacrocustomization is supplied as is and all use is at your own risk. O ring component generator creates seals and grooves on cylinders and flat surfaces axial seals. Watch this online training video to learn more about how to cut holes and grooves with the swept cut tool. The oring grooves tab lets you select and create standard oring grooves.
This is the perfect feature for the overlapping edges in any plastic injection molded part. Then use the wrapped curve as a guide for a sweep cut. Made from solid micrograin carbide, tapered neck and fillet radius provides maximum rigidity, all shanks have a lockdown flat for faster setups. I want to add orings to my piston and cylinder but im not sure how to get to the toolbar that contains the grooves button. Apr 07, 2015 all of these articles will be stored in the category of daily doseof solidworks support and links to each article with their release date are listed below. What id like to do is model the o ring as a flexible component, so when its installed in the assembly, it compresses itself. Solidworks simulation fea of a hyperelastic oring pressed in a. Oring component generator inventor autodesk knowledge. First it will take and find the adjacent faces to the bottom groove face and apply a symmetric mate between the center plane of the o ring and these two. With more than 30 years experience and thousands of customers in hightech, medical, machine design, energy and other industries, goengineer provides bestinclass design solutions from solidworks. You will see the groove options containing oring or retaining ring grooves.
Distributor of orings, minnesota quad rings, hydraulic seals, ucups, piston. Next time when you post question please specify which software are you using and provide with necessary. Reference charts for designing the right oring groove dimensions for optimal oring performance, then order orings online from the worlds largest oring inventory network. To create an o ring groove, click the o ring grooves tab. Revolve the oring so that the top plane is tangent to it. Select a standard, groove type, and available groove size from the lists on the top left of the tab. I had the groove dimensions memorized for a few of the most common ones, but have lost it now from lack of use. O ring groove design guide for static dovetail glands.
Sep 19, 2019 for example, you have a part that requires a groove for an o ring. Goengineer delivers software, technology and expertise that enable companies to unlock. If its not remarkable or special i would dim the inside profile easier to measure in the top view. They have different tastes in clothing, food, and music. Solidworks offers the swept cut tool to enable you to create holes or grooves in a sketch. Designing the parts of an application where o rings will be applied is broadly termed o ring groove design. Most o ring type gaskets and seals that are commercially available have a published groove tolerance for general application. Assign hot key, or icon to execute command within solidworks. To create a retainingring groove, click the retaining ring grooves tab. Stuff the toolbox addin can do no, its not just bolts, nuts and. Fastest way to create oring solidworks 2016 youtube.
Fastest way to create oring solidworks 2016 simone orio. How create circular oring groove in solidworks 2016. This software ensures that the correct version of the print or model is in use at all times. So it follows that designers will have different modeling methodologies. Has anyone ever defined an o ring as a flexible component. It is not possible to insert o rings on noncircular cylinders or custom groove paths for axial seals. Quick tutorial over a section of an assembly for my me170 course. If you need for the o ring to change its shape as the groove changes then make the o ring with circle, oval or whatever shape you need to be, then assemble the o ring, then in your assembly go to model tree and redefine the o ring sketch section directly in the assembly. I am pasting the steps that i have followed while creating a sample. Oring procreator solidworks cad, stratasys 3d printers.
Gap mm info sealing gap mm calculated values at excentrical position of rod. Provide feedback on this topic solidworks welcomes your feedback concerning the presentation, accuracy, and thoroughness of the documentation. This video walks you through the basics of the groove tool. Search grooves oring grooves in the solidworks knowledge base. Aug 18, 2009 if you havent noticed, people are different.
As well as the chemical volume swell or shrinkage of the oring. I do not have knowledge on creating library features. Dec 04, 2017 with more than 30 years experience and thousands of customers in hightech, medical, machine design, energy and other industries, goengineer provides bestinclass design solutions from solidworks. Selection 1 is a face from the o ring, selection 2 is the bottom face of the groove. You will see the groove options containing o ring or retaining ring grooves. Oring design procedure using mobile inphorm parker recommends utilizing our design tools mobile inphorm and the oring selectordesign software to guide the user through the design and selection of an oring and corresponding seal gland. Both of these will give you the various standards ansiisoetc. Discover all cad files of the orings category from suppliercertified catalogs solidworks, inventor, creo, catia, solid edge, autocad, revit and many more cad software but also as step, stl, iges, stl, dwg, dxf and more neutral cad formats. Computer aided design oring specialists, buy o rings,silicone. My case is easier, since the face is spherical, resulting in a planar o ring groove. The design of the groove where the o ring sits plays a major role in how the o ring performs its sealing role. Next time when you post question please specify which software are you using and provide with necessary images for good chances of response. The second tool is to help you create orings and snap rings groove. I just stared to create library feature for o ring groove.
The o ring selector covers both imperial and metric standards. For more information on the oring groove calculator or other products please visit our contact page or fill the ask eriks form on the upperright corner. The following blog is the process of how to use the lipgroove command on your model. Take for instance this simple part with an oring groove in it. Sometimes, even circumstances or desired design intent dictate how you model something. Selection 4 is the next bottom face of its corresponding groove, and so on. Both are interlinked, thus ensuring the best possible combination of the calculated o ring size and material choice. The o ring generator inserts an o ring in a groove. A machined part will probably be easier, since you wont need to incorporate draft. How create circular oring groove in solidworks 2016 youtube.
We use round gasketing all over the place at my company, and im sick of ignoring those part interferences during my interference checks. Creating oring using profile, creating path with oring. Choose between over 30 construction part materials and 11 oring compounds. Jul 04, 2011 an o ring, also known as a packing, or a toric joint, is a mechanical gasket in the shape of a torus. Then, the design changes and you now need a rectangular rubber seal, rather than the standard o ring. Apr 09, 2015 the hidden treasures of solidworks toolbox part 2 john van engen 4115 the hidden treasures of solidworks toolbox part 3 blake cokinis 4215 the hidden treasures of solidworks toolbox part 4 neil bucalo 4615 blake cokinis. The o ring is going to push to the low pressure side, no matter how wide the groove. Maybe it makes the most sense to sketch the profile of the o ring and revolve it around a reference. Created a groove profile and made revolve cut and saved this feature as library feature.
146 93 160 1542 984 561 1588 1345 1352 285 43 140 1228 1203 1583 1557 56 1110 401 731 588 1425 546 361 193 5 138 547 1433 355 377 1475 410 839 1124