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At this point, you've developed the geometry that fits in the assembly and that
you think will handle the loads. Part of every generator in the Power Transmission
tools can also calculate whether the geometry is up to the task at hand. Now, you
should see whether this shaft will work.
The Shaft Generator
is great for hubs,
too. A drop-down in
the Sections group
allows you to add
internal geometry
from either end.
Calculating and Graphing Shaft Characteristics
For this exercise, you will continue using the shaft you are in the middle of
defining. The Shaft Component Generator's Calculation and Graph tabs have
nothing to offer until you've defined geometry on the Design tab. In turn, the
Graph tab cannot supply information until the calculation is done.
1. Right-click the shaft you placed in the assembly, and select Edit
Using Design Accelerator from the context menu.
2. Click the Calculation tab to open the options available. See Figure 8.8.
FIGURE 8.8 The Calculation tab of the Shaft Component Generator
The Calculation tab is where you can override and experiment with
the material of the shaft and set up how it is supported and loaded.
3. Click the check box next to the Material callout. This will open a
Material Types dialog box.
4. Select Steel, and click OK to make it the active material.
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