Creation of Body

1. Select Library Editor from Project Explorer Main window.
2. Click on Package tab.
3. Select Menu bar è File èOpen Package for Editing (Ctrl+O).

4. Enter the package name in the dialog box. Here DIP8/300 is considered.
5. Click Accept. 2D package outline is displayed.
6. To get a 3D view, select Menu bar è Edit. è 3D Viewer.

The 3D workspace is displayed with three perpendicular axes

X-axis is shown in red.
Y-axis is shown in green.
Z-axis is shown in blue.

We get a default board containing the outline of the DIP8/300 package as shown:

Note: Delete items, if any on the board.

Click 3D View Control èProperties.

In the new window,

Check Wire view only.

Creation of Main body

1. Set Grid =.1” and Snap =.05”.
2. Select Create 3D item (function tools) èCreate rectangular bar (Option Tools).
3. Click anywhere in the workspace,a reactangular bar will be placed with the center of its base placed on the intersection of the 3axes.

4. Click Finish relocation (option tool)
5. Select Properties (function tool).
6. Click over the rectangular block, in the Properties in dialog enter Height as .0625”.
7. Select Relocate 3D object(s) (function tools).
8. Click on the rectangular block.
99. Click yes in the dialog box appearing in the workspace.
10. Select Edit view from 3D View Control window.
11. Choose From Top.
12. To move the axes to a desired point press Shift (to take the Snap value) and click in the direction where it has to be placed. Place the Rectangular block as shown.

Note:
1.For finer displacement adjust the value of Snap.
2.For very small displacement switch off Snap.

13. After placing properly, Click on Finish Relocation (sixth option tool).
14. Choose Stretch (function tools).
15. Click on the rectangular bar.

16. Click Yes in the dialog box Stretch Rectangular Bar?
17. Click over the green axis to stretch the block in X direction, after stretching to the required dimension.

18. Click Finish stretch in Option Tools Toolbar.
19. Choose Stretch (function tools).
20. Click on the rectangular bar.

21. Click Yes in the dialog box Stretch Rectangular Bar?
22. Click over the red axis to stretch the block in Y-direction, after stretching to the required dimension.

23. Click Finish stretch in Option Tools Toolbar.
24. Choose Convert 3D item to polygon shape (function tools), click on the rectangular bar.

25. Click yes, on the dialog box Rectangular Bar Convert to polyshape?
26. Choose Stretch (function tools) èInsert Edge vertex before (Option Tools).
27. Click on one of the vertical edges of the rectangular bar.

28. Click Yes in the dialog box Stretch Polyshape?
29. Set Snap =.025”.
30. Click on Red axis with shift key pressed(to take Snap Value).
31. For 3D appearance, Select Perspective è Default in 3D View Control.

32. After stretching to the required shape, select Finish stretch (Option Tools).
33. Choose Stretch (function tools) è Insert Edge vertex before (Option Tools)
34. Click on one of the horizontal edges of the rectangular bar Click Yes in the dialog box Stretch Polyshape?
35. Click on Green axis with shift key pressed (to take Snap Value).
36. For 3D appearance, Select Perspective è Default in 3D View Control.

37. After stretching to the required shape, Select Finish stretch (Option Tools).
38. Repeat the same steps for the remaining edges to get the following shape.

39. Uncheck Wire view only

Creation of pin

3. Choose Properties (function tools), Click over the rectangular strip .In the Properties in dialog, Change the ITEM values

The semi-cylindrical strip changes to the following shape:

Note: Zoom Up using (+) for better view.

4. To stretch the strip to required shape the strip has to be converted to polyshape. For this, Select Convert 3D item to polyshape (function tools).
5. Click on the strip.

6. Click Yes for converting to Polyshape, The edges of the Polyshape to be stretched are denoted using alphabets as shown.

Creation of face “ABCD”.

Note: Selection of edges is easier in Perspective View and setting dimensions in 2D views, like From South.

1. Select Stretch (Function Tool).
2. Click on the edge AB.

3. Go to 3D View Control, select Edit Views è From South.

4. Switch off Snap and click in the –ve z-direction till face ABCD is parallel to x-axis.

5. Go to 3D View Control, select Perspective and click Default.
6. Switch on Snap and set the value as .02375(as the face is already .00125” long and the required length is .025”).
77. With Shift key pressed click once on the x-axis.

8. To create the trunk of the pin, the faces EFGH, GHIJ, IJKL are made parallel to the y-axis before stretching.

9. Switch off Snap. Click on the edge GH.
10. Go to 3D View Control, select Edit Views and choose From South.

11. Switch off Snap and click on the +ve x-axis till the face is parallel to z-axis.

12. Click Finish stretch, Repeat the same procedure with edges IJ and KL, u will get the following figure.

Creation of face IJKL

1. Go to 3D View Control, select Edit Views and choose From East.

2. Switch on Snap and set the value as .15875”
3. Click on edge KL.
44. Click Yes in Stretch Polyshape?
5. With Shift key pressed click once on the z-axis.

6. Click Finish stretch.
7. Repeat the same for IJ.

8. Change Snap value to .07875”
9. Click on edge GH.
110. Click Yes in Stretch Polyshape?
11. With Shift key pressed click once on the z-axis.

12. Click Finish stretch.
13. Change Snap value to .08
14. Click on edge GH.
115. Click Yes in Stretch Polyshape?
16. With Shift key pressed click once on the z-axis.

Click Finish stretch
Relocate the axes to get a better view►

17. Faces EFGH and HGJI are completed.
18. Take face IJKL.
19. Change Snap value to .01”.
20. Click on end point L.
221. Click Yes in Stretch Polyshape?
22. With Shift key pressed click once on the y-axis.

23. Repeat the same steps at end points I,J,K to complete the face.

The appearance of the pin will be:

24. Elevate the body of the package by around (.0375”) above the board using the relocate tool.

25. Using Relocate tool place the pin in the first hole as shown:

26. Select Repeat 3D object (function tools) è Step repeat object (option tools).
27. Click over the pin.
28. Click Yes in Repeat Polyshape?
29. In the dialog Enter 3,0,0.1,0 and Click Accept.

The pin will be repeated thrice and placed in the adjacent three holes.

30. Click Finish relocation.

31. Select Repeat 3D object (Function Tools) è Step repeat object (Option Tool).
32. Click over the pin.
33. Click Yes in Repeat Polyshape?
In the dialog enter 1,0.3,0,0.

34. Click Accept.

35. Select Relocate from Function Tools Toolbar.
36. Enable Rotation around Z axis from Option Tools Toolbar.
337. Rotate the by clicking Rotate by 90 degree in Option Tools Toolbar, then place in the first hole.
38. Click Finish relocation.

39. Select Repeat 3D object from Function Tools Toolbar.
40. Choose Step repeat object from Option Tools Toolbar, Click over the pin.
41. Click Yes in Repeat Polyshape? In the dialog enter 3,0,.1,0.
42. Click Accept.

43. Click Finish relocation.

44. Select Repeat 3D object from Function Tools Toolbar.
45. Choose Rotate and repeat from Option Tools Toolbar.
46. Click over the rectangular bar.
47. Click Yes in Repeat and rotate Polyshape?
48. In the dialog Enter 1,180.

49. Click Accept.

50. Select Relocate from Function Tools Toolbar.
51. Enable Rotation around Y axis from Option Tools Toolbar.
52. Rotate by clicking Rotate by 90 degree in Option Tools Toolbar.

53. Relocate and place the second bar over first as shown:

54. Click Finish relocation.