2. Creating Design Points

1) Right-click the Rigid Body tool stack (Link tool is on top by default) to display the tool stack containing the Point tool.

2) Select the Point tool and click the locations shown in Table 4.7 to place design points. Use the default settings for point, which are Add to Ground and Don’t Attach.

Table 4.7 Points Coordinate Locations

Points	X Location	Y Location	Z Location
LCA_outer	0	0	0
UCA_outer	57.25	324.68	14.39
UCA_inner	399.51	391.21	44.90
LCA_inner	485.65	81.27	-86.82
Tie_rod_outer	-26.95	100	-107.71
Tie_rod_inner	439.55	181.19	-252.50
Knuckle_inner	18.91	107.24	4.75
Knuckle_outer	-235.05	102.81	3.86

3. Creating the Kingpin

1) Select the Cylinder tool .

2) Select New Part.

3) In the Radius text box, enter 20, and then press Enter.

4) Click LCA_outer, then UCA_outer to create a Cylinder between the two points.

5) Rename the cylinder part, to Kingpin.

4. Creating the UCA

1) Select the Cylinder tool .

2) Select New Part.

3) In the Radius text box, enter 20, and then press Enter.

4) Click UCA_outer, then UCA_inner to create a Cylinder between the two points.

5) Rename the cylinder part, to UCA.

6) Select the Sphere tool .

7) Select Add to Part.

8) In the Radius text box, enter 25.

9) Click UCA, then UCA_outer to create a Sphere.

5. Creating the LCA

1) Select the Cylinder tool.

2) Select New Part.

3) In the Radius text box, enter 20, and then press Enter.

4) Click LCA_outer, then LCA_inner to create a Cylinder between the two points.

5) Rename the cylinder part, to LCA.

6) Select the Sphere tool .

7) Select Add to Part.

8) In the Radius text box, enter 25.

9) Click LCA, then LCA_outer to create a Sphere.

6. Creating the Pull_arm

1) Select the Cylinder tool .

2) Select New Part.

3) In the Radius text box, enter 15, and then press Enter.

4) Click Knuckle_inner, then Tie_rod_outer to create a Cylinder between the two points.

5) Rename the cylinder part, to Pull_arm.

7. Creating the Tie_rod

1) Select the Cylinder tool .

2) Select New Part.

3) In the Radius text box, enter 15, and then press Enter.

4) Click Tie_rod_outer, then Tie_rod_inner to create a Cylinder between the two points.

5) Rename the cylinder part, to Tie_rod.

6) Select the Sphere tool .

7) Select Add to Part.

8) In the Radius text box, enter 20.

9) Click Tie_rod, then Tie_rod_outer and Tie_rod_inner to create two Spheres.

8. Creating the Knuckle

1) Select the Cylinder tool .

2) Select New Part.

3) In the Radius text box, enter 20, and then press Enter.

4) Click Knuckle_outer, then Knuckle_inner to create a Cylinder between the two points.

5) Rename the cylinder part, to Knuckle.