Need Basic Help

How would you add a snap ring groove onto a round shaft.?
Thanks

 

Or use a smart feature (only in 2006).

 

You can also choose the end of the shaft as a sketch plane and sketch a
circle of the INSIDE diameter of the groove. Then you do a Cut-Extrude
choosing the Offset option (in the "From" scroll box) and setting the
offset to be the distance from the end that you want the groove to
start. Set the width of the groove as the value under "Blind" and
select "Flip side to cut".

'Sporky'

 

I still must be missing something. I cut a slice from the part, somehow
I'm not getting the bottom of the groove.

 

Ahoy Marvy,

Aye, ye could use a revolved cut quick and dirty like.
Ye could use a configurable library feature constructed from a revolved
cut. Takes a bit o savvy.
Ye could slap the whole bloomin configurable snap ring part itself with
a smart feature that follows the configuration o the snap ring. And
that maddog will update if you change the config. Usually requires a
savvy navigator that....

Arrrrrrrr

 

Marvin
There are at least three simple ways to do this.
A simple revolve might be best for beginners such as we.
Just make a sketch of the shaft and groove to the dimensions that you
require, of half of the shaft
and on the unfinished half of the sketch, draw a vertical centerline.
Exit the
sketch and choose Features, Revolve, and you should be Golden.