Tutorial: Creating a hexagonal nut in the simplest possible way in Catia.


Hexagonal nut tutorial
Step 1:
Open mechanical workbench
Step 2:
Invoke a sketch on xy plane .
Step 3:
Draw a hexagon as shown and keep the topmost part horizontal
Step 4:
Draw a circle in the same sketch and give the dimensions.
Step 5:
Exit the sketch and pad it with "mirrored" extent.
Step 6:
Select zx plane and invoke sketch.
Step 7:
Draw a sketch as shown in the figure
Step 8:
Mirror the sketch about the horizontal axis and exit the sketch
Step 9:
Groove the sketch with the vertical axis as the axis of rotation.
Step 10:
Here you have your hexagonal nut.
Don't forget to add the thread to the face of the hole!