ProDESKTOP lesson 6

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ProDESKTOP - lesson 6
Making a Product
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• To begin click File, New, then select Design
• Draw a circle, then use the dimension tool to set
  its size to 84 diameter or 42 radius.

3. Next draw two more circles, as seen above. 4.
Now using the line tool, join the 3 circles
together as seen below.
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5. This part can be quite tricky, to make this a
more complex shape we have to use the curve
tool, to bend each line in turn. 6. Once complete
all three lines should be curved as seen
below. However the circles still need removing.
Use the divide tool to cut off the inner sections
of the circles by selecting them.
7. Once completed the circle will become filled
with a colour. Change the view into 3D and
you are ready to move on.
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8. Use the extrusion tool to create a solid.
When the box appears enter a distance of
20mm. 9. Click OK. 10. Use the select faces
tool to select the top face of the solid.
11. Now use the round edges tool to curve the
top of your design. When the box appears enter a
radius of 6mm.
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12. While the top face is still selected, click
Workplane, then new Workplane, when the box
appears call this jog. 13. Now create a new
sketch on that workplane, click Workplane, then
New Sketch 14. Draw a circle for your jog dial
on the right hand side of the design. Once drawn
use extrude profile to a depth of 3mm.
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15. Now for a new bit, select the top of the
extrusion using select faces. 16. Now click
Feature in the top menus, then Modify Solids
and click on Deform Face 17. When the box
appears, type in 7mm into the height. 18. Click
OK.
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19. While the top face is still selected, use the
round edges tool to smooth off your jog dial,
type in a radius of 1.5mm. 20. Click OK. You have
now completed the jog dial.
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21. As you need a new drawing with different
extrusions or details, you need to start a
different sketch on the same workplane.
Click Workplane then New Sketch this time,
call it Buttons
22. In the bottom left of your design, you need
to begin generating buttons. Draw a small circle
on your design in the bottom left.
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23. Inside the Edit menu, select
Duplicate. 24. When the box appears, in the
X-Direction change the number to 3. In the
Y-Direction change the number to 2. 25. The
spacing must also be set to 10mm in both sides.
26. Now use the extrusion tool to a distance of
2mm on the circles to make the buttons.
27. While the extrusions are highlighted use the
round edges tool to smooth the edges by 1mm.
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28. Now lets make a display screen. Again As you
need a new drawing with different extrusions or
details, you need to start a different sketch on
the same workplane. Click Workplane then
New Sketch this time, call it Screen
29. Now draw a rectangle for your screen on your
design.
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30. Again using the curve tool, select the sides
of the rectangle and apply a curve to each
side. 31. It may be important to dimension the
height of the rectangle first, as this constrains
it to prevent the curves changing its depth. 32.
Use the dimension tool to dimension the curves
too, and make sure both numbers are of equal
value.
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33. Now using the extrusion tool again, when the
box appears this time select, Subtract Material
and Below Workplane. This will make the screen
cut into your design. 34. Set the distance to
2mm and this time, set a taper angle of 40
degrees. (Watch the projection as you do this.)
It allows us to put and angle on cuts into an
object. 35. Use the arrow keys to spin your
design! Well done. 36. If you have finished,
rotate the design until you can see the base.
Could you make any details on this???
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Well Done!
You now know how to
Deform Faces
Taper Extrusions
Good work!
Make complex shapes