Editing Phone Stand Tutorial

This Phone Stand is a perfect beginner project for learning Computer Aided Design (CAD). This tutorial will walk you through creating a custom Phone Stand using Onshape, a free browser-based CAD program. [[File:PhoneStand_Final.PNG|border|right|480px|Finished Project]]

Originally created for the 4H Students by [[User:Choffman|Christopher Hoffman]] for the 4H Visit in July 2018.

== Prerequisites ==
No previous CAD experience required! An [https://www.onshape.com Onshape] account is necessary to follow along.

== Finished Project ==
The finished Onshape project [https://cad.onshape.com/documents/840eaa242732fdc08466af17/w/d5b1ec61be829efdda729bae/e/98a955f2e0f75c76877ba6f8 can be found here]. Feel free to use it as reference to see step-by-step instructions, or make a copy of it and modify it.


== Tutorial ==

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! Instructions
! Visual
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<ol start="1">
<li>Create the Base Sketch</li>
<ol>
<li> Create a new sketch by clicking on '''Sketch''' button in the top toolbar.</li>
<li> Make sure the '''Sketch Plane''' is the '''Right Plane'''. </li>
<li> Using the '''Rectangle Tool''', create a new rectangle with one corner at the '''origin'''. </li>
<li> Use the '''Dimension Tool''' and make the box '''50 mm''' wide and '''20 mm''' tall. </li>
</ol>
</ol>
| [[File:PhoneStand_Step1_BaseSketch.PNG|thumb|400px]]
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<ol start="2">
<li>Extrude the Base</li>
<ol>
<li> Create a new '''Extrude''' feature using the extrude tool in the top toolbar.</li>
<li> Select the base sketch created in the previous step.</li>
<li> Select the following options:
* '''New''': to create a new part
* '''Symmetric''': extrudes the part equally in both directions
* '''Depth 83mm''': the total distance extruded
</li>
<li>Click the Checkmark to save the extrusion</li>
</ol>
</ol>
| [[File:PhoneStand_Step2_ExtrudeBase.PNG|thumb|400px]]
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<ol start="3">
<li>Sketch the Back</li>
<ol>
<li> Select the left face of the base, and click '''Sketch''' to make a sketch on the side of the base. </li>
<li> Using the '''Line Tool''', create a trapezoid shape to act as the back rest.
<li> Use the '''Dimension Tool''' to give the lines the dimensions shown.
</ol>
</ol>
| [[File:PhoneStand_Step3_BackSketch.PNG|thumb|400px]]
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<ol start="4">
<li>Sketch the Front</li>
<ol>
<li> Select the left face of the base, and click '''Sketch''' to make a sketch on the side of the base. </li>
<li> Using the '''Rectangle Tool''', create a box that is 7mm by 5mm.
</ol>
</ol>
|[[File:Step4_FrontSketch.PNG|thumb|400px]]
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<ol start="5">
<li>Extrude the Back and Front</li>
<ol>
<li> Click the '''Extrude Tool''' and select the two sketches we made in Steps 3 and 4 (the Back and Front sketches)</li>
<li> In the Dropdown, select '''Up to face'''. This will allow us to extrude up to an existing side of our part. </li>
<li> In the '''Up to face''' box, select the right side of the base </li>
<li> The two sides should now be flush with the sides of the base. Click the Checkbox to save the extrusion.</li>
</ol>
</ol>
|[[File:Step5_ExtrudeBackAndFront.PNG|thumb|400px]]
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<ol start="6">
<li>Sketch the back cutout</li>
<ol>
<li> Create a new '''Sketch''' on the back face of the stand. </li>
<li> Using the '''Rectangle Tool''', make a box with the bottom line on the bottom edge of the stand. </li>
<li> Use the '''Dimension Tool''' to make the sides of the box '''20mm''' from each edge, and the top '''15mm''' from the top edge </li>
</ol>
</ol>
|[[File:PhoneStand_Step6_BackCutoutSketch.PNG|thumb|400px]]
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<ol start="7">
<li>Cut out the back</li>
<ol>
<li> Click on the '''Extusion Tool''', but instead of New or Add, select '''Remove''' instead. </li>
<li> Select the Back Cutout sketch as the '''Faces and sketch regions to extrude'''.</li>
<li> In the dropdown, select '''Up to face''' to allow us to cut up to an existing side of our model. </li>
<li> In the '''Up to face''' box, select the back side of the front lip. </li>
</ol>
</ol>
|[[File:PhoneStand_Step7_RemoveBack.PNG|thumb|400px]]
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<ol start="8">
<li>Adding text to the front</li>
<ol>
<li> Create a new '''Sketch''' on the front of the stand. </li>
<li> Use the '''Text Tool''' to add text to the front. </li>
<li> Use the '''Dimension Tool''' to make it '''10mm''' tall.</li>
</ol>
</ol>
|[[File:Step8_AddText.PNG|thumb|400px]]
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<ol start="9">
<li>Centering the Text sketch</li>
<ol>
<li> We want to center the text in the front of the stand. </li>
<li> In the sketch where we added the text, select the '''Line Tool'''. </li>
<li> Click on the '''Construction''' tool to make our lines become a dotted construction line. </li>
<li> Make two construction lines, one connecting the top of the text to the top of the front, and one connecting the bottoms. </li>
<li> With both lines selected, click on the '''Equal''' relationship in the top toolbar. This will force the two lines to be equal length, centering the text. </li>
</ol>
</ol>
|[[File:PhoneStand_Step9_CenterTheText.PNG|thumb|400px]]
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<ol start="10">
<li>Extrude Text</li>
<ol>
<li> Select the '''Extrude Tool''', and select the sketch containing the front text. </li>
<li> Create a '''Blind''' extrusion of '''1.7mm'''</li>
</ol>
</ol>
|[[File:PhoneStand_Step10_ExtrudeText.PNG|thumb|400px]]
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<ol start="11">
<li>Round over edges</li>
<ol>
<li> Select the '''Fillet''' tool in the top toolbar.</li>
<li> Change the '''Radius''' to '''2mm'''.</li>
<li> Select as many edges as you want to round over to give a nice smooth appearance.</li>
</ol>
</ol>
|[[File:PhoneStand_Step11_RoundEdges.PNG|thumb|400px]]
|}

And you are done! Congratulations!

== Bonus Goals ==
* Modify the overall Height and Width of the model to fit the height/width of your phone.
* Split the 2mm fillet into multiple fillets of different radii, to achieve different appearances.



== Where to go from here ==
Now that you have a custom 3D Model, you should make it! [[:Category:3DPrinting]] would be the best way to go!

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