Phone Stand Tutorial

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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.

Finished Project

Originally created for the 4H Students by Christopher Hoffman for the 4H Visit in July 2018.

Prerequisites

No previous CAD experience required! An Onshape account is necessary to follow along.

Finished Project

The finished Onshape project 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

Instructions Visual
  1. Create the Base Sketch
    1. Create a new sketch by clicking on Sketch button in the top toolbar.
    2. Make sure the Sketch Plane is the Right Plane.
    3. Using the Rectangle Tool, create a new rectangle with one corner at the origin.
    4. Use the Dimension Tool and make the box 50 mm wide and 20 mm tall.
PhoneStand Step1 BaseSketch.PNG
  1. Extrude the Base
    1. Create a new Extrude feature using the extrude tool in the top toolbar.
    2. Select the base sketch created in the previous step.
    3. Select the following options:
      • New: to create a new part
      • Symmetric: extrudes the part equally in both directions
      • Depth 83mm: the total distance extruded
    4. Click the Checkmark to save the extrusion
PhoneStand Step2 ExtrudeBase.PNG
  1. Sketch the Back
    1. Select the left face of the base, and click Sketch to make a sketch on the side of the base.
    2. Using the Line Tool, create a trapezoid shape to act as the back rest.
    3. Use the Dimension Tool to give the lines the dimensions shown.
PhoneStand Step3 BackSketch.PNG


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!