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.
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
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- Create the Base Sketch
- Create a new sketch by clicking on Sketch button in the top toolbar.
- Make sure the Sketch Plane is the Right Plane.
- Using the Rectangle Tool, create a new rectangle with one corner at the origin.
- Use the Dimension Tool and make the box 50 mm wide and 20 mm tall.
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- Extrude the Base
- Create a new Extrude feature using the extrude tool in the top toolbar.
- Select the base sketch created in the previous step.
- Select the following options:
- New: to create a new part
- Symmetric: extrudes the part equally in both directions
- Depth 83mm: the total distance extruded
- Click the Checkmark to save the extrusion
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- Sketch the Back
- Select the left face of the base, and click Sketch to make a sketch on the side of the base.
- Using the Line Tool, create a trapezoid shape to act as the back rest.
- Use the Dimension Tool to give the lines the dimensions shown.
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- Sketch the Front
- Select the left face of the base, and click Sketch to make a sketch on the side of the base.
- Using the Rectangle Tool, create a box that is 7mm by 5mm.
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- Extrude the Back and Front
- Click the Extrude Tool and select the two sketches we made in Steps 3 and 4 (the Back and Front sketches)
- In the Dropdown, select Up to face. This will allow us to extrude up to an existing side of our part.
- In the Up to face box, select the right side of the base
- The two sides should now be flush with the sides of the base. Click the Checkbox to save the extrusion.
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- Sketch the back cutout
- Create a new Sketch on the back face of the stand.
- Using the Rectangle Tool, make a box with the bottom line on the bottom edge of the stand.
- Use the Dimension Tool to make the sides of the box 20mm from each edge, and the top 15mm from the top edge
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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!
