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Class: Introduction to 3D CAD modeling with OnShape

class overview

This page is class notes for teaching a class on how to use OnShape CAD to make 3D objects, for the intended application of 3D printing.

audience

before-class setup

(if you cannot do the setup, you’ll just have to watch)

in this class we will

helpful links

OnShape vs OpenSCAD

They are very different things. Although they can be used to solve many of the same problems, a direct comparison to them is unfair.

OpenSCAD

OnShape

side note: .stl vs .step

.stl

.step

UI overview

onshape ui (O indicates out of scope of this class)

general design workflow

This is what tends to work well for me, and (as far as I know) is how OnShape and similar CAD software is intended to be used.

design activity: custom phone stand

(this is to be demoed in-class, and hopefully participants can follow along with their own devices)

We’re going to make a phone stand that’s perfectly sized for your phone (plus whatever case is on it). Next time you’re in the TS hackerlab, you can even 3D print it! (or you can print it immediately, if you happen to have a 3D printer)

you will need

outer profile of the phone stand

extrude the phone stand

now make the phone itself

tilt the phone back a little

cut out the phone from the phone stand

go back and tweak the dimensions if anything doesn’t look right

add fillets and chamfers to make it look good