Fidget Spinner in Cad ONSHAPE
by Eric Kontos in Craft > Digital Graphics
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Fidget Spinner in Cad ONSHAPE
In this you will create a Fidget Spinner in Cad ONSHAPE. Overall this is a fun and educational project that anyone can do!
Supplies
All you need for this is an ONSHAPE account and a computer that can run ONSHAPE in the browser.
A basic understanding of ONSHAPE or
Setting Up the Program
First thing that you MUST do is configure the measurement lengths.
Click on Document Menu After clicking on Document Menu you must click on Work Space Units Make sure the units used is millimeters
Creating the Bearing Pt1
Go to Sketch and select the Z plane
Once you do that sketch the image above out
Sketch the big circle for 22mm and the smaller one 8mm
After that click the checkmark and exit the sketch.
Creating the Bearing Pt2
Now click the extrude button
Once you click it click on the outside ring of the Bearing we just created
Once you have that clicked, copy what I made in the extrude tab
You are now done with the bearing, congratulations!
Creating the Spinner Pt1
Now, create another sketch and select the Z plane again.
Once it is selected, copy what is above
Once completed hit the checkmark and you are finished with the sketch
Creating the Spinner Pt2
Now extrude the Spinner
Hold down shift to select every part of the sketch except for the holes
Now copy what is in the extrude tab
Creating the Spinner Pt3
Now click on the fillet tool and select every edge on the spinner except for the middle hole (hold shift)
Once that is done now copy what is done in the fillet bar
The spinner should now look like the final image
Congrats! You have now completed the spinner
Creating the Hub Pt1
Create a new sketch
Copy what is above on the sketch
Creating the Hub Pt2
Now click on the revolve button which is right next to the extrude button
Once you click on it, Click on the line in the middle of the of and click on the object itself
Once you do that copy what is in the box and complete the revolve
Check Up
Your project should now look like this
Assembling the Spinner Pt1
Click the plus to create an assembly
After that click on insert
Once you do that, insert all three of the parts we made
Assembling the Spinner Pt2
First completely select the Bearing
Set it as our fix point
Assembling the Spinner Pt3
Once you do that
Click the revolve mate
After that select in the middle of the spinner's middle circle and the middle of the bearing's circle
If you drag your spinner it should move around the bearing
Assembling the Spinner Pt4
Now apply the hub to the bearing
Click on fastened mate
Once you do that click on the bottom of the
It should now look like the 4th picture
Assembling the Spinner Pt4
Go to insert and add another hub
Completely select it then rotate it 180 degrees
Go and attach it to the bottom of the bearing using a fasten mate
It should now look like the 3th picture
If it does, congratulations!
You have just completed your fidget spinner!