PC1 - Apple Alcohol Gel Dispenser

Good morning, afternoon or evening to everyone! My name is Piero and my mission in this instructable is to teach you from a very basic way how to make an alcohol gel dispenser with the Fusion 360 program, in this case with a Apple design but obviously that is up to you. Let's get started!!

1. Computer

2. Internet

3. Fusion 360

4. Mouse

5. RDWorks

6. Ultrasonic proximity sensor

7. Servomotor

The first step is to create a new project and rename it as "gel" or "gel dispenser", after that you need to create a new folder which I recommend to called it "parts". And finally, to finish this step you have to create a design for each side: Side A, B, C and D.

First you have to enter to the design called "side A", in there you have to click in the small box in the right corner and be sure to be in the one that is called "front" with the z and x axis. Then go to the opcion create and create a new sketch. With this done, go to the opcion create again but now click in the opcion "line". Then click in the center of the blueprint and create a horizontal line of 126mm, for each line I recommend to write the number to avoid inexact measures. After that create a new line but now in a vertical way and with 28mm, then another horizontal one with 3mm to the inside. You have to continue with this measurements until you obtain the same shape as the image shown. For a better view I recommend to turn off the options "show dimensions" and "show constraints".

To start this step you have to create a vertical line in the center of the first line made (the longest one), you have to be precise in this step and thanks god the program helps us indicating us with a blue triangle when you are in the center of the line. We create this line as a referent point to use the option mirror. With this done go again to the option create but now select "mirror". First you have to select the lines you have made vertically (9 lines), after that with the next option select the vertical line you made in the middle of the first line and you will see how the option mirror works. Finally, create a final line to close your figure.

The first thing you have to do now is select the option "finish sketch", after that go to the option create and select this time the one called "extrude" and give the figure a thickness of 3mm. The next step is with the right click, click on the small blue square in the left bottom side and select "edit profile sketch". Now create a vertical line of 15mm in the center of the first line created (you will have the line created earlier as reference), in adition create a horizontal one to the left of 12mm. Then create a rectangule of 24mm x 3mm and use the option mirror to create a second one in the other side. With this done, elmiminate the 2 lines (the 12 and 15mm) and also the one created earlier. Once again, select "finish sketch" and go to the small blue squar but now select "edit feature" and give a 3mm thickness to the 2 rectangules. Select "finish sketch" and go to the top rigth corner with the cube and select the house, if you followed all the steps correctly you will have a similar figure as the picture shown. Don't forget to save your project!

For the B side, with your previous knowledge acquired in the side A create the following figure. It's exactly the same but with a few changes in the measurements and direction of the lines. Also for the B side I recommend to work your sketch in the "Z" and "Y" axis who is called "right". With all of this done go to "finish sketch" and extrude the figure with a 3mm thickness. After that go to the small blue square in the bottom and with the right click select "edit sketch".

Create a vertical line of 15mm in the center of the bottom line, then one to the left side but horizontal and with 10mm, after that create a vertical one but of 3mm and finally another 10mm horizontal line to the right. With the option "mirror" recreate the 2 horizontal lines and the 3mm one creating a rectangule. Then create another line in the middle of the fourth vertical line of the left of 33mm and create a circle with a diameter of 3 then create another line but now of 15.75mm and another 3 diameter circle. With this done, eliminate the 10, 33 and 15.75mm lines and select "finish sketch". Go ones again to the small blue square and select "edit feature", after that give a thickness of 3mm to each circle and to the rectangule, then just select "finish sketch" and see your results. Don't forget to save!

After working the A and B side this one it's a joke. You just need to use the option "line" and "mirror" to create a figure based in the following measurements shown in the imagine. Finally, select "finish sketch" and extrude the figure with a 3mm thickness.

For the side D you have to create a new sketch, I recommend to do it in the "Z" and "Y" axis (right). To start, with the option "line" create the following figure, the measurements are shown in the imagine. Then use the option "fillet" to make the some curves as you can see in the picture too. You must do it in every corner and all of them with 10mm. After that you have to create 2 referencial lines as you can see in the picture. With this done, create a new line in the center of the second referencial line of 33mm and then one circle with a diameter of 3, then again another line but this time of 15.75mm and a 3 diameter circle. Now create a 20mm vertical line in the middle of the first referencial line and a circle with a diameter of 25, then use the option "mirror" and create the same circle in the other side. To finish with this side just erase all the referencial lines, select finish sketch and extrude the figure with a thickness of 3mm but without selecting the circles.

To ensemble your work you must create one more design and save it as "ensemble". Then right click on the C side and select the option "insert into current design", do the same with the A side. With the two sides in your blueprints select the option "assemble" and then "joint", after that select the bottom edge of the rectangule of the side A and the bottom edge of the side C as you can see in the picture and they will assemble. Follow this same procedure with the side B for each side and the other side A. Don't forget to save!

In this step you have to select de side A and do a right click and create a new sketch, then go to insert and select "canvas", you procede to download your design and with the option "spline" you start making points to trace the image. When you finish right click on sketch 2 and save it as DXF.

First you need to download RDWorks and save in this case your side A sketch as DXF. Then open RDWorks and import the DXF sketch. After that you have to change the layer parameters, the power, the speed and the mode. All of this depends on what you want to do. With this done we carry out the drill.

Now import your design, in this case the apple. And run a new simulation.