Unit 3: Mechanical Toy

Tutorials 1-3 focus on sketching and extruding the frame parts of the Mechanical Toy design in Onshape - Part studio. In Tutorial 4 you will assemble the frame in the assembly tab within Onshape.

Tutorials 1-3 Key Lessons:

Onshape Keyboard Short Cuts
Sketching geometry
Extruding parts
Naming and clear file structure

Tutorial 4 Key Lessons:

Assembly of parts
Using 'mates' including fastened mate

Tutorial 1 Creating the Bottom Frame Part

Tutorial 1 Creating the Bottom Frame Part.mp4

If you are at home, you can access the youtube video here (4:48 minutes)

Tutorial 2 Creating the Side Frame Part

Tutorial 2 Creating the Side Frame Part.mp4

If you are at home, you can access the youtube video here (3:32 minutes)

Tutorial 3 Creating the Top Frame Part

Tutorial 3 Creating the Top Frame Part.mp4

If you are at home, you can access the youtube video here (4:12 minutes)

Tutorial 4 Frame Assembly

Tutorial 4 Frame Assembly.mp4

If you are at home, you can access the youtube video here (4:19 minutes)

Tutorial 5 focuses on sketching and extruding the Axle and Handle parts of the Mechanical Toy design in Onshape - Part studio. In Tutorial 6 using the assembly tab you will assemble the Axle and Handle into the Frame, and then animate it to test if the handle and axle function as intended.

Tutorial 5 Key Lessons:

Sketching geometry
Extruding parts
Using construction lines

Tutorial 6 Key Lessons:

Assembly of parts
Solving an assembly
Using 'mates' including fastened, and revolute mates
Animating the design

Tutorial 5 Creating the Axle and Handle Parts

Tutorial 5 Creating Axle and Handle Parts.mp4

If you are at home, you can access the youtube video here (4:12 minutes)

Tutorial 6 Axle and Handle Assembly

Tutorial 6 Axle and Hand Assembly.mp4

If you are at home, you can access the youtube video here (3:33 minutes)

Tutorial 7 focus on sketching and extruding the Cam part of the Mechanical Toy design in Onshape - Part studio. In Tutorial 8 you will assemble the Cams in a helix pattern on the axle within the assembly tab in Onshape.

Tutorial 7 Key Lessons:

Diameters of circles
Offsetting geometry

Tutorial 8 Key Lessons:

Assembly in a helix pattern
Offsetting assembly of parts
Flippling primary axis
Changing angle of rotation

Tutorial 7 Creating the Cam Part

Tutorial 7 Creating Cam Part.mp4

If you are at home, you can access the youtube video here (2:25 minutes)

Tutorial 8 Cam Assembly

Tutorial 8 Cam Assembly.mp4

If you are at home, you can access the youtube video here (5:25 minutes)

Tutorial 9 focus on sketching and extruding the Piston and Body parts of the Mechanical Toy design in Onshape - Part studio. In Tutorial 10 you will create and customise the head and tail in Part Studio.

Tutorial 9 Key Lessons:

Offsetting depth of holes
Adding a Fillet to parts

Tutorial 10 Key Lessons:

Copying sketch geometry
Multiple sketches/extrudes on a single part

Tutorial 9 Creating the Piston and Body Parts

Tutorial 9 Creating the Piston & Body Parts.mp4

If you are at home, you can access the youtube video here (5:57 minutes)

Tutorial 10 Creating the Head and Tail Parts

Tutorial 10 Creating the Head and Tail Parts.mp4

If you are at home, you can access the youtube video here (7:28 minutes)

Tutorial 11 focuses on assemblying the Body and Pistons into the Frame of the Mechanical Toy. In Tutorial 12 you colour the various parts.

Tutorial 11 Key Lessons:

Using various mates including, fastened, slider and tangent
Aligning parts
Animating the assembly
Fixing parts in place

Tutorial 12 Key Lessons:

Changing the colour/texture of parts

Tutorial 11 Body and Piston Assembly

Tutorial 11 Body & Piston Assembly .mp4

If you are at home, you can access the youtube video here (10:00 minutes)

Tutorial 12 Texturing the Mechanical Toy

Tutorial 12 Texturing the mechanical toy.mp4

If you are at home, you can access the youtube video here (3:46 minutes)

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