Hook Tutorial

Aluminium Locker Hook Tutorial

Step 1: Navigate to the bottom toolbar and select the 'Grid Settings' icon.

Change the major grid spacing to 100mm

Change the minor subdivisions to 10.

You should now see the grid size change.

Step 2: Press the R key on your keyboard to enter the RECTANGLE command.

Select the plane that you would like to start sketching on. In this instance we will use the YZ plane (the back wall).

Step 3: Draw a 2-point rectangle.

Ideally you should place the first corner on the grid as shown. At this stage dimensions are not important.

Step 4: Press the D key on your keyboard to enter the DIMENSION command.

Click on the shorter side of the rectangle and enter a dimension of 20mm.

Repeat this process with the longer line and enter a dimension of 150mm.

Step 5: Click on the green tick in the top right corner of the screen to 'finish sketch'.

This will change your view to isometric.

Step 6: Press the E key on your keyboard to enter the EXTRUDE command.

Select the rectangle you created in step 3 and pull this outwards.

Size should be 2mm exactly.

Step 7: Press the L key on your keyboard to enter the LINE command.

Select the front face of your cuboid to start a new sketch here (this will change your view to view the cuboid from above).

As shown, draw 4 new lines;

Draw 2 horizontal lines 20mm from the bottom edge and 40mm from the bottom edge.

Draw 2 further horizontal lines 20mm from the top edge and 40mm from the top edge.

Step 8: Navigate to the top toolbar and change from the 'Solid' work environment to the 'Sheet Metal' work environment.

Step 9: Navigate to the top 'Create' toolbar and select the 'Convert to Sheet Metal' option.

Step 10: Select the body that you wish to convert to sheet metal. Press OK to confirm.

Step 11: Navigate to the top 'Create' toolbar and select the 'Bend' option.

Step 12: With the bend tool selected;

Select the front face of the metal as the stationary side.
Select the + symbol to add a new bend.
Select the top horizontal line.
Enter an angle of -90 degrees.
Press Ok to complete the bend.

Step 13: With the bend tool selected;

Select the front face of the metal as the stationary side.
Select the second horizontal line.
Enter an angle of -90 degrees.
Press Ok to complete the bend.

Step 14: With the bend tool selected;

Select the front face of the metal as the stationary side.
Select the bottom horizontal line.
Enter an angle of 90 degrees.
Press Ok to complete the bend.

Step 15: With the bend tool selected;

Select the front face of the metal as the stationary side.
Select the second bottom horizontal line.
Enter an angle of 90 degrees.
Press Ok to complete the bend.

Step 16: Navigate to the browser window.

Click on the eye symbol next to sketches to turn off the visibility of these sketches.

Congratulations. The hook is now complete.

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