Mitre Drawer

Mitre Joint Drawer

Step 1: 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 ZY plane (the wall).

Step 2: 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 3: 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 50mm.

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

Step 4: Click on the green tick in the top right corner of the screen to 'finish sketch'.

This will change your view to isometric.

Step 5: 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 12 mm exactly (this is the thickness of the coloured MDF).

Step 6: Press the A key on your keyboard to enter the APPEARANCE command.

Select the bamboo material from the list and drag this directly onto the model.

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

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

Step 8: With the line tool still selected, select the top right corner of your cuboid to start a new sketch here.

Draw a line 90 degree line (downwards) and enter a dimension of 12mm.

From where the previous line finishes, draw a 45 degree line which ends at the top left corner.

From where the second line finishes, draw a horizontal line to complete a triangle.

Step 9: Click on the green tick in the top right corner of the screen to 'finish sketch'.

This will change your view to isometric.

Step 10: Press the E key on your keyboard to enter the EXTRUDE command.

Select the triangle you created in step 8 and pull this downwards.

Size should be -50 mm exactly.

Step 11: Repeat steps 7 - 10 to create a mitre joint of the opposite side of the cuboid (the second cut should be symmetrical to the first and result in a trapezium shape).

Step 12: Press the R key on your keyboard to enter the RECTANGLE command.

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

Select the first point of the rectangle at one grid space above the bottom-left of your cuboid.

Create a rectangle that measures at least 150mm wide by 3mm high (this will be for a plywood base later).

Step 13: Press the E key on your keyboard to enter the EXTRUDE command.

Select all parts of the rectangle you created in step 12 and push this inwards.

Size should be -6 mm exactly.

Step 14: Select the save icon and save the file as 'drawer back'.

We will assemble the drawer later.

One panel of the drawer is now complete. This completed body will be used for the front and the back of the drawer.

Follow the instructions below to create a second panel with a height of 50mm and a width of 75mm (to be used for the two sides).

Save the second file as 'Drawer side'.

Drawer Side Panel

A quick method to create a shorter drawer panel is simply to edit the dimensions of the first panel.

Firstly, right-click on the first sketch icon that appears on the drawing timeline (this can be found on the bottom toolbar).

Secondly, select 'EDIT SKETCH'

Finally, double-click on the bottom dimension and enter a new dimension of 75mm.

Finish the sketch to see the new shorter panel.

Drawer Base Panel

Step 1: 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 XY plane (the floor).

Step 2: 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 3: 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 63mm.

Repeat this process with the longer line and enter a dimension of 138mm.

Step 4: Click on the green tick in the top right corner of the screen to 'finish sketch'.

This will change your view to isometric.

Step 5: 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 3 mm exactly.

Save the finished panel as 'Drawer base'

Drawer Assembly

Step 1: Save all 3 panels into the same project folder.

To do this, first select the data panel icon (top-left corner of Fusion).

Click on the 'New Folder' button.

Name the new folder 'Mitre Drawer'.

Open your files and save them into this folder.

Step 2: Open the 'Drawer back' file

Expand the bodies tab

Double-click on the file name and rename the file 'Drawer Back'.

Step 3: Right-Click on the body and select 'CREATE COMPONENT FROM BODY'

Reopen the 'Drawer side' and 'Drawer base' files and repeat this process.

Step 2: Open the 'Drawer back' component

Open the data panel so that you can see the other drawer components
Right-click on the 'Drawer side' component and select INSERT INTO CURRENT DESIGN
Use the white arrow to pull the drawer side away from the draw back.

Step 3: Repeat the process to add another side panel.

Step 4: Ground the 'Drawer Back' component by right-clicking on the component and selecting GROUND.

This will ensure that this component does not move from the set position.

Step 4: Press the J key on your keyboard to enter the JOINT command.

Select the middle of one mitre joint as shown.
Use the navigation tool to rotate so that you can easily see the mitre joint on the second panel. Press Escape to exit the navigation tool.
Select the middle of the second mitre joint to complete the assembly.
Repeat this process to join the second side.

Step 5: Open the data panel.

Right-click on the drawer base and INSERT INTO CURRENT DESIGN

Use the rotation arrows to rotate the panel by 90 degrees.

Step 6: Press the J key on your keyboard to enter the JOINT command.

Select the middle of the long side of the base as shown
Select the middle of the rebate (cut out) on the drawer back to join the two components.

This process is quite fiddly. You will need to use the navigation tool (orbit) and hand tool (pan) to carefully zoom into the areas you wish to select...