3d_P: Beyond the Sketch: Designing Multi-Part Assemblies and Hinges in Onshape

This class is intended for people who have some experience using Onshape. For beginners, we recommend the Introduction to Onshape class.

During this session, the instructor will guide you through the design of a box to store flash drives. New skills included are: how to use variables, make print-in-place hinges and how to use ‘assembly’ to simulate the opening and closing of the box. The design process learned here can be reproduced to make all sorts of boxes and other similar objects. 

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The class presupposes attendees can do the following comfortably:

• Create a document

• Navigate the Onshape space using the view cube and the controls of the mouse

• Create sketches using lines, rectangles, circles, constraints, the dimension tool and construction geometry

• Extrude sketches into parts

• Modify parts using chamfer and fillet

• Move back using the rollback bar and make changes to previous stages

Prerequisite: Familiarity with the use of a computer and the internet plus the Onshape skills listed above. 
Age 13+ only please

To bring:  We recommend you bring your own laptop, charger and mouse. However, we do have classroom laptops. Make sure you know your Onshape.com login credentials.

Instructors: Fabiana Cesa and Thomas Carver.  

Fabiana Cesa is a maker educator, familiar with all sorts of digital tools. She is a founding member of the Nova MakerSchool. Thomas Carver is a junior engineer for a defense startup and a proficient CAD designer with extensive experience.

The class must have 3 participants signed up to run. If this does not happen, those who have paid will be issued a full refund.