Designing the Holder Arm in xDesign

Learn how to create thin parts and apply fillets while creating the first part of the holder.

What is covered?

• Creating a New Component: The tutorial begins by showing you how to create a new component called "arm" within the xDesign environment. [00:22]
• Sketching the Arm Profile: A 2D sketch of the arm's L-shaped profile is created on the front plane, starting from the origin to maintain a relationship with it. [00:31]
• Extruding the Sketch: The open sketch is extruded using a "thin" extrude type to create a 3D solid with a 5mm thickness. The "midplane" option is used to keep the part centered. [01:26]
• Creating a Cut Feature: A corner rectangle is sketched on a face, and an "extrude cut" feature is used to remove material from the part. [02:00]
• Adding Fillets: Fillets are added to the 3D model, including a "full round" fillet for the top of the arm. [02:33]
• Creating a Standoff: A circular standoff is created on one of the faces by sketching a construction line and a circle, then extruding it. [03:26]

Step-by-Step Instructions (AI-generated from video transcript):

Based on the video at https://youtu.be/7LO5SRik6qw, here are the step-by-step instructions for creating the phone holder arm in SOLIDWORKS xDesign:

Part 1: New Component and Initial Sketch

1. Create a new component and name it "arm."
2. Select the front (YZ) plane and start a sketch.
3. Sketch an open L-shaped profile, ensuring it's connected to the origin.

Part 2: Define the Sketch and Extrude

1. Add dimensions to fully define and size the sketch.
2. Add a fillet within the sketch to round a corner.
3. Use the extrude command on the open sketch.
4. In the extrude settings, choose the "thin" extrude type and set the thickness to 5 mm.
5. Change the end condition to "midplane" to keep the part centered.

Part 3: Create a Cutout

1. Select a face and start a new sketch to remove material.
2. Sketch and dimension a corner rectangle and add another sketch fillet to the corner.
3. Use the "extrude cut" feature with the end condition set to "through one way".

Part 4: Add Fillets to the 3D Model

1. Add a fillet feature to the corner created by the cut.
2. Use the "full round fillet" option to completely round off the top of the arm by selecting the three involved sides.
3. Add constant fillets to the front corners, using the Design Assistant to suggest the second corner.

Part 5: Create the Round Standoff

1. Start a sketch on the face where the standoff will be located.
2. Sketch a construction line centered on the face.
3. Sketch a circle on this construction line.
4. Add dimensions to size and locate the circle.
5. Extrude this circle 5 mm to create the standoff.

Part 6: Finalize the Component

1. Hide the planes to clean up the view.
2. Save the part.

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