Designing a Simple Phone in xDesign

Learn how to use the basic features of xDesign to model a simple phone. This will form the starting point of the phone holder assembly.

What is covered?

• Project Introduction: The goal of the project is to create a representation of a phone to be used in an assembly for a phone holder. [00:13]
• Getting Started with xDesign: The video shows how to create a new component, name it, and save it. It also introduces the user interface, including the Design Manager and Action Bar. [00:38]
• Modeling the Phone Body: Instructions on how to create the basic phone shape by sketching on the YZ plane, using a center rectangle, and then using the Extrude tool. [01:31]
• Adding Details: How to add details to the phone, such as fillets for rounded corners and raised buttons created by sketching and extruding. [04:08]
• Advanced Modeling Techniques: The video demonstrates using the Mirror command to duplicate features and the Extrude Cut tool to create a cutout for a charging port. [07:04]
• Final Steps: The video concludes with saving the completed model and a preview of the next video in the series. [08:06]

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

Based on the video at https://youtu.be/772K-H7AoEE, here are the step-by-step instructions for creating the phone model in SOLIDWORKS xDesign:

Part 1: Creating the Base Rectangle

1. Start a new component, name it, and save it in a collaborative space.
2. Select the YZ (front) plane and start a new sketch.
3. Use the Center Rectangle tool to draw a rectangle centered at the origin.
4. Use the Dimension tool to set the height to 175 mm and the width to 85 mm.

Part 2: Extruding the Rectangle to a 3D Solid

1. Use the Extrude tool from the Features toolbar.
2. Select the sketch as the profile.
3. Choose the Midplane option for Direction 1 to keep the model centered.
4. Set the extrusion depth to 10 mm and complete the command.

Part 3: Adding Fillets to the Edges

1. Select an edge of the phone body and choose the Fillet command.
2. Accept the Design Assistant suggestion to select the other three corners.
3. Set the fillet radius to 12 mm.
4. Add fillets to the front and back edges with a radius of 2 mm, using the tangent propagation option.

Part 4: Creating the Side Buttons

1. Start a new sketch on one of the side faces of the phone.
2. Use the Slot tool to draw a slot for the button, aligning it vertically with the origin.
3. Dimension the slot to a length of 40 mm and a radius of 3 mm, located 30 mm from the top edge.
4. Extrude the slot 1 mm outward from the face.
5. Add a 1 mm fillet around the extruded button.

Part 5: Mirroring the Side Button

1. Show the planes from the View menu.
2. Use the Mirror command from the Features toolbar.
3. Select the plane that runs through the middle of the phone as the mirror plane.
4. Select the extrusion and fillet features of the button to mirror them to the other side.

Part 6: Creating the Charging Port Cutout

1. Start a sketch on the bottom face of the phone.
2. Use the Midpoint Center Line Slot tool to draw a slot centered at the origin.
3. Dimension the slot to a length of 10 mm and a radius of 3 mm.
4. Use the Extrude Cut tool to create a cutout 5 mm deep.

Part 7: Saving the Model

1. Save the completed phone model to the platform.

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SOLIDWORKS xDesign 
Tags:
beginners guide 3DEXPERIENCE platform Browser Based CAD 

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