Computer Aided Drafting

“switch” it up

Switch Assembly

An assembly of Nintendo’s latest console, the Switch. The components all have accurate dimensions, which were measured with calipers and a ruler. The Drawing was then imported into Adobe Illustrator to be Enhanced for presentational use.

Tools used:

• Sketching:

  • Sketch constraints (coincident, parallel, vertical/horizontal, equal, concentric, etc.)

  • Geometry tools (line, spline, arc, circle, slot, rectangle, fillet, etc.)

  • Geometry projection

• Part modeling:

  • Geometry creation (extrude, revolve)

  • Geometry modification (fillet, chamfer)

  • Work feature creation (offset planes, angled planes, midplanes)

  • Multibody part creation and derived components

• Assembly:

  • Placement of components

  • Constraining base component relative to origin planes/axes

  • Grounding of base component

  • Copying and pasting of parts

  • Constraining of parts (flush, offset, concentric, etc.)

• Presentation:

  • Creation of “exploded” views (component tweaking, new snapshot view creation)

• Drawings:

  • View placement (base view, projected views, presentation views)

  • View manipulation (changing orientation, tangent edge visibility)

  • Adding dimensions and notes with leaders

  • Editing sheet details (changing sheet size, titleblock fields)

The Six Pack

An assembly of a sheet metal 6 pack container, complete with 12oz bottles and bottle caps. Design for the sheet metal 6-pack holder partially based on a deconstructed cardboard 6-pack holder, with some modifications made for sheet metal design. Bottle and cap dimensions are accurate, and were obtained with calipers.

Tools used:

• Sketching:

  • Sketch constraints (coincident, parallel, vertical/horizontal, equal, concentric, etc.)

  • Geometry tools (line, spline, arc, circle, slot, rectangle, fillet, etc.)

  • Geometry modification (trim, offset)

  • Geometry projection

  • Sketch patterns (rectangular, circular, mirror)

• Part modeling:

  • Geometry creation (extrude, revolve, loft)

  • Geometry modification (fillet)

  • Work feature creation (offset planes, angled planes, midplanes)

  • Multibody part creation and derived components

• Sheet metal tools:

  • Geometry tools (face, flange, hem, fold)

  • Altering sheet metal defaults

  • Modifying/overriding bend allowances

• Assembly:

  • Placement of components

  • Constraining base component relative to origin planes/axes

  • Grounding of base component

  • Part and sub-assembly patterns

  • Constraining of parts (flush, offset, concentric, etc.)

• Presentation:

  • Creation of “exploded” views (component tweaking, new snapshot view creation)

• Drawing:

  • View placement (base view, projected views, detail views, presentation views)

  • View manipulation (changing orientation, tangent edge visibility)

  • Adding BOM and balloons for parts

  • Adding dimensions and notes with leaders

  • Editing sheet details (changing sheet size, titleblock fields)

• BOM management:

  • Modification of iProperties for BOM part numbers and descriptions

  • Understanding of BOM overrides