How to Create USB Head

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Solidworks Tutorial #1: How to create USB head 1

Solidworks Tutorial #1: How to create USB head

You can find almost all PC devices having USB feature, lets

model one

1. Click New, click Part, OK.

2. Click on Top Planeand click Sketch.

3. Click on Rectangletools and select Center Rectangle,

Click onorigin as it center and sketch a rectangle.

4. Click on Smart Dimension and click on side edges

of rectangle to give dimension to the rectangle as 0.59 x1.26.

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5. Click Features>Extruded Boss/Base, on Direction 1

set D1to 0.28.

and .

6. Click ontop faceof this block and clickNormal To.


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7. Click ontop face again and click Sketch.

8. Click on Linetools and select Centerline,

sketch a centerline through left edgemidpointto right edge midpoint.

9. Click on Line and sketch a cut section on upper left

edge as sketched below.

Click on Smart Dimension and dimension the

sketch as sketched below.


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10. Select cut section sketch

and click on Mirror Entities.

At its options click on Mirror about:box

and click on centerline.


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and .

11. Click on Features>Extruded Cut and set Direction 1 to

Through All and .


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12. Rotate the part and click on USB back and click Normal To.

13. Click on this face again and click Sketch.


sketch a centerline through bottom

edge midpoint to top edge midpoint.


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Click Circle and click on midpoint of centerline as its

center and sketch a circle.


circle as 0.24.


set D1to 0.55 and click ontaper icon and add draft to

2deg and .


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16. Click on top faceof draft and click Sketch.

Click on Circleand sketch circle on the face, to get center

align to center base, hover your cursor a moment at base

circle edge, when center of it appear choose it as your new

circle sketch center.

17. Click on Smart Dimension and dimension the

circle as 0.12.


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set D1to 0.80 and .

19. Click on View Orientationand click on Isometric.

20. Click on top faceand click on Normal To.


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21. Click on top faceagain and click Sketch.


sketch a centerline through left edgemidpoint to right edge midpoint.


Click on centerline as it center and sketch a rectangle.


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24. Click on Smart Dimension and click on side edges

of rectangle to give dimension to the rectangle as 0.57 x

0.39 and0.16 from right edge.

25. Click on Features>Extruded Cut and set Direction 1 to

0.02 and .

26. Click on new cut face and click Sketch.


sketch a centerline through left edge

midpoint to right edge midpoint.


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28. Click Circle and click on origin.


circle as 0.1.


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29. Click on Offset Entities , click on centerline,

set Dto 0.1and check Bi-directionaloption and .

30. Click on top lineand click Construction Geometry.

Repeat this step for bottom line also.


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31. Click Circle and click on top centerline and sketch a

circle.


circle as 0.06and 0.33distance from left circle.


Click on bottom centerline as it center and sketch a

rectangle.


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rectangle as 0.06x0.06and 0.33distance from left circle.

33. Click on Line and sketch triangle at centerline.

Click Features>Extruded Boss/Base, on Direction 1

set Up To Surface

select top face(pink face) and .


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34. Click on bottom cut faceand click Sketch.

Click on Linetools and select Centerline,

sketch a centerline connecting all the

symbols.

Click on Offset Entities , set D to 0.01and check the

Bi-directional option.


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click on all connected centerline and .

Click on Line and close open end of each end (4x).

Click Trim Entities select Trim to closest

and trim off excess line from this


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to this

and .


set Up To Surface



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37. Click on left faceand click Normal To.

Click on this face again and click Sketch.


sketch a centerline from bottom edge


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midpoint top edge midpoint.

Click on Rectangletools and select Center Rectangle,

sketch a rectangle from midpoint of centerline.

39. Click on Smart Dimension and dimension the

rectangle as 0.16x0.47

and . Click on Offset Entities , set D to 0.02


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click on rectangle edge.

and .


set D1to 0.47 and .


Click on top head left faceand click Normal To.


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sketch a centerline from left midpoint

edge to right midpoint edge.


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Click on Rectangletools and select Center Rectangle,

sketch a rectangle on the face.


rectangle as 0.10x0.08 and for its position0.24 from left

edge and 0.11 from centerline.


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43. Select all entities of rectangle

and click Mirror Entities

and on Mirror about:box select centerlineand .


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44. Click on Features>Extruded Cut and set Through All

and .


Click on front head left faceand click Normal To.


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46. Click Rectangle and sketch a rectangle on this face.


rectangle height as 0.04.

Click Features>Extruded Boss/Base, on Direction 1


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set Up To Surface



48. Click on Fillet , set fillet radius to 0.04

and select main body edge


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and .

49. Click on Fillet , set fillet radius to 0.04

and select head edges

and .


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50. Rotate the pack to view the back end and click Normal To

on top wire guard.


Click on Linetools and select Centerline,

sketch a centerline from top to

bottom and left to right as sketched.


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51. Click Rectangle and sketch a rectangle on this face.

Click on Smart Dimension and dimension distance

between rectangle edge to cross centerline to be as 0.03.


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52. Click on wire edge,

and click Covert Entities , this will project outer

edge to the face.


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53. Click Trim Entities select Trim to closest

and trim off excess line from this

to like this


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54. Click on Features>Extruded Cut and set From: Offset

and distance to 0.04and for Direction 1 set Blindand D1 to

0.04and .

The cut should look like this;


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If your cut not in correct orientation you can try toggle

direction of cut by clicking this button.

55. Click on last extruded cut feature icon tree

and click on Linear Pattern , for

Direction 1click on body edge, set D1to 0.08and #to 6

and .


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56. Click on LPatternicon tree and click on

Linear Pattern>Circular Pattern

on Parametersclick wire surface as axis of rotation, #to 4,

Equal spacingand .


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58. Save the part as USB headand youre done! Simple isnt

it?

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