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9 Practice Exercises for Onshape 3D CAD Beginner Series
Table of Contents
Introduction ...................................... 3
Step 1 - Model Link ........................... 4
Step 2 - Verify Model......................... 5
Step 3 - Two Feet ............................... 7
Step 4 - Square Hole .......................... 9
Step 5 - Semi-Circle Extrusion ......... 11
Step 6 - Mirror Feature.................... 13
Step 7 - Centerline Holes ................. 15
Step 8 - Groove................................ 17
Step 9 - Personalize with Name....... 19
Bonus - Personalize with Color ........ 21
Thank you! ...................................... 23
Disclaimer........................................ 24
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Hi there!
I hope you found the 5 videos from the Beginner Tutorial series about Onshape helpful. Maybe you
just watched them, or even followed along and built the model yourself. Regardless, I recommend
getting some practice to test your understanding of the content. This is what these practice exercises
are all about!
In case you need to review tutorials 1 through 5 videos again, you can access them here:
http://www.cadsessions.com/onshape-tutorials/
We’re going to continue building on the 3D model we used in the tutorials. I’ll be providing a direct
link to the model so we can start from the exact same starting point.
Each step has a target task, along with a picture of what the end result looks like. Your job is to add
the feature in Onshape on your end.
To check if the changes you made are correct,
Visually compare your model to the main picture of that step, and
Use a tool built into Onshape to tell if your model is geometrically correct. This is easier
than it sounds, I’ll explain this in a minute.
Use the link below to access and open the Part in Onshape. You can view it and rotate it without log-
ging in to Onshape, but to edit it, you’ll have to login. If you haven’t already created a free Onshape
account, you can do so now.
The workspace length units are set to inches. Do not change this if you want to be able to check your
results after each step.
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Step 1
COPY THE MODEL INTO YOUR WORKSPACE
After logging in to your Onshape account, use either Method A or Method B to start editing the part.
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Step 2
VERIFY THAT THE MODEL IS CORRECT
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Step 2 (continued)
3.
Center of mass:
X: -0.056 in
Y: 0.000 in
And now the fun begins! Z: 0.226 in
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Step 3
ADD FEET USING EXTRUDE - ADD
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Step 3 (continued)
Extrude
1. Extrude - Add.
2. Select sketches to extrude.
3. For End Type select Blind and set the depth.
Sketch - 2.
4. Check that the Preview looks right and accept
using the green check button.
Center of mass:
X: -0.052 in
Y: 0.000 in
Z: 0.205 in
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Step 4
ADD SQUARE HOLE TO PIN USING EXTRUDE - REMOVE
Give it a try first without looking at “Tips & How To” on the next page!
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Step 4 (continued)
Extrude
1. Extrude - Remove to the correct depth.
2. Check that the Preview looks right and accept Sketch - 3.
using the green check button.
Center of mass:
X: -0.067 in
Y: 0.000 in
Z: 0.205 in
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Step 5
ADD SEMI-CIRCLE EXTRUSION TO FEET USING EXTRUDE - ADD
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Step 5 (continued)
Extrude
1. Extrude - Add. Sketch - 5.
2. Select the sketch of the semi-circle to extrude.
3. For end type, from the drop down, select “Up
to face”.
4. To make the selection for the blue input box,
rotate the model around with the right mouse
button so you can see the back face of the
part (alternatively, click on the appropriate
corner of the viewing cube to access the back
face).
5. Select the back face with the mouse. This will
automatically set the length of the extrusion
to be line up with the back face of the part Extrude - 4.
(this is a very useful feature).
6. Check that the Preview looks right and accept Check Your Answer
using the green check button.
Center of mass:
X: -0.047 in
Y: -0.000 in
Z: 0.201 in
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Step 6
MIRROR THE FEATURE IN STEP 4 TO THE OPPOSITE
SIDE USING THE MIRROR FUNCTION.
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Step 6 (continued)
“Right” plane
If you got this far, you did a really great job. We even did
some new things such as mirroring a feature!
As you can see, don’t be afraid of all the buttons, the menus Check Your Answer
are rather intuitive, and you can manage quite well on your
own! Center of mass:
X: -0.065 in
Let’s just go a little further, and try a few more neat things! Y: -0.000 in
Z: 0.197 in
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Step 7
ADD 2 ROUND HOLES TO THE RIGHT FACE OF THE PART
USING EXTRUDE - REMOVE.
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Step 7 (continued)
Extrude
1. Extrude-Remove
2. Select the 2 circles, set the end condition to “Y” might also
blind and set the depth. be displayed as Check Your Answer
3. Check that the Preview looks right and accept “0.000” in this
using the green check button. case.
Center of mass:
X: -0.071 in
Y: 2.469e-4 in
Z: 0.197 in
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Step 8
CENTER SLOT GROOVE USING EXTRUDE – REMOVE
Give it a try first without looking at “Tips & How To” on the next page!
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Step 8 (continued)
Extrude
1. Extrude - Remove. Sketch - 4.
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Step 9
PERSONALIZE PART WITH YOUR NAME. EXTRUDE – REMOVE
SKETCH TEXT
Sketch
Text
Point
Center Line
Extrude
Optional:
Dimension
Transform Sketch Entities
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Step 9 (continued)
Extrude
Select Extrude, and choose between Add OR Remove,
select your text for the input, set the depth, and wa- Sketch - 5.
la!, you’ve personalized your part.
Power Tips - How to make edits to the text and text box
To change the text or font, Right-mouse-click (RMB) on the sketched box,
then select “Edit Text”
To resize the text,
Use the Dimension tool to set the size of the enclosing rectangle, or
Delete and recreate the sketched text box
To move the textbox, Check Your Answer
Click and drag on one of the rectangle’s blue corners or sides, or
Use the Dimension tool to set the distance between the textbox and
some other feature Center of mass:
RMB on the sides or corner of the text box, select “Transform Sketch Entities” Not applicable
and use the manipulator that appears to achieve various transformations. To
accept, click the left mouse button.
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Bonus
ADD COLOR TO YOUR PART.
And finally, if you want to add a little flare, you can also edit the color of your part.
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Bonus (continued)
Sketch - 1.
Center of mass:
Not applicable
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Thank you!
Well it looks like you made it to the finish line! A BIG CONGRATULATIONS!
I’ve put a lot of work into this guide, and want to make it the best possible, so your opinion is vital. If
you have a moment, please let me know what you thought about this guide or how it has helped
you.
So, you practiced customizing a 3D model with some of the fundamental functions in Onshape and
by now, you have a good grasp of the general workflow in 3D part modeling, which is a really im-
portant skill to have when starting to create any 3D model.
One thing to remember is that just like with other things in life, there are multiple ways of achieving
the same result. When creating your models, there are bad ways, good ways, and great ways of cre-
ating features. Simpler is usually better, but there is almost always more than one way to get some-
thing done.
With that said, thank you for working through these practice exercises and giving it your all!
If you'd like to share this guide with others, please refer them to www.cadsessions.com/onshape-
beginner-practice instead so they have an opportunity to sign up to my newsletter and get notified
of my future content.
If you have any questions about this practice guide, feel free to email me!
My email is david@cadsessions.com
I would love to see how your personalized part turned out. You can email me a screenshot, or share
the part with me via Onshape.
Feel free to send any feedback on how I can improve this guide, or topics you’d like to see covered in
the future.
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Disclaimer
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sion of the publisher.
The material in this book is not a substitute for personalized professional advice from an engineer or
CAD expert. You assume all the risks of your own CAD design work. Neither the author nor the pub-
lisher are liable in any way for any damages or consequences, direct or indirect, of your use or misuse
of the any specific ideas, methods, approaches, or other information provided in this book, under any
theory of recovery including but not limited to tort, contract, or other law.
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