Lower Body Section | Onshape CAD Tutorial | Stage One Education

FINS + BOOSTER

Providing aerodynamic stability and housing the propulsion system

Advanced mode

1. Create a new part studio

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Click the "+" button

Select Create Part Studio

2. Rename your part studio

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Right-click on the Part Studio 1 tab on the bottom left
Select Rename

Rename it to "Lower Body"

3. Create a sketch

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Select the sketch tool
Select a sketch plane. Use the Top plane.

Align your view to the sketch plane by clicking "Top" on the view cube

Make sure you have selected the Top plane. In the upper right, you should see "Top Plane" under sketch plane

4. Draw the outer body circle

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Select the circle tool
Draw a circle. Be sure to snap it to the origin.

5. Dimension the outer body circle

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Select the dimension tool
Click on your circle and set its diameter to 0.781

6. Draw the inner circle

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Select the circle tool
Draw a circle inside your first circle. Be sure to snap it to the origin.
Select the dimension tool
Click first on the outer circle and then on the inner circle and set the difference between them to 0.025

7. Extrude the body

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Select the extrude tool
Set the Depth to 4.0 in
Click the green check

8. Use the camera to look at the body

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Hold the right mouse button to view your tube from different angles
Zoom in and out using the mouse wheel