KevsRobots Learning Platform
Overview
Initial Design
Refine the Top Eyelid detail
Create the Lower Eyelid
Joints and Export
Create Hinge from Profile
Let's create the lower eyelid hinge from the new profile
By Kevin McAleer, 2 Minutes
Lower Hinge
The lower eyelid hinge needs to fit over the upper eyelid hinge, so we can use that to extrude from.
- Extrude - Select the circle profiles and extrude by 2mm symmetrically.
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Join - Extrude the profile below by -2mm:
- Set the
starttoobject, and use the flat section as the newobjectprofile
- Set the
- Extrude the screw hole - extrude the middle screw hole profile, setting the distance to
all
Extrude to Object
There is a small gap between our parts that we need to fill.
Fusion has a handy feature for this in the extrude dialog box in the extent type called to object.
Mirror
Let’s mirror this new feature.
- Mirror - Click on the
CREATEand Mirror function, then select the 4 features that have just been created and the origin as the mirror plane.
Check your understanding
Quick quiz 1 of 2
Why is the lower eyelid made as a separate component?
Joints connect components, so each moving part needs its own component.
Quick quiz 2 of 2
The lower eyelid hinge has a 10mm circle as well. Why is it bigger than the upper hinge?
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