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2d Design Case Study.
2d Design Case Study.
Case Tutorial
Section 1
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
2D Design
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2-D Design Case Tutorial 2
Section 1
During the course of this tutorial I will lead you through the creation of a case using 2D-
Design. We will use our design to manufacture a case for your electronic circuit
(CAD/CAM). Feel free to copy the design exactly to gain confidence and learn how to
use the program or if you are already confident, use it to create your own design.
2. Open a new file in 2D Design and make sure you are working
on an A4 size sheet. To do this click on Setup : Drawing :
Layout as shown below
We have now completed the basic shape for our box and will learn about the need to
create Tool Path around our shape using the Contour tool. For the purpose of this
tutorial we will assume that we will be cutting your shape out using a 3mm diameter
cutting tool. (Those schools fortunate to own a laser cutter feel free to ignore the
following information and to feel smug)!
Tool Path.
B. Draw another contour line outside the first one; this one should
be a single line.
16. Making sure that the line colour is still red; draw
two points opposite each other on your case. They will
be hard to see even if you zoom in! If you turn the grid
off they will be easier to spot.
3mm
Well done. You have now finished the Computer Aided Design (CAD) section of this
project. In the next section we will look at Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM).