Week 2 Blog (26/10/2021) - Headphone Stand CAD
This week, we were tasked to design a headphone stand using parameters in Fusion 360. In the lesson, we learnt about the use and importance of parameters and kerf. With the use of parameters, we will have the capability to produce more flexible designs and be more efficient in the designing process.
In the beginning, I think I was a little too ambitious and thought of making a design to hold both my phone and headphone. However after coming back to reality, I went for a more simplistic design. I did some research for a good and easy to do headphone stand design. The design is to have 2 pieces, the main piece to hold the phone and the other to support both the phone and the design. The two pieces will then be connected by press-fit. Now lets proceed to making it!
The first step is to create the parameters I want to use. I will be using my own phone as my reference on how big and wide my stand will be. I also take kerf into account to make sure that both of the pieces are connected tightly. Here are my parameters.
Now I will begin with the supporting piece, firstly by creating a rectangle with the parameters.
Then I form the shape by adding 2 rectangles. One of the rectangle will be (0.2 * length) above the left line (Dimension: gap x half of width). The other will be on the right (length*0.5 x width*0.325). Now that the shape is made, I make it look cleaner by using trim to remove excess lines and use fillet for edge rounding.
Now that that is done, I will move on to the main piece.
Like with the supporting piece, I will create a rectangle at the left side but this time will be at the bottom. Also went to fillet all the sides and trim the lines.
For this CAD, I wanted to try something different so I went to search up cool and free designs I can use to put it on my main piece. In the end, I found a cool motorcycle design dxf file. After importing and putting it on my main piece, I extruded all the pieces to 5mm (thickness) and have the motorcycle engraved (extrude to 4 mm). Here is my final product! :)
In conclusion, I found this activity very fun and to be honest, easier than expected. Maybe it is because I am using a simple design. I also find the use of parameters very useful as inputting values is more quick and efficient. In the future, I also can see myself using more of the parameters after attending the practical and this activity. This is because I will be able to do more complexed designs and be able to change the dimensions faster than by changing one by one. I also realized that by doing this activity, I have accomplished my goal of creating a phone stand without anyone's help.
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