Onshape Ejercicios

Beginner Series
9 Practice Exercises for

Onshape 3D CAD
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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/
How This Works
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.
Open The Model
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.
Access the model here: http://www.cadsessions.com/practicemodel1
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.
So let’s get started!
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.
Method A - Copy the Workspace Method B - Copy the Part Tab

 “Go To Documents” by clicking on blue On-  At the bottom left of the browser, right
shape logo at Top Left. click on the part’s tab “Part_Practice 1” and
select “Copy to clipboard”
 The document “CADSessions Practice Mod-

el 1_live” should appear as the first line
item on the main screen under “Recently  “Go To Documents” by clicking on blue On-
Opened”. shape logo at Top Left.
 Right click on it and select “Copy work-
space…”
 Give it a name, press OK, and the copied  Open up one of your existing documents,
workspace will automatically open. or create a new document with the blue
“Create” button at the top left.
 Once inside the document, click on the plus

(+) sign at the bottom left Insert New Ele-
ment, and select “Paste tab”. This will cre-
ate a new editable tab of the part.
Step 2
VERIFY THAT THE MODEL IS CORRECT
Requirements Functions Used

This is the method we’ll be using to make sure  Display Mass Properties
you completed each of the practice exercises
correctly.
Step 2 (continued)
Tips & How To

1. On left side of the screen, below the feature
tree, click on “Part 1”. The part will highlight.
2. A small ”Display Mass Properties” icon will ap-
pear on the bottom right of the browser win-
dow.
3. Click on it. A new dialog will open, showing

the Mass of the part displayed in grams, and
the Volume and Surface Area displayed in
units of inches since that is our selected 1.
length unit. Now look below them, and you’ll
see the Center of Mass, which is a point in our
workspace defined by an X, Y and Z value.
4. I won’t go into what the Center of Mass
means exactly, but for any change we make in
our model, this value will change, and we’ll be
able to use these values to check if the chang-
es you made are correct.
So, check your answer!
3.
Check Your Answer
Center of mass:
X: -0.056 in
Y: 0.000 in
And now the fun begins! Z: 0.226 in
Step 3
ADD FEET USING EXTRUDE - ADD

Add 2 feet on the bottom face on opposite  Sketch
edges running from front to back.  Corner Rectangle
 Width of each foot: 0.2”
 Height of each foot: 0.2”
Give it a try first without looking at “Tips & How To” on the next page!
Step 3 (continued)
Tips & How To

Sketch
1. Select the bottom face/plane to sketch the
profiles on.
2. Select the Corner Rectangle button.
3. Sketch the rectangles and add dimensions.
4. Accept the Sketch.
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.
Check Your Answer
Center of mass:
X: -0.052 in
Y: 0.000 in
Z: 0.205 in
Step 4
ADD SQUARE HOLE TO PIN USING EXTRUDE - REMOVE

Square hole to be centered on face of Pin  Sketch
(Extrude 4)  Point
 Center Point Rectangle
 Width / Height of square sides: 0.2”  Extrude - Remove
 Depth of hole: 0.5”
Step 4 (continued)
Tips & How To

Sketch
1. Select the flat face of the pin to sketch on.
2. Add a Sketch “Point” in the center of the cir-
cular face.
3. Use a Center Point Rectangle from the rectan-
gle drop down to sketch the square, and then
dimension 2 of the sides.
4. Accept the sketch.
Extrude
1. Extrude - Remove to the correct depth.
2. Check that the Preview looks right and accept Sketch - 3.
Check Your Answer
Center of mass:
X: -0.067 in
Y: 0.000 in
Z: 0.205 in
Step 5
ADD SEMI-CIRCLE EXTRUSION TO FEET USING EXTRUDE - ADD

The semi-circle extrusion should run entirely  Sketch
from the front to the back of the part along  Center Point Circle
bottom edge.  Coincident
 Extrude - Add
 Semi-circle diameter: 0.2”  End Type: Up to Face
 Rotate View
 Length of extrusion: Select “Up to Face”
and rotate part around and select back face
of part.
Step 5 (continued)
Tips & How To

Sketch
1. Select Front Face of part.
2. Draw a Center Point Circle on the right edge
of the part. Sketch - 4.
3. Dimension the circle.
4. Make the outside of the circle coincident with
the bottom corner of the feet, using the coin-
cident button.
5. To define the semi-circle, draw a vertical line
from the top to the bottom of the circle
through the center point. Make sure the line
is coincident with the circle.
6. Accept Sketch.
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
Center of mass:
X: -0.047 in
Y: -0.000 in
Z: 0.201 in
Step 6
MIRROR THE FEATURE IN STEP 4 TO THE OPPOSITE
SIDE USING THE MIRROR FUNCTION.

Use the mirror feature (mirror button). This
function will let you mirror existing features,
parts or faces along a plane that you define. So
instead of re-sketching and dimensioning iden-
tical features, you can simply mirror them.
 Mirror
 Features to Mirror: “Extrude 7” (Either se-  Type: Feature Mirror
lect it from the feature tree, or click on the  Select Planes
feature you just created in step 4 in the
graphical view.
 Mirror Plane: Right Plane
Step 6 (continued)
Tips & How To

Mirror
1. Select the Mirror button.

2. Change “Part mirror” from the first drop down
list to “Feature mirror”.
3. For the blue input box, select “Extrude 7” Mirror - 2.
from the feature tree, OR select the feature
from the 3D model itself by clicking on it in
the workspace.
4. At this point, the “Mirror plane” input box
may turn red, indicating it needs attention.
Click on it, and it will turn blue, ready for an
input.
5. In the Feature Tree, scroll to the top, and se-
lect the “Right” plane, which should be the
5th line item as the input.
“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
Step 7
ADD 2 ROUND HOLES TO THE RIGHT FACE OF THE PART
USING EXTRUDE - REMOVE.

Add 2 holes on the right face of the part. They
should be in-line with the pin, one hole to the
left, and the other to the right of the pin.
 Hole diameters: 0.25”

 Sketch
 Distance from center of pin: 0.625” in each  Use (Project/Convert)
direction.  Point
 Center Line
 Hole Depths: 0.1”  Center Point Circle
 Extrude - Remove
Step 7 (continued)
Tips & How To

Sketch
1. Start a sketch on the main right face.
2. We need to find and indicate the center of the
pin so that we can dimension off of it. Howev-
er, Onshape doesn’t recognize the center of
the pin on this sketch plane, so we need to
make use of a very useful feature next.
3. Select the “Use (Project/Convert)” button.
This will let you use, or project feature out-
lines onto your sketches.
Sketch - 4.
4. With the tool activated, select the pin’s out-

line. This will instantly recreate the pin’s out-
line and project it onto our sketch plane.
5. Now you can create a point in the center of
the pin, and use that to create your center-
line.
6. Finally place your circles, set their size with
the dimension tool and then set their distanc-
es from the center point. Sketch - 6.
7. Accept the Sketch.
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
Step 8
CENTER SLOT GROOVE USING EXTRUDE – REMOVE

A 90 degree angle square groove to run front  Sketch
to back through the middle center slot.  Centerline
 Line
 Slot Profile: 45-45-90 triangle.  Dimensioning Angles
 Extrude - Remove
 Slot depth: 1/16” (.0625”) *NOTE: with 3
decimal places, this will show up as 0.063”
Step 8 (continued)
Tips & How To

Sketch
1. Select front (or back) face to sketch on.
2. On the sketch plane, draw a centerline that
passes through the middle of the slot.
3. Draw a triangle (using the “Line” button) cen-
tered on the centerline that will be the profile
of our groove: 2 points on the bottom face of
the slot, and 1 point coincident with the cen-
terline.
4. Do the dimensions; set the 45 degree angles
(x2) and set the profile depth.
5. Finish the sketch.
Extrude
1. Extrude - Remove. Sketch - 4.
2. Select the profile of the triangle for the blue

input box.
3. Set the End Type to “Through all”.
Check Your Answer

Pat yourself on the back if you got this far.
Center of mass:
Just one more step to go, you’re going to personalize your X: -0.071 in
creation! Y: 2.473e-4 in
Z: 0.197 in
Step 9
PERSONALIZE PART WITH YOUR NAME. EXTRUDE – REMOVE
SKETCH TEXT

Use the “Text” sketch tool to add your name to
the part, and extrude it (Add or Remove).
 Sketch
 Text
 Point
 Center Line
 Extrude
 Optional:
 Dimension
 Transform Sketch Entities
Step 9 (continued)
Tips & How To

Sketch
1. Start a sketch on the front face (or any other face
you prefer). Select the “Text” sketch button. The
cursor will change to a cross. Click and drag the
cursor to set the box in which you want your text
to appear. A text input box will appear where you
can type your text and change the font.
2. After you accept, and the text has appeared in the
sketch, a vertical line appears running through the
center of the text box. You can use this to quickly Sketch - 2.
center the text box horizontally:
3. To do so, first, add a sketch “Point” in the center
of that vertical line.
4. Create a vertical centerline at the center of the
part.
5. Finally, click and drag the newly created sketch
point, and the whole text box should drag with it.
Drag it over the part’s centerline, and release it
when the line highlights.
6. Once you’re done, accept the sketch.
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.
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.

Finish off with a color of your choice!  Edit Appearance
Bonus (continued)
Tips & How To

1. Under the feature tree, Right-mouse-click on
“Part 1” and select “Edit appearance…” at the
bottom of the context menu.
2. The rest is self explanatory!
Sketch - 1.
Check Your Answer
Center of mass:
Not applicable
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.
Until next time!

David
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9 Practice Exercises for

How This Works

Open The Model

Access the model here: http://www.cadsessions.com/practicemodel1

So let’s get started!

Method A - Copy the Workspace Method B - Copy the Part Tab

 The document “CADSessions Practice Mod-

 Once inside the document, click on the plus

Requirements Functions Used

Tips & How To

3. Click on it. A new dialog will open, showing

So, check your answer!

Check Your Answer

Requirements Functions Used

 Width of each foot: 0.2”

 Height of each foot: 0.2”

Tips & How To

Check Your Answer

Requirements Functions Used

 Depth of hole: 0.5”

Tips & How To

Check Your Answer

Requirements Functions Used

Tips & How To

Requirements Functions Used

 Mirror Plane: Right Plane

Tips & How To

1. Select the Mirror button.

Requirements Functions Used

 Hole diameters: 0.25”

Tips & How To

4. With the tool activated, select the pin’s out-

Requirements Functions Used

Tips & How To

2. Select the profile of the triangle for the blue

Check Your Answer

Requirements Functions Used

Tips & How To

Requirements Functions Used

Tips & How To

Check Your Answer

Until next time!

Copyright © 2017 Methodli, LLC

e-Book Edition. The entire contents of this book are copyright.

CADSessions is a trademark of Methodli, LLC.

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