Support pour tête de brosse à dents

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Tutorial
Topic
Modeling
Level
Beginner
Time to complete
1 hour
Authors
EmmanuelG
FreeCAD version
0.16 or greater
Example files
Thingiverse 2403310
See also
None

Un problème de la vie courante

Les brosses à dents électriques viennent rarement avec une tête, tandis que dans une famille, vous verrez souvent plusieurs têtes utilisées avec un seul moteur. Beaucoup de personnes confrontées à un problème commun nous conduisent à une variété de solutions, comme vous pouvez le voir sur Thingiverse (200 à 800 projets sont liés à cela). Voici la première réponse et comment la concevoir.

Ce tutoriel vous guidera à travers les étapes nécessaires pour modéliser la partie montrée dans l'image ci-dessous en utilisant les outils de base du Part Design Workbench (beaucoup d'outils et de capacités ne sont pas couverts).

Première idée: un plateau

  • A partir de la page d'accueil, sélectionnez Part Design ou créez un nouveau document et sélectionnez l'espace de travail Part Design .

Créer une esquisse

  • Cliquez sur 'Nouvelle esquisse' . Soit à partir du menu de tâches contextuelles à gauche, soit de la barre d'outils ci-dessus ou du menu Part Design en haut.


Une boîte de dialogue vous invite à choisir l'orientation de l'esquisse et à fournir un décalage.

  • Nous allons sélectionner le plan XY comme indiqué dans l'image ci-dessus (cette orientation correspond à la plaque de construction commune de la plupart des imprimantes 3D), puis cliquez sur OK.


Vous êtes maintenant face au plan XY d'en haut, et avez accès aux outils de dessin.

Cliquez sur    'Rectangle' .
  • Cliquez pour placer un premier point.
  • Cliquez pour placer le coin opposé.
  • Appuyez sur ESC ou cliquez sur le bouton droit de la souris pour arrêter d'utiliser l'outil.


Vous avez maintenant un rectangle mobile de dimensions non spécifiées.

Cliquez sur une ligne du rectangle, vous avez maintenant accès aux outils de contrainte à droite de la barre d'outils (en fonction de la taille de votre écran, vous devrez peut-être les faire glisser vers la gauche pour les voir tous)

  • Cliquez sur Longueur '
  • Une boîte de dialogue vous invite à définir une dimension. Entrez 80mm, cliquez sur OK.
  • Répétez avec l'autre côté du rectangle, également 80mm.


You now have a floating square.

  • Click on the lower left point of the square.
  • Click on the origin of the XY plane (at the intersection of the two thick lines).
  • Click on Coincident.


You now have a totally constrained sketch, as you are told by the solver on the left and the change of color. It is a good practice to always have a totally constrained sketch.

An under-constrained sketch can leave room for unwanted change, if you modify something later on. On the opposite, an over-constrained sketch is also not good. In that case the solver warn you of redundant constraints and you should remove some of them.

  • To leave the sketch, click either on the "Close" button on the left, or the icon in the toolbar, or press ESC.


You now only see the square, and the contextual task menu on the left show you more options than before.

Create a pad

  • Click on Axonometric among the standard views, to better see what will happen.
  • Click on Pad.
  • Enter 4mm and click OK.


Your sketch is now in volume !

Create a sketch on it

  • Select the upper face


The color of the face change and you have more options in the contextual task menu.

  • Click on New sketch. As a face was selected it will not ask you to choose a plane.


  • Click on Circle, click to place the center, move the pointer and click to define the radius.
  • Draw 4 circles on the pad (of any size)
  • Press ESC or click the right mouse button to stop using the tool.



Now the circles share the same radius.

  • Click on External geometry.
  • Click on the four sides of the square, it add lines, color magenta.


Theses lines will serve as reference to position the circles.

  • Use Length to position them at 20mm from the edges.


  • Click on a circle
  • Click on Radius and set it at 1,5mm.


  • To leave the sketch, click either on the "Close" button on the left, or the icon in the toolbar, or press ESC.

Create a pad

  • Click on Axonometric among the standard views, to better see what will happen.
  • Click on Pad.
  • Enter 25mm and click OK.


You have the basic shape, it just need final touches.

Rounding the corners

  • Holding CTRL click on the vertical edge at each corner to select the four of them.

Don't hesitate to help you by switching the display mode (just at the left of the Axonometric View) between Wireframe and Wireframe and shadow.


  • Click on Fillet.
  • Set the radius at 20mm.


Much better.

Making it more robust

We need to add material at the base of the cylinders to make them less prone to snap. Because of the printing orientation these small surfaces will be fragile at the junction with the base.

  • Select the circles at the base of the cylinders


Chamfer the edges

  • Select the face under the base, add a Chamfer of 0,5mm.

The first layer of plastic is often being squashed a little too much, this will compensate that and save you time in cleaning the model. If the first layer is ok that will make it only nicer


  • Select the edges at the border of the upper face (holding CTRL ).


  • Add a Chamfer of 1mm. This one is only aesthetic.


Tadaa !

Export as a .STL

  • In the Combo View on the left, select the tree view instead of the contextual task menu, click on the last feature (the chamfer).


  • Now you can select "Export..." from the File menu at the top left, and select the file format .STL.
  • Just print it :-)

Inspiration

The above model make a good starting point to use FreeCAD, but as a toothbrush head stand it have its flaws : due to the print orientation and small surface the sticks are prone to break.

Inspired by the variety of solutions other people came up with, we will make this second version which will be much better.


Don't worry it is often needed to go through several revision for an idea (e.g. : once the prototype on the picture was used, we added more space between the heads so that they should not touch).

In this second part you will also learn to use more tools, like the powerful Linear repetition.

Second idea : a band

  • Create a new document and select the Part Design workbench.

Create a sketch

  • Create a New sketch, on the XY plan.


  • Draw a Slot
    • Click to place the first center
    • Move to define the length and radius
    • Click to set the second center.


You now have a floating slot of unspecified dimensions.

  • Click on one of the horizontal line of the slot
  • Click on Length
  • A dialog prompts you to set a dimension. Enter 75mm, click OK.
    • that's for a 3 head stand, count 25mm for each, if you want more


  • Click on one point of the horizontal line
  • Click on one point of the other horizontal line
  • Click on Length
  • A dialog prompts you to set a dimension. Enter 29mm, click OK.


  • Draw a Slot around the first slot.


  • Make the centers of the second slot coincident with the centers of the first slot with Coincident.


  • Click on one point of the horizontal line of the first slot
  • Click on one point of the nearest horizontal line of the second slot
  • Click on Length
  • A dialog prompts you to set a dimension. Enter 3mm, click OK.


  • To make the sketch fully constrained
    • Click on the lower left point of the second slot
    • Click on the origin of the XY plan
    • Click on Coincident


  • To leave the sketch, click either on the "Close" button on the left, or the icon in the toolbar, or press ESC.

Create a pad

  • Click on Axonometric among the standard views, to better see what will happen.
  • Click on Pad.
  • Enter 30mm and click OK.


Create a sketch on it

  • Select the upper face


  • Create a New sketch. As a face was selected it will not ask you to choose a plane.


  • Draw an Hexagon
    • Click to place the center
    • Move to define the radius
    • Click to set


  • Click on an edge of the hexagon
  • Click on Horizontal


  • Click on the center of the hexagon
  • Click on the horizontal line of the XY plane
  • Click on Length
  • A dialog prompts you to set a dimension. Enter 15mm, click OK.


  • Click on the center of the hexagon
  • Click on the vertical of the XY plane
  • Click on Length
  • A dialog prompts you to set a dimension. Enter 10mm, click OK.


  • Click on the blue circle of the hexagon
  • Click on Radius
  • A dialog prompts you to set a dimension. Enter 8mm, click OK.


  • To leave the sketch, click either on the "Close" button on the left, or the icon in the toolbar, or press ESC.

Create a hole

  • Click on Axonometric among the standard views, to better see what will happen.
  • Click on Pocket.
  • Select to the first in the dropdown menu and click OK.


Linear repetition

  • In the Combo View on the left, select the tree view instead of the contextual task menu, click on the pocket feature.
  • Click on LinearPattern.
  • Set the length at 55mm and occurencies at 3, then click OK.

Create a sketch on it

  • Select the inner face


  • Create a New sketch. As a face was selected it will not ask you to choose a plane.


  • Click on Circle, click to place the center, move the pointer and click to define the radius.


  • Click on the center of the circle
  • Click on the horizontal line of the XY plane
  • Click on Length
  • A dialog prompts you to set a dimension. Enter 15mm, click OK.


  • Click on the center of the circle
  • Click on the vertical of the XY plane
  • Click on Length
  • A dialog prompts you to set a dimension. Enter 10mm, click OK.


  • Click on the circle
  • Click on Radius
  • A dialog prompts you to set a dimension. Enter 3.5mm, click OK.


  • To leave the sketch, click either on the "Close" button on the left, or the icon in the toolbar, or press ESC.


Create a pad

  • Click on Axonometric among the standard views, to better see what will happen.
  • Click on Pad.
  • Enter 4mm and click OK.

Linear repetition

  • In the Combo View on the left, select the tree view instead of the contextual task menu, click on the pad feature.
  • Click on LinearPattern.
  • Set the length at 55mm and occurencies at 3, then click OK.


Draft

  • Select the side of each round pads


  • Click on Draft.
  • Set the draft angle at 40°.
  • Click on "Neutral plane" and select the face on which the sketch is drawn.
  • Tick "Invert the draft direction".


We could have used a chamfer to do something similar, but the draft is more appropriate in this case.

Chamfer = left / Draft = right


Finitions

  • Holding CTRL select the bottom and top faces.

    • Add a Chamfer of 0,5mm.


Perfect !

Export as a .STL

  • In the Combo View on the left, select the tree view instead of the contextual task menu, click on the last feature (the chamfer).


  • Now you can select "Export..." from the File menu at the top left, and select the file format .STL.
  • Print it instead of the first version or to replace it if it eventually broke ;-)