DSM - One-Day Workshop - With Comments

DesignSpark Mechanical
One-day workshop
Introduction
Creating Geometry
Copyright © 2016 RS Components Ltd
3D Design for Non-Mechanical

Engineer
RS University Summary
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Introduction
In this One Day Workshop we will walk through the basic tools used to create and modify models in
DesignSpark Mechanical
We will focus on
• DesignSpark User Interface
• DesignSpark Options
• Import/Export
• Spin/Pan/Zoom
• Selection Methods
• Pull/Move/Combine/Fill
• Sketcher
• Component/Structure Management
• Help & Technical Support 3

Introduction
Creating Geometry

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Creating Geometry
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Creating Geometry
Getting Started
Close the Welcome Screen if it

appears. Go to the Application Menu
(logo in the top left corner) and click
on New, Design
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Creating Geometry
Sketch with Dimensions
Click Plan View in the orient group.

Click on Rectangle in the Sketch group.

Set the dimensions by typing ’95mm’. Then press Tab to enter
the next dimension and type ’60mm’. Hit enter to finish the
sketch.
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Home View
Click the ‘Home’ button in the

orient toolbar to obtain a trimetric
view.
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Pull
1
Click the 3D mode button or the Pull icon to exit the

sketch. Pull will normally be the first tool used when
exiting a sketch. It is used to create and modify
geometry.
Select on the surface by clicking on it. Once a surface 2

is selected it can be pulled to create a solid from
anywhere on screen (you do not need to click on the
small yellow arrow).
Hold the left mouse button and drag the surface

upward. Use the Spacebar to freeze the dimension
and type ‘3mm’ to make the solid 3mm thick. 3
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Edges
While still in “Pull” mode click on the left edge, you

will see a mini-toolbar appearing. Click on Copy
Edge and move this edge 27mm up
2
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Edges 1 2
Then copy this edge 3mm to the

right and 27mm down. You can
also use the Up To function and
select the bottom face as
reference
Using the Pull tool and pull the

front face 3mm to the back face. 3 4
This should lead you to a full solid
now.
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Edges 1
Repeat the steps on the right side as well.
The solid should finally look like this:

2
Delete the two surface items from the structure tree.
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Rounds 1
Select the left and right bottom

edges using the Pull tool and create
rounds with 3mm 2
While holding the CTRL key select

the Top 4 edges and create rounds

with 3mm as well.
3
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Rounds and Radius
Double-Click on the rounds

shown in the right picture. 1
Select all the revolving edges and

pull to create a round with 1.5mm
Sketching
Create a side view by clicking on 2

3
x-axis in red. Select the front face
and select Sketch Mode
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Creating Geometry
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Sketching
After sketch mode is enabled you will

see the grid appear on this face.
2
In order to set the starting point, click on
rectangle in the Sketch toolbar then click
on cartesian dimensions. Select the left
corner as starting point and go 19mm on
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the x-axis and -5.3mm down on the z-
axis. 3
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Sketching
Then start creating the rectangle at this

point. The dimensions are 16.8mm right
and -16.5mm down. Press Enter to
finalize the rectangle.
Create a new rectangle on the same 3

face. Select the left corner as starting
point again and go 40mm to the right 4
and -5.3mm down.
Then start creating the rectangle at this
point. The dimensions are 15.8mm right
and -14.1mm down. Press Enter to

finalize the rectangle.
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Creating Geometry
Pull 1
Switch to 3D Mode and enable the pull

tool. Click on the left rectangle, hold the
ctrl key down and select the right
rectangle as well. 2
When you pull the rectangles towards

the x-axis you create two openings at
once.
With that lets actually take a little fast

forward.
We are bringing in a part that was 3
completed a little bit further:
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Creating Geometry 1
Loading existing files
Select File Open, choose DS Mechanical Files

and Open the file 34706.rsdoc
This is the original Raspberry PI enclosure

downloaded from the RS Online Library.
You can compare the dimensions with your
created enclosure
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Saving file for printing
Save this file as stl file in order to get that

printed out on a 3D printer.
Appendix: You can also load the part

34716.rsdoc and save this as stl file for 3D
printing too.
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3D Design For non-Mechanical Engineers
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Getting Started
Close the Welcome

Screen if it appears.
Go to the Insert Menu

(logo in the top right
corner) and click on File
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Getting Started
Select File Type, ECAD

Files and Open the idf.idb
File
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Getting Started
1
Select the top face as
shown in the picture. The
selected face appears in
red.
2
Next hit Plane View in the

Orient Toolbar
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Sketching
1
Place the PCB in the middle

of your screen, hit Rectangle
from the Sketch Toolbar and
draw a Square with 54mm.
Position the board using the

move tool.
2
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Sketching 1
Go to the Insert Toolbar

and select Cylinder. Click
to set the endpoints of the
cylinder‘s axis (35mm),
then click to set the radius
(9mm) 2 3
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Sketching 1
Click on Pull
on the Edit
Toolbar, then
Home on the Orient
Toolbar.
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2
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Enclosure
1
Select the new created
face, then use Pull again,
this time select "Pull Both
Sides“ from the
Minitoolbar.
2
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Enclosure 1
The distance should be

35mm, then hit Enter.
Select the middle axis on

the Cylinder and change

the diameter using the left
Mousebutton to 10.58mm.
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Enclosure 1
Select the right and left face of

the enclosure and in/decrease
it by 8.36.
Select the draft tool and click

on the front face which will
turn blue. Hold control and
select the left and right faces
2 3
together and then Draft the
faces by 16 deg.
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Enclosure
1
Select the back face and

pull it forward by 35mm,
then select the back face
with all the surrounding
edges and pull it back by
45mm
2 3
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Enclosure
1
Select the left and right
edge, pull it 50mm to
modify the rounds
2
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Enclosure 1
Select the 4 main edges

and pull it 8mm to create
the rounds.
2
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Enclosure 1
Select the top and bottom

edges together and pull it
3mm to the inside
2
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Combine 1
Select the top and

bottom faces then
hit Plane on the
Insert Toolbar
Click on Combine 2
from the Intersect
Toolbar. Click the
mainbody, the tool
changes
automatically to a
cutter, then click the
plane. Remove the
top cutted part
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Shell 1
Click on Shell on the

Insert Toolbar
Click on the
highlighted yellow
face and create the
shell.
2 3
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Move
1
Use the Move Tool on

the Edit Toolbar, then
select the idf board in
the structure tree and
move the board 8mm
down
2
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Dimensions 1
Click on the
RS/Allied section,
then on Dimension.
Click on a face,
mouse over your
design to preview
the possible
dimensions, then 2
click to create the
dimension on the
annotation plane
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Dimensions
1
Going back to the design tab,

then use Pull to select the left
and right opposite faces and
pull them by 5mm.
Select two opposite (left and

right) faces with the pull tool
selected and a star will
appear next to the top 2
measurment, change this
value to 64mm by clicking
the star.
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Replace Components
1
select idf in the structure tree,
right mouse click and replace this
component with idf2.idb
2
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Replace Components

select idf in the structure tree, right
mouse click and replace this
component with idf2.idb. You can
now see that the PCB fits in the
case.
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Online Library
Go to the Insert Tab and choose Online Library. This

will guide you to the Designspark landing page with
the option to search and download parts from the RS
and Allied cataloge.
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Online Library
Search for „toroidal“ and check the

results.
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Online Library 1
Select the suitable transformer and on

the right side click download, a zip
file will be loaded to your PC
containing the desired part. The
component may need to be scaled
using the scale tool found under pull.
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Replace Components

select transformer 54321 in the
structure tree, right mouse click
and replace this component with
CON10_P300X100.rsdoc.
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Replace Components 1
You can now see that the new part fits

in the case. Replace the part
CONN_1903815 with the part 14388
(USB port) in the same way.
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Section Mode
1
Select a face, click on Section Mode on
the edit toolbar then Move Grid to view
in a 3D cross section.
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Section Mode
Select a face, click on Section

Mode on the edit toolbar then
Move Grid to view in a 3D cross
section. You can also reposition
the board in 3D cross section
Mode!
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Combine
1
Combine is used to merge or split

objects. Click on Combine, select the
body in yellow, then select the USB
Connector and finally delete the
unnesessary area on the connector
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Combine 1
The Tools will change automatically

from select to the cutter and the rubber
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Assembly 1
Opening the assembly Inverter

Final.rsdoc on your PC.
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Assembly
Opening the assembly Inverter

Final.rsdoc on your PC.
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Assembly 1
Select the Lower Housing

Component and open it
individually in a seperate window
with using Open Component
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Assembly
1
Go to File, Save As
2
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Assembly
Now save the part off as an STL

file, i.e. for 3D printing
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Assembly 1
Now save the entire assembly off

as a pdf file, i.e. for 3D viewing in
a 3D pdf Software
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Assembly
Now save the entire

assembly off as a pdf file,
i.e. for 3D viewing in a 3D
pdf Software. In Adobe pdf
Viewer you can also turn
components on and off in
the structure tree
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Assembly
Open the subassembly idf2

if not already open in a
separate window
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Assembly 1
Go to the RS / Allied Tab

and click on Bill Of
Materials (BOM). Use the
Default button and attach
the BOM to the PCB
board.
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Order Components
Finally go to the RS / Allied

Tab and click on Order
Components. This opens all
the components used on the
PCB in the Internet browser
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Order Components
You can check or uncheck the

parts you require and you will
also see the pricing for each
part displayed
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educational software, go to
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DesignSpark Mechanical

3D Design for Non-Mechanical

• DesignSpark User Interface

• Help & Technical Support 3

3D Design for Non-Mechanical

Close the Welcome Screen if it

Click Plan View in the orient group.

Click the ‘Home’ button in the

Click the 3D mode button or the Pull icon to exit the

Select on the surface by clicking on it. Once a surface 2

Hold the left mouse button and drag the surface

While still in “Pull” mode click on the left edge, you

Then copy this edge 3mm to the

Using the Pull tool and pull the

Repeat the steps on the right side as well.

The solid should finally look like this:

Delete the two surface items from the structure tree.

Select the left and right bottom

While holding the CTRL key select

the Top 4 edges and create rounds

Double-Click on the rounds

Select all the revolving edges and

Create a side view by clicking on 2

and select Sketch Mode

After sketch mode is enabled you will

Then start creating the rectangle at this

Create a new rectangle on the same 3

and -14.1mm down. Press Enter to

Switch to 3D Mode and enable the pull

When you pull the rectangles towards

With that lets actually take a little fast

Loading existing files

Select File Open, choose DS Mechanical Files

This is the original Raspberry PI enclosure

Save this file as stl file in order to get that

Appendix: You can also load the part

3D Design for Non-Mechanical

Close the Welcome

Go to the Insert Menu

Select File Type, ECAD

Next hit Plane View in the

Place the PCB in the middle

Position the board using the

Go to the Insert Toolbar

The distance should be

Select the middle axis on

the Cylinder and change

Select the right and left face of

Select the draft tool and click

Select the back face and

Select the 4 main edges

Select the top and bottom

Select the top and

Click on Shell on the

Use the Move Tool on

Going back to the design tab,

Select two opposite (left and

Going back to the design tab,

Go to the Insert Tab and choose Online Library. This

Search for „toroidal“ and check the

Select the suitable transformer and on

Going back to the design tab,

You can now see that the new part fits