Egg Shaker

In this TV, we will take you through the steps of designing an egg shaker in SolidWorks and then 3D printing it using the Prusa 3D Printer.

Procedure

Open SolidWorks 2020, and select a new part. Don't forget to save your file frequently as you go.

In the bottom-right corner of your Solidworks window, change the units to MMGS (millimeter, gram, second).

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Select the Front Plane in the left column to begin your sketch. Click on the Sketch tab above and click Sketch.

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Make a vertical line starting from the origin. Then use the smart dimension tool to make it 3mm tall. Follow the same process to draw 4 more lines stacked on top of one another, and make them the lengths shown in the screenshot below. Make the inner three lines construction lines by clicking on the lines (after exiting the Smart Dimension tool) and hovering over the icons until you find the "Construction Geometry" icon. After clicking it, the lines will become dashed.

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Make a horizontal line starting from the origin. Then use the smart dimension tool to make it 6mm long. Follow the same process to draw 2 more lines in succession, and make them the lengths shown in the screenshot below. Make the two lines farthest from the origin construction lines by clicking on the lines (after exiting the Smart Dimension tool) and hovering over the icons until you find the "Construction Geometry" icon. After clicking it, the lines will become dashed.

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From the two points formed by the horizontal construction lines, draw two more vertical construction lines with the lengths shown in the screenshot below.

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