3D Designing a Soap Dish in SelfCAD
3D Designing is turning out to be notable in various fields. With 3D designing, one makes 3D models that can be used in marketing and in other areas and they can also be 3D printed. In this tutorial article, we are going to create a 3d soap dish in SelfCAD. Expecting you have not known about it yet, SelfCAD is one of the most easy-to-use yet powerful 3D modeling software for users of all ages. We decided to use SelfCAD as it has all of the key elements one expects for their 3D modeling and 3D printing tasks. Y
To 3D design the soap dish, we will begin with the cube, then change it with tools like fillet, Add Thickness, scale, move, and so on.
So, let's get started!
Step1: Insert a cube and scale it according to the preference
We will begin with creating a cube. So, insert a cube on the working interface from the 3D shapes.
Then use the scale tool to scale this box. Move along the blue axis to make it look like a cuboid.
Then scale it along the green axis towards the bottom.
Step2: Use a fillet tool to bring the box in proper shape
Next, opt for polygon selection and click on the top face of the cuboid to delete it.
Now, we will use the fillet tool to fill up this box. Go to modify and select the fillet tool. Set intensity to 38 and level to 10.
Step3: Delete the top four faces of the box
Next, we will opt for polygon selection and choose the top-facing faces of the upper surface of the box. Delete these faces.
Step4: Add thickness to the model
Next, we will add thickness to this object to create it into a 3D solid. For that, go to modify and select the add thickness tool. Set the thickness to 3.
Step5: Add another cube and a cylinder
Next, we will go to 3D shapes and attach a cube and a cylinder in the respective manner shown in the picture. Then we will use the move tool to move the cylindrical object to make it align with the cube.
Now, select the cube and the cylinder. Go to stitch and scoop and make them a union.
Step6: Scale and align the shapes to get a proper object
Next, we will use the scale tool to scale this to a smaller size. After that, scale it along the green axis towards the bottom.
Next, we will insert another cylinder on the working interface and use the scale tool to scale it to a smaller size.
Align it with the object that we created recently. Go to utilities and click on the align option. Set the reference to union_3.
Step7: Subtract the surfaces and rotate it
Next, we will go to stitch and scoop and subtract with the cylinder object.
Now, we will use the rotate tool to rotate the object along the blue axis at 270 degrees.
Again use align option to align this object with the base of the case. Set the reference to mesh_20 and align to bottom and left.
Step8: Move the object and copy it
Then use the move tool to move this and fix it according to our preference, as shown in the image.
Then press the ctrl button and move it along the same point. It will create a copy of the object. Place these small objects in such a manner that equal distance and symmetry are maintained between them.
Now, select all the objects and make them a union.
Step9: Create seven same dimensioned cuboids
Next, we will create holes on the base of the box. Set it to the top view and add a cube to it. Use the scale tool to scale it to a smaller size along the blue axis and red axis to make it look similar to the image shown below.
Then copy this object on the base into seven parts.
Now select all the cuboid objects and opt for merge object tools under utilities. After that, click on the base and move it a bit upwards using the move tool.
Step10: Subtract the cuboids from the base
Next, go to stitch and scoop and select the difference. Then set to mesh.
Conclusion: We have created a simple 3D soap dish using SelfCAD,
We made a simple 3D soap dish using SelfCAD. You can utilize the same technique to 3D design different models with much ease. After you are finished with 3D modeling, you can use the in-built slicer of SelfCAD to generate the G-Code that you can send to your 3D printer for 3D printing.
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