00:00In this FreeCAD tutorial you learn how to use the revolve and move tools by
00:04creating this rivet. First you are going to make the hinge diameter slightly
00:10larger. This was done to make a working 3d printable hinge. Double-click on the
00:16sketch where the hinge is located. Change the 3 millimeter diameter to 3.3
00:23millimeters. Click on close to exit the sketch. Now click on this button to create
00:36a new body for the rivet. Ignore this message and click on OK. A new body was
00:44created. Select it, press F2 and rename it to rivet. Press enter to apply. Create a
00:57new sketch when the body is active and select the XZ plane to sketch on. If it's
01:10not automatically done you can cut the view inside the sketch for better
01:14visibility. Select the polyline tool and draw the following shape.
01:37End where you started by clicking the first vertex. Right-click if you want to
01:42exit the polyline tool. Now select the dimension tool. Click on this vertex to
01:52define its position of 3.9 millimeters to the horizontal axis. Add a length of 1.4
02:00millimeters to this line. This is the radius of the rivet. Add two dimensions of
02:1010 millimeters to the following vertices. This will define the length of the rivet.
02:20Finally add the following dimensions to the rivet button.
02:33The rivet diameter of 2.8 millimeters can be pushed inside the hole with a diameter of
02:393 millimeters. Click on close to exit this sketch. Consider subscribing if you like my
03:02tool. Select a reference for the rotation axis and click on this line which will be the center of the
03:14rivet.
03:15Click on OK to apply. Now show the other bodies and you see the rivet is not in the right
03:26position yet.
03:28It should be inside the hinge holes. To do this click on the rivet body and expand
03:39placement in the data tab. Also expand position and enter 20 millimeters for the Y position.
03:50You see the rivet moves towards the hinge. To finish the rivet select this edge and add a chamfer of
04:000.75 millimeters.
04:14Here you see the rivet diameter of 2.8 millimeters inside the slightly bigger hole.
04:24And here you see the hole of 3.3 millimeters which has enough spacing to let the lid with the
04:30rivet rotate.
04:31On the 3d printing channel you can see how this model is 3d printed.
04:36You might also want to check out my 3d printing channel. See you there.
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