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Advanced 3D Design & Optimization

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1Parametric Thinking
  • Design with Parameters
  • Planning Complex Models
  • Parametric Modeling
2Advanced Boolean Modeling
  • Advanced Boolean Strategies
  • Complex Boolean Model
3Mesh Quality & Optimization
  • Understanding Mesh Quality
  • Optimizing for Output
4Portfolio & Presentation
  • Presenting Your Work
  • Embedding 3D on Web
5Capstone Project
  • Capstone: Product Model Portfolio Piece
3D · Lesson 5 of 10Electronics Enclosure

Build an Electronics Enclosure

Create a hollow box with mounting holes and ventilation slots.

Specifications

Outer Box

  • Size: 10 × 5 × 6 (W × H × D)
  • Wall thickness: 0.3

Features

  • Hollow interior
  • 4 corner mounting holes (cylinders)
  • Ventilation slots on one side

Steps

  1. 1Create outer box

- Box: 10 × 5 × 6
- Position: Y = 2.5

  1. 2Create inner box (hollow tool)

- Box: 9.4 × 4.7 × 5.4
- Position: Y = 2.65 (slightly higher for bottom)

  1. 3Subtract inner from outer

- Creates hollow shell

  1. 4Create mounting hole (one)

- Cylinder: radius 0.3, height 0.5
- Position at corner

  1. 5Duplicate hole to all 4 corners
  1. 6Union all holes into one tool
  1. 7Subtract holes from enclosure

Advanced Challenge

Add ventilation slots:

  1. 1Create thin box (slot shape)

  2. 2Duplicate 3-4 times in row

  3. 3Union into one tool

  4. 4Subtract from side wall

Success Criteria

  • Boolean operation used
  • At least one object in final scene

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