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Fig. 1 Circle profile at end of path

Fig. 2 Sweep profile dialogue box

Fig. 3 Extruded profile from sweep

Fig. 4 Grips duplicated
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THE JOYSTICK
- Select Create Circle Tool, click, drag and release a circle based on (-100,0) as the centre of the circle.
- Select Create Straight Tool and divide the circle into quadrants.
- Select the Scissors Tool and remove the top left, and bottom two quadrants plus all straight lines.
- This will leave one quadrant which is linked to the green centre axes. Click the Isometric Button.
- Select the View Workplane Button. All 3 workplane axes appear.
- Select the workplane at 90 to the base workplane that contains the arc. If you double click the workplane it will go red and a dialogue box will appear to confirm that it is the FRONTAL workplane. Click OK.
- Select Workplanes, New Sketch, click OK.
- Select View onto Workplane.
- Select Create Circle Tool, click, drag and release a circle.
- Constrain
this circle to 15.
- Return to Isometric viewing.
- Select Sweep Profile, accept all values in the dialogue box and click OK.
- Select the Workplane Button, all three axes appear, double click the base workplane and click OK to accept.
- Select Workplane, New Sketch, type GRIPS.
- Select Workplane, Reposition Axes (-100,0).
- Select Create Circle Tool and at coordinates (82,22) click, drag and release a circle.
- Constrain to 10.
- Highlight the circle red.
- Select Edit, Duplicate, Circular. Number of copies 4, angle 50. Four circles will be in place for the finger grips.
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