Fig. 1 Grips and thumbgrip drawn
Fig. 2 Grips and thumbgrip extruded
Fig. 3 Grips and thumbgrip radiused
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EXTRUDING GRIPS
Select Create Circle Tool and at coordinates (50,104) click, drag and release a circle.
Constrain the circle to 15.
Select Create Straight Line, from point (50,89) draw a line any length to join the circle. Repeat this.
Select the Scissors Tool and cut out the unwanted arc.
Select the Extrude Profile Tool. Type 30 distance, symmetric about workplane and subtract material, OK.
Select View, Manipulate or just press the spacebar. Click and hold, it is now possible to move the joystick around to view in any desired angle.
The joystick needs to be radiused to remove all sharp corners.
Choose the Select Faces Tool and highlight each of the four grips. This can be done separately or shift can be held down while selecting all at once.
Select Round Edges and type 2, click OK.
Employ the same method to radius the thumbgrip and according to taste select a 2 or 3mm radius.
Choose the Select Faces Tool and highlight the end of the joystick. You may need to manipulate the joystick so as to see the face.
Select Round Edges and type 15, click OK.
Select the base circular face of the joystick by using the Select Faces Tool.
Choose Workplane, Plane of Object, OK.
View onto Workplane.
Choose Create Circle Tool. Click, drag and release a circle on the centre axes.
Constrain the circle to 10.
Select the Extrude Profile Tool, distance 10mm and accept all the other defaults, click OK.
Select File, Save, JOYSTICK, save.
Tip: It is good practice to save the drawing after each step so as to prevent loosing work.
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