Fig. 1 Sketch section profile of base


Fig. 2 Revolved and radiused profile


Fig. 3 Duplicated circles


Fig. 4 Completed Bracket
STICK BASE BRACKET
  1. New Design.
  2. View onto Workplane.
  3. Select Create Straight Line Tool.
  4. Click at (-30,10) drag and release at (30,10).
  5. Click at (-30,10) drag and release at (-30,50).
  6. Click at (-30,50) drag and release at (-20,50).
  7. Click at (-20,50) drag and release at (-20,25).
  8. Click at (-20,25) drag and release at (30,25).
  9. Click at (30,25) drag and release at (30,10).
  10. Select Fillet Lines, set to 5, OK.
  11. Click, drag inside and release in turn each of the 3 corners as in Fig. 1.
  12. Select Workplane, New Sketch, AXES, OK.
  13. Select Create Straight Line Tool.
  14. Click, drag and release from ( -30,0) to (30, 0) This line is an axis and can be longer or shorter than the baseline.
  15. Select Revolve Profile.
  16. In the dialogue box it is necessary to make sure that the Sketch to use as Axis has AXIS entered. Angle = 360, accept all other values, click OK.
  17. Press the spacebar.
  18. It is now possible to manipulate the bracket by clicking and holding the mouse button. Release the button to freeze the position of the component.
  19. Choose Select Faces Tool.
  20. Highlight the base circular face. (Fig. 2)
  21. Select Workplane, Plane Of Object.
  22. View onto Workplane.
  23. Select Create Circle Tool.
  24. Click, drag and release a circle at (-37,0).
  25. Select Constrain Size Tool, constrain the size to 2.5.
  26. Choose Select Line Tool, highlight the circle red.
  27. Select Edit, Duplicate, Circular, enter 4, 360, OK. (Fig. 3)
  28. Select Extrude Profile, enter distance 10, below workplane, subtract material, OK. (Fig. 4)
  29. Select File, Save, STICK BRACKET, save.