EP1000

My Box

I can’t really explain how it opens and closes so here is visual

MyBox

Step 1: Front

• Create new component and sketch on ZX plane
• Draw rectangle from the origin. Dimension rectangle using user parameters
• Draw a line on the left side of rectangle and 2 lines on bottom side of rectangle. Dimension them to the thickness of the box. Draw 2 rectangles between the lines, for the tabs. Dimension them using a formula in terms of the height and length
• Mirror the tabs on the left side to right
• Extrude the rectangle without the tabs

Step 2: Left

• Create new component and sketch on the left face of the front component
• Draw big rectangle. Use colinear to constraint the sides. Dimension the width of rectangle
• Similar to step 1, Add tabs on all sides except the top
• Extrude it without the tabs
• Mirror front and left using construction midplane
• Combine them. Left and Right are the cutting tool

Step 3: Base

• New component and sketch on bottom face of any of the component
• Draw rectangle. Dimension them so that they have allowance on all sides, I use thickness
• For the back side, add extra allowance
• Extrude then combine. the sides will be cutting tool

Step 4: Top

• New component and sketch on top face of component
• Draw rectangle and Dimension it. Similar to base, extend the backside
• Extrude
• New sketch on top face. Draw small rectangle, this is the handle. Dimension it then extrude

Step 5: Back

I can’t really explain so here is visual

Why use parameters

3mm thickness	5mm thickness

I’m able to change the thickness of the box by editing the user parameter instead of edit sketch