Project: Design for injection molding
Create a saw trigger model that can be injection molded using Fusion 360.
Overview
Get hands-on with a project that lets you apply your part modeling and sketching skills with exercises that work towards design mold core and cavities for various injection molded designs.
Project scenario:
A customer has asked your company to create a version of a power tool trigger that can be drafted from a specific direction while following injection molding best practices. The provided part can be pulled in the X direction and is a solid part and the customer would like a consistent walled version to be pulled in the Y direction. Project guidelines are provided but you may need to search for injection molding best practices.
After completing this project, you'll be able to:
- Review a design.
- Create fully detailed model with draft.
- Use Draft Analysis.
Instructor resources
Teaching this project to students in the classroom?
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Need to teach the skills covered this project?
Send your students to our Introduction to 3D Modeling for Manufacturing self-guided course. They can learn at their own pace, track their own progress, and earn a certificate of completion when they get 75% or more on the final test.
