Ghost Clip

(Continued summary) This paperclip can be utilized to hold paper together, but also as a lone decoration. The original dimensions were small of the ghost clip were 6.5 cm x 3 cm, which was traced onto graph paper, but the size was later doubled to 13 cm x 6 cm for convenience. We transferred our drawing from the graph paper onto solid works where we sketched an identical 2D model to our partners, then extruded the model to be 3D and made it unique to us by adding our initials.

My partners work can be found on Printables under the username of: BagelMonday1

Problem Statement: With a partner, you will recreate your ghost clip using Solidworks. You and your partner MUST have identical files that you create by collaborating on each step, one at a time.

Instructions to make the Ghost Clip (pictures included)

1. Create a 13 by 6 rectangle centered on the origin with reference lines from midpoints.

• Mark for construction

• Use smart dimensions to look in the length and width of the rectangle
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2. Make a line towards the top of the rectangle for the semicircles

• Mark for construction

• Smart dimension the height of the line to 0.7 cm
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4. Create 2 midpoint on the line to separate the four circles

• Use smart dimensions to lock in the distance of the midpoints at 1.5 cm
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5. Make a construction line at the bottom of the rectangle for the triangles

• Make a point at 2 cm 

• Make sure all the relations are the same
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6. Place a midpoint at 1.5 cm and another at 3 cm at the bottom of the constraint box and connect the points the create the triangles

7. Create a circle based off your measurements from the distance between the semicircles

8. Size the circle correctly and use your measurements to lock it in place off of the sides

• Create a circle a place the radius at 0.6 cm

• Place the height of the circle at 2.6 cm

• Place the distance between the circle and the constraint box at 1.7 cm

9. With relation to the circle, create the outside line of the mouth

• Place a point on the middle construction line and place it at a height of 1.9 cm

10. 0.7 cm off of the outside line, create the inside line. Create a half circle to connect the two points and make sure the height of the half circle plus the outside line equals 4.7 cm.

• Place a point on the middle construction line and place it at a height of 1.9 cm

• From the point create a line that is 2.4 cm long, then put it a 140 degree angle

• Create another line at the end of the first line, make the length 4.7 cm and make it vertical

• Mirror the half smile to the other side of the ghost

• Offset the smile and set the parameters at a distance of 0.7 cm

• Choose the cap ends option

• Make the distance between the smile and the constraint box 1 cm

11. Connect the slanted lines of the mouth to the centerline. Edit the length of the line so that the angle corresponds to the model.

12. Mirror your drawing with reference to the centerline.

13. Extrude ghost

• Change the dimension in the menu to 0.20cm
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15. Engrave Ghost

• Select this line and click the “Text Sketching Tool”, (The capital A) 
•  Type your first initial and change the font to “Impact” by unclicking the “Use document font” box.
  • Click the “Center Align” button
  • Increase the size until the letters mostly fill the tab (1.40cm)
  • Save your sketch by clicking the blue sketch icon in the top left of your screen.
  • Select your sketch in the “Feature Tree”
  • On The “Feature” tab (instead of the “Sketch” tab), select “Extruded Cut”
  • Change the dimension in the menu that has replaced your “Feature Tree” to 0.10cm
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 Changes made in the design process: 

Originally, our idea to design this ghost was to design one half of the ghost using a constraint box of 13cm x 3 cm, then mirror the design to the other side. After convening with Mr. T, we realized that's not necessary for solid work. We also attempted to make the mouth first using relations to the triangles on the bottom and make spheres for the eyes based off the mouth, but that also didn't work. We realized making the eyes first using relations off the semi circles, then making the mouth off of the spheres is easier. After messing with relations and measurements we finally found the right method of sketching the ghost with the correct sizing.