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How to Add a Handle to your Library
How to Add a Handle to your Library
Rob Sampson avatar
Written by Rob Sampson
Updated over 3 months ago

Step 1. On the home screen, navigate to "Library" and click "Add Custom Hardware".

Step 2. Import 3D Model.

Step 3. Click on the Planes tool and select the left and right outer faces of the handle to create a centre plane.

Step 4. Click on the Planes tool and select the front and back outer faces of the handle to create an intersecting centre plane.

Step 5. Add a point by selecting the “Point Tool”, then select the two planes you just created, and then select the face that will be touching the case, this is the face that will be snapped to the case.

Step 6. Add Placement by selecting “Add Placement”, click on the point you added in Step 5, then click on the top edge of the handle and then the left hand edge of the handle. You may need to rotate the axis for the XYZ to appear correct.

Step 7. Creating the Cut Out. Select the "Cut Underneath" tool and click on the back face that will be touching the panel of the case.

Step 8. Select the rectangle tool and draw a shape around the handle. Then select the "Collinear Constraint Tool" to snap the lines to the cut out area of the handle.

Step 9. Create the Cut Out for Holes. Select the "Cut Holes" tools and click on the back face that will be touching the panel of the case. Select the Circle tool and start adding the sketches around the holes. Easiest way is to hover over the area until the centre appears, click once and then enter a number, in this case 5mm.

Step 10. Click “Appearance”, highlight the metal parts of the handle, select the material finish “Steel Polished”,

Step 11. If your handle has a rubber grip, highlight the rubber section and select the material finish “Smooth Black”.

Step 12. Click the “Material” icon, select Steel.

Step 13. Click “Add to Library”. Select Library Name and Type. If the Library Name is not there, click “Create Library”.

Step 14. Complete all the fields for the properties of the new hardware and click Save.

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