Model Gear Cover in FreeCAD

Hello friends welcome to FreeCAD tutorial in our previous tutorial we have learned FreeCAD Part Modeling Tutorial 123. In this tutorial we will do modeling  in FreeCAD with the help of Part design workbench of FreeCAD. You can also download my source file of the tutorial at https://www.mechnexus.com/mechnexus-youtube-tutorial-source-file/ so let’s start our tutorial.

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This part  modeling tutorial is made with FreeCAD 1.0 version if you have not install it download and Run FreeCAD 1.0 from FreeCAD.org.

Model Gear Cover In Freecad

00Select the right plane and create the below sketch.
01Now extrude the above sketch to the distance of 130 and make sure that keep it symmetric to plane as shown in below image.
02Now provide the fillet of 65 mm as shown in the below image.
03As our part is hollow so we will use shell command to remove the material to wall thickness of 5mm as shown in below image.
04Now select the bottom face and create the below sketch.
05Remove the material as shown in below image.
06Select the top face and create the datum plane at distance of 5mm as shown in below image.
07Select the datum plane and create the below sketch.
08Now create the pad as shown in below image set end condition up-to face.
09Now select the face and create below hole sketch.
10Create the hole as shown in below image.
11Now select the bottom face and create the below sketch.
12Create the pad of 10mm as shown in below image do not forget to set direction reversed.
13Now with the help of Mirror tool mirror the pad on other side as shown in below image.
14Now select the top face and create the hole sketch of 10.5 mm as shown in below image.
15Create the hole as shown in below image.
16Select the face of side pad and create the hole sketch as shown in below image.
17Create the hole as shown in below image.
18Create the fillet of 3mm as shown in below image.
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