XYZmaker tutorial – Robot Hand part 3

XYZmaker_robot_hand_partA_img073 XYZmaker_robot_hand_partA_img074 Create a Cylinder and rotate it 90° along the Y-axis, then change its dimensions to X: 16,Y: 3,Z: 3 mm and position to X: 0,Y: 9,Z: 9. This will be used as a rotation anchor point.   XYZmaker_robot_hand_partA_img075 XYZmaker_robot_hand_partA_img076 Select the Cylinder you just created and click on Clone to duplicate another Cylinder. Change this new part’s dimensions to X: 8,Y: 9,Z: 9 mm.   XYZmaker_robot_hand_partA_img077 XYZmaker_robot_hand_partA_img078 Select the two Cylinders shown in the image above, click Clone, and change the parts Y-axis position to 21.   XYZmaker_robot_hand_partA_img079 Create a Cube and change its dimensions to X: 8,Y: 12,Z: 10 mm, and position to X: 0,Y: 15,Z: 9.5.   XYZmaker_robot_hand_partA_img080 Create a Cylinder and rotate it 90° along the Y-axis, change its dimensions to X: 20,Y: 23,Z: 25 mm, and position to X: 0,Y: 15,Z: 24.   XYZmaker_robot_hand_partA_img081 Select the Cube and click on Hole.   XYZmaker_robot_hand_partA_img082 XYZmaker_robot_hand_partA_img083 Select the Cylinder and click Hole again.   XYZmaker_robot_hand_partA_img084 Create a Cube and change its dimensions and position as shown in the image above. Call this the Cutting part.   XYZmaker_robot_hand_partA_img085 Next use the Cutting part and Hole function to cut away from the original Cube as shown above. This will give the part a more detailed feel.   XYZmaker_robot_hand_partA_img086 XYZmaker_robot_hand_partA_img087 Drag select the parts as shown above, then hold down ctrl and click on the Fingertip and Finger joint A to deselect them. Lastly,  click Group to finish the Knuckle.   XYZmaker_robot_hand_partA_img088 XYZmaker_robot_hand_partA_img089 Select the Knuckle, click on Clone, and change the new part’s Y axis position to -15.   XYZmaker_robot_hand_partA_img090 Repeat the steps above and clone the Knuckle again. This time change the new part’s Y-axis dimension to -47.   XYZmaker_robot_hand_partA_img091 Inspect the you progress and you will see the Fingertip is too hollow. Because of this, we need to fill the inside of the Fingertip in. Create a Cube and change its dimensions to  X: 8,Y: 13,Z: 10 mm and position to X: 0,Y: 34,Z: 8.   XYZmaker_robot_hand_partA_img092 Select the Cube and click Clone. Next, change the parts dimensions to X: 10,Y: 20,Z: 10 mm and position to X: 0,Y: 34,Z: 15. Call this the Cutting part.   XYZmaker_robot_hand_partA_img094 Select the Cutting part and rotate it along the X-axis as shown above.   XYZmaker_robot_hand_partA_img095 XYZmaker_robot_hand_partA_img096 XYZmaker_robot_hand_partA_img097 Use the Cutting part and the Hole function to cut a slope in the Cube as shown above.   XYZmaker_robot_hand_partA_img098 Create a Cube and change its dimensions to X: 10,Y: 20,Z: 12 mm and position to X: 0,Y: 43,Z: 13. Call this part the Cutting part.   XYZmaker_robot_hand_partA_img099 Select the Cutting part and as shown above, rotate the part along the X-axis.   XYZmaker_robot_hand_partA_img100 Use the Cutting part and the Hole function to cut a chamfer into the Cube.   XYZmaker_robot_hand_partA_img101 Create a Cube, change its dimensions to X: 10,Y: 20,Z: 10 mm, and position to X: 0,Y: 25,Z: 14. Call this past the Cutting part.   XYZmaker_robot_hand_partA_img102 Select the Cutting part and as shown above, rotate the part along the X-axis.   XYZmaker_robot_hand_partA_img103 Use the Cutting part and the Hole function to cut a chamfer into the Cube.   XYZmaker_robot_hand_partA_img104 Select the Fingertip and the newly trimmed Cube then click Group.   XYZmaker_robot_hand_partA_img105 So far the finger assembly should look as above.  Call this assembly the Index finger. Going forward, we should be able to use this model as a basic model for the remaining fingers.

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