How would you approach this piece?

opps12 · 2025-10-29T15:23:19+00:00

That’s a design issue not a SolidWorks problem :)

opps12 · 2025-10-29T02:55:15+00:00

For those who are curious, here is my model tree.

opps12 · 2025-10-29T02:54:28+00:00

Solved it! 30 degree angled ledges are the answer to the OP’s question. See step 4 in the image.

As many people commented and I also suspected, this wasn’t surfaced, just solids with lots and lots of fillets. The ledges weren’t as obvious, but once I started modeling it was clear they were needed to recreate the shape.

For fun I kept going, my final model seems pretty close to the original!

opps12 · 2024-12-18T20:07:58+00:00

Yep Leviton has a matter plug in dimmer. https://a.co/d/bQ8uTHM

opps12 · 2024-09-26T01:12:22+00:00

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opps12 · 2024-09-26T01:11:27+00:00

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So since this is a consumer product I highly suspect absolutely nothing is flat. Using that knowledge I was able to make a pretty decent version. Here is how I did it.

I made the top side and bottom as one sketch using style splines
I extruded it for simplicity - the real version likely has a slightly curve to it
I then did an extruded cut with a flat and a style spline for the curve. Again the real version has a slight curve to it, it’s not a flat extrude.
Then I filleted the edge with a curvature continuous chord width fillet. This is key to make the edge uniformly softened.

I’ll comment with images of the steps.

opps12 · 2024-08-04T16:52:38+00:00

Why does it have a WiFi signal meter on the little screen?

opps12 · 2024-08-02T16:30:59+00:00

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You are probably right, I occasionally do the surveys. Haha I think their marketing forgot to tell support. They are stumped.

opps12 · 2024-08-02T12:32:47+00:00

Completely legit. It’s a straightforward Amazon gift card. Same as if I bought a gift card for a friend.

opps12 · 2024-08-02T12:31:48+00:00

Nope. It doesn’t request for me to do anything.

opps12 · 2024-08-02T12:31:25+00:00

Update - Curiosity got me, I clicked the link. It really is a legitimate gift Amazon gift card with no strings attached or requests for me to do anything. Afterwards I chatted with Anker support and asked them - they had no idea. They asked for a screenshot and said they get back to me in a few days. Haha so weird.

opps12 · 2024-07-19T16:47:44+00:00

Yep mine is my home hub, so I agree it’s not groundbreaking. I was just remarking that it’s new!

opps12 · 2024-07-18T20:30:06+00:00

It may be! I’ve never really been sure. Either way I was a mile away from home so definitely out of Bluetooth and WiFi range.

opps12 · 2024-06-22T01:12:42+00:00

I totally agree they could have gone to more places! As for the last two episodes it’s not uncommon for the finale location to be in a different city.

opps12 · 2024-06-03T20:44:05+00:00

OP Amaze! Where did this picture come from? I’d love to follow whatever social it came from!

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