Spring 2021

MET163
Graphical Communications and Spatial Analysis

Project Deliverable 2
Date: 02/05/2021 Section: U1

Student Name Student ID

Abdulrahman Saad ID:91678

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Grade: /100

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 Project
Fidget Spinner Design

Engineers use Solid WORKS to transfer design ideas, create 3D parts, assemblies and
engineering drawings, perform simulations and analysis, and to communicate with other
engineers or colleagues to describe products.
In this semester, as a group, you will design a fidget spinner, which is a toy that consists of a
ball bearing in the center of a multi-lobed (typically two or three) flat structure made from
metal or plastic designed to spin along its axis with little effort.

Parts and Assembly

You have fill this report related to the parts and the assembly of the fidget spinner.
Keep in mind the below important notes:

1. Distribute the tasks among the group members (every member should be responsible of
two parts)
2. You need to include description of the part in addition to an explanation related to
SolidWorks
3. In your paragraphs, you need to explain the dimensions also
4. Only one dimension will be given, it is for the middle circle of the body and it is equal to
22 mm
5. For the other dimensions, you need to communicate as a group to choose the adequate
for each part in a way that all the parts fit together in the assembly
6. Do not forget to write your names below each part of this document to specify the
student responsible for each part
7. After all, combine all your parts together in one file
8. Only one member- Team Leader- should submit that combined file through turnitin
9. All Members should submit the combined file in the normal Moodle submission;
otherwise, zero grade will be given for the non-submitters.

The following links may help you:

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnrcZQIJi1M

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqlzWPcENfo

Excel
In addition to the word document, you need to submit an excel file after updating all the
possible information inside it.

Please note that face-to-face meetings as a group are prohibited, you should communicate
remotely using your ACM emails.

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Part 1- The body

Description of the part:

It’s the major part of assembly in which all other parts are fitted together to make it work. It’s a
multi lobe structure consist of two or more lobes. Specifically, the body is the external shell
which is normally made of plastic or metal and it holds all of the subparts of fidget spinner
together.

Explanation of how to draw it in SolidWorks:

Step-1. I hose the “top plane” sketch and drawn a 30 mm central vertical line of body. Then I
Draw two circles of 22 mm each centered at the both end of 30 mm line drawn in first step.

Step-2. I chose circular sketch pattern and select the center point of lower circle drawn in step
1 and select above circle as “entities to pattern”. I set the parameter as 360 Degrees, equal
spacing, and numbers of instances = 3.

Step 3. I set offset of 5mm of each circle except the central circle. Using 3 point arc, I connected
each outer circle and make the arc connection as tangent to each circle. Then I set radius of
each arc to 15 mm.

Step 4. I selected the extruded boss and selected all four regions of body. These four regions are
three outer circles and middle face. I kept end condition mid plane and set thickness to 7mm.

Step 5. I Chose the filet type and select full round fillet to make its external edge/face round
shaped. I chose constant size fillet for inside faces of all three circles. Appearance (like plastic
or metallic) and color can be set as per our desired look.

(Abdulrahman Saad - ID:91678)

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Part 2- The Cover

Description of the part:

Just like the pen cover which is used for its safety and good look, Fidget spinners can have the
same thing. These caps are set on top and bottom of each ball bearing assembly and are
generally use to conceal the metal balls and rings of ball bearing assembly.

Explanation of how to draw it in SolidWorks:

Step 1. First I set the geometry of top cap as per following sketch, width is 22mm.

Step 2. Using “Features” option I used Revolved Boss/Base option followed by setting Fillet of
1mm on top round edge.
Step 3. Above two steps are repeated to design bottom cap.

(Abdulrahman Saad - ID:91678)

Part 3- The bearing

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Description of the part:

The ball bearing is fixed in the each lobe of fidget. It's essentially a couple of rings that holds a
lot of steel balls centered inside two metallic rings. The purpose of ball bearing is reducing
friction forces as much as possible so it can rotate for prolonged time. There are total four ball
bearings of same size and design that fixed in every lobe of fidget spinner.

Explanation of how to draw it in SolidWorks:

Step 1. I used “Make assembly from part” option, and selected design library, then toll box and
chose “BSI”. In ball bearing box, I chose angular ball bearings and dragged it to the center circle
of body.
Step 2. I set bearing size 36, and other parameter according to main body size. Numbers of balls
are set. Now bearing is ready to set-in in each lobe also.
Step 3. By keeping circular face, I dragged ball bearing assembly in each lobe of body. After
fixing in body, using “Mate” option I set coincident relation for all four ball bearing assemblies. I
made central ball bearing fix so it can be view as moving freely at it central bearing assembly.

(Abdulrahman Saad - ID:91678)

The Assembly

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Description of the assembly:

Fixing ball bearing assembly in all four shells of fidget spinner and caps on top and bottom of
ball bearing assembly make it a complete set of fidget spinner assembly which is ready for
development. First all parts are made separately in solid works and saved as an individual file
and then it is combined into one file.

(Abdulrahman Saad - ID:91678)

Explanation of how to assemble it in SolidWorks:

Step 1. I Combined all parts that I saved separately into one file.
Step 2. . I made central ball bearing and cap structure fix so it can be view as moving freely at
its central bearing assembly.

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Explanation of how motion study should be performed:

The physics behind the motion of the fidget spinner is same like gyroscope. Its stability is
dependent on resistance of bearings and rotational momentum. In practical situation, when we
spin fidget spinner we feel resistance when it is not parallel to its rotational axis. More
divergence of fidget spinner from its rotational axis results in more resistance.
There numerous software-based methods are available to study the motion of body, like
Tracker and SolidWorks itself. I used the “Motion Manager” tool in SolidWorks. I used motion
analysis option and set frame per second 50 and revolution per minute 200.

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