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Model and add the center buttons

Model and add the center buttons - SOLIDWORKS Tutorial

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Model and add the center buttons

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- [Instructor] Now our controller assembly has two sets of four buttons. One on each side. We've got the actual buttons on the left here and then the D pad on the right. But we've also got two single switches in the center section. And these are very simple parts. So we'll make those now and add them to the assembly. Start a new part. And start a sketch on the front plane. We only need one single feature for this part. It's a very simple sketch. Get the line tool and let's draw something like this. It's basically an L-shape. Fixed to the origin like so. Then let's add some smart dimensions. So the total height here is six. This top section is 4.5. This bottom section is seven. And then this small leap is one millimeter high. And that should fully define your sketch. If not, you might just need to drag this corner back to the origin. We're now going to revolve this sketch to create the button. But before we do,…

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