Dell Monitor 3d Model

I created this model because at home i felt my desk was empty so i wanted to create a mini computer set-up with a miniature mouse, keyboard, PC, and monitor. This is the model of the miniature dell monitor. You can change the size of the model if you desire and customize parts, such as the DELL logo to make the product feel like your own.

The units used in this tutorial is millimeters.

Tools:

1. CAD modeling software (Onshape is used in the tutorial)

1. 3D Printer (Optional)

Supplies/Materials:

1. 10-20g of filament (Optional)

To start, create a new sketch on the top plane.

Next, make a center point circle at the origin with a diameter of 50mm

Finally, make a center point rectangle with a height of 63.5mm, and a width of 127mm.

Now we are gonna make this sketch 3d!

First, raise the entire sketch, the rectangle and circle, using the extrude > solid > new tool. Raise it by 6.25mm.

After that, using the settings shown in the image, extrude remove 0.25mm around the inner circle. This detail is there because the real Dell monitors spin around using that.

Now we are going to make the monitor's arm.

First, create a new sketch on the circle. Create an ellipse in between the center of the circle, and the inner edge. It should be 12.5mm from each. The dimensions of the ellipse should be 12.5mm high and 25mm wide.

Now, extrude arm up by 100mm .

Now that you have the arm extruded up, the end needs to rotate into the main monitor.

First, you want to make a new sketch on the top of the arm. Redraw the ellipse with the same dimensions (12.5mmx25mm) then draw two lines. The first line is 12.5mm going down from the bottom most part of the ellipse. The second line goes 12.5mm right from the bottom tip of the first line.

Using the lines and ellipse, you can do the revolve function to make it curve. Select the ellipse as the region to revolve, and the line going right as axis. Click the dropdown menu where it says "full" and change it to one direction. Finally, type 90 degrees in the revolve angle. If the revolve goes downwards, press the "opposite direction" button next to where you inputted 90 degrees.

Now, you want to sketch the monitor. This sketch has many intricate but important parts so make sure not to miss anything!

First, start with a center point rectangle measuring 268mm width by 150.75mm height. This is the screen in a 16:9 aspect ratio. You can change the dimensions to fit a different aspect ratio if you like.

Next we will create the bezels. Starting with the large bottom bezel, create a corner rectangle from one of the bottom corners of the screen. The rectangle will measure 12.5mm by 268mm.

Finally, we will create the thin bezels on the outside edge. To do this create a large corner rectangle with no measurements, but make sure it is larger than the screen and first bezel. Now, using the measuring tool, make the top, left, and right, bezel, 2mm from their respective edges on the screen. The bottom edge will be 0mm from the bottom bezel.

Now, we are done sketching the monitor! Go back and make sure you followed the instructions correctly and compare your sketch to the picture.

To start, extrude the ENTIRE sketch by 12.5mm

Next, Extrude just the bottom bezel by an additional 2.75mm, 15.25mm total.

Now, do a chamfer on the top edge of the bottom bezel with a distance of 5mm and angle of 45 degrees. (pic1)

After that, extrude the other bezels by an additional 0.5mm, 13mm total.

Now, connect the left and right bezels to the bottom bezel. Do this by extruding the bottom section by 5mm (pic2).

Finally, extrude (new) the screen by 0.01mm so that you can change the color, this is optional and is not recommended if you want to print.

We are on the final step! This section is customizable so you can add the Dell logo, your name, a symbol, or leave it empty.

To add the Dell logo, download the image from this Instructable. Now, using the + symbol in the bottom left corner of Onshape, import the image to your document.

Now that you have the image imported, you can add it to a sketch to trace it. To do this create a new sketch on the surface of the bottom bezel, and press the dropdown next to "Insert DXF or DWG" and click "Insert Image." Because you imported the image to your document, you should be able to import the image from the "Current Document" section. Once you click the image you can place it by drawing a rectangle where you want it to go. To center it, make sure the edge of the image is 12.5mm from the origin horizontally and 25 mm vertically.

Now that you have the image placed correctly, you can confirm the sketch. After that, you can create a new sketch on the same surface. I use 2 sketches so that you can delete the image after and not worry about accidentally deleting the sketch. To trace the logo, you don't need to worry about measurements just try to follow the general shape and size. To trace the curves of the D, use the 3-point arc tool, and use the line tool to do the rest.

Finally, you can extrude (new) the logo you made and change the color to silver.

The monitor is finally done!

If the monitor is too large or small for your liking, you can use the "Transform -> Scale" tool to resize it.

Thank you for checking out my Instructable and congratulations on making your own 3d monitor!