Desk Organizer Design Using Onshape

Above is the final product of designing a Desk Organizer in Onshape. It contains a place for stationary supplies, three slots for storing files, books or papers in an organized way, and a phone holder for an electronic device with a slot for the charger. There are holes in the Desk Organizer to place accessories and to the right of the Desk Organizer, there are slots so that you can see the title of books.

Here, you can view the Desk Organizer's design through Onshape: Click here

1. An Onshape account
2. A way to build the design after it is made

Click on the "Sketch Icon," then select the "Top" plane for the sketch. To design the base, press the letter

"l" on the keyboard to get a straight line, "g" to get a rectangle, and "c" to get a circle. Follow the dimensions above or read further to design the base.

Start in the center of the plane and make a 10in, by 10in rectangle. Press "d" to get the dimension tool which changes the length of lines or the circumferences of circles.

Make another rectangle inside the 10in by 10in rectangle that is 10in in length and 9.6in in width so that the left and right side are each 0.2in smaller than the other rectangle.

On the left length of the 10in by 9.6in rectangle, make a line that spans from the top of the rectangle to 3.5in below. Make another line that is 3.5in long below that line, than make another line below it that is 3in in length. If done correctly, these three lines should reach the top and the bottom of the rectangle.

In the 10in by 10in rectangle, make a line spanning the width that is 0.2in below. Repeat the step for the bottom of the rectangle, making the line 0.2in above.

Above both of the 3.5in rectangle's bottom edge, make a rectangle heading towards the bottom of the 10in by 10in rectangle that is 0.2in by 10in.

To make sure that the design of the desk organizer's base is correct, reference the image above. When finished with the sketch, press the checkmark to exit. After each step always reference the diagram above to make sure everything is placed properly.

You can make the pencil holder on either side of the Desk Organizer, or not attached to the Desk Organizer at all.

Make a rectangle that is 10in in length by 3in in width.

Then make a 2.8in by 2.6in rectangle inside the rectangle that is 0.2in on the left, right, and top.

Create another rectangle with 6.6in in length and 2.6in in width. Adjust the sides so that the rectangle is 0.2in on the left, right, and bottom.

Make another rectangle inside that is 6.6in by 0.2in and is evenly spaced, 1.2in away from the inner rectangle. Make another rectangle that is 0.2in by 3in and 3in above the inner rectangle. (Reference the diagram above to make sure the design is correct)

Create a line that is 0.1in in length in the intersection of the two rectangles previously made. Create a circle that is 2in in circumference in the center of the intersection using the line. Create another circle that is 1.8in in circumference using the center again.

To make sure that the design of the Desk Organizer's base is correct, reference the image above.

Now, find and apply the extrude function which is to the right of the sketch function. You can also press "e" on the keyboard. Extrude the sketch 7in upwards based on the diagram above. Make sure that there are seven "Face of Sketch 1" to make sure that the extrude is closed and connected. The heights for the following three steps, and this one, can be adjusted to whatever you please, but note that a piece of binder paper is 11in in height and would fall out if the holder is too short.

Repeat the extrude step, looking at the diagram above to select the five "Face of Sketch 1" 6in upwards.

Once again, look at the diagram above, and extrude the five "Face of Sketch 1" 5in upwards.

Extrude the bottom end of the sketched rectangle in Sketch 1 to 4in. At this point, you should have two sketches and four extrudes and one part.

Reference the diagram above, extrude seven pieces 3in upwards and make sure that they are all connected to prevent an error. For both parts of "Extruding The Pencil Holder" the heights of the container can be adjusted, just like with the "Base Design" but should account for being able to hold pencils or other stationary supplies.

Reference the diagram above, extrude two pieces 2in upwards and make sure that they are both connected to prevent an error.

Start by selecting the Top plane. Make a rectangle that is 1in by 10in. Make another rectangle that is 0.8in by 9.6in, making sure there is a 0.1in gap between the top and bottom side of the larger rectangle and a 0.2in gap between the left and right side of the larger rectangle.

Only extrude the outer/larger rectangle 2in upwards, leaving the middle hollow.

Create a new sketch using the face of the front of the phone holder. Make a rectangle on the top that is 1in by 9.6in, evenly spacing the rectangle 0.2in from the face using as the sketch plane. Make a rectangle on the bottom that is 0.4in by 9.6in, once again, evenly space.

Using the diagram above as a reference, extrude using the "Remove" feature which is to the right of the "Add" feature. Remove 1in from the previous extrusion, but only select the two rectangles made in Step 11. I turned Part 1 to invisible by pressing the eye that appears when you hover above "Part 1." Turning the part invisible is not needed to finish the rest of the desk organizer and does not need to be done.

Using the rotation cube feature, flip over the whole part to face the bottom. When flipped over, the remove rectangle at the bottom reveals a thin line of extrusion, selected in the diagram. Create a rectangle that is 1in by 9.6in, lining up with the inner rectangle of the phone holder.

Extrude the rectangle 0.2in upwards to make the phone holder not hollow.

Make another sketch and select the extrude that was created in Step 14 as the new sketch plane. Create a rectangle that is 0.4in by 1.6in. Make the rectangle centered, 4in from the left and from the right and 0.2in from the top and bottom sides.

Extrude the rectangle 1in downwards using the remove function.

Move the view cube to face the left side of the desk organizer. Select the left side of the phone holder as the sketch plane and make a rectangle that is 0.2in and 0.8in tall. Make sure that the rectangle is 0.1in from the left and right side.

Extrude the rectangle 10in to remove the rectangle on each side of the phone holder using the remove function. When charging the phone, the cable goes through the gap for convenience.

We are going to make the Desk Organizer slits so that we can see what's inside the organizer, such as papers or the title of books. The slits can be placed on either the right or left side of the Desk Organizer and can also be on the same side as the pencil holder if you want.

Create a sketch on the right side of the Desk Organizer. Create three lines that are 3.5in, 4.5in, and 5.5in, each on the corner of the folder dividers.

Create a rectangle that is 3in by 1.5in and is 0.75in from the right side of the Desk Organizer and the left side of the line that is 3.5in.

Create another rectangle that is 4in by 1.75in and is 0.875in from the right side of the Desk Organizer and the left side of the line that is 4.5in.

Lastly, create one more rectangle that is 5in by 1.75in and is 0.875in from the right side of the Desk Organizer and the left side of the line that is 5.5in.

Extrude the rectangles from Step 19 and use the remove function to remove 0.2in of the wall of the Desk Organizer, making it see-through.

Flip the view cube to the bottom and apply the sketch to any part of the bottom of the Desk Organizer or on the top plane. Make a rectangle that is 10in by 13in.

Use extrude then apply Sketch 9 to the extrude. Extrude Sketch 9, 0.2in upwards into the desk organizer. You can now customize the color of the desk organizer by right clicking "Part 1" and selecting "Edit Appearance."

Now that we have designed the pencil holder, the file holder and the phone stand, we will now create holes to place pins or accessories onto the Desk Organizer. Change the view cube to the left side of the Desk Organizer and select the left side of the desk organizer for a new sketch. You can customize the size of the holes depending on what type of pins or accessories are going to fit there. Make a 0.3in circle that is 0.6in away from the left corner of the desk organizer. Repeat the step again, but on the top right corner of the Desk Organizer. Move down to the next file holder slot and create another 0.3in circle that is 0.6in away from the left edge. Repeat the step on the right side. To create the last two circles on the last step, repeat the above steps. It is important to note that when designing the holes, the side that does not have slits made in Step 19 should follow this design pattern. On the side of the Desk Organizer with the slits in it, you will need to follow Step 25.

Use extrude with the remove function to select the holes just made, and get rid of 0.2in of the Desk Organizer's wall.

Change the view cube to face the right side and apply the sketch on the right side of the Desk Organizer. Starting at the top, create a 0.3in circle. Connect a line from the right corner to the middle of the circle diagonally, that is 0.5in long. Using the dimension tool, select the top edge of the Desk Organizer and the line connected to the middle of the circle and change the dimension to 45 degrees. Repeat the same step on the right side of the tallest file holder.

On the second tallest file holder, make a circle that is 0.3in. Create a line at the top corner of the Desk Organizer that is 0.55in long, diagonally connected to the middle of the circle. Use the dimension tool, to change the dimension to a 45 degree angle again. Repeat the step for the right or left side of the second tallest file holder. On the last file holder and the corner edge of the phone holder, repeat the steps above.

Extrude all but the phone holder's holes to 0.2in into the Desk Organizer to remove the wall.

Extrude 10in, using the remove function to remove the phone holder's hole on both sides.

The Desk Organizer's design is finished!