Week 9 - Attachment Feature Creation - Challenge 2
Screw Boss Design
Design rules for creating screw boss:
- Draft of 0.5 degrees on boss.
- Thickness will be typically 40% of nominal wall at base.
- Height to diameter ratio is 3:1
- Radii is 0.25 maximum radii.
Sketch and draft analysis of the screw boss.

Fig: Sketch of Screw boss
Fig: Extrude of screw boss
Fig: Union trim of screw boss and ribs

Fig: Screw Boss

Fig: Draft Analysis of scre boss
Draft Analysis report of screw boss
- Green color indicates the darft angle of 3 or more than 3 degrees.
- Blue color indicates draft angle of 0 to 2 degrees.
- Red Color indicates less than 0 degree which need to be rectified.
Dog House
Design rules of dog house creation:
- Height should be between 3 to 6 mm.
- Maximum doghouse width is 12 mm.
- 3:1 ratio of steel width to height, 2:1 is preffered.
- Maximum draft for dog house is 1.5 degree to die.
Fig: Surface for dog house
Fig: Dog House

Fig: Draft Analysis of dog house
Draft Analysis Report:
- Green color indicates the darft angle of 3 or more than 3 degrees.
- Blue color indicates draft angle of 0 to 2 degrees.
- Red Color indicates less than 0 degree which need to be rectified.
Assembly of ribs and doghouse
Fig: Ribs and Dog house