How to Design XT60 Cover Cap Using Solidworks Software : 27 Steps

For all fpv pilots or drone guys it is important to travel save with lipos and for those DIY guys who want to make their own 3-D printed XT60 cap cover here is a instructabels how to design it with proper measurment.

For beginners who are using solidworks for the 1st time

you will need solidworks software to design it

Step 1:

1st open your solidworks click on file>New

Step 2:

Double click on parts

Step 3:

click on sketch

Step 4:

Set the parameters in mm,gm,sec

Step 5:

click on sketch

Step 6:

select front plane

Step 7:

click on rectangle feature and draw it

Step 8:

now select smart dimension to give the desire dimension to the rectangle which is 14x6.7mm

Step 9:

now by clicking on line feature and select center line and draw the center line

Step 10:

now select circle and taking center line as reference draw 2 circles and by using smart dimensions set every dimension of circle , distance between them and the distance between the circle

Step 11:

Step 12:

after completing this draw a verical center line and taking this center line as reference draw two line more and set the dimension of these two lines also as shown

Step 13:

this is the basic sketch of xt60 with proper dimensions

Step 14:

now by selecting trim feature delete the unwanted lines the you will get "the final sketch of xt60"

Step 15:

if you extrude it , it will look like this and we don't want holes so from sketch delete the circles for now. but you are mentally prepared what you have to draw later

Step 16:

delete circles

Step 17:

select offset feature and set it to 1cm.

Step 18:

click on feature on the top left and click on extrude

after this give dimension hight of 1.5cm

Step 19:

click on sketch and draw a rectangle bigger than face and draw on face of figure then extrude it and give thickness of 1cm

Step 20:

now click on the surface which you have drawn recent , click on sketch >select line , draw a outer boundary on this rectangle surface, after this draw a big rectangle on the same surface, now click on feature>and click on extruded cut and hit enter after selecting te unwanted area.