Making a Hair Clip in Fusion 360: Something a Girl Would Do!

Not too long ago, I saw someone asking a very interesting question is a post. "Write the girliest thing you did with CAD?" it read. Truly speaking, the idea of making this clip came spontaneously and it reminded me of that post. So, here goes out the complete tutorial on making a 3D model of a hair clip. Dedicated to all the CAD Girls!

Step 1: Creating One Side of the Clip

Sketch the profile
Extrude it
Cut the sides as shown using "Sketch Line" and Extrude commands

Step 2: Creating the Teeth

Create a construction plane at some distance as shown
Sketch the lines using rectangle and rectangular pattern
Extrude those profiles to cut the clip

Step 3: Making the Other Half of the Clip

Simply use "Copy" and "Paste" (Why would you anyway take the pain all over again?)
Rotate the new body by 180 degrees
Translate it to the desired position as shown

Step 4: Creating the Small Connecting Rod

Create two circles
Extrude the larger one to cut the bodies
Extrude the smaller one to make the rod
Make a small disc to prevent the clips from falling off

Step 5: Assembling the Parts

Create components from bodies
Use two "As-Built" joints, one between left half and rod, other between right half and rod
Type: Revolute

Step 6: Add Beautiful Colors to It

Add Physical Material
Add Appearance (to bodies and faces)

Step 7: Create a Motion Study (Optional)

Edit joint limits
1. Revolute 1: Min=0 deg, Max= 75 deg
2. Revolute 2: Min=-75 deg, Max= 0 deg
Create a motion study
1. Revolute 1: Angle=75, Step=40
2. Revolute 2: Angle=-75, Step=40