In Capstone Part 1, you’ll turn everything from Chapters 1 through 5 into a real project by designing a desk organizer from scratch in CAD. Jake walks you through setting up a centered origin, creating sheet metal components as separate components, mirroring walls, building a wraparound back and base, adding an internal shelf, divider, and false bottom, and grounding parts to lock the assembly. You will also learn to control flange orientation and measurement references, match radii for safe edges, and inspect dimensions to keep the model manufacturable.

By the end, you will have a clean multi-component sheet metal assembly ready for detailing in Part 2 where you will resolve interferences, add hardware and holes, and prep for finishing.

What You’ll Learn

• How to plan a sheet metal assembly with a centered origin and offset planes
• When to create components versus bodies and why grounding matters
• How to use flange options for side selection, bend position, and measurement reference
• How to mirror components and project geometry to drive new sketches
• How to add shelves, dividers, and internal flanges while maintaining clearances
• How to match fillet radii and verify dimensions with Inspect for DFM readiness