Plastic Container

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I want to create a hexagon cube which is sometimes called a dodohedron as a plastic container.
The top of the dodohedron is open. You can see a foldable pattern at this link.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Edge_truncated_cube.gif


The top is simply a rectangle with four hexagons attached. You can open and close the container. The container is quite small and for reference the square is 30mm. Of course I do not want a foldable model but a 3D model with 3D top. Its basically a container with a fancy top. I want the plastic to be impact resistant but not the type that cracks its sort of the plastic that is used for motor gears. Anyway, not sure how to begin, I would imagine I would use the 3D and create hexagons and attach them.

My question is, is this software appropriate to create a plastic part that is a container?
And then my second question is, do I create 2D parts and connect them at the appropriate angles to form the container. Hey of course if you already have a dodohedron and we can simply cut off the top and add a few points to it as to click and attach nicely I would naturally go for that. Of course there would be adds to the structure as to enable
closure. This is basically for a toy body.

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You can design plastic containers using the eMachineShop CAD. Please see 3D Drawings. Note that you need to design the cover in a separate file.

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What I was thinking was to create the individual polygons with thickness (essentially 2D but thickness makes it 3d) and then move them into place at the correct angles making a 3D hexagon cube (dodohedron)? Is that appropriate. I have a grasp how to create polygons from the 2D and pretty straight forward. Is this procedure correct? Also what would be the best plastic material to choose. I assume I will have one drawing as the container top and one drawing as the container bottom.

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Your approach is not supported in eMachineShop software.
Please review Materials for material selection tips.

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So I am asking for a direction here then from the URL below

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Edge_truncated_cube.gif


is a bendable pattern we assume the top part is not to be attached. The container, the bottom part would be made of plastic and could be mold generated. Now how to go about to define the 3D image using the eMachine software for a plastic container? Or is this out of the context of what eMachine software can do?

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Such truncated cube can be designed in eMachineShop software but you need to use Comments to Machinist to specify inner cavity. Please also note that injection molding requires custom tooling so it is not normally cost effective for just a few parts.