Purdue engineering course

1. COURSE THESIS: ME160
(SOLIDWORKS 2009)
Reverse-engineered ArtBin® art supply tote with modifications
Images courtesy Dick Blick.com
Shown above is the ArtBin art supply tote by Plano (formerly Flambeau). It is commonly used by
designers, fine artists and crafters, and is essentially a repurposed tackle box. I have owned an ArtBin
for 25 years, since I was an Industrial Design major at the University of Notre Dame.

2. This is my SolidWorks interpretation of my ArtBin, with minor tweaks:

3. Detail view showcasing SolidWorks’ rendering engine:

4. I added supplies to the tray for scale & context, & to add interest:

6. Reverse-engineered ArtBin art supply tote with modifications

11. COURSE THESIS: ME160
SOLIDWORKS 2009
Reverse-engineered ArtBin art supply tote with modifications

12. Reverse-engineered ArtBin art supply tote with modifications

15. Motion study of the tray/bracket/bucket linkage:

16. A test-drive of the SimulationXpress module:
The above color fringe plot represents an upward force of 5 lbs. on the up-faces of the center leg of the ABS handle, with
a standard mesh and the mount-hole faces as fixed boundaries. This is an approximation, and is not authoritative.