3D Printing
6 3D Printing Pro Tips from a Power User Champion
3D printing your SOLIDWORKS models? Check out these 6 3D printing pro tips from a SOLIDWORKS Champion! Danute Petrova-Nikolova draws from her design and 3D printing backgrounds to bring us this very special episode of SOLIDWORKS LIVE Design.
... ContinuedSurface Modeling a 3D Printed Monster Truck
Using 3D Sculptor (containing the xShape app), Jason Pohl shows off some simple surfacing wizardry during the latest SOLIDWORKS LIVE Design episode. We explored the creation of a toy monster truck! See how we combine the powers of xApps like xShape and SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD here.
... ContinuedTrick or Treat Cookie Cutter SOLIDWORKS Tutorial
For this SOLIDWORKS trick or treat tutorial, see the tricks used to create some spooky treats! To follow this tutorial you will need to download the DXF files from the blog. See how to use the DXF files, thin feature, and offset entities to create 2-part cookie cutters, this includes some tips for creating your own DXF files for importing into SOLIDWORKS.
... ContinuedSugar Skull Nesting Doll Tutorial
In this SOLIDWORKS tutorial we will create Sugar Skull themed nesting dolls. In this tutorial I will demonstrate the use of the scale tool to create decreasing sized dolls. The decal used in this tutorial is available to download from the blog.
... Continued3D Printed Pumpkin Accessories – Tutorial
This is a SOLIDWORKS Tutorial to create 3D printed pumpkin accessories. The accessories created are for a bat, the 3D printed parts can be pushed into a pumpkin allowing you to decorate it without carving!
... ContinuedCat Treat Toy Tutorial
For this SOLIDWORKS tutorial, you can follow to create a Goldfish shaped Cat Treat Toy ready for 3D printing. The DXF files for this tutorial are available to download from the blog below. You can also download and 3D print this design yourself as the STL files are also available to download.
... ContinuedA Working Miniature Tower Crane
In this blog and video we go through the learning process of designing, coding, 3D printing and building our own tower crane.
... ContinuedCreating a Wearable Iron Giant helmet
In this tutorial we are making a wearable Iron Giant helmet in SOLIDWORKS and then use basic prop making techniques to add detail and finish the helmet.
... ContinuedForced Perspective in SOLIDWORKS
In this blog we show how you can use SOLIDWORKS to create forced perspective illusions that can be 3D printed and used in real life.
... ContinuedHigh-Quality Finishing – Part 2
Welcome to part two of this series on how to give your 3D printed parts a high quality finish. In Part One we went through how the prop was designed, printed, and how we sanded and painted it to get the perfect surface finish before adding the silver paint and weathering to round it all off. I
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