motion study
Spring Wooden Toy: SOLIDWORKS Tutorial
For this SOLIDWORKS tutorial, I wanted to design a wooden toy that involved the use of springs. The springs would be added within a motion study and would cause the flowers to pop out of the plant pot base when
... ContinuedxShape Halloween Game: SOLIDWORKS Tutorial
For this tutorial I decided to design a game with a Halloween theme, I also wanted it to be quite small and easy to 3D print, so I came up with this Tic Tac Toe game. xShape was easily the
... ContinuedWooden Toy Vehicles: SOLIDWORKS Tutorial
For this SOLIDWORKS tutorial, see how I design a wooden toy vehicle in SOLIDWORKS, and export faces as DXF files to create my custom decals to fit my part. You will also see how I add wheels to the vehicle within an assembly using width mates, and I give a basic overview of how I may animate my vehicles in a motion study. To follow this tutorial, you can download the parts and decals file from the blog below.
... ContinuedWooden Biscuit Cogs Toy – SOLIDWORKS Tutorial
For this tasty biscuit themed tutorial, I wanted to play around with modeling custom cogs for a wooden toy design. If you are following this tutorial, you will need to download the files here There are two different sized cogs
... ContinuedToy Ironing Board Animation- SOLIDWORKS Tutorial
I have designed ironing boards in the past as a toy designer, and something I would have to test for is how the toy would open/close, and at what height it would be for a child to play with the
... ContinuedToy Balance Scales: SOLIDWORKS Tutorial
In this tutorial I wanted to play around with a range of features and tools to create a set of toy balance scales. Within the tutorial I cover a range of things from creating an assembly with several mate types,
... ContinuedDesigning a Button Insert for My Truck With SOLIDWORKS
I drive a Toyota Tacoma, and I love this thing. Numerous cross-country trips have made this machine close to my heart, almost like a childhood home. I only want the best for this truck. I’m always looking for new ways
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Motion Study: Controlling the Roll
Introduction Have you ever rolled a dice and hoped for a specific number to show up? Because I know I have! With lots of roll playing games, using dice of various shapes and sizes I decided it would be fun
... ContinuedStump the Chump: How Can I make My Cam Follower “Roll” on the Cam Surface?
This blog explains how to make a cam follower roll on a cam surface using SOLIDWORKS.
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