[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":127},["ShallowReactive",2],{"C9dLSKjPsIdNVVH9h40Ov_ummvY6qnGjkg6p32_378M":3,"article_festive-toy-baking-set-tutorial_solidworks":10,"_apollo:default":125,"_apollo:identified":126},{"mailchimpAudience":4},{"actionUrl":5,"slug":6,"locale":7,"default":8,"__typename":9},"","festive-toy-baking-set-tutorial","en","https:\u002F\u002F3ds.us3.list-manage.com\u002Fsubscribe\u002Fpost?u=ed4601044e1936748c0d2aa6b&id=e5080ff9fe&f_id=002d4de2f0","MailchimpAudience",{"posts":11},{"nodes":12,"__typename":124},[13],{"id":14,"slug":6,"title":15,"uri":16,"excerpt":17,"locale":18,"featuredImage":21,"tableOfContents":30,"content":31,"date":32,"authorJobTitle":5,"author":33,"masterings":45,"globalTags":59,"products":83,"disciplines":94,"seo":113,"__typename":123},"cG9zdDoxNzI3Ng==","Festive Toy Baking Set Tutorial","\u002Fproducts\u002Fsolidworks\u002Ffestive-toy-baking-set-tutorial","\u003Cp>In this SOLIDWORKS tutorial create a festive toy baking set, the set…\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"locale":19,"__typename":20},"en_US","Locale",{"node":22,"__typename":29},{"large":23,"__typename":24,"medium_large":25,"thumbnail":26,"srcSet":27,"sizes":28},"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffestive20baking20set20on20table-1-1024x576.jpg.webp","MediaItem","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffestive20baking20set20on20table-1-768x432.jpg.webp","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffestive20baking20set20on20table-1-150x150.jpg.webp","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffestive20baking20set20on20table-1-1024x576.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffestive20baking20set20on20table-1-300x169.jpg.webp 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffestive20baking20set20on20table-1-768x432.jpg.webp 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffestive20baking20set20on20table-1-1536x864.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffestive20baking20set20on20table-1.jpg.webp 1920w","(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px","NodeWithFeaturedImageToMediaItemConnectionEdge",[],"\u003Cp>In this tutorial you will see a range of SOLIDWORKS sketch techniques such as circular pattern, dynamic mirror entities and offset entities to create some festive cookie shapes. The tutorial also demonstrates the use of thin feature and saving bodies separately from a multi body part. The decals and this dough part seen in the rendering below are available to download \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fdecals-and-dough-part-files.zip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-id=\"17284\">here.\u003C\u002Fa> The baking toy set was designed to be wooden.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffestive20baking20set20on20table-1024x576.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17278\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffestive20baking20set20on20table-1024x576.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffestive20baking20set20on20table-300x169.jpg.webp 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffestive20baking20set20on20table-768x432.jpg.webp 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffestive20baking20set20on20table-1536x864.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Ffestive20baking20set20on20table.jpg.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>The main part of this tutorial focuses on the design and sketching of the cookies. For the snowflake design, I used centerlines as guides to create one of the snowflake points, so that I could use circular pattern and know it would connect together. I started the design with 12 circular patterned centerlines with equal spacing. The snowflake point was then sketched within two segments made by the pattern. I used dynamic mirror entities to create the even pattern of the snowflake which I could then pattern by 6 instances.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"605\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fframes20joined201-scaled-1-1024x605.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17279\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fframes20joined201-scaled-1-1024x605.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fframes20joined201-scaled-1-300x177.jpg.webp 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fframes20joined201-scaled-1-768x454.jpg.webp 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fframes20joined201-scaled-1-1536x908.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fframes20joined201-scaled-1-2048x1210.jpg.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>With the other two cookie designs, I created a simple line drawing of a candy cane and used the offset sketch tool using bi-directional with arc capped ends, this created the candy cane cookie very quickly. For the wreath cookie, I used a centerline with a circle attached to it, ensured the sketch was fully defined and then circular patterned it. I then deleted all the inner circle entities without deleting the centerline. This ensured that my sketch would remain fully defined.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"319\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fframes20joined202-scaled-1-1024x319.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17280\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fframes20joined202-scaled-1-1024x319.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fframes20joined202-scaled-1-300x93.jpg.webp 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fframes20joined202-scaled-1-768x239.jpg.webp 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fframes20joined202-scaled-1-1536x478.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fframes20joined202-scaled-1-2048x638.jpg.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>For the cookie cutters, I created these using the cookie parts. With the cookie part saved, I offset the cookie shape and used thin feature to extrude the cutter up with a 1mm thickness. The cutter part had an appearance added and was the inserted into a new part under solid bodies. To export the part with its attached appearances ensure propagate visual properties is ticked. The part will open into a new part and it must be saved with the file name it automatically renames as, this is to keep the file referenced to the cookie part it was made from.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"956\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fframes20joined203-1024x956.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17281\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fframes20joined203-1024x956.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fframes20joined203-300x280.jpg.webp 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fframes20joined203-768x717.jpg.webp 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fframes20joined203-1536x1434.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fframes20joined203-2048x1912.jpg.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>The reason this can be so useful is so that if I make any changes to the cookies shape the cutter will automatically update to match the design, as you can see in the example below. The cookie cutter changed after I amended the cookie.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fframes20joined204-1024x321.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17282\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fframes20joined204-1024x321.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fframes20joined204-300x94.jpg.webp 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fframes20joined204-768x241.jpg.webp 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fframes20joined204-1536x482.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F02\u002Fframes20joined204-2048x642.jpg.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>With all the furnished parts I created an assembly, this included importing the dough part. 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