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Adjustable Wrench in SolidWorks

By Dave Knight October 24, 2012
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Adjustable Wrench in SolidWorks

I used simple boss extrudes, cut extrudes, and a sweep feature to create this adjustable wrench.  The knurl slides the jaw back and forth using a rack and pinion mate, and a limit distance mate keeps the jaw from sliding

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Klein Bottle in SolidWorks

By Dave Knight September 4, 2012
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Klein Bottle in SolidWorks

I've had this part in the back of my mind for quite a while now, and it turned out to be a quick and fun project. I used a Thin-Revolve to make the "base" of this one-sided surface. Two Thin

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Kayak Paddle in SolidWorks

By Dave Knight August 9, 2012
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Kayak Paddle in SolidWorks

What's a kayak without a paddle? A very bad day. I created the ends of this paddle using a Revolve and an Extrude. I then used two Flex features to twist and bend the part. There are left and right

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Kayak Body in SolidWorks

By Dave Knight July 25, 2012
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Kayak Body in SolidWorks

After a long and busy absence from this blog, I decided to apply some new skills and create this kayak body. I created the body using three large lofts, two of which include a point as a profile. I then

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Whisk in SolidWorks

By Dave Knight May 23, 2012
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Whisk in SolidWorks

A friend of mine suggested that I make a whisk in SolidWorks. The project proved to be fun, and not very difficult. The whisk consists of five metal loops. I only created one, and I used a design table to

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Celtic Knot in SolidWorks

By Dave Knight May 8, 2012
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Celtic Knot in SolidWorks

I modeled this knot for a class last month, and it was a challenging problem. The part is based on a boundary feature which is patterned three times about the z-axis.  I adjusted the tangent length on the first and

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Stapler in SolidWorks

By Dave Knight March 8, 2012
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Stapler in SolidWorks

Here we are – the ultimate office supply. This stapler was fun to model. Thanks to my new caliper, the model is exact to the stapler I found in my drawer. The only exception is the springs, which are either

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Staple Remover in SolidWorks

By Dave Knight February 27, 2012
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Staple Remover in SolidWorks

This staple remover was fun and simple to model, and provided me with a great opportunity to try out my new caliper. I used Thin Features and plenty of thoughtful design intent to expedite the process. Who would have thought office

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Ballpoint Pen in SolidWorks

By Dave Knight February 2, 2012
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Ballpoint Pen in SolidWorks

This pen was a fun assembly to model. For the most part, it was quite an easy job. The only challenging part was the cap, and I was able to complete it using a loft feature, a mirror feature, and plenty of

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Mechanical Ice Cream Scoop in SolidWorks

By Dave Knight January 8, 2012
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Mechanical Ice Cream Scoop in SolidWorks

I came across this ice cream scoop in my kitchen and couldn't resist modelling it. It is complete except for the torsion spring that adds tension to the lever. I did not model the spring because I did not want

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Gingerbread House in SolidWorks

By Dave Knight December 20, 2011
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Gingerbread House in SolidWorks

This was quite a fun assembly to make. The gingerbread man was outlined using splines and a sketch picture. The model was decorated with liberal use of linear component patterns. The only difficulty was in creating the candy canes, but

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Hand Drill in SolidWorks

By Dave Knight November 1, 2011
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Hand Drill in SolidWorks

I found an antique hand drill lying around my house and I thought this would be a fun project.  I used revolve features extensively, as well as the obvious gear mates, to create an accurate representation of this mechanism. I

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Mechanical Rocking Chair in SolidWorks

By Dave Knight October 17, 2011
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Mechanical Rocking Chair in SolidWorks

Form takes a bit of a backseat to function today as we explore a practical application of linkage design.  This linkage-operated (and motor-driven) rocking chair allows people with physical disabilities to experience the healing and comforting motion of a traditional

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Kinematics Tutorial: Finding Linkage Cognates with SolidWorks

By Dave Knight September 20, 2011
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Kinematics Tutorial: Finding Linkage Cognates with SolidWorks

Lately, I have been thoroughly enjoying learning about linkages, their motion, and their synthesis.  Anyone who has tried to find the cognates of a four-bar linkage may have noticed that the process is time-consuming and a bit tedious. SolidWorks to

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Collapsible Music Stand in SolidWorks

By Dave Knight August 21, 2011
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Collapsible Music Stand in SolidWorks

This assembly was a lot of fun to create.  I used design tables to vary parameters on the struts and the rivets.  This saves time and file size, as the same parts can be used several times in different configurations.

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