Sweep
Christmas Tree Bulb in SolidWorks
This bulb was a fun and festive project. I used a couple of Thin Revolve features to make the globe and the cap, and the clip and hanger are done with Sweeps. Enjoy this bulb; use it to decorate your
... ContinuedFire Extinguisher
For today's post I decided to make a fire extinguisher. This was a really fun project to build. I was not sure exactly sure how the inside of the fire extinguisher worked but with some research and some designing on
... ContinuedFire Sprinkler
For this post I made a fire sprinkler thanks to the suggestion of one of my friends who is studying fire protection. The base sprinkler head was made using some boss extrudes. The threads were made by using a helix
... ContinuedHigh-Wheel Bicycle in SolidWorks
This is a high-wheel bicycle from the late 19th Century. These types of bicycles were originally referred to as "Penny-Farthings" because of the relative sizes of the wheels in relation to British coinage of the era. This is not a
... ContinuedSpartan Hoplite Helmet in SolidWorks
This is the helmet that I have been working on. To make this part, I created the helmet with proportions that appeared visually correct, and then used the Scale feature to bring the part to a reasonable size. With this
... ContinuedComplete Telecaster Guitar Neck in SolidWorks
This is the completed neck to the guitar. The mounting of the fret wire was by far the most difficult part, and it is still not perfect. The entire assembly is posted below, with all of its parts. I am
... ContinuedModeling a Butterfly
My colleague Come sent a report to me this week on the extensive use of SolidWorks in design schools. As a mechanical engineer, I spent a great deal of time in the machine shop with machined and sheet metal parts.
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