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SOLIDWORKS Pumpkin Pie Spice Jar Tutorial – Part 1
The leaves are changing colors, football is in full swing (American football that is), and turkeys are finding themselves on edge. It’s fall, SOLIDWORKS users, and, in my opinion, the best part of the fall season is the smell of
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Thor’s Hammer Tutorial
Thor’s Hammer: This familiar hammer packs a nice punch in trying to show some time saving modeling techniques. This multi-body part is made using mostly extrudes and a few sweeps sprinkled in. This model uses thin features for some of the
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It’s that time of year, the kids have just head back to school and they are growing like weeds! In an effort to teach the kids a bit more independence, we are designing and 3D printing a custom juice dispenser
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Tech Tip: Drawing Table Anchor Points
Many users often times place their drawing tables, like the Bill of Materials, in the same location every time but, did you know that there’s a way to have them automatically snap into place? We can do this by creating
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Juice Dispenser Tutorial – Part 2
It’s that time of year, the kids have just head back to school and they are growing like weeds! In an effort to teach the kids a bit more independence, we are designing and 3D printing a custom juice dispenser
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Packing Tape Dispenser Tutorial
Packing Tape Dispenser: This familiar tool in your office has been created as a single part to showcase a wide variety of SOLIDWORKS features. We combine sheet metal, plastic and a few surface features to give you several unique examples
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Baseball Bat Tutorial
Baseball Bat: This part comes just in time for the baseball playoffs. This part uses a revolve to create the overall shape but sprinkles in a few surface features to create the handle wrap. The surface features include thicken, offset surface,
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Juice Dispenser Tutorial – Part 1
It’s that time of year, the kids have just head back to school and they are growing like weeds! In an effort to teach the kids a bit more independence, we are designing and 3D printing a custom juice dispenser
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Vintage Microphone Tutorial
Vintage Microphone: We are “on the air” with SOLIDWORKS! This multi-body part goes over different pattern and mirroring techniques. It does include a few advanced features including sweeps and a loft. There is an example of a spring created from helix
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Time-Lapse Tutorial: Desktop Catapult
Medieval times brought us so many great engineering machines which helped brave knights break down the wall of their enemies. Many of these mechanisms are still used today and are being developed for new technologies. So, we took a trip
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