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SOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Simple Sheet Metal Part 9 Tutorial
Simple Sheet Metal Part 9: Side Flange profile sketches do not need the cross section drawn. The lines will be thickened and all the sharp edges will be turn into bends. Sheetmetal features are used so that the part can
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Salad Spinner Tutorial
Salad Spinner: This multi-body part with six solids shows how to create a simple turning mechanism with a bowl and drain basket. This model is mainly created with extrusions and revolves with some hybrid modeling included. Surface geometry is used
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Jack O’ Lantern: Happy Halloween! The fun model begins with Planes for loft profile. A circular pattern is created and the Shell Tool is used to make the model hollow. A plane tangent to the cylindrical surface and parallel to
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Yankee Screwdriver: This multi-body part is a functional piece of history originally invented in the late 1800s in New England. It is a yankee screwdriver, also called a “push screwdriver” or a spiral screwdriver. It does include many of the internal
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Staple Remover: This familiar office accessory shows a great mix of features and techniques. The multi-body part has some simple sheet metal features and introduces some of the techniques of creating mold tooling. There are also a few examples of hybrid
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Simple Sheet Metal Part 8: This is a sheet metal part symmetric with respect to the Front Plane with the exception of a few cutouts. Sheet metal features are used so that the part can be flattened out to create
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Coreless Motor Tutorial
Coreless Motor: This multi-body part shows the inner workings of a coreless DC motor. Most of the geometry is made with extrudes and revolves but there are some examples of sweeps and one loft. There are two examples of the new
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Lock: This standard lock illustrates several useful SOLIDWORKS techniques. The bitting sequence of the lock is set with variables in the key part. These numeric values determine the height of the key at each station. A standard station cut is defined, and derived sketches
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Simple Sheet Metal Part 7: This is a Sheetmetal part symmetric with respect to the Front Plane. Sheetmetal features are used so that the part can be flattened out to create a flat pattern. Flange sketch is similar to a
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Nail Clippers: This assembly has two parts. One part is used to help create an animation. The nail clippers model is a multi-body part with a very unique combination of sheet metal features with some basic surfacing features sprinkled in. There
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