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SOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Complex Machine Part 4
Complex Machine Part 4: This is a machined part that has extruded features, some revolved features, and some special cuts that include boundary and sweep cuts. This part is an example of a multibody solid. It has 14 different bodies which could
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Housing Snap Hook Tutorial
Housing Snap Hook: To begin, a Boss Extrude is used as the main body exterior shape. Fillets are used to refine the exterior shape of the model. The Insert Part feature is used to make the Power Prong. Another Boss Extrude
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Simple Machine Part 4: This part is made using extruded features with some hole wizard holes. Cutout fillets are used to add materials instead of removing the material. The Mirror tool is used to save time by creating one half of
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Nutcracker: This nutcracker showcases multi-body modeling to create a simple assembly. Revolve and extrude features create the main shapes of the nutcracker. Positions of the handle are represented with configurations and Move Body. Split Lines are used to divide faces of
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Spiral Ornament: This is a blow molded ornament with spiral stripes. This model shows a clever way to generate a spiral that conforms to a bulbous shape. Another interesting modeling technique is the washout of the spiral profiles at the top and
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Plastic Sled: This sled incorporates some flowing curves along the length of the sled that step downward to create an interesting, cascading side wall. The inside of this sled is modeled from a block and then shelled on the outside of
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Holiday Ornament: This part showcases how to create a part that parametrically updates however the text is changed. It also uses the Center of Mass feature to parametrically determine the appropriate hanging hook location when the text is changed. Download: Holiday Ornament
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Figure Skate Assembly
Figure Skate: Get in the holiday spirit with some ice skating! A shoe model is created for visual reference. It uses a variety of hybrid surface/solid modeling techniques to rough in a representation of an actual shoe. The Figuring Skating
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Hood Bird Ornament: This 50’s style hood ornament is a challenging part that has only a handful of flat surfaces.It was constructed mostly using surface features. There are only four extruded bosses in the entire part and three of those are
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Bleach Bottle: In this model, boundary surfaces are between 3 profiles and 2 guide curves. One of the guide curves is the edge of the Helper surface extrude. This insures correct draft angle throughout the surface. A boundary surface builds the
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