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SOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Moderate Machine Part 3 Tutorial
Moderate Machine Part 3: This part is created by using mostly extruded features with some revolves and one lofted cut. The use of convert entities allows for the perimeter wall geometry to update automatically if there are design changes of
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Flux Capacitor: It’s back to the future with this assembly! The Flux Capacitor …it’s what makes time travel possible. This fun but also educational assembly has a few unique features in some of the parts. A split line curve is used
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Blade: The sketch for the thin-feature is oriented so the Flat Pattern is parallel to the Top Plane. The interior is stamped out to reduce the amount of material that needs to be removed during the grinding operation. The fillet
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Split Part Shell: To begin, the lip is modeled first to control the outer dimensions and establish the parting line for the part. The Surface Extrude establishes the various strata in the floor of the tool pocket. Storage pockets are added
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Complex Surface Part 5: This extrusion represents the outside profile of this shelled out part. This model demonstrates Hybrid Modeling (use of both Solid and Surface Bodies to create geometry). When the Trim command knits the surfaces together as part of
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Handle With Overmold: This part uses a surface extrude with draft to ensure the correct draft angle at the parting line, which is the right plane on this part. A boundary surface is created from the edge of the Control Grip
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Volume Variable Bottle Tutorial
Volume Variable Bottle: This bottle will take advantage of symmetry whenever possible.The bottle will have three solid bodies to help make the internal volume easier to calculate. A Helix Circle Plane is used to create the circle used to set the size
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Cosmetic Bottle: This multi-body model demonstrates the use of guide curve driven sweep to create three unique shapes. The three bottle shapes might look like three separate parts using lofts but in reality are three configurations using just one sweep.
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Impeller: This single body part starts as a multi-body and shows how to use body patterns to control geometry in ways that feature patterns can’t always do. This part includes two body patterns, surface cuts, helix curves and a Combine feature.
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Wire Whisk Assembly: This wire kitchen whisk demonstrates insert molding of the wire whisks and hook into the interior handle shafts. Also, the wire whisk body is patterned in a circle and move/copied to the correct height offset. Download: Wire Whisk Complexity: Moderate
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