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SOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Antique Radio Assembly Tutorial
Antique Radio Assembly: This assembly consists of 19 components (11 unique) including the case which is a multi-body solid that consist of all the external wood pieces. The dial turns and the AM dial numbers show inside the escutcheon. There is
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Bent tubular seat frame
Bent tubular seat frame: The projected curve was created using the Sketch on Sketch option. Note: This example shows that you may not always be able to get 100% of your desired shape from a single feature. The Projected Curve needed
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Paper Airplane Tutorial
Paper Airplane: Lets design a virtual paper airplane! With this part you will learn some of the basics of SOLIDWORKS and how to enhance the final look of the paper airplane to get your desired design. Download the part below to learn
... ContinuedSolidWorks Part Reviewer: Tea Pot Assembly
Teapot Assembly: This assembly consists of eight parts. For the teapot, a surface revolve with a 2 point spline is used to form the main outer surface. Curvature display of the spline is turned on to better evaluate its shape. It
... ContinuedSolidWorks Part Reviewer: Simple Surface Part 1
Simple Surface Part 1: This part is an example of hybrid modeling techniques where geometry is created using a combination of solid and surface body features. It starts with some solid extrusion and cuts. Then surface features are used to
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Moderate Machine Part 1
Moderate Machine Part 1: The basic shape for this part is an octagon and it was created using a polygon sketch entity with eight sides. This part has mostly extruded features with a few revolved features and one lofted cut. Also
... ContinuedSolidWorks Part Reviewer: Wheel
Wheel: Before you start your part, be sure to determine the size and width of the wheel to be created with a base surface extrude and extract its boundaries using Composite Curves. Later you will be able to create a sketch
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Moderate Sheetmetal Part 3 Tutorial
Moderate Sheetmetal Part 3: The sheetmetal features determine the thickness and bend radius. We will be using a 16 Gauge Aluminum for this model. A Mid Plane extrusion to center is used with respect to the Right Plane. A Base Flange/Tab feature can
... ContinuedSolidWorks Part Reviewer: Simple Machine Part 3
Simple Machine Part 3: This part is a machined part with mainly extruded bosses and extruded cuts. We also add a slot pattern that are for cosmetic purposes only, and can be varied from lot to lot. Also, by using convert entities it
... ContinuedSolidWorks Part Reviewer: Bulldozer Assembly
Bulldozer Assembly: This assembly contains 17 unique parts with 34 components total. There are four top level configurations. The Free Range configuration uses a limit mate to correctly restrict the blade’s movement. The other three configurations show lowered, middle and raised
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