Author Archives: SOLIDWORKS
SolidWorks Part Reviewer: Golf ball
Golf Ball: The location of the dimples on the golf ball will be based on a icosahedron: a polyhedron with 20 triangular faces, 30 edges and 12 vertices. The insert part feature is used to bring a completed icosahedron model into
... ContinuedSolidWorks Part Reviewer: Varying Dimension Patterns
2013 Feature, Varying Dimension Patterns: This single body part is used to show multiple examples of Varying Dimension Patterns. This new functionality is available starting in SolidWorks 2013. Vary Dimension Patterns are available for both Extruded and Revolved Boss and
... ContinuedSolidWorks Part Reviewer: Extrude Thins
2013 Feature, Extrude Thins: This is an example of a “Y” intersection Thin Feature with an arc on the outside. Y and T type intersections were not allowed to be extruded as Thin features before SolidWorks 2013. Highlight the “Selected
... ContinuedSolidWorks Part Reviewer: Intersect
2013 Feature, Intersect: A standard Solid Body Revolve Feature is used to create the base geometry. This part will have multiple bodies(both solid and surface) combined into one body using the new for SolidWorks 2013 “Intersect” Command. Download: SWWN2013Intersect Complexity: Basic
... ContinuedSolidWorks Part Reviewer: Intersect Slice
2013 Feature, Intersect Slice: This new SolidWorks 2013 “Intersect” Command can cut a Solid Body into several different pieces using Planes to cut the bodies similar to the “Split” Command. Unlike the “Split” Command, “Intersect” can also leave adjacent bodies separated(unmerged)
... ContinuedSolidWorks Part Reviewer: Intersect Reverse
2013 Feature, Intersect Reverse: The “Intersect” Command was introduced in SolidWorks 2013 and has the ability to reverse engineer a model from cavity and core mold tooling. Two Imported Solid Bodies are used to show the new “Intersect” command functionality. This
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Machined Part Tutorial
Machined Part: A block is extruded to mimic a billet of aluminum. The part will be shaped with a series of cuts representing how a CNC cutter would machine the part. This can also aid in later toolpath creation. Download:
... ContinuedSolidWorks Part Reviewer: Mounting Bracket
Mounting Bracket: This basic shape was created using the thin extrude feature in order to mimic sheet metal features. This method is used because it is easier to model this part with the thin feature extrudes than with the sheet
... ContinuedSolidWorks Part Reviewer: Boundary Surface and Advanced Blending
Boundary Surface and Advanced Blending:The boundary surface builds the main body of the part. The edges of the tangency and draft helper are used for Direction 1 of the boundary surface. The surface is made tangent to both edges to
... ContinuedSolidWorks Part Reviewer: Icosahedron
Icosahedron: The top 5 faces of the icosahedron are made with a surface loft. The first profile is a sketch converted from the top faces layout sketch. The second profile is a 3D sketch that contains a single point made
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