SOLIDWORKS 2020
SOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Keg
This is a wooden beer keg complete with staves, heads, hoops, bung holes and a spigot. The Intersect command is used to help create the barrel shaped using surfaces as the cutting tool. This part implements the use of shared sketches
... ContinuedToy Diner Kitchen – Part 1 – Tutorial
Learn how to create a Wooden Toy Diner Kitchen in this two-part SOLIDWORKS Tutorial. Part 1 of this tutorial utilizes a DXF file of the kitchen design, and simple modeling features to create the kitchen structure. The DXF files needed for this tutorial are available in the blog below.
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Variable Pattern Rocky Lighthouse
Variable Pattern Rocky Lighthouse: This model is intended to demonstrate the power of the Variable Pattern feature. A rocky landscape is created by patterning a Rock feature. By utilizing Variable Pattern, the dimensions within the Rock sketch are driven by
... ContinuedDELIGHTING COLLECTIONS OF SOLIDWORKS USER INTERFACE- PART 1
In general, designer platforms connect people to the content is via the “USER INTERFACE”. The USER INTERFACE enables the platform to look simple and is more intuitive for the user. In any of the 3D CAD design platforms, the name
... ContinuedBe A Better Machine Designer with SOLIDWORKS Sheet Metal
What separates the average machine designer from an expert designer? The work speaks for itself when everything fits together like it is supposed to. If you have ever witnessed someone bang or smack sheet metal parts to get the desired
... ContinuedBeehive Coasters Set
This SOLIDWORKS tutorial to create a Beehive inspired coasters set utilises the fill pattern to create a honeycomb extrude cut design. The tutorial demonstrates a wide range of modelling features to produce a coaster part and a coasters lid with a bee topper handle. The decals for the model are available to download in the description below.
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Wooden Truck
Wooden Truck: This is a simple wooden toy truck utilizing lots of shared contour sketches with extrudes and revolves. “Offset” from Sketch Plane and the “Vertex” offset are used to create multiple pieces by reusing multi-contour sketches. Shared sketches for
... ContinuedSandcastle Tutorial
This is a SOLIDWORKS Tutorial on how to design and model a Sandcastle. The bucket mold for a sandcastle must be drafted so that there are no undercuts. Undercut analysis is demonstrated in this tutorial to create the perfect castle. The Spade and Bucket Handle seen in this tutorial are available to download from the blog description.
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Zipper
Zipper: This is a model of an Insertion Type Zipper, It contains lots of precise shapes and intricate bodies related to the zipper slider. Learn more about the inner workings of a zipper. See inside the slider, what happens inside
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Support Monthly News – May 2020
Hello to all, Welcome to the new edition of the SOLIDWORKS Support Monthly News! This monthly news blog is co-authored by members of the SOLIDWORKS Technical Support teams worldwide. SOLIDWORKS PDM 2020 Quick Search Tool By Nicole Phillips We
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