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How To Show Cosmetic Threads
Threads are important features on many components and need to be displayed in your Engineering drawings so that the parts are manufactured correctly. How are they displayed and what is the best way of displaying them? You can model a
... ContinuedUsing Assembly Layout Sketches
Using Assembly Layout Sketches Posted by David Brown Layout sketches in an assembly are typically used for top down assembly modeling. An example of this can be seen in this image of an assembly that contains a layout sketch with
... ContinuedTwo Hidden Settings for Spline Display in SOLIDWORKS
Splines in SOLIDWORKS are crucial to creating organic and free-form geometry with sweeps, lofts, and boundary features. There are a couple of hidden System Options that pertain to how splines display in SOLIDWORKS, and this tip will be useful as
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Silicone BBQ Brush Tutorial
Silicone BBQ Brush: This assembly is a model of a Silicone BBQ Basting Brush. The handle of the brush is made using Sweep and Surface Loft. Sketch relations are used to calculate the location of the seed bristle. Linear Pattern
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Motorcycle Rotor Tutorial
Motorcycle Rotor: This simple part shows how to use a Sketch Picture to trace over existing geometry from an actual picture or an image. One quarter of the part is easily copied four times using a circular body pattern. Other features
... ContinuedPreparing SOLIDWORKS Models for 3D Printing
From SOLIDWORKS to Prototype – Preparing your model for 3D Printing 3D printing is a topic that’s in the forefront every designer and engineers mind nowadays. The ever increasing array of technologies and cost effective solutions available on the market, mean that the
... Continued5 Steps to GD&T Enabled Drawings for Higher Product Quality and Lower Cost
First Time Right is becoming mandatory for the manufacturing industry to save costs and increase profitability. Add to it the requirement that ideas need to be translated to product and brought to market faster, the situation looks untenable. There is
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Complex Weldment Part 5 Tutorial
Complex Weldment Part 5: All weldments need a 2D or 3D sketch which “acts” like the path of sweep. The profile is selected from a list and does not need to be sketched every time. This weldment is an object made
... ContinuedUsing the Note Feature to Combine Drawing Dimensions
Let’s examine the process of combining dimensions into notes using the SOLIDWORKS Note feature: When working in a SOLIDWORKS and using the command INSERT > ANNOTATIONS > NOTE, you have the ability to add 1 or more dimensions to this note
... ContinuedConfiguring SOLIDWORKS for new Templates
Once Templates have been created, SOLIDWORKS has to be set up so they work correctly. The first thing to do is choose a location where you want these to be stored. It is advisable to choose a location which all
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