SOLIDWORKS 2013
How to Change the Orientation of Imported and Existing SolidWorks Parts
So today I decided to go back thru and revamp one of my old workarounds for SolidWorks that is still relevant today. The article is based on support calls I have seen over the years and that is how to
... ContinuedSolidWorks Part Reviewer: Figure Skate Assembly
Figure Skate Assembly: A shoe model is created for visual reference. It uses a variety of hybrid surface/solid modeling techniques to rough in a representation of an actual shoe. The Figuring Skating Blade uses multi-bodies to represent the assembly in a
... ContinuedSolidWorks Part Reviewer: Toy Boat Tutorial
Toy Boat: This toy boat is approximately 1/8 scale. It is a multi-body part that has some surface features used along with solid features to create some of the geometry.There are three decals used for the two flags and for instrument panel. All the
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Knife: High gloss parts can be challenging to model with good transitions between surfaces. This model shows good ways to blend surfaces together. It also contains a pattern along a curve for the serration edge. Download: Knife Complexity: Moderate Features used: Boundary Surface,
... ContinuedSolidWorks Part Reviewer: Holiday Ornament
Holiday Ornament: This part showcases how to create a part that parametrically updates however the text is changed. It also uses the new in SolidWorks 2013 Center of Mass feature to parametrically determine the appropriate hanging hook location when the text
... ContinuedSolidWorks Part Reviewer: Nutcracker
Nutcracker: This nutcracker showcases multi-body modeling to create a simple assembly. Revolve and extrude features create the main shapes of the nutcracker. Positions of the handle are represented with configurations and Move Body. Split Lines are used to divide faces of
... ContinuedSolidWorks Part Reviewer: Spiral Ornament
Spiral Ornament: This is a blow molded ornament with spiral stripes. This model shows a clever way to generate a spiral that conforms to a bulbous shape. Another interesting modeling technique is the washout of the spiral profiles at the top
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Spoon: In this part a chamfer on the handle washes out, fades to nothing. This model will show you how to handle those sharp edge fade outs, seamlessly. It also illustrates how to patch bad geometry created from the thicken. Download: Spoon
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Fork: In this part a chamfer on the handle washes out, fades to nothing. This model will show you how to handle those sharp edge to nothing transitions, seamlessly. Download: Moderate_Fork Complexity: Moderate Features used: Boundary Surface, Surface Fill, Thicken, Surface Loft. Learn
... ContinuedSolidWorks Part Reviewer: Electric Guitar Assembly
Electric Guitar: This assembly showcases models using several techniques for modeling complex shapes in SolidWorks. Techniques shown in the models are using the table driven pattern, Filleting tricks, and hybrid surface-solid part modeling. Download: Electric Guitar Assembly Complexity: Complex Features used: Boundary Surface,
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