SOLIDWORKS 2013
SolidWorks Part Reviewer: Card Cage Assembly
Card Cage Assembly: A sheet metal assembly showing PCB mounting and venting options. The parts in this assembly showcase a method to mount PCB’s using a forming tool, and vent panels using cosmetic patterns. Download: Card Cage Assembly Complexity: Moderate Features
... ContinuedSolidWorks Part Reviewer: Lockjaw Pliers
Lockjaw Pliers Assembly: This assembly showcases models using several techniques for modeling formed sheet metal parts in SolidWorks. Other techniques shown in the models are using the curve driven pattern, using configurations to help manage similar parts, and the differences in
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Halloween Skull Assembly
Halloween Skull Assembly: This assembly consists of four parts. Three of the four parts are multi-body solids. There are two configurations, one with the tongue and one without. The jaw and tongue do pivot. Skull- The skull is the most complicated, detailed
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Cabinet Assembly Tutorial
Cabinet: This multibody part starts with an envelope extruded feature. “Up to vertex” was used to to create this feature. With the defining sketches determined, it’s often useful to establish an envelope to work with, giving surfaces to extrude to and from.
... 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
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