SOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Bellows Tutorial
Bellows: Metal bellows can be used to accommodate misalignment and movement in piping. Bellows also have application in some camera equipment and are used as expansion joints. Slight flexibility in the bellows allows them to stretch, bend, or shift sideways
... ContinuedCreating a Custom Engagement Ring- Part 1
Though rings are often associated with marriage, this isn’t always the case. Rings are versatile in meaning, and have held symbolic value in humanity for centuries. From personal expression to granting invisibility to physical declarations of love, rings really have
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Simple Machine Part 6 Tutorial
Simple Machine Part 6: This is a machined part that has mostly extruded features with some hole wizard holes. The part is also symmetric (minus a few holes) about the Front and Right Planes. We will add the Fillets early
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Kick-Ass Turtle Tutorial
Kick-Ass Turtle: This fun multi-body part has two configurations, one with a smile and one with a scowl. It also has four display states for four different color masks. With the two configurations and four display states this gives you eight
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Simple Sheet Metal Part 4 Tutorial
Simple Sheet Metal Part 4: Start off with flat plate and then add edge flanges. Sheetmetal features are used so that the part can be flattened out to create a flat pattern. Modified sketch to include large rectangular cutout
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: CNC Wooden Dinosaur Puzzle Tutorial
CNC Wooden Dinosaur Puzzle: This fun multi-body part shows some basic but powerful and efficient surfacing techniques. This part was designed for use in a CNC Cutter (e.g. Laser Cutter) using a material such as Wood, Plastic, Cardboard, etc. The main
... ContinuedWeld Stress in SOLIDWORKS Simulation
Written by: Shaun Bentley, Application Engineer, DASI Solutions How do you simulate welds in SOLIDWORKS Simulation? Many times when people ask this, they want to try to determine stresses. This is a complicated subject since there are a many approaches,
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Pillow Shape Tutorial
Pillow Shape: A curvature continuous fillet is based on a spline, not an arc, which results in a more cosmetic pleasing round that better reflects light. A revolved surface is created to act as the very top of the pillow
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Moderate Sheet Metal Part Five Tutorial
Moderate Sheet Metal Part Five: This part is created using sheet metal features so that the part can be flattened out to create a flat pattern. The first feature is a flat plate where the side flanges will be added throughout
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Simple Surface Part 5 Tutorial
Simple Surface Part Five: This door handle is an example of a part created without using any solid body features.A few of the initial features could have been created using standard solid features such as an Extruded or Revolved Boss/Bases.The Boundary
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