SOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Pastry Blender Tutorial
Pastry Blender: Modeled the way it is manufactured, the blades of this pastry cutter are cut in the flat pattern then folded to create the final shape. This creates smoother edges than other possible modeling methods. Sketched Bend forms all 5
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Simulation: What is Stress and Strain?
Stress and Strain are the two building blocks of structural analysis. They are what we use to understand where a component is in relationship to material failure, sharing a close relationship. So close that sometimes their definitions both contain each
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Card Box Assembly Tutorial
Card Box: This assembly has five unique components in it. There are examples of external refs and derived sketches. There are examples of several plastic fastening features including Mounting Bosses and Lip and Grooves. Download this file to learn about fastening features,
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Battery Hold Down Assembly Tutorial
Battery Hold Down: This assembly is used to lock an automotive battery in place. It has six unique components in it. There is one example of external references in the hold down part. The hold down bar includes a FEA static
... 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
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: 3 Leg Chair Base Tutorial
3 Leg Chair Base: This lounge chair base features advanced surfacing techniques used to model shapes that cannot be created accurately with solid features and the fillet tool. Surface features will be used to blend the foot into the leg and
... 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
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Complex Weldment Part 4 Tutorial
Complex Weldment Part 4: The first three structural members could have also been created as one group because they are disconnected but parallel to each other. This weldment is an object made up of several parts welded together. It is represented as
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