5 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
... 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
... ContinuedAdvanced Sweep Feature Techniques in SOLIDWORKS
If you have been paying attention to my blogs (it’s okay if you haven’t), you’ll recall that I wrote an article on the basics of creating a sweep in SOLIDWORKS. Since I’m sure you’ve mastered this, let’s move on to some
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Complex Weldment Part 3 Tutorial
Complex Weldment Part 3: The outside perimeter was created by using a rectangular profile. The “sweep profile” was partially created from two derived sketches, derived from Sketch1. This weldment is an object made up of several parts welded together. It
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Complex Weldment Part 2 Tutorial
Complex Weldment Part 2: A weldment is an object made up of several parts welded together. This model is represented as a multibody solid, not as an assembly. This structural member uses square tube for its “profile”. Get started now by
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Whisk
Whisk: This cooking utensil is an example of multi-body part using multiple sweeps to create the wire loops. A 3D sketch is used to create the eight sweep loops in one sketch. The 3D sketch uses multiple reference Planes to make it easier to create
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Advanced Filleting Exercise
Advanced Filleting Exercise: One of the purposes of this part is to demonstrate that when a fillet feature fails to work, there is a simple and reliable way to create the intended geometry yourself. Download: Advanced Filleting Exercise Complexity: Complex View all
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