SolidWorks Part Reviewer: Scissor Assembly
Scissor Assembly: The scissor blade model is added to the handle model to represent the overmolding process.This inserted part will be used later to correctly remove material from the plastic handle. The parting line of this part is complex, and
... ContinuedSolidWorks Part Reviewer: Simple Weldment Part 3
Simple Weldment Part 3: All weldments need a 2D or 3D sketch which “acts” like a sweep path. The sweep profile is selected from a list and does not need to be sketched every time. A weldment is an object made
... ContinuedSolidWorks Part Reviewer: Army Knife Assembly
Army Knife Assembly: This assembly might bring back some good memories of simpler times. This assembly has 10 unique parts(13 total) in this utility knife assembly. The knife has seven different tools and includes a key ring. There are three different
... ContinuedSolidWorks Part Reviewer: Plastic Sled
Plastic Sled: This sled incorporates some flowing curves along the length of the sled that step downward to create an interesting, cascading side wall. The inside of this sled is modeled from a block and then shelled on the outside of
... ContinuedSolidWorks Part Reviewer: Curling Stone
Curling Stone: Here is another Winter Olympics part! This covers some advanced surface blends and good surface modeling. A curling stone is made from an injection molded handle mounted to a solid granite stone that has been carefully machined to a precise
... ContinuedSolidWorks Part Reviewer: Hockey Stick
Hockey Stick: This hockey stick blade model makes use of a layout sketch to drive projected curves. The projected curves are used to create boundary surfaces that form the blade. The hockey stick is made from three components: a molded
... ContinuedSolidWorks Part Reviewer: Moderate Sheetmetal Part 2
Moderate Sheetmetal Part 2: Sheetmetal features determine the thickness and bend radius. For this part, we are usinging 10 Gauge Aluminum. We started this sheetmetal part with mid plane extrusion to center about the Front Plane. The sheetmetal features are used
... ContinuedSolidWorks Part Reviewer: Simple Weldment Part 2
Simple Weldment Part 2: A weldment is an object made up of several parts welded together. SolidWorks represents this model as a multibody solid NOT as an assembly. This rectangular tubing element was created as a separate group from the port
... ContinuedHow 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: Simple Machine Part 2
Simple Machine Part 2: This part is a machined part with mainly extruded bosses and extruded cuts. Added material using convert and offset entities to follow the profile feature outer boundaries. Using convert and offset entities allows for the perimeter wall
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