Puzzle Cube: SOLIDWORKS Tutorial

Puzzle Cube: SOLIDWORKS Tutorial

In this SOLIDWORKS tutorial, I reverse engineer a physical keyring puzzle cube and recreate each of its pieces in SOLIDWORKS using a combination of split sketches, combine features, and careful visual organization. This project is a fun challenge in multi-body modelling and a great way to build confidence with reverse-engineering techniques in SOLIDWORKS.

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Caterpillar Abacus featuring Patterns: SOLIDWORKS Tutorial

Caterpillar Abacus featuring Patterns: SOLIDWORKS Tutorial

For this tutorial I thought I’d show you how I designed and modeled this Caterpillar Abacus in SOLIDWORKS. I have used simple features in this tutorial, from linear pattern, a circular sweep, the flex feature and the combine tool. If you want to follow along the whole tutorial, I have made the decals available to download from the SOLIDWORKS blog below.

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