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SOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Wooden Ornament Tutorial
Wooden Ornament: This wooden ornament is made of multiple bodies patterned and slightly rotated to give a checkerboard appearance. A circular pattern creates the first layer or level. A linear pattern is then used to stack up the layers before they
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Photo Light Ring: This assembly was designed help provide uniform lighting for photographic purposes. The main plank part has examples of global variables and equations. It is also has an example of an “in context” cut. There is an example of a Circular
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Simple Sheet Metal Part 9: Side Flange profile sketches do not need the cross section drawn. The lines will be thickened and all the sharp edges will be turn into bends. Sheetmetal features are used so that the part can
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Simple Sheet Metal Part 8: This is a sheet metal part symmetric with respect to the Front Plane with the exception of a few cutouts. Sheet metal features are used so that the part can be flattened out to create
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Simple Sheet Metal Part 7: This is a Sheetmetal part symmetric with respect to the Front Plane. Sheetmetal features are used so that the part can be flattened out to create a flat pattern. Flange sketch is similar to a
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Simple Sheet Metal Part 6: This sheet metal part is symmetric with respect to the Right and Front Plane. Extruded one half the model and will then mirror it about the Front Plane. Sheet metal features are used so that the part
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Simple Surface Part 6: The rim is a Revolved Thin Feature (Thin is an open section). This models demonstrates Hybrid Modeling (use of both solid and surface bodies to create geometry). The rim and hub are solid bodies. The spokes
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Simple Sheet Metal Part 5: This Sheet Metal part is symmetric vertically with respect to the Right Plane. Sheetmetal features are used so that the part can be flattened out to create a flat pattern. Base Flange/Tab feature can be
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Mil-Spec Connector: This Part demonstrates a very practical use of Table Driven Patterns. Using an often-modeled D38999 Mil-Standard Connector as an example, a Table Driven Pattern controls the ‘X’ and ‘Y’ locations for each Electrical Contact. Several popular “Insert Arrangements” (09-35,
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Combadge Tutorial
Combadge: Don’t lose your signal. Check out this model which its predecessor was the inspiration of the mobile phone. There are multiple configurations of this model with different center logos for the different divisions. This part shows how to create
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