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SOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Stamping Tutorial
Stamping:This part demonstrates how to take advantage of equations, the“Vary sketch” option in a linear pattern, and ”Move Face” to pattern ribs to fit a circular surface. Download: Stamping Complexity: Basic Features: Linear Pattern with “Vary sketch”, Move Face Learn
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Vacuum Formed Cover Tutorial
Vacuum Formed Cover: This part demonstrates a few simple, essential techniques for efficiently modeling a symmetric drafted part. We start with creating an axis instead of using a model edge to define the direction of a pattern. Model edges can disappear with
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Skid Weldment Tutorial
Skid Weldment: This easy to understand multi-body part introduces the Weldment process with a practical application.This multi-body part highlights the functionality of using weldments, which is an object made up of several parts welded together. The list of features includes: Structural Members, Gussets, Extruded Bosses
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Simple Surface Part 3 Tutorial
Simple Surface Part 3: This cover plate is an example of a part created without using any solid body features. The Upper Profile is a spline for continuous curvature. A projected curve feature is used to create two sketches in order
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Wave Washer Tutorial
Wave Washer: To begin, the planes are created as simple offset planes. The sketches are created using a Derived Sketch that is an exact copy of the parent sketch. Curves are added using a 3D Sketch and a Spline. The profile
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Simple Machine Part 4 Tutorial
Simple Machine Part 4: This part is made using extruded features with some hole wizard holes. Cutout fillets are used to add materials instead of removing the material. The Mirror tool is used to save time by creating one half of
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Nutcracker Tutorial
Nutcracker: This nutcracker showcases multi-body modeling to create a simple assembly. Revolve and extrude features create the main shapes of the nutcracker. Positions of the handle are represented with configurations and Move Body. Split Lines are used to divide faces of
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Holiday Ornament Tutorial
Holiday Ornament: This part showcases how to create a part that parametrically updates however the text is changed. It also uses the Center of Mass feature to parametrically determine the appropriate hanging hook location when the text is changed. Download: Holiday Ornament
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Simple Surface Part 2 Tutorial
Simple Surface: This model is created using only surface body features and then it is turned into a solid using a thicken command. A Boundary Surface feature uses two sketches in one direction to create the desired geometry. An outside
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Retail Carton Tutorial
Retail Carton: The main body dimensions for the width and height change between configurations. The rear corner of the box is ripped so the part can be unfolded. Equations are used to insure that the dimensions of the Bottom-Tab will update
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