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SOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Complex Machine Part 3 Tutorial
Complex Machine Part 3: This is a machined part that has mostly extruded features with a few revolved features, a boundary cut and swept cut. All part features are symmetric about the Front Plane with the exception of the swept
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Complex Surface Part 1: This part only has one flat face where the LCD screen is located; it is created using only surface body features. The ruled surface acts like a sweep in the case, but you don’t have to sketch
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Sheet Metal Part 1: This is a sheet metal part symmetric vertically with respect to the Right Plane. Sheet metal features are used so that the part can be flattened out to create a flat pattern. Sheet metal features determines
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Complex Surface Part 5: This extrusion represents the outside profile of this shelled out part. This model demonstrates Hybrid Modeling (use of both Solid and Surface Bodies to create geometry). When the Trim command knits the surfaces together as part of
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Metal Clip: SOLIDWORKS sheet metal is used to deliver a flat pattern. Areas with distortion that cannot be unfolded by SolidWorks sheetmetal are modeled separately in both the folded and the flat configurations to get a pretty accurate flat pattern
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Blow Molded Storage Case: This model of a blow molded storage case is created with Boss-Extrude and Fillet features to begin the exterior of the case. The pockets of the storage case are made with the Cut-Extrude feature utilized. The
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Mouse Assembly: This 11 piece assembly is a model of a computer mouse. The bottom housing of this assembly is created with Surface Knit and Body-Move/Copy. The mouse buttons use Surface Fill and Surface Trim. The mouse wheel is made with
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Rolling Cooler: This 16 part assembly of a Rolling Cooler is created by employing many features. The body of the cooler uses Shell and Knit Surface functions. The wheel assembly is built with Circular Pattern and Revolve for the wheel
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Stairs Assembly: This assembly has several components, some with multiple configurations to create the stairs, including the handrails, newels and balusters. Some parts use Revolved Cut to create their geometry, others have Swept Bosses. The newel has multiple configurations and uses a Sketch
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Tricycle Assembly: This is a complete assembly of a tricycle model. This assembly is made up of 18 parts that include; Bell, Big Wheel, Bottom Step, Bottom Step Rod, Cap, Fender, Fork Axle Hold, Fork, Grip, Handlebar Clamp, Handlebars, Pedal,
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