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Sliding Board Book: SOLIDWORKS Tutorial
I created this tutorial after reading countless sliding nursery rhyme books for my 10-month-old, I can’t help wondering how would I model this in SOLIDWORKS whenever I play with something that has moving parts. So, for this tutorial I did
... ContinuedApplying Custom Decals to Toy Grocery Set: SOLIDWORKS Tutorial
In this tutorial I wanted to demonstrate how I take my custom designed decals and apply them to parts using 3 mapping options; Label, Projection and Cylindrical. I decided to create a simple wooden toy grocery set to apply the
... ContinuedBook Storage Options using Configurations: SOLIDWORKS Tutorial
When I’m designing for a client, I am usually given a brief to work towards, from the brief I like to create varied options within the brief guidelines to give the client choices, The choices can involve subtle changes within
... ContinuedToy Garage Assembly: SOLIDWORKS Tutorial Part 2
Welcome to part 2 of 2 for this SOLIDWORKS tutorial to assemble a wooden Toy Garage. In this part of the tutorial I continue to demonstrate the use of all the different mate types including tangent, parallel, distance limit, path.
... ContinuedToy Garage Assembly: SOLIDWORKS Tutorial Part 1
For this tutorial I designed and modelled a wooden Toy Garage, that includes all original decals applied to each part. The garage was modelled in SOLIDWORKS as a Part file, all the separate solid bodies were then exported as new
... ContinuedCreate a Cactus: SOLIDWORKS Tutorial
For this SOLIDWORKS tutorial you will need to download the cactus pot and cactus spike parts from the SOLIDWORKS blog below. In this tutorial I am going to demonstrate the use of loft using normal to profile constraints. I will also show you how to use component patterns within an assembly to add the spike onto the cactus.
... ContinuedToy Ironing Board Animation- SOLIDWORKS Tutorial
I have designed ironing boards in the past as a toy designer, and something I would have to test for is how the toy would open/close, and at what height it would be for a child to play with the
... ContinuedLayered Ceramic Bubble Vase – SOLIDWORKS Tutorial
While studying Design at the University, I really wanted to push the boundaries of ceramics, and use the technologies available to me. I was always interested in the use of plaster mold making and slip casting as a means to
... ContinuedWooden Toy Tea Set: SOLIDWORKS Tutorial
For this SOLIDWORKS tutorial I have designed a wooden toy tea set. In the tutorial I demonstrate how to create the teapot, milk jug, sugar bowl and tea cup parts. The saucer and spoon parts can be downloaded here. I also
... ContinuedZombie Bat- SOLIDWORKS Tutorial
Welcome to this SOLIDWORKS tutorial for a zombie bat, to begin this assembly, I start by creating a baseball bats profile for revolving. One tip for this part, I advise adding any fillets after you have revolved the part, this makes
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