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SOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Checkering Tutorial
Checkering Example: This part shows how to use surfaces to help create geometry used to create swept cuts. These groove cuts create a diamond pattern called checkering. Checkering is usually added to wooden handles for decoration and to provide better grip. Download: Checkering Complexity: Moderate
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Safety Glasses Tutorial
Safety Glasses: These safety goggles use surface modeling to generate their swoopy shape. Sweeps, lofts and trims create the initial surfaces that are then Thickened to form the glasses. The rarely used Mid-Surface feature is used to easily define a complicated
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Card Box Assembly Tutorial
Card Box: This assembly has five unique components in it. There are examples of external refs and derived sketches. There are examples of several plastic fastening features including Mounting Bosses and Lip and Grooves. Download this file to learn about fastening features,
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Whisk
Whisk: This cooking utensil is an example of multi-body part using multiple sweeps to create the wire loops. A 3D sketch is used to create the eight sweep loops in one sketch. The 3D sketch uses multiple reference Planes to make it easier to create
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Chisel Assembly Tutorial
Chisel Assembly: Review how the Chisel Assembly was created feature by feature with the part reviewer tool. This Assembly is comprised of two parts, the chisel and the handle. For the handle, instead of adding relations via an assembly, the
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Light Bulb Tutorial
Light Bulb: This model has some unique features in it to create the bulb geometry. There are two sweep features that include a swept cut to create the lower threads. There is an example of composite curve to create a complex sweep path using easy
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Die Cast Tutorial
Die Cast: Fillets and draft are important features to the integrity of a die cast part. Appropriate use of fillets and draft help prevent cracking, tears and shrinkage, and insure proper flow and cooling of the alloy. This part, although deceptively
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Tomato Tutorial
Tomato: However you say tomato, this is a fun part to review how it was built. This part has some surface features including Boundary Surface, Thicken and a Mutual Trim. Download the free part below to get started! Download: TOMATO Complexity: Moderate
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Grill Spatula Tutorial
Grill Spatula: Because of the complex bends that are added to strengthen the sheet metal, the spatula is modeled as a surface body and then thickened. This is a multi-body part consisting of all the parts that will be assembled
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Sand Cast Bottle Opener: This sand cast aluminum bottle opener shows techniques to create surface features that maintain correct draft at the parting line. It also discusses how to add text with draft on non-planar surfaces. Download the free part below
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