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SOLIDWORKS 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
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Complex Sheet Metal Part 2: This sheet metal part is symmetric vertically with respect to the right plane. The sheet metal features are used so that the part can be flattened out to create a flat pattern. The base flange/tab feature
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Dodecahedron Tutorial
Dodecahedron: This part demonstrates the use of sketch relations to calculate angles and vertices. The solution to modeling a dodecahedron is surprisingly simple and elegant. Modeling a dodecahedron looks like it should be a complicated task involving creating multiple planes and
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Complex Cast: To begin, an extrude forms the main cylinder of the part. A new plane is constructed tangent to the top of the cylinder and parallel to the top plane to be used to build the hook anchor portion of
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Moderate Machine Part 4: This is a machine part that has mostly extruded features and few revolved bosses and cuts. The “Merged Results” is used to merge the bodies together into one body. A centerline is used to create diameter dimensions.
... 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
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Sheet Metal Tetrapod Leg: The leg is revolved coincident to the origin. The 3D sketch calculates the required angle to revolve the legs and calculate the intersection between the bodies. The remaining legs do not need to be patterned at the
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Complex Machine Part 4: This is a machined part that has extruded features, some revolved features, and some special cuts that include boundary and sweep cuts. This part is an example of a multibody solid. It has 14 different bodies which could
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Housing Snap Hook Tutorial
Housing Snap Hook: To begin, a Boss Extrude is used as the main body exterior shape. Fillets are used to refine the exterior shape of the model. The Insert Part feature is used to make the Power Prong. Another Boss Extrude
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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
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