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SOLIDWORKS 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
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Complex Surface Part 1 Tutorial
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
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Helical Washer Tutorial
Helical Washer: When creating the helix feature, the number of revolutions has to be less or equal to one. A helix feature with a revolution larger than one will cause the flat pattern to overlap on itself causing an error in
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Tetrapod Weldment Tutorial
Tetrapod Weldment: To begin, the tetrapod leg is inserted into this weldment as a part. The Cap Plane feature creates a plane for the planar caps. Considering the intended construction is welding together the sheet metal legs – two of the
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Witch Head Assembly Tutorial
Witch Head: Happy Halloween! This two part assembly uses solid and surfaces body features to create the geometry. This fun model has several different examples of surface features including surface lofts and boundaries, surface trim, offset surface, knit surface, filled surface, thicken and
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Complex Sheet Metal Part 1 Tutorial
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
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Moderate Machine Part 3 Tutorial
Moderate Machine Part 3: This part is created by using mostly extruded features with some revolves and one lofted cut. The use of convert entities allows for the perimeter wall geometry to update automatically if there are design changes of
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Flux Capacitor Assembly Tutorial
Flux Capacitor: It’s back to the future with this assembly! The Flux Capacitor …it’s what makes time travel possible. This fun but also educational assembly has a few unique features in some of the parts. A split line curve is used
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Blade Tutorial
Blade: The sketch for the thin-feature is oriented so the Flat Pattern is parallel to the Top Plane. The interior is stamped out to reduce the amount of material that needs to be removed during the grinding operation. The fillet
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Part Reviewer: Split Part Shell Tutorial
Split Part Shell: To begin, the lip is modeled first to control the outer dimensions and establish the parting line for the part. The Surface Extrude establishes the various strata in the floor of the tool pocket. Storage pockets are added
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